OK, here are official pics of the new, 4th-gen. 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse. First, the 4-cylinder GS:






And now, the V6 GT:

 

 

New Galant front with Audi TT back
BLECK

 

The best looking Eclipse to date has been the 2nd Gen (95 model I think), unfortunatly its been a downhill journey, with no hope in sight!

 

LMFAO tell me this is a joke...

Wow APC tails from the factory.

They really ARE listening!

Mitsu deserves this car.

 

i'd really like to know who gets paid to design crap like this.

 

Baby got Back comes to mind

i have no lcue whats going on lately but the asses ive seen are doo-doo

 

Its a shame.... the styling seems like it had potential and just got jumbled up in BS....
It looks so damn tacky.
Funny thing is kids and women will buy this thing like crazy... No offense to my knowledgable car enthusiasts women on THIS forum

 

I think Audi is going to poop all over Mitsu for this one. From the side and rear it looks like they chopped off the TT back and just slapped it onto the Galant front. Stretched it out a bit, added a few lines from the new Cougar and BAM! You've got a new Eclipse ready to see itself down the drain.

 

While I'm not wild about this car, I think it actually looks better than the car it is replacing.....which IMO was cheap-looking inside and out.
What Mitsu needs to do now is keep the normally aspirated four as the GS version, yank the V6 out of the GT, and stick in the Evo's turbo 4-cylinder and AWD. This, IMO, would kill two birds with one stone. First, it would placate those Eclipse fans who still lament the loss of the old turbo GST and AWD GSX versions (those two cars were very popular with the tuner crowd). I liked those cars myself even though I thought they were very poorly built. Second, it would alleviate to some extent the supply-and-demand situation and price markups on the Evo, which has purposely been limited in its production.

LexusLuver, where do you get this "cute" and "female" car stuff? I've said it before...and I'll say it again.......this automotive stereotyping stuff is a bunch of nonsense. Car shoppers need to buy and drive what they want, what suits their purposes, and what they can afford. If that doesn't suit somebody else's "image" of what they should be driving....too bad.

 

I agree that the 2nd-Gens were the best-looking (and included the Eagle Talon version with the jet-black roof). The first-Gen models also included a Plymouth Laser version that came in FWD only. The main problem with the 2nd-Gen model was its poor quality...it was built at the Normal, IL Diamond-Star plant.....one of the worst auto plants in the industry.
I also agree that the 3rd-Gens went way downhill for several reasons, but don't you think this 4th-gen is a step back up....at least in looks? If you look at closely, it shares a lot of the 2nd-Gen styling, especially in the fenders, roof, and C-pillars. If you note my post above, all it needs now is a turbo4 AWD to bring back what Mitsu never should have dropped in the first place.

 

You are right, when I looked at the rear 3quarter view, I can see the 2nd Gen window treatment. The overall styling is just too jumbled and busy for me though.

 

it looks ok, i guess.

 

is it just me or is that cluster the same cluster to the SL65???

Looks good otherwise. I think once the modders hit it, it will look even better.

 

WHACK......
The GSX model year Eclipse is the best looking one.