I just read through the new road&track and found out the stats on the new eclipse. THe times that they estimated for it in the begining were way off. The new elcipse can be powered by a 3.8 liter v6 pumpin out 263 hp with 260 lb of torque. I think that it is front wheel drive and the times it ran were a 14.4 at 101. that is Z territory and the srt4 better whatch out because this could be the new fastest front wheel drive car built. If you look at the shape of the car it seems strangley familiar in shape to the z. Plus they compared it to the z and mustang.

 

I wish Mitsubishi the best of luck, we all know they need it.
They make great cars IO want them to ell enough to stay in USA market

(lost 62%!!!! sales last year, which puts nearly all their dealers in the red.)

 

You should read the article found here:
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=105582
they make several comparisons against the Z and a few other cars like the RX-8. But they only ran a slooow 6.8 0-60 and did 14.9 in the 1/4 mile, those numbers dont' scare me

 

Front wheel drive.....Nuff said.

 

The Z looks 1000 times better, isn't FWD and weighs @ least 300lbs less.
If you need an all-year-round car then this new Eclipse might not be a bad choice but fun-factor wise, it's not much competition to the Z.

 

FWD doesnt mean anything...have you ever seen somebody pull up next to you and downshift or get on it in their FWD car on the highway and seen their front tires spinnning and smoking at 60mph?

 

I never saw eclipses as threats. Whether they can be faster than the Z or not, the'll always be chick cars.

 

I got that R&T yesterday too. I think 0-60 was 5.8 and the 1/4 was like 14.4 if memory serves. I didn't care much about the car so wasn't worried about storing that information, lol. It was pretty cheap too, like $23k. FWD is disappointing. It would be great to see an AWD Turbo again, but that will probably never happen. I'll be surprised if this car saves Mitsubishi honestly. As far as performance, the #s weren't bad at all. As for comparing it to the Z and Mustang, well I'd buy a Mustang before that thing and I don't see it as being "real" competition for the Z in any category other than price.

 

I think the $23k was for the Eclipse with the smaller engine (~170HP). The better performer (GT? model) was like $28k.

And man, I can't believe it came in around 3500 lbs.

 

That car is way ugly IMO. Putting a high hp/tq motor in a FWD car is a huge waste, talk about torque steer and traction issues. Besides the EVO, mitsu is going into the gutter fast.

 

what really kills the car is that little bar on the window, that is so old school 90's miata.

 

Right before I bought my Z I saw the '06 Eclipse in a parking lot. I thought to myself, "Self, I didn't think those were out yet!" It was a beautiful car too, awsome looking interior and the exterior was amazing. As soon as I got back from lunch I called the Mitsubishi dealer and asked him how long the new Eclipse had been out and he said they weren't out yet. I explained to him how I had JUST seen one and that I wasn't confused because I'd seen it on the website and it was the same car. It even SAID Eclipse GT on the back.

He was baffled, saying they don't even have brochures yet.

Turns out there is a Mistubishi training facility right down the road and that car was probably being used to train mechanics. I think I would still pick the 350Z over the Eclipse, but it would be a tough choice.

 

True sports cars aren't FWD. And it's ugly as hell too.

 

Looks like a fat goober

 

Ahh the new Eclipse... by default I am sort of partial to the Eclipse.. I owned an 02 GS before my Z-ha, and it was pretty smooth. Yet this new one looks ALOT better and seems to get the power it needs to at least compete a little.

From certain angles the new Eclipse looks nice.. and from others it looks horrid, especially the front. Silver does the car no justice either.. it would look better in black IMHO.. or blue.

Alas, the Z is still the sexier of the two. Hands down.

 

hey hey dont hate the Mitsu. I owned a 3G and added a turbo and was alway afraid of something braking. It made 250 with 260 torque. The Z handles better(ofcourse) and is quick.
FWD = no no.

 

haha I owned a 3g GT eclipse before my Z. It was an okay car for what it is but no competition for the Z, I dont think the 4G will be any competition either.

 

Yeah, that sounds more realistic. I remember seeing the $23k price listed somewhere in the article. That seems high then for a base model...

 

IMO, the looks of the Eclipse began to take a dive starting with the 3G. I own a 2G and I love the way it looks, not more than the Z though, but certainly way more than a 3G and the new 4G's.

 

This is the only picture that looks good. The others look like bleh. I like the 2g eclipse, the 3g is ok, and this is bad.