Re: New Mitsubishi Eclipse Question

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Sports car There is no exact definition of a sports car, but it is typically a two-seater two-door automobile designed for performance - speed, maneuverability, acceleration. Often open, or convertible, but not necessarily. Some sports cars may have small emergency back seats that are really only suitable for luggage. A sports car never has four doors or a full back seat.

Well known specialist brands or marques, new and old, are: AC, Alfa Romeo, Alpine, Aston Martin, Austin-Healey, Bricklin, Bugatti, Caterham, De Lorean, Donkervoort, Ferrari, HKT, Jaguar, Lamborghini, Lotus, McLaren, Maserati, MG, Morgan, Porsche Triumph, TVR. Almost all major car manufacturers also make some form of high performance car, sometimes very successfully such as Ford with the GT40.

-------------------------------------------------------------------- Sooooo... you think an Accord is a sports car....

And how many cars will kick the shit out of an Accord. Performance is relative, depends on how much money you have. You would have been smarter to compare the Acura RSX (sticking with Honda products) to the Eclipse, although neither is a true sports car. Might want to consider a Miata if you want a sport car.

the current generation of eclipse will never and can never be a sports car. > to be brutal, a V-6 accord will kick the shit out of it. > keep looking. > > > > > I am getting ready to go into the military and I am selling my 2001 dodge > > neon. I want to get a brand new mitsubishi eclipse (2004) and I want to > > make it a sports car. Since I am a 17 year-old guy I like cars... well > > anyways, I was looking on the mitsubishi website and it said that the MSRP > > of an eclipse was 17000 or something like that and then I talked to the > > Mitsubishi delaer here and they had the exact same one priced at 22000. > > What is up with that? > > > > > >
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Nirodac
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I agree with this statement, the 3G Eclipse isn't a sports car...however, a used GSX is, and can be mad faster than any Honduh.

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Nobody U. Know

I think this definition is one that should change as the cars change. To me a sports car is more about what it will do. It just so happens that 30 years ago Alfa Romeo, Alpine, Aston Martin, Austin-Healey, Bricklin, Bugatti, Caterham, etc. were similar looking and what was needed to get around a tight twisty course with speed and finesse. So, is my 3000GT a sports car? It has better skidpad numbers (handling) than many of the afor mentioned and certainly much more power and a top speed of 148MPH. Also though it has a rear seat...only for emergency use in my opinion. Is it a sports car? TG

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TG

"Sooooo... you think an Accord is a sports car...." uh, no. that was my point, the 3G eclipse is not a good platform for a sports (or performance) car. it's a middle of the pack performer and it lacks the aftermarket support enjoyed by it's older siblings. it's so bad, a V-6 accord can crush it.

''And how many cars will kick the shit out of an Accord." lots, and that's my point....

"Performance is relative, depends on how much money you have." not really. if the car you've selected responds positively to mods and there is decent aftermarket support, it can be rather cheap.

"You would have been smarter to compare the Acura RSX (sticking with Honda products) to the Eclipse," ya' think? that would be like an apples to oranges thing: the RSX is a better car.

"although neither is a true sports car." based on some of the manufacturers listed in your post, i would think that a good thing. de lorean? really?

"Might want to consider a Miata if you want a sport car." yeah, lots of go fast stuff and clubs on the net to help out...

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simpleton

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