2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT from North America - Comments

It's too noisy inside the car, it should have been more quiet.

Rear seats are not very spacious.

I just got this car after selling my 96 Mazda Miata. I must say I loved my old car and it was hard to part, great car that was.

Anyway I love the looks (a rarity by Mitsubishi).

The steering is great.

The interior is okay.

Traction control isn't very effective, but not bad (considering people complain about the SLKs traction control)

All in all it looks good, feels great, drives nice, so it is a great fun and practical car.

Please vote and add comments!thanks.

Ha ha... I guess the rear seat in your Miata was better... These rear seats are merely an insurance reduction and not meant for more than a bag of groceries. You should always take a long and thorough test drive before purchasing a car and you will notice things like excessive noise, etc. I have made that mistake as well and then I was sorry later on... Mitsu's seem to have lower quality over-all than the competition and I was never really happy with my 2000 Eclipse for that reason. Things started coming apart and breaking too early for how much I was babying the car. They are in financial trouble and I know that car companies tend to cut corners when they get in that position. Something to think about before purchasing...

Yeah... dude... I think ur advice is really good for those who gonna buy a new car especially who is about to deal with that kind of sport cars... obviously, you guys will compete with your car and others in the matter of anything... thanks for you guys advice and it helps me a lot to figure so many things out before I buy new supra twin turbo...

I'm waiting for an '06 Eclipse at the moment. I currently drive a '99 model which I purchased brand-new and have done 210,000 miles on original motor (ouch!). An only selling because I need to upgrade. The newer model seems to have exceptional build quality and I was suprised about your complaint about road/exterior noise. This didn't exist in the one I drove, maybe it was the roads you drive on as the stock rims are sweet as. I am actually suprised by the build quality of this car and would see it as class leading. Mitsubishi have improved a lot since my '99 model. The '99 Eclipse was also an excellent car, but interior quality has been greatly improved in the '05/'06 model (probably on par with Diamante!). Amazing car!

I agree. The Eclipse (2005-2006) model is an awsome car. No wonder it is the highest selling sports-coupe in the USA and has been the last 15 years! The other day I drove my new 3.8 V6 Eclipse and got it to 60mph in a around 6 seconds (just under 6 actually). I was impressed, and got it up to 145mph when rushing to my mates house for the football. Sick car, I got mine in black, but colour is just personal preference. The back seats really need headrests, the ones that you can push (completely) into the seats so that they don't impact vision when no-one is sitting there. BEST FEATURE: The leather seats, and the 650w Rockford Fosgate audio system. OMG it sounds awsome, the other day I had a the radio on and that new 'bassy' BIP song came on and there was so much bass (and I was playing it kind of loud) and the cops pulled me over as they said I was too loud. They were also suprised how loud and clear the stock audio system was, infact he commented it was better then the system in the Mercedes that he drives at home, which suprised me. He understood and recommended me to turn the volume (mainly the bass) down a bit; which I did, until he was gone!

I too am a fan of the new 06 model. But I highly doubt that the last commenter and the original poster have even driven the car. the poster failed to say anything really about the car it was loud and mit's is known for low quality? umm, what about how it handles or anything else important. Last commenter I doubt that you can even keep anything on the road at "145".

I'm generally not a fan of Japanese cars, but I got one of these (Eclipse Spyder) as rental in Colorado around 2004 and really liked it.

It handled great on the curvy, steep roads with virtually no body roll, and I was surprised at how fast I was going. I had to keep watching to slow down.

I really enjoyed the electronic stick shift (actually an automatic transmission, but just tapping the shift lever left or right to downshift or upshift), which is the first I'd seen of that style, although I've since seen the same design on the 2005 Jeep Cherokee, so it must be a standard thing now.

I had a convertible, so I guess there was a bit of wind roar, but not as bad as I'd thought. It was a bit difficult to fold myself into it, since it sits lower and was smaller than what I'm used to. A really fun car, though it might be difficult to live with long term because of comfort issues. I'd be willing to give it a shot, though.