Here's how the proposed next gen Eclipse will more or less look like:



After some brief mucking around, here's what I propose it should look like:



Goin' to the Detroit Auto show next weekend.....we'll see if it looks any good in real life.

Hey thats some mad photoshop skills you have there.

I agree with all your changes, except for the front grill...kinda looks like a neon?

All I can say is "Bring Back the Hump"

Dan that looks awesome!! If you don't mind, what program did you use to do that? I was an avid free hand drawer back in HS (cars only), and would like to use a cool editing program that is feasable.

Nice wing and hump. Reminds me of the late model Talons.

It's all about the wing 'n hump

If I got this car, I may just have to employ a body shop to graft on those parts for the sake of it.

Jorge, the software I use is called Painter 3D and Painter 8. I also use Photoshop 6, but not as much.

Nice you should send that into mitsubishi and hopefully they make that the 4gb model.

Nice work Dan! Please tell us you'll take some pics while you're there. (And ask them if the EVO IX will finally make it to Canada too. :rolleyes: )

here is a link to a vid of the new Mitsu concept car. The Actual vid is about 3/4 of the way. Too bad they didn't build the concept car with the 2 engines.

Mitsu Eclipse

Wow! I want me one of those new Chryslers V12 6L 2.5second 0-60 that 850HP.... that car would be reasonable fast

That looks awesome. Too bad Mitsubishi isn't taking the hint. Seriously, Dan, SEND that pic over to them. Maybe, just maybe they'll come to their senses and make some styling changes for the better. (I hope).

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As far as the powertrain is concerned. If they want 400HP, and AWD, then they should just take the setup they have on the EVO MR and bring it over to this 4G Eclispe and stop wasting their time on unproven, unlikely, and overly complex technology. They of all poeple should know that the targeted market wants agressively styled, sporty 2 door cars that are modification friendly and respond well to them.

With all this new tech, I'm seeing a ton of recalls for this Eclipse in the future. And a Dismal, likely bankruptcy for Mitsubishi. With all their problems, you'd think that they would finally smarten up, go with proven tech, and give the public what they want. But ..well..I guess digging a deep grave for themselves is what they want to do.

(What can I say, I have no love for the 3G and now this 4G Eclipse, and I'm sick to death of these OEM souped up grocery getting' 4-doors. And these heavy a** N/A cars just don't do it for me.)

Sorry to upset you boys but I'm pretty sure Mitsubishi doesn't own the rights to the "hump" and "wing" used in our DSM's. Diamond Star Motors does.
I'm sure they would love to use the original platform for the Eclipse still but I bet they just don't have the rights to half the parts any longer.
IMHO

Dan, your version of the 4G rocks. The hump makes a DSM.

Wow the 2006 Eclipse looks great! I read its gonna have a 3.8 V6 with 260 horsepower. Pretty good, that is as much as '04 Mustang GT. I wonder what the price will be?

whooooooooooa... 260 horsepower
this is such an american way of doing things, twice the displacement, and half the engineering.

the g35 has about 280 if I'm not mistaken
the 350Z has about 287 hp @ 6,200 rpm

260 out of 3.8 ins't too bad.
Considering that v6 have pretty good torque compared to most 4-cylinders.

No matter what mitsu puts in under the hood of the new eclipse, people will always compared it to the good ol' DSMs...
The dsm'' set a high standard for ALL CARS as far as performance is concerned, not just the new ECLIPSE.

Let's keep an open mind folks, you never know..

She looks sweet

I thought their going to bring the turbo-charged engine back to the eclipse instead they went with the v6. I guess I have to wait for the evo 9 to get here, hopefully it can comply with canadian standards. Long live 4g63!!!

That 06 eclipse kicks ass!!! the first time i seen that in the mag's i got week at the nee's
All hail the hump!!

Well, here it is......

http://autoshow.msn.com/as/article.aspx?xml=Mitsubishi&shw=autoshow2005&src=autoshow2005

I'll have more pics after this weekend....

I kinda like it.......colour can do a lot to change the look of a vehicle, so try to ignore the not so flattering orange, and picture this car in shiny Ebony black or a bright Milano Red.
Now I just have to get one, and slap the wing, and the hump on it, and so something about the headlights, as they are too tame.

I am sure Greddy and/or HKS will have this car well taken care of in a short amount of time, so intake, exhaust, suspension and turbo mods won't be too far behind.

I wonder if theirs a way of making the 4g into an awd car?

We could always turbo an n/a car but I want awd danmit.

The specs are pretty impressive (or at least, on par with other automotive offerings)

-260hp/260lb/ft torque MIVEC V6,
-heated seats (nice)
-650watt RF sound system with MP3
- 6 year/60000km warranty, 10yr/100000Km powertrain warranty

Don't know about traction control or anything like that as of yet. Generally, the rule of thumb is to avoid the first year iteration of a new/major redesign, and wait for the bugs to be worked out.

Perhaps by 2007, Mitsubishi (if they still exist) will have listened to the public enough to say:
"HEY! even that hideous Ford 500 has full time All Wheel Drive!, and so does a tiny Suzuki Aerio, I think there is a trend here! Let's get our heads out of collective asses and put that well loved feature back in..." One can only hope....

Pictures

S'more photo manipulation......

For the record......I like the wing and the hump, in case you didn't know.....

Looks pretty good, theres definetly some 2g styling in there.
But... is it still fwd? 260hp in a fwd coupe is pretty stupid, hope they went rwd but i doubt it.

Hey, those look like my old OZ Competition rims!

Pimp! Good job Dan.

Here is my photoshop:
- 18x7.5 Primax 786 Rims
- Lowered
- RM Lip
- FMIC
- Tinted windows
- Black projector headlights
- Carbon Fiber hood, wing & side skirts
[img]http://www.machvforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=7072&stc=1[/img]

Hahaha, good call Reza
I've had pics of your 2G in my "talon" folder for a long time now as a reminder of what my car would look like if it was shiny.....

HEY! MITSUBISHI! ARE YOU LISTENING?

Went to the Detroit Auto Show this weekend, and saw the new Eclipse
There was not a lot of activity around the Mitsubishi area, but the Lancer Evo VIII MR did generate it's fair share of monkeys who just wanted to sit in it, pretend to know what the crap they were talking about, and grind the transmission to shreds while talking the usual brainless, ignorant yackity yack.
I did eventually get my picture taken while sitting in it, and my friend had to drag me away kicking and screaming as I clutched the wheel in defiant lust.

The new Eclipse is actually kind of nice, in fact I would seriously consider it. (but I would never sell my Talon, because I don't want to miss it like I miss my beloved MR2)





Of course, given the choice, I would without a doubt take this gorgeous vehicle home if I could:

That looks alot better. The headlights look like the silvia.

Come on, someone photoshop the wing and hump onto the Lambo.

Jeff, are you serious, or are you being sarcastic?

'cuz incedentally, I was doodling my concept for a next gen Talon in my sketchbook, and I used the Gallardo as a base....

I was being sarcastic, although I did get to see a Gallardo in person last week. There was a yellow one driving around the Vegas strip, and parked at the Venetian for a short time. A Gallardo based DSM would look pretty nice.

I have to say, the new Eclipse does look pretty good, except for the horns on the front bumper and the bizarre mirror placement.

But it's still a FWD, non-turbo, with Mitsubishi build quality. And it'll probably cost the same or more than the current Eclipse GTS which is about $24k US + options. No thanks!

Maybe I'm getting old, but the <A HREF="http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=19&article_id=9022">Mazdaspeed 6</A> looks much more interesting to me.