2012 Mitsubishi Eclipse SE

2012 Mitsubishi Eclipse SE. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution XI could be saved from the chopping block, but at least the sports coupe and the Mitsubishi is the final remnant will soon ride into the sunset. For the record, the Eclipse is one of our favorite sports coupe Japan in recent times so it goes without saying that we are very sad that the line will officially end after model year 2012.

On that note, Mitsubishi has set a new mode of Eclipse, called "Eclipse SE car ', the right to send decent. Build to build the latest model Eclipse, Eclipse SE comes with some new details and features for an unforgettable experience last pretty well.

Make no mistake, it is a sad time for fans of the Mitsubishi Eclipse, but if the teacher always said, "all good things come to an end." And if this is a send-off that shows Mitsubishi coupe once-popular sport them, then we expect the car to sell like ice cream on a hot summer day.

Exterior and interior. To a great send-off of Eclipse, Mitsubishi introduced a special edition trim package for the sports coupe. This package will be available for both coupe and Spyder version of the car and will come with HID lamps, black exterior, special edition badging, a set of 18 "alloy wheels, heated leather seats, a 650-watt Rockford Fosgate audio system, and Bluetooth connectivity.

Performance. At the top of the package aesthetics, SE Eclipse comes with two engines: engine four-cylinder 2.4-liter with 162 hp and 162 lb / ft of torque and engine more powerful 3.8-liter V6 with 265 hp and 262 lbs. / Ft of torque.

Price. No word yet on how much Eclipse 2012 SE will cost, but at least we know that it will not be less than the base price of $ 19.499 from the standard Eclipse 2012 comes to

Competition. Sentimental speaking, there is something very interesting for model cars in the last leg. So to that end, it seems appropriate to send the Eclipse on a car that, if Mitsubishi should have been playing well from the Eclipse the competition all the time: Mazda MX-5 Miata.

But unfortunately, the two cars could not be more different today, the MX-5 Miata was never strong, even newly built celebrates 900,000 th model. In terms of performance, the Eclipse and the MX-5 is similar in many ways in which they both engine - engine four-cylinder 2.4-liter and 2.0-liter four-cylinder, respectively - at the same level as the other. Output - 162 hp for the Eclipse / 167 hp to the MX-5 - are also nearby.

But do is market to Mazda MX-5 is so beautiful that has lasted the test of time. This is a car that can "icon next generation, not only for durable - 22 years since the birth of 1989 - but it's still so popular today as ever back in time.

While Eclipse has its own fare share popularity over the years, steady decline in Mitsubishi cars in the past calendar relegated in the generation Eclipse sports car, enjoyed by certain demographic, but not a timeless appeal that the Mazda MX-5 Miata to the arch.