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#6 of 400 Girls car? by sean3 Jan 13, 2005 (11:14 pm)
The 95 gen was anything but in its tuner crowd, the 2000+ maybe so. the 2006 kinda looks like a Midlife crisis car, Loks good though.
#7 of 400 by carlisimo Jan 14, 2005 (1:28 am)
Seems to be in the wrong part of Town Hall.   ==   Back when I was in elementary school... 10 years ago I guess... this is what we thought cars of the future would look like. It's nice to see that they've finally happened.   But driftracer is right. There'll have to be a hot version of this car if it's going to get any street cred. The outgoing generation was a big change for the Eclipse, and its fans (it sold more than the previous ones, I think) might feel abandoned by this one. Fans of the old one might like it, but it's not as easy to get people back once they've been abandoned once.   I hope it's not as large as it looks.
#8 of 400 Re: [fintail] by carguy58 Jan 14, 2005 (7:52 am)
Replying to: fintail (Jan 13, 2005 6:43 pm) The 95 was not a girls car. I am a 25 year old guy and I do remember when the 95 Eclipse came out. I liked that generation of Eclipse then and I like it now still.   My take on the 06 Eclipse: The front end needs to be watered down a tweeny-tweeny bit. The back end looks like a 1998 Dodge Intrepid or 2001 Dodge Stratus a little bit. I don't like the back end with the Intrepid/stratus rear end. The back end needs to be totally reworked in my opinion.   To me the 06 looks totally different than the 95 model. As a matter of fact the 95 model does not look that much different from the 94 model.
#9 of 400 by nuieve Jan 14, 2005 (8:58 am)
"Girls car" is actually a compliment. Girls are aesthetes by nature, so that means everything is ok with a design of this one.   I'm surprised to see negative comments on its back end. I find it very beautiful (as the rest of the car). The car looks very harmonic to me from every angle. And small! Tastes do vary!   The best thing about this car is that it doesn't look "economy"... well, the front-end is sort of generic, but that doesn't affect overall appeal. $$$-wise I'd rate its looks as a 30k-40k car. Also Mitsubishi claims 7 year/100 000 miles warranty, which deserves another thumb up for this car.   I wonder if its V6 would be finally able to do 0-60 in less than 6 sec...
#10 of 400 What about handling? by alpha01 Jan 14, 2005 (11:15 am)
Isnt the 3.8L a heavy engine? And front drive/high torque = not good, unless this one has had its curve retuned.   ~alpha
#11 of 400 I Likes by trucker50 Jan 15, 2005 (6:52 am)
Just saw the video of the new Eclipse from the suto ahow....looks like the death knell may have sounded for my Grand Prix I bougth a month ago!
#12 of 400 Ya bunch of Babys by 1fastfurious2 Jan 15, 2005 (6:59 pm)
I have a 2.4 2003 34000mi. eclipse and love it. No gripes. Just having allot of fun with it.When and if they come out with a turbo/suspension kit I will add it.Until then,shut up,this car handles great! Is plenty fast. The stereo is great Infinity. Its too new for many after market speed parts.When they do ,you will see this is no girls car.Low slung as it is,it is going to be sweet indeed! Replies to this message: baller3 (Mar 05, 2005 2:37 pm)
#13 of 400 as for the new eclipse by 1fastfurious2 Jan 15, 2005 (7:05 pm)
As soon as it comes out I will be there to test drive. the new 2.4 is 160hp so they did something.Mine is 147hp 2.4? I pick the smaller engine because there is lots of room under the hood.So when I add on its easier to work on. plus they usually turbo the 4 cylinder ones dont they.he he he
#14 of 400 by wale_bate1 Jan 18, 2005 (9:00 am)
I think any styling reference to the '95-'99 Eclipse is a boost for the upcoming model. The pics look pretty good to me. The 1G model developed healthy interest and solid sales, IIRC, but it was the 2G (and turbo AWD in particular) that put the car on the enthusiast map. I have long felt that the cockpit of that generation is the very best "sports" car layout I have ever experienced.   To recall the success (visually, at least) of that model in these lean times seems a good call to me.   I owned a Chrysler variant of the 3G model, and frankly I think it was a very competitive platform. Unfortunately, what it gained in refinement, I think it lost in fun-factor. It's extremely competent for a FWD, and very capable, though now behind much of the competition, but the beef is that it's not the quick, fun, tossable little terror that the 2G was.   Bigger ain't always better, says I.   Unfortunately I don't think the new body style will make a big enough splash in the market place. I'm usually pretty susceptible to solid styling cues, and this one isn't making me sweat or breathe hard, even though I think it's a big improvement.   Anybody know if the 3.8L is aluminum? And how much the new puppy weighs? Replies to this message: novcenthusiast (Jan 19, 2005 9:35 am)
#15 of 400 Re: [wale_bate1] by novcenthusiast Jan 19, 2005 (9:35 am)
Replying to: wale_bate1 (Jan 18, 2005 9:00 am) Judging from the articles I've read on the web, this car is REALLY massive. I've seen the V6 version estimated at 3500 lbs! Isn't that what a Mustang GT weighs?   I actually like the styling, but with that much weight to lug around I wonder if the driving dynamics will be any good. It's based on the Galant/Endeavor(?) platform. Maybe they would have been better served basing the car off of the smaller, lighter Lancer and using a turbo for power in the performance version instead of a V6.   It will be interesting to see if this car appeals to driving enthusiast.

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