Today on my way home from military pt i see a car in my rear view.. it looks like the 2006 Eclispe.. I'm like nah.. its probably a new Galant. So I slow down and switch lanes so it can pass me.. and what is it? The new Eclipse GT.. The thing was fucking SWHEET.. I almost nutted when I heard the exhaust. And this morning for some odd reason i was telling myself to bring my camera, but I never did. I'm really pissed I did'nt because it was really cool to see this on the streets.. To bad some old fucker was driving it to the dealership because he wasn't really getting on it. The thing was fucking nice! Totally different to see it in person, you respect it a little bit more. I'm so pissed with myself though.. O'well

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Yea, I hope it's better in person, cuz the pictures looked like shit on a stick. Anything that resembles a 3g needs to be shipped to Antarctica and blown up.

Originally posted by WIDECLIPSE
Yea, I hope it's better in person, cuz the pictures looked like shit on a stick. Anything that resembles a 3g needs to be shipped to Antarctica and blown up.

Agreed. I wouldn't drive it if you gave me one.

it does look pretty awesome in person. haha i guess i should upload my pics from the car show we had here last month... they had a sexy blue one. i think it has a lot of potential body-wise as well. just needs the right kit :thumbsup

it's kinda like when you look at a 95-96 eclipse before ever seeing a 97+ or one with a kit.

It's pretty nice.. The one I saw was orange, and I really dont like the orange.. But I dont know.. Just seeing it in person and hearing that baby purr and mixed in with traffic, it was unique. If someone gave me one I would drive it for sure just not on a daily basis.. lol.. But yea, views will change after they hit the road. 2G is still the best tho.. RepresenT!!!!! 2G Powaa!

We all saw it here in SoCal when Mitsu hosted MOD 05 event. We got to sit in it and check out all the controls, however they also had the concept eclipse right next to it, so it made the actual 06 eclipse look like crap.

i think the 06's look liek shit. they look like some kind of moon car from mars :shrug

I hate the 06's I think they look horrible. They look better than 3G's but they still look horrid in my opinion.

Funny you should see one. I got to drive one today. It was a GT got a 3.8 in it. Had the sport shift auto. And a Rockfordfosgate sub in the back. Cool seats. It is a orange color. I think it has 17's on. I didn't have my camera with me either. I will see if I can get some pic's monday. But my boss does not whant any of the installers to now it they. It was funny he brought it in to the shop and drove it by my lift whit out stoping. Drop the dam slpash cover and was like I now you going to stop right. He just drove it out of the shop and acros the street to the other shop and put it the class room. But He did let my drive it. It fast for what it is still would like to see a turbo on it . I wish thay would put the bulge back on. It's funny to look over that flat hood. To let you all know the company I work for procees cars for mazda ,suzki, ford ,chevy, and now mitsubishi. whating for are fisrt shippment of EVO's. Any way if any body lives in Jacksonville FL and looking for a job we have some opening.

Sounds like a fun job

Originally posted by FunRS
Funny you should see one. I got to drive one today. It was a GT got a 3.8 in it. Had the sport shift auto. And a Rockfordfosgate sub in the back. Cool seats. It is a orange color. I think it has 17's on. I didn't have my camera with me either. I will see if I can get some pic's monday. But my boss does not whant any of the installers to now it they. It was funny he brought it in to the shop and drove it by my lift whit out stoping. Drop the dam slpash cover and was like I now you going to stop right. He just drove it out of the shop and acros the street to the other shop and put it the class room. But He did let my drive it. It fast for what it is still would like to see a turbo on it . I wish thay would put the bulge back on. It's funny to look over that flat hood. To let you all know the company I work for procees cars for mazda ,suzki, ford ,chevy, and now mitsubishi. whating for are fisrt shippment of EVO's. Any way if any body lives in Jacksonville FL and looking for a job we have some opening.

I thought they came stock with 20" rims. :shrug

Originally posted by 96rs-t
We all saw it here in SoCal when Mitsu hosted MOD 05 event. We got to sit in it and check out all the controls, however they also had the concept eclipse right next to it, so it made the actual 06 eclipse look like crap.

Yeah the concept was alright, but the actual final production version looks like dog shit.

I like the final better than the concept. I would be all over it if it was AWD or just RWD... but the FWD kinda kills it for me :/

I still don't understand why they decided not to offer an AWD model.

Originally posted by 96rs-t
I still don't understand why they decided not to offer an AWD model.

Internal competition with their EVO model. I honestly don't understand putting the EVO powertrain and suspension in a 4 door mommy mobile. They should have kept the Eclipse as their sports car and left the power where it belongs.

Originally posted by a_miller_76

Originally posted by 96rs-t I still don't understand why they decided not to offer an AWD model.

Internal competition with their EVO model. I honestly don't understand putting the EVO powertrain and suspension in a 4 door mommy mobile. They should have kept the Eclipse as their sports car and left the power where it belongs.

Could'nt agree with you more brother. I would have really loved to see the Eclipse highly respected again as an import sports car.

at first i didnt really like the 06 eclipse but now i do think it looks ok (havent seen 1 in person) but for me, i loved the concept of the 05 'stang but now I HATE THEM .. i see them ALL day long with old asses driving them, i am still a fan of the 94-98 stang gt's but other than that, i am not a fan but anyways, i know the eclipse has 2 different motors in the new ones or whatever, anyone know retail on them? i think 1 is like 20g's or so, not that bad for a 0 miles car i suppose ... but still id rather have a 97 vr4 3000gt ... which may be my next ride...i think we will get use to the new eclipse when we see them more often and someone modifies 1 somewhat ... later doods

cool car, but can't be taken seriously with a 6 cylinder 3.8L FWD. It should have been a RWD... waht is Mitsubishi thinking. Although the price is competitive!

i just cant wait for the all new redesigned EVO coming out late 2007!!

I think I saw some pictures of it before.. The front looks nice but I don't like the rest of it.

07' seems like it's going to be THE year for cars. I personally can't wait to see the new gt-r and which motor they will be putting in it. New evo and supra are supposed to be out then, but who knows.

well, i know that the new supra will no longer be turbo, TRD decided to go with a V8 instead...:( , but the body is suppose to be very nice. We'll see what happens.

Rumoe has it the new Skyline is suppose to be a twin turbo'd V8 :9

skyline and supra pics anyone???? i havent seen EITHER ... where have i been? lol

Originally posted by ColtsNumba1Fan
skyline and supra pics anyone???? i havent seen EITHER ... where have i been? lol

It looks all pointy and shit. I'm not looking forward to it.

Originally posted by ColtsNumba1Fan
skyline and supra pics anyone???? i havent seen EITHER ... where have i been? lol

Same here..Anybody? Evo also.

Originally posted by eclipsekaiser
cool car, but can't be taken seriously with a 6 cylinder 3.8L FWD. It should have been a RWD... waht is Mitsubishi thinking. Although the price is competitive!

its too bad this Eclipse runs door to door with a Nissan 350Z... and is FASTER in the quarter mile. all this and it's FWD too. :D it performs extremely well, apparently, better then the drivetrain & chassis would lead you to believe.

The new skyline looks amazing but comes with a like $175,000 Price Tag.....so yeah thats definetly out of most if not all our budgets :)

I havent seen the new Supra yet but the new EVO looks awesome

Here's the new IX. Just some suttle differences from the VIII.

http://sportcompactcarweb.com/roadtests/0505_scc_evo/

Is it me, or does the interior, mainly the dash, of the IX look a bit Honda-esque?

I just cant fuckin stand the fact that they put that performance into a 4 Door. Same with the STI. Thats why im leaning towards the 350Z. Mitsu shouldve brought back the 2G with the evo power. Idiots, IMO. I hope sales stay low for the new eclipse. Because everything after the 2G is crap.

Originally posted by CustomGS
I just cant fuckin stand the fact that they put that performance into a 4 Door. Same with the STI. Thats why im leaning towards the 350Z. Mitsu shouldve brought back the 2G with the evo power. Idiots, IMO. I hope sales stay low for the new eclipse. Because everything after the 2G is crap.

I'm right there with ya, I cant stand the fact that all the sick new performance vehicles are all fucking 4door.

Nick
97RS

I'm gonna have to agree there. I really never looked at it that way but I totally agree. I think the Eclipse was deffintley cheated and its bullshit. We've grown old :( It would be nice if when you told someone you had an Eclipse they could be like "Damn.. those things are mean as hell :thumbsup" ...but no, they'll say, " Oh but the Evo is really sick man.. " And then you tell them the Evo runs the same engine as the Eclipse and there like "yea ok"... Stupid Fucks :rolleyes

Exactly. Mitsu figured that all the guys who liked the Eclipse are all "grown up" now and need a 4 door for business and family. Hey, if I'm going to a business meeting I'll be driving a Buick or something not a fucking Evo.

Originally posted by a_miller_76
Exactly. Mitsu figured that all the guys who liked the Eclipse are all "grown up" now and need a 4 door for business and family.

I never saw it that way... And that is probably true now that you mention it.

I'm going to have to agree with aaron on this one. But on the other hand there is always a fresh supply of young men that are looking for 2door sport coups.

yeah, but didnt they have the evo out in japan with the 4g63 engine the same time the eclipses started to come out here in the states? If anything, the evo hasnt taken anything from the eclipse. i agree with everyone tho about the 4 door thing. they should have kept the eclipse from the 2g and upped up the power and cosmetics like they are the evo IX from the VIII now.

I heard the 06 eclipse weight like ~3500lbs:shrug


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Will
99 GS
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Actually its 4,288 lbs. curb weight :eek (is curb weight the actual weight? i also found elsewhere its 3500 lbs. so no idea)
I found this website about it:
http://www.edmunds.com/reviews/roadtests/roadtest/105582/page003.html

The guy reviewing it in the road test says he likes the 2006 GT way more than the 2G turbo AWD. I think that guy is retarded.

Hell, it says in the owners manual our cars are like 3,8xx lbs. But the evo has been around for a long time. It has nothing to do with eclipse guys being older. The eclipse was Mitsu's small American sports car, while Japan had the FTO. They changed the design to that horrid 3g, which is still our small sports car(unforunately), and later brought the evo over to combat with Subaru. The evo, though it is four door, will out perform the 2g eclipse in just about every aspect even if they had the same power. And it's a good looking four door. But I'd still rather have my 2g.

We didnt need the evo in order to compete with the sti, if they would have put more thought into another generation of the eclipse that was more powerful it very well could have competed. The evo is just new technology so of course its better. I dont know, I like the evo, but we were deffintley robbed. I agree the evo is a sharp looking car, I just cant cope with the Eclipse fading away. I just need to find a good DSM meet to goto were the Eclipse is looked greatly upon.

Originally posted by WIDECLIPSE
Hell, it says in the owners manual our cars are like 3,8xx lbs. But the evo has been around for a long time. It has nothing to do with eclipse guys being older. The eclipse was Mitsu's small American sports car, while Japan had the FTO. They changed the design to that horrid 3g, which is still our small sports car(unforunately), and later brought the evo over to combat with Subaru. The evo, though it is four door, will out perform the 2g eclipse in just about every aspect even if they had the same power. And it's a good looking four door. But I'd still rather have my 2g.

I'd like to see where you saw that a 2G weighs 3800 lbs...

Maybe it said 3200, but I'll check my owners manual.

You aren't thinking of the GVWR, are you? The GVWR is the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating, which is the maximum weight of the car, fully loaded with 4 (HAHAHA) people and their shit, as well as all fluids. In other words, the GVWR is the maximum curb weight of the car.

Just got an E-mail from mitubishi.. They new eclipse is starting at $19,400

I saw it at the dealership this saturday, they had one GS and one GT. They look better in person than in pics imo as well. Definitely better looking than the 3g and borrowed a lot from the 2g. With 130,000 miles on my 2g, the temptation for a new car was there...but at 26 grand for the GT they had there its still a bit too much for me, although that was with the premium sound package and wasn't stick, so Im guesing that would knock off a grand or two.

Originally posted by a_miller_76

Originally posted by 96rs-t I still don't understand why they decided not to offer an AWD model.

Internal competition with their EVO model. I honestly don't understand putting the EVO powertrain and suspension in a 4 door mommy mobile. They should have kept the Eclipse as their sports car and left the power where it belongs.

Mommy mobile?!? Jealousy rears its head once again.

Originally posted by gofaster87

Originally posted by a_miller_76

Originally posted by 96rs-t I still don't understand why they decided not to offer an AWD model.

Internal competition with their EVO model. I honestly don't understand putting the EVO powertrain and suspension in a 4 door mommy mobile. They should have kept the Eclipse as their sports car and left the power where it belongs.

Mommy mobile?!? Jealousy rears its head once again.

Why would I be jealouse of a car I can't stand? Don't be an idiot.

I dont give a shit if the EVO or the STI was 500+ hp. I wouldnt drive either. For the $30000 to buy one of those 250whp(if that)4drs
i could make my Paid off, Sexy ass 2G alot more powerful. Not to mention you cant upgrade a new car if you want to keep your warranty. No jealousy here, just true hatred of 4 doors.

Example- Chevelle, possibly the Staple car of the muscle car era. even true muscle heads would never restore the 4door chevelle. A lot of people dont realize they even made it in a 4dr.

This is all just my opinion, so nobody get there panties in a bunch. :cry

Originally posted by CustomGS
I dont give a shit if the EVO or the STI was 500+ hp. I wouldnt drive either. For the $30000 to buy one of those 250whp(if that)4drs i could make my Paid off, Sexy ass 2G alot more powerful. Not to mention you cant upgrade a new car if you want to keep your warranty. No jealousy here, just true hatred of 4 doors. Example- Chevelle, possibly the Staple car of the muscle car era. even true muscle heads would never restore the 4door chevelle. A lot of people dont realize they even made it in a 4dr. This is all just my opinion, so nobody get there panties in a bunch. :cry

I understand. The 2g is a great looking car, I know I have one. That 30k is not just for 276hp, it pays for the great handling and great braking that comes along with the car. Ive owned an eclipse for more years than a few of you have driven so dont try to explain the potential. The car will never have the potential that the Evo will have without spending a fortune so lets not bring up that topic. Let me know how when you bring that 2g of yours to 700+whp and its still daily driven then we can talk. Some people actually think the Evo looks good just as some people on this board think their eclipse with those nasty and hideous body kits looks good. To each his own but I have yet seen, raced, or ran on the track a 2G that could keep up with my mommy mobile.

Originally posted by gofaster87
Let me know how when you bring that 2g of yours to 700+whp and its still daily driven then we can talk. Some people actually think the Evo looks good just as some people on this board think their eclipse with those nasty and hideous body kits looks good. To each his own but I have yet seen, raced, or ran on the track a 2G that could keep up with my mommy mobile.

That was exactly my point regarding Getting Your Panties in a Bunch.
And, Since you didnt catch my point the first time, FOR $30,000 Any of us on this board could bring our 2G's above and even beyond 700whp. And as for your hinted insult on my bodykit, Thats your opinion and Unlike yourself i can understand that it is only that, An opinion. And the reason you have not seen, raced or ran a 2G on the track is because we wouldnt want our cars to FEEL ugly by association from lining up against a grocery getter. Take it like a man and laugh about it instead of lashing out and making yourself look retarded. And about your Owning an eclipse for longer than some of us have been driving..We are not all kids here so dont jump to conclusions.

BANME! the 30k spent is not just for the hp. Its for the performance and overall feel for the car. You can have a 700 whp 2g. But it wont even be steetable or practicle. With that much hp and FWD 1st, 2nd, and 3rd will b completely usless. The evo is a very strong performer and practicle for the price.

Trust me when I say I would never give up my 2g for an evo but that's just because I love my car. But how many 2g race cars do you see? And I'm not just talking drag cars either. The evo is a world wide popular sports car, and with good reason. Those cars are amazing considering everything you get with them right out of the box. Sure you could spend $30,000+ on a 2g and make it fast as hell. But minimal mods on an evo will be right there with you. Maybe not in hp, but in everything else. I was reading in super street or sport compact car about how that evo broke a track record by like 6 seconds. This is like a 2 minute course, so to win by that much is unbelievable. I don't think a 2g will ever do that. But hey, maybe somebody will prove me wrong :shrug

You're right. We all want practicAL cars.

I fucking love the evo!! :bowdown

as for the new eclipse, i saw one about a week ago. looked like ass in pictures, looked like ass at the auto show, but guess what? it looked like ass in person too! I wish they would have stuck with the 2g and just did minor things to it like the transition from 95-96 to 97-99. i hate that everytime i tell someone i have an eclipse, i have to explain its not the ultra gay 3g, its the sleak sexy 2g... it gets old.