1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse Reviews

This car was the most enjoyable car of my life & at the same time, gave me the worst time of my driving life.

This amazing look and the sound were very enjoyable to drive, but when it started to break apart.....:*(

Eclipe is known for the look & couldn't agree more.


I purchased the car as is. The previous owner was my best friend and he bought it from the first owner, which did amazing job on the body.

But as it was a local show car, I think he built this on his own and made a lot of mistake on a lot of things.


He obviously didn't care about the performance. Only thing he tweaked was vavle to make the car turbo ready.

First I thought he had the turbo in and took it out, but as I was driving the car, I realized that wasn't the case.


So, when the axle of the car fall off on me due to the lowering the car too much...I almost died...if it happened any other places than a mall parking lot.




Overall, performance wise, the car isn't the greatest "supe up car".

Appearance wise, as you can see. The car looks beautiful. You will def. grab a lotttt of attentions. Including COPS :(


Is it fun to drive? Indeed.

Is it worth to own for daily drive purpose? Probably not.


If you know some about car, you know eclipse after this model is not that good appearance wise.



So, I had the car, had a lot of fun,

but Never would want it back :D



Thanks for reading!


-Eric Lee

its small grey with rims, come turbod from the factory, runs great when there is no boost leaks, its was made by chrysler and mitsubishi, beats civic it handles great if nothings worn out i would recomend it to anyone who has knowledge of dsm best looking car from the factory, plus when an evo drives by you can be like i have that engine haha,

This car is a lot of fun.
The turbo pulls hard and has so many options for upgrade-ability. I think it handles well. I have a sport suspension on it. I havent had to fix too much. Just the usual stuff with a car with 130000 miles on it. The turbo is starting to go bad so im starting my engine rebuild/ turbo upgrade. It gets good gas mileage although it is pretty hard not to push the engine to higher rpms because its so fun. I would definitely recommend the car the car. It is a blas to drive!

GREAT for handling short stopping and moves under acceleration build quailty is great beautiful apperance cheap to own and its amazingly fun the body lines and shape are amazing its a car that is timeless and everybody will continue to love.

After owning a Mustang GT and a Probe GTS, the Mitsubishi Eclipse GS (non-turbo FWD Automatic trans) feels like it's powered by a hamster on a wheel.  A tired old hamster on a very heavy wheel.  Only at full throttle does the Chrysler 2.0L feel like it has some motivation to move the speedometer needle.  The engine is also relatively noisy and shakes a lot, compared to the Probe's V6, though many 4-cylinders do.  I primarily drive this car to school, and in 100% city driving, this car struggles to get much better fuel economy than my 5.0L Mustang did.  Although this car has the alloy wheels and rear disc brakes absent on the RS model, it still has a stiff brake pedal and stopping power is underwhelming.  The interior looks and feels very cheap.  The plastic door sill has a very uncomfortable armrest that is too low for my taste, and all the panels squeak and rattle with the shaking of the engine.  The seats are not comfortable to sit in for any length of time, either.  On the plus side I do like the way the car looks from the outside.  The paint is a very nice shade of red, although it's collected a fair number of scratches over the years.  The 16" 5-spoke wheels look nice too.  The tinted windows help to keep the Florida sun out at least a little bit, and the power sunroof is nice (at least it has a shade).