Vehicle
Mitsubishi Eclipse
Not the Eclipse Cross — a front-drive coupé, and for its first two generations one of the Diamond-Star cars built in Illinois alongside the Eagle Talon and Plymouth Laser, which are the same vehicle. The turbocharged 4G63 with all-wheel drive is the version that matters and the one whose parts are shared with the Lancer Evolution; the naturally aspirated cars are ordinary. From 2000 the platform becomes Chrysler's and the all-wheel drive and the 4G63 both disappear, so a 1999 and a 2001 Eclipse have almost nothing in common beyond the badge.
Generations
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First and second generation 1989–1999
Diamond-Star cars, shared with the Eagle Talon and Plymouth Laser. The 4G63T with all-wheel drive is the GSX and Talon TSi.
- Body styles
- Coupé · Convertible
- Platform
- Mitsubishi DSM
- Engines
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- 1.8 four-cylinder — 4G37 · petrol
- 2.0 four-cylinder — 420A · petrol · 104 kW (140 hp)
- 2.0 turbo — 4G63T · petrol · 145–157 kW (195–210 hp)
- 2.4 — 4G64 · petrol · 82–121 kW (110–162 hp) · 184–221 Nm (136–163 lb-ft) · 4-cylinder, US market 1996-1999
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic · F5M22 manual w/o Turbo · F5M33 manual Turbo · W5M33 manual Turbo · F4A33-1 automatic Turbo
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive · All-wheel drive
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Third and fourth generation 1999–2012
On Chrysler platforms — the JA and then the PS — shared with the Stratus and Galant. No turbocharged or all-wheel-drive version was offered.
- Body styles
- Coupé · Convertible
- Platform
- Chrysler JA and Mitsubishi PS
- Engines
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- 2.4 four-cylinder — 4G64 · petrol · 110–121 kW (147–162 hp) · 184–221 Nm (136–163 lb-ft)
- 3.0 V6 — 6G72 · petrol · 149–157 kW (200–210 hp) · 233–304 Nm (172–224 lb-ft)
- 3.8 V6 — 6G75 · petrol · 196 kW (263 hp) · 339–393 Nm (250–290 lb-ft)
- 2.4 — 4G69 · petrol · 100–121 kW (134–162 hp) · 200–220 Nm (148–162 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 6-speed manual · 4-speed automatic · 5-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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