If you think about the Mitsubishi Eclipse you might immediately visualize the small and active sports coupe that was part of the market for many years, but that’s not what Mitsubishi wants you to think about any longer. The newest model to wear this name from this brand showed up earlier at the Geneva Motor Show and now we have seen it again at the Los Angeles Auto Show in a package that will make its way to dealerships in the near future. With that in mind, the Eclipse has become something entirely new with the Eclipse Cross which is a compact crossover SUV.
The fact that Mitsubishi showed off this model in Geneva earlier in the year, they gave us a chance to get used to the fact this is now going to be a small crossover that wears the name that was once used for a car. This is a small crossover SUV that will offer us more of what we’ve been looking for and find a way to assist this brand in making a comeback, especially in the US market. The desire for smaller crossover SUVs can be satisfied with this beauty.
Some of the Details
We know the new Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross is ready to head into production, which will start in January, and it will make its way to the dealerships in March of next year. This SUV will start at a price that falls below $24,000 for the base ES model and it will offer three other models with the LE, SE, and SEL trims to be an SUV you can choose with the equipment you want to enjoy. With these choices, you’re sure to find the package that has what you’re looking for in this small and active SUV.
Under the hood, the base engine will be a 1.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder version that gives you 152 horsepower and 184 lb.-ft. of torque. This engine is attached to a CVT automatic transmission to give you the most fuel mileage you can find in an SUV of this size. The Eclipse Cross will also give you the benefits of the Super All Wheel Control which is the Mitsubishi AWD system. You can expect more powertrains to be offered when this SUV shows that it’s the right size and build to help improve the brand name and bring success back to Mitsubishi.
Inside the Eclipse Cross, you’re going to have the benefits of a seven-inch touchscreen infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. You can choose a head-up display and several different driver assist qualities that can help you stay where you want to on the road. You’ll be able to enjoy forward collision warnings, blind spot monitoring, and adaptive cruise control to name a few of them. The tunes you listen to will come to you through a 710-watt Rockford Fosgate sound system that gives you the clarity and the sound you want. Take a look at this impressive small SUV and let it be the one that will be the new model you want to drive and enjoy.
A similar, slightly more sporty model you could opt for is the Mitsubishi Outlander, which was created for the most discerning of tastes.
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