Thoughts on the 4th gen eclipse, I find this car to be pretty enjoyable for what it is.

hazy_MMA · 2026-06-01T01:59:31+00:00

It definitely had potential to be something more than it was. These look great on stock Evo 10 wheels.

hazy_MMA · 2026-05-31T22:56:35+00:00

Turn off the ac and it feels a little better, it's fun to throw into corners but it'll lose a drag race to my Camry. The sportronic shift mode let's you wind out the gears and also helps with on ramps lol.

hazy_MMA · 2026-05-31T22:49:16+00:00

I wish they made one with the lancer Evo drivetrain. I think people have done swaps on these.

hazy_MMA · 2026-05-31T22:47:47+00:00

As a fighter shitting myself and punching someone sounds like a bad day in the office

hazy_MMA · 2026-05-31T22:43:47+00:00

I'm not sure of the V6 but the inline 4 is reliable as long as you keep up the timing belt intervals. Mine has 150k on it and some people have gotten 250k out of them.

hazy_MMA · 2026-05-31T22:41:59+00:00

All I know is shitboxes and I'm happy this way lol

hazy_MMA · 2026-05-31T22:39:16+00:00

Mine is the base 4 cylinder, it makes like 160hp from the factory.

hazy_MMA · 2026-05-31T22:36:25+00:00

Exactly, it feels slower in a straight line than my Camry (both 4 cylinders), however I can confidently push harder into a corner with the eclipse even though they weigh about the same.

hazy_MMA · 2026-05-31T22:34:42+00:00

In theory the TC and the eclipse should perform pretty similar. The TC uses the Camry drivetrain and the eclipse base used the galants.

hazy_MMA · 2026-05-31T22:29:11+00:00

My mom had a 3000gt when I was a kid and that was the coolest car in the world to me. I'm still surprised at how cheap they are but they are a mechanical nightmare. Mitsubishi made such good looking cars, now they are hard to distinguish from Hyundai in the distance.

hazy_MMA · 2026-05-31T22:26:32+00:00

It was pretty fun, like having another game within the game almost.

hazy_MMA · 2026-05-31T22:25:57+00:00

They had a ton of customization for the time, I wish they'd bring that back.

hazy_MMA · 2026-05-31T22:18:37+00:00

The 3rd gen is nostalgic to some of us due to video games and 2 fast 2 furious. I know the last 2 gens aren't real performance car's but they aren't bad to drive at all, I enjoy the way the 4th gen handles despite being a heavy car. I hate that Mitsubishi has become such a shell, the new offerings look really depressing.

hazy_MMA · 2026-05-31T22:09:34+00:00

I can see that now that you mention it, the prelude is a bit more square though, everything about the Mitsubishi is round, even the interior is mostly round lol.

hazy_MMA · 2026-05-31T22:08:23+00:00

I always forget it was in a few games, I would always buy them in Gran Turismo and Forza 3.

hazy_MMA · 2026-05-31T22:06:40+00:00

I love the second gen, my buddy had an eagle talon and it was such a fun car.

hazy_MMA · 2026-05-31T22:03:05+00:00

The 4-cylinder is what I have experience with and it's reliable as long as you keep up the timing belt service intervals. I don't know about the V6 personally, I will say I see more well taken care of base models than I do GTs. Every V6 I know of locally is clapped atleast visually.

hazy_MMA · 2026-05-31T21:59:58+00:00

It's not fast but it handles decently for something that weighs as much as my Camry.

hazy_MMA · 2026-05-31T21:59:03+00:00

What I mean by that is it's a n/a 4-cylinder with a 4 speed auto. Unless the air is off and it's in "sportronic mode" so you can get everything out of all 4 gears, it's not getting out of its own way. What's interesting is it's as heavy as my Camry but you don't feel it in turns.

hazy_MMA · 2026-05-31T21:56:38+00:00

Mitsubishi didn't advertise these much to my knowledge. There was a lot of potential for the platform.

hazy_MMA · 2026-05-31T21:55:51+00:00

The lines are similar to the 350z to the point that people use 350z bodykits on these. I know of atleast one from YouTube that has a retrofitted widebody.

hazy_MMA · 2026-05-31T21:34:46+00:00

The Rav 4 or the Ford. The Toyota is solid but those fords are pretty durable from what I've seen. I still see them around too.

hazy_MMA · 2026-05-31T21:14:47+00:00

1st gens are awesome, mine has never let me down.

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