Mitsubishi Eclipse

A Mitsubishi with an American Touch

The sporty Eclipse, first released in 1989, was a high performance creation born out of a joint development between Mitsubishi Motors Corporation and MMMA (Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America, Inc.), formerly Diamond Star Motors. The same year it received the "Industrial Design Excellence Award" from the Industrial Design Society of America. The Eclipse, while harnessing the latest in innovative technologies and ergonomic comfort features, is designed to appeal to a variety of users with different lifestyles and budgets. The new generation Eclipse boasts a low-slung aerodynanic design, an aggressive rear spoiler and fog lamps. To assure sports car like handling, the Eclipse incorporates a sophisticated 4IS (four-wheel independent suspension), speed-sensitive power assisted rack and pinion steering and power assisted ventilated front brakes with an optional ABS(Anti-lock Braking System).

The Eclipse GSX models high performace power comes from a turbocharged, 2.0 liter, DOHC multi-valve engine which has a maximum output of 210ps. This power is transmitted via either a smooth action manual transmission or a 4-speed automatic transmission featuring a "fuzzy logic". The Eclipse's performance more than lives up to its name without costing an arm and a leg.