Knowing our wacko colleagues, however, we'd have to give Mitsubishi the benefit of the doubt here and assume that it was driven hard in its early mileage.Ĭomfort is the short suit for the Eclipse. Without having driven another Eclipse, we can't say for sure if our car had been brutally abused at the annual auto-writers' rally, or if it's typical of the Eclipses coming off the assembly line. For example, in cold weather, the sunroof creaked a bit until it warmed up. The braking is passable, with no significant lurching or diving. It grips the road well, but we found the ride to be harsh at times-about what you would expect for a low-slung sports car but not our preference for daily driving. The Eclipse has a sporty handling package, including a very firm suspension. The Eclipse is still a low-slung sports car. Of course, with a ground clearance of just five inches, it's not a car you ever want to take off road or through major snow banks. That's probably its most significant advantage over other, similar sporty coupes. The Eclipse GSX also includes all-wheel drive, which gives the car additional grip, especially in bad weather. The four-cylinder, five-speed turbo-charged engine has plenty of power and acceleration. The 1999 Eclipse has changed little in the previous few years. And now, with all-wheel drive, it lists at over $26,000-so it's no longer a bargain either. It's not a bad sports car for 1999, it's just no longer the stand out it was when it first appeared. And that's exactly where the Eclipse remains today-a magnificent sports car.for 1992. As new cars, like when the updated Ford Probe (may it rest in peace), the updated Honda Prelude and the Mercury Cougar came out, the Eclipse got passed by. It was quick, smooth, lightweight, highly stylish and relatively cheap-priced in the mid- to high teens.īut times change-particularly in the fickle and very fashion conscious sports car market. When the Mitsubishi Eclipse debuted in 1990, it was an impressive little sports car.
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