The New Mitsubishi Eclipse Is Here And It's All So 2017
Like it or loathe it, this is the new Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross and we’ve just learned the pricing details.
Mitsubishi has recycled the Eclipse name, as you probably already know, and the newcomer hasn’t been made entirely welcome. Whereas the late-1990s 2G version became a cult classic in the eyes of JDM fans and tuners, this is a compact SUV. Damn it, everything these days is a compact SUV.
So here we are, embarking upon this new and very different voyage into the Mitsubishi Eclipse (Cross). You’ll have to pay at least £21,275 for the entry model when it comes to the UK in January, for which you’ll get an Eclipse Cross 2. The usual lane departure warnings, autonomous emergency braking and so on are standard, and it’s also pretty impressive to see automatic lights and wipers standardised at this price.
The 2 grade still won’t sell, though, because it’s stuck with tiny 17-inch wheels that, to steal one of the industry’s favourite buzzwords, don’t look very premium. Quelle horreur. Upgrade to an Eclipse Cross 3 and you get 18s, as well as heated front seats, a head-up display, parking sensors at both ends, dual-zone climate control, keyless entry, push-button start and more, all for a very reasonable £22,575 in front-wheel drive form.
Then there’s the 4, which costs from £24,975 and gets leather trim, electric adjustment for the driver’s seat, a panoramic sunroof and a whole bunch of other stuff that you probably care less about than you do about having a turbocharged 2.0-litre petrol engine that can easily be whacked up to 350bhp without bursting.
As compensation, Mitsubishi is only offering the Cross with a petrol, turbocharged engine. It’s a 1.5, though, and is good for an adequate 161bhp. Four-wheel drive is optional from 3 spec upwards, while a CVT automatic that behaves sort of like a geared automatic is on the extras list too.
There’s also a First Edition trim spec limited to 250 cars and blessed with ‘premium paint,’ special floor mats and some aesthetic add-ons. You pay an extra £1850 for the privilege, though, which seems bad value to us. Ah well, back to the classifieds we go, for tidy G2s…
Comments
We expected nothing good and we’re STILL disappointed. It’s a f*cking Japanese Aztek. For f’ck’s sake, Mitsubishi.
yYah but if they made a sport coupe Eclipse then car people will still complain!
Yep, like an actual eclipse, this one damages your eyes if you look at it directly
This is underrated 😂
Damn BOI.
Just like the eclipse, comments like this one are pretty darn rare!
Eclipse was made becouse sports cars were popular baack in the day, today crossovers are popular. Don’t blame Mitsu, blame people
Exactly. People need to stop lusting after stupidly high ride heights. If everyone has a tall car, there won’t actually be an advantage.
Maybe we should tax the drag area (coefficient of drag times frontal area) of cars to encourage smaller as well as more efficient cars.
Dang people
its cause of non car guys that we have lost the wagon here in canada :c
You’re A right!! Like seriously
I think this car needs a performance variant and a two door body style then it could gain some more respect.
This is the worst Eclipse I’ve ever seen.
Pun intended.
Yay a another beloved jdm car turned into crap suv
The back looks like a aztek
So, Eclipse become an SUV…. Welp. No surprise.
r8 my ms paint skills
I r8 a 888/8 my m8
Front looks generic, back looks weird.
And I wish they called this something else and delivered a REAL eclipse, but I think most would already be thinking this.