The 1995 Eagle Talon came as either a base model, the ESi, or a sportier, more-versatile model called the TSi. The ESi came with a naturally aspirated 2.0-liter engine, while the TSi had a 2.0-liter along with a new T25 turbo supplied by Garret. The new T25 replaced the 14b turbo that was equipped on all earlier TSi models.
Not only did the new TSi come in a front-wheel-drive version, but it was also sold as an all-wheel-drive vehicle as well. The 0-60 mph times for the TSi came in at an impressive 6.3 seconds for the manual and 6.5 seconds for the automatic.
The new Eagle Talon shares its looks, as well as its engine choices, with the Mitsubishi Eclipse of its year.
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its a fairly good car body coulda been in better shape but im working on it its got a
gst front bumper and a gs rear going on it along with gst side skirts tranny suck's
right now but the short throw is a plus! its got a obx fuel regulator and the battery
is relocated in the hatch Apr 11, 2012
by Derek S
Apr 05, 2012
Its a DSM, always something broken. Pretty quick stock and fairly cheap to beef
up. love the stock two-tone paint. Its got a pretty low center of gravity having
also been lowered 2" and has excellent handling. Very unreliable and not family-
friendly. Should be a 2 seater.Apr 05, 2012
by Dustin F
Oct 26, 2011
performance is slacking for right now soon engine will b overhauled and power adders,handling right now for stock except 18in nitto tires is acceptable,appearance isnt to nice right now in the mid of redoing the car dosnet take much to have one of these cars looking and runing pretty acceptionalOct 26, 2011
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by Ryan B
Apr 11, 2012
its a fairly good car body coulda been in better shape but im working on it its got a
gst front bumper and a gs rear going on it along with gst side skirts tranny suck's
right now but the short throw is a plus! its got a obx fuel regulator and the battery
is relocated in the hatch Apr 11, 2012
by Derek S
Apr 05, 2012
Its a DSM, always something broken. Pretty quick stock and fairly cheap to beef
up. love the stock two-tone paint. Its got a pretty low center of gravity having
also been lowered 2" and has excellent handling. Very unreliable and not family-
friendly. Should be a 2 seater.Apr 05, 2012
by Dustin F
Oct 26, 2011
performance is slacking for right now soon engine will b overhauled and power adders,handling right now for stock except 18in nitto tires is acceptable,appearance isnt to nice right now in the mid of redoing the car dosnet take much to have one of these cars looking and runing pretty acceptionalOct 26, 2011
by Ben H
Mar 03, 2011
* Performance - fast acceleration, decent braking, handles great
* Build Quality - alot of aftermarket items on it.
* Appearance - i love the styling of the car i have sparco seats and harnesses and a 97 front bumper for exterior
* Cost of Ownership - 20 on hwy and in town 17 when giving it hell
* Fun Factor - its a blast
Mar 03, 2011
by Alexander S
Dec 27, 2010
quck and fun but dont expect to get to work all the time. always seems to break down. had to sell her because i was sick of fixing the expensive hard to find dsm parts every week if not every day.Dec 27, 2010
by Kate Z
Aug 19, 2010
The car itself is fun and sporty. If you know what you are doing, they can be easy
to own. The cars break down quite a bit, usually just little stuff. But they can be
easily modified and made faster/safer.Aug 19, 2010
by Alex G
Jun 15, 2010
This is my green Talon. It was no where near as nice as my other Talons. I owned it for like month, and then I sold it for the same price I bought it for. It was a typical gross DSM.Jun 15, 2010
by Tyler A
Jun 07, 2010
performance- acceleration is kinda bad unless you brake boost b/c the turbo has to have time to spool up and that could possibly hurt me in a race: braking is very good: the car handles fairly well, drifting is more fun: the talon is in the process of receiving repairs, and performance parts: interior is alright, exterior is missing a few bolts to hold the fenders down so they stick out more than normal: i have a couple sensors out so my mpg sucks, this car is babied, its always on time with all maintenance and filling fluids: this car is very fun to drive. even all stock it blows most ricers away if you want to find out more let me know. txt @ 567-712-4763Jun 07, 2010
by Nick S
Jun 04, 2010
Performance - Above average acceleration, quality suspension, ample braking.
Build Quality - Very high maintenance, parts are very expensive and repair jobs can be difficult to do yourself.
Appearance - The eagle talon and mits eclipse are a one of a kind styling.
Cost of Ownership - Expensive to maintain, above average gas mileage
Fun Factor - 12 out of 10Jun 04, 2010
by Derek R
Mar 10, 2010
I really liked the fact that the vehicle was awd and turbo charged, it made it very fun to drive plus the interior design felt like a cockpit of a plane so. Overall I would buy this car again especially since it was fast.Mar 10, 2010
by Charles M
Feb 19, 2010
just love the boost in the morning, with all wheel drive and turbo to boot. Whats not fun about that? Yeah its an Eagle but has the blood of an Eclipse with the 4g63 at its heart. What more do you want from a DSM?Feb 19, 2010
by Dave M
Feb 19, 2010
Great handling car, but poor motor reliability. Loved the style and performance, expensive and annoying to have to deal with the drive-train issues. If it wasn't for the motor being so unreliable I would still be driving this car today. Feb 19, 2010
by Austin M
Jan 16, 2010
There was a preety good amount of work done to the engine:Turbo Header, Hypertech High-compression pistons,Rebuilt Head,custom 3 inch full exhaust system,Short throw shift,Strut tower brace, new hoses, new throttle kit, etc. There was rust issues under the car espeaciy on the front struts, the rear struts were replaced. As far as appearance the car was solid inside and out but that strut towers rusting was a PROBLEM. Due to the performance upgrades the gas mileage suffered a bit not a lot though. Because the engine is a inline 4 cylinder they are more complex to work on than you may think. I had a blast in this car. I was able to beat most civics, integras, Tiburons,even keep up with Stealths and 240sx's.Jan 16, 2010
by Jonathan D
Dec 19, 2009
I like that when you launch it your vision blurs for a second and then your at 60mph. I dislike that it breaks down all the time. Thats what you get when you pull alot more power from a car than the manufacturer originally intended.Dec 19, 2009
by Analee A
Dec 18, 2009
Cute and fun to drive, cant help but treat it like a toy. the only thing is the handling is a little difficult to get used to. the faster you go the harder the handling. so its easy to wreck this thing. Dec 18, 2009
by Tylor H
Dec 05, 2009
Fun Factor- So far i think its a pretty fun lil car. It has some up and go. Its pretty fun to drive
Performance- I have some aftermarket performance done and it makes for some good performance
Appearance- the stock spoiler in my eyes is really not that nice looking. The body kit is not the best looking but its not to bad.
Cost of Ownership- These are not bad on gas mileage but once u have a bigger turbo it goes through gas pretty fast. The parts for it arent too expensive but its a small engine bay so the labor can suckDec 05, 2009
by Ahmad A
Nov 16, 2009
if all mods and upgrades are instaleed in this car without care then u are going to run into many problems with this car like i did. the car is fun to drive when it is not breaking and when its running right..... which is rarelyNov 16, 2009
by Brian F
Nov 06, 2009
I personally love this car, but im into turboed cars and awd and going fast. its got the 4G63 engine which is the same as the lancer evos. its got a 14g turbo instead of the 16g on the evos though. its a blast to drive, but at a pretty high price of keeping it that way. I really like the styling except the tsi spoilers, i have a gsx spoiler on it and i think it looks way better. its a 95 so it has some sqeaks and rattles, all pretty easily fixable though. brakes seem to go out fast on these cars, but if you do preventative and routine maintenance itll last for awhile. overall really good car, daily driver or for racing, or both. Nov 06, 2009
by Thee Ronnie H
Oct 31, 2009
all wheel drive turbo 5 speed..awesome acceleration and good on gas...loved it just wasnt big enough for me.haha... decently fast and peppyy.very fun car to drive all year round..winter time could be the best time greay carOct 31, 2009
by Justin H
Sep 19, 2009
Performance-handles wel(lowered), shifts well, sounds pretty good, no balls
Build quality- its built pretty well, some noises but nathin bad, transmission is weak and the computer location is stupid
exterior-sexy lines
cost of ownership-alot of maintenance is required, gas mileage could be a lot better
fun factor-although it is not fast standard is fun to drive, the automatic is sluggish, good sound with minor exhaust work.Sep 19, 2009
by Jeramy T
Sep 15, 2009
Either you love or hate them. They are easily modded and the stock motors support up to about 400hp, and they're fast as hell, and with AWD a ton of fun. Unfortunately they are also horribly unreliably but that doesn't matter, once you've had one you'll always have one. Bottom line It's a DSM, all you car guys know what i meanSep 15, 2009
by Paco G
Sep 12, 2009
Fast unreliable haha jk not too bad its addicting and fun
to drive it has a upgraded turbo and all suporting modds
soon to be tuned by ams the best shop for dsms evos stis
etc still a work in progressSep 12, 2009
by Mario E
Aug 30, 2009
well i used to like my car until i traded with my dad because he wanted to drive it more than me so you would have to ask him what he thinks about it and not me but i like from what i can remember about it lolAug 30, 2009
by Mike S
Aug 28, 2009
I like everything this car is about and has as options... They should make more cars like this... Turbo AWD is the way to go. Even fuel economy is not that bad. Way better than a truck and just about as good as my Saturn ION 3.Aug 28, 2009
by Sabrina M
Aug 28, 2009
$8500 , 30 MPG
Performance - Fully built, 13-20 PSI
Build Quality - Squeaks/rattles on the daily lol
Appearance - Interior (custom blue black & white, Racing seats, Harnesses, Subs) Exterior (Blue, Body Kit, Halo's, Tint, New additions soon)
Alot of ideas for this car.Aug 28, 2009
by Martin V
Jul 14, 2009
Almost done. When completed. Were talking full custom interior and sound sytem. Performance upgrades and wild cosmetics will make this a stand out everywhere. This car has great acceleration but top end could be better. Nothing a bigger turbo can't fix.Jul 14, 2009
by Nick G
Jul 09, 2009
Love the car, looks great, could be turbo but overall performance lacks without turbo and all wheel drive, insurance is kinda high and im always working on it so its not an everyday person car, its also fun to drive if i didnt say so already.Jul 09, 2009
by Mason P
Jul 05, 2009
well its not mine yet but it drives good it is gona get a stereo system and some neon it is gona get painted a candy blue so it will be really really sweet and its an overall good carJul 05, 2009
by Dave H
Jun 23, 2009
is fast very modified custom motor built by me stock they are not that fast but with a little work and fine tuning they are pretty good and look awesome people always think im running slicks lol but im notJun 23, 2009
by John H
Dec 07, 2008
Whats not to like about an all wheel drive turbo charged car for under 3 grand? mine has just over 220 hp, not much done to it but fast as hell, takes care of all the hondas in town. handles like a dream, has 150k and still going strong.Dec 07, 2008
by John M
Oct 13, 2008
great car. some slight problems with the build of them. the shock towers like to rot out of these cars alot. sort of costly to maintain but very amazing on gas. car is really fun to drive has really good acceleration and awesome handling especially with some strut bars to help stabilize. Oct 13, 2008
by Chad N
Oct 03, 2008
Bought it in the summer of 2007, great deal, nice looking car, fast muffler, rollin on 17` rims. Pretty low k for a 1995. Has needed some repairs but thats that same for all older vehicles, so fun to drive, very very quick even though its only a esi! yeahhOct 03, 2008
by Mav R
Sep 30, 2008
Lot of work to be done as previous owner of this baby left it out in the cold and hot baking sun resulting in a pretty lame paint job and dirty contaminated insides.
Still in process of doing a major tune-up, cleaning.
Very fun car to drive, couldn't be any happier to be an owner of a '95 talon as my first car.Sep 30, 2008
by Analee A
Sep 15, 2008
I cant really say much about my car because i dont really know much about it. one thing i dont really like about it tho is the road noise. it's really fun to drive cuz it's a standard and it's very good on mileage. The interior is in good shape and the exterior is too. except the bumper but that is always the first thing to go on these cars. they're so low to the ground and plastic. The handling tho is really good because it is so low to the ground. i love the color of it. at first i wasnt so sure about it but then i saw it in other colors and didnt like them. black and dark blue are the only other ones that look decent but i think red is the best color for this car. And no i'm not jsut saying it because taht is the color of mine, i've just seen others.
oh and the pic i have of it is not really mine. i WISH it looked that shiny and new. Sep 15, 2008
by Anonymous
Jul 28, 2008
Great for a race car, or weekend car. Not so great for an every day reliable car. 99 eclipse conversion, fully built, 60-1 turbo, around 400 hp. 6,000 miles, 123k on body, over 12 grand in parts.
Parts to come soon ( subs, blue led interior lights, back seat reupholstered, carbon fiber hood, AC S7 gauges, new black jdm headlights & black altezza tail lights.
Jul 28, 2008
by Kevin J
Jun 24, 2008
Not as reliable as others I've owned, and the auto tranny really held it back.Jun 24, 2008
by Anonymous
Jun 17, 2008
Have only had the car for about 2 weeks, i must say that it is very quick and its alot more visually appealing than my last car (1994 Ford Crown Victoria) lol...Jun 17, 2008
by Sheryl B
Jun 05, 2008
I've wanted this car since my dad brought home a brochure with the black TSI Talon on the front! When it was bought 5 years ago with 130,000 miles it ran smooth. I had to learn how to drive a stick just to own it but I figured it was excellent practice for when I buy a Ferrari Testarosa. Throughout the years I've had to fix a few problems with a leaking head gasket, radiator, water pump, and the catalytic converter... all normal things that should go with a car that's 13 years old. And he still purrs like a kitten, sometimes so quiet I get nervous. Now it has over 180,000 miles and I'd still sell my first born to keep it running!Jun 05, 2008
by Wendell B
May 31, 2008
Sporty car. Was fun to drive the stick shift sport car. Was a base model. Did like the driver setup.May 31, 2008
by Jordan F
Mar 14, 2008
I bought this car stock , and it was less than impressive in every aspect. It had a poor build quality, mechanical issues, handled like poo, and was quite slow for a factory turbo car. It was not until after I had done power and handling modifications that the car became somewhat respectable.Mar 14, 2008
by Joshua B
Jan 17, 2008
Interior is a little cramped.... Not a big back seat..... Overall performance isnt bad for a old carJan 17, 2008
by Andrew E
Dec 29, 2007
it is all stock other then upgraded springs, strut bars, and wires.Dec 29, 2007
Before I started having this problem the battery terminal touched the strut bar and shorted out the battery and the car immediately died. I replaced the battery and the car starts, but when I push the gas pedal it does not move at all. I am hoping I can fix it myself without having to have it towed to a repair shop.
Eagle talon is getting fuel and fire won't start,is it possible it jumped time when it died going down highway.it shut down and all it does is crank over,won't start.