gavriil

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All-New Mitsubishi Eclipse
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRENDA PRIDDY & COMPANY
August 2003


Here's the first picture of Mitsubishi's next Eclipse, codenamed PS24S. The new coupe looks to be larger, featuring many of Mitsubishi's latest styling cues. No word on whether or not the sporty Mitsu will continue to offer both four- and six-cylinder powerplants, or if it will return to turbocharged four-bangers.

The new Eclipse is based on the all-new Galant platform, and is expected to arrive late in the 2005 model year, or possibly for 2006.

SilverCL225hp

My suggestion for the new Eclipse is give up the V6 engine and replace it with a turbocharged four cylinder. Come on Eclipse is supposed to be a pure sports car not a sporty coupe like CL. 250hp is the least for its top line model.

chef chris

Too much camo to see what's up...

DISRUPTV

profile looks accord coupe ish, no?

heyitsme

seriously, build it on the evo, bring back awd and the turbo4.

Red Nj-s

Make it smaller, and make it turbo, AWD would be nice but not neccesary.

They are moving away from their target crowd.

1SICKLEX

Dumbasses should keep the turbo and AWD. Now they offer the same thing in the EVO. Dumbies. DIdn't do ANY market research.

ATLcl98

well, the price range is a little different and the Evo is for a more 'hardcore' market. I think the previous gen (w/ the turbo4cyl and/or awd) had more appeal to the high school crowd (than this gen), and sold well as a competitor to other compact imports.

Either way I'm not that excited about it

Chaptorial

This line should go the way of the Cougar. If they don't offer more power than that V6 it still is a waste.

GreenMonster

It might just be me, but I find it hard to get excited about anything made by Mitsubishi. They've started to make some interesting stuff now, but I've always lumped the mitsu auto division in w/ all the "also ran" car companies (Kia, Hyundai, Suzuki).

I guess that the Eclipse isn't a bad girls car

99Black3.0

AWD Turbo, or dont make one at all.

Smitty

I totally agree with you guys... AWD & TURBO...

but they really butchered it up when they changed the BODY style from this one...












But thank goodness they did, because I would of never bought my CL-S if they did not change it...

Damn I miss my eclipse, it turned alot of heads...

NOVAwhiteTypeS

looks like it will share the new mitsu front grill from the evo

gavriil

By AUTOWEEK

Partial Eclipse
They’re not revealing details, but Mitsubishi’s North American arm is releasing this sketchy view (below) of the fourth-generation Eclipse due as a 2006 model. Mitsubishi promises more information in January when the Concept Eclipse show car debuts at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

gavriil

Boy oh boy! This looks promising. Go Mitsu.

Minch00

Looks Celica-ish.......




I don't really like it. The 2nd gen Eclipse was the best.....

Python2121

agreed and agreed

ItalianStallion

looks promising, could be cool. you never know. awd would be nice. also, maybe the Evo engine would be cool. make it a real sport coupe and not a vagina mobile

gavriil

As an ex-96 Talon owner, I cant but agree.

gavriil

Whatever is represented by this sketch looks like an exotic. It also looks light. Combining the above with the Evo's powertrain and you suddently have something worthwhile.

Chaptorial

I hope they get the taillights looking decent in this new version.

heyitsme

looks to me like thats what the sketch is suggesting, resembles the 2nd gen with cues from the current car still there.

chungkopi

that sketch looks good.. now i wanna see the concept of it..

gavriil

The rear of the concept Eclipse can be found here. Though you need to copy and paste in a new/fresh window to see it. Do not right click and click on "Open in new window"

http://car.kak.net/bilder/mitsubishi...ncept_e02s.jpg

Source: kak

bigman

the covered car looks a little bulky and high, hopefully they return to their roots and adopt the srt-4's turbo 4 banger and bring back all wheel drive. Subuaru has the WRX at 225 horses and affordable and the STI with 300 and expensive. Now mitsu can have the eclipse with awd and turbo at 230 hp and cheap with the evo pushing closer to 300 horses next year and being a little pricey.

gavriil

chungkopi

looks like a tibby from the side..

gavriil

YEap. That was my first thought.

charliemike

Looks like a complete ripoff of a Tibby from what I can see.

<edit> Duh, they aren't the same cars ...

The top might be the Eclipse but the bottom one hast to be a Tibby. </edit>

gavriil

Source: autobild.de

gavriil

The rear overall line does look like the one from the Concept E but other than that, I dont see anything spectacular here. It's also not very encouraging to see that there are long overhangs over the wheelbase. Not a good thing for a...sport/sporty car.

Infamous425

tiburon > that

farberstyle

how can you even tell? it looks like what could be a current eclipse camoflauged beyond recognition. but yes, i must agree with you, if it looks anything close to that.

ItalianStallion

wheel base is too short. looks like itll handle like a boat.

cusdaddy

Doesn't look exciting at all so far. It will probably be as boring as the current Eclipse

lemacfar

wtf is wrong w/ mitsu, they make good looking lancer (evo) and they make shitty sports cars


LOL... Im biased in styling cause i own an evo... heh

Zoot

if this car doesn't come out sexy it will become the nail in Mitsu's grave...why can't they get it together??

nandowong

mitsu is going to break if this eclipse dosent sell well.

from the looks of this it looks like mitsu is dead

Joe5.0

Wheelbase and proportions are all wrong.

CLovis

looks TERRIBEL!!