2/14/2024 0 Comments Mitsubishi eclipse 1999If you want an Eclipse Spyder convertible, wait until 2001. Mitsubishi says the 2000 with V-6, automatic, leather seats and glass sunroof should go out the door for about $25,000. ABS added $716, leather seats $457 and freight $435. The new Eclipse coupe is built in Normal, Ill., off the same platform as the Mitsubishi Galant, meaning a 2-inch longer wheelbase and 3-inch added length, but only one-half inch added width. The 4-cylinder comes with 15- or 16-inch tires, the V-6 with 17-inch tires. The 2000 Eclipse redesign features the same ribbed bodysides as the Pontiac Grand Am. After years of cramped quarters, owners are entitled to an airy design. Sadly, the all-wheel-drive version will be dropped for 2000 because it accounted for only 5 percent of sales.įor 2000 Eclipse remains a hatchback with a large glass hatch lid covering not only the rear seat, but a portion of the front seat as well.įront-seat occupants are also treated to a power glass sunroof that moves up and back to provide a wide opening. V-6 with a 5-speed manual or 4-speed automatic with Sportronic clutchless manual shifting to replace the turbocharged 4. 4-cylinder, and, for the first time, will come with a 3-liter, 205-h.p. The 2000 replacement will be powered by a standard 2.4-liter, 155-h.p. 4-cylinder and the GS-T comes with a 2-liter, 210-h.p., turbocharged 4 teamed with a less-than-smooth-shifting 5-speed manual. The base ’99 Eclipse is powered by a 2-liter, 140-h.p. You couldn’t get the Eclipse going fast enough to need a spoiler to prevent rear-end lift. It looks like a huge hook from which to hang the coupe in the garage. The rear seat isn’t big enough to hold a rear.Īnd that infernal whale-tail spoiler has to go. When the road isn’t flat, your head will be sore from bouncing off the roof. We tested the ’99 GS-T and found cabin room unbearably cramped. Eclipse certainly needed a total makeover. A redesigned 2000 Eclipse arrives at dealerships in days. Detailed specs and features for the Used 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS-T including dimensions, horsepower, engine, capacity, fuel economy, transmission.
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