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Mitsubishi Eclipse

🇯🇵 Japan ·1990–2012· coupé / convertible

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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Mitsubishi Eclipse PS IMG 9995: Alexander-93· CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. 2. 00-02 Mitsubishi Eclipse: IFCAR· Public domain
  3. 3. 2003-2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse convertible -- 11-26-2011: IFCAR· Public domain
  4. 4. 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse: IFCAR· Public domain
  5. 5. 2012 Mitsubishi Eclipse SE -- 07-11-2012: IFCAR· Public domain
  6. 6. 97-99 Mitsubishi Eclipse convertible: IFCAR· Public domain
  7. 7. Mitsubishi Eclipse -- 09-08-2009: IFCAR· Public domain
  8. 8. Mitsubishi Eclipse DK4A 3.8 GT V6 Quick Silver Pearl - front: Ethan Llamas· CC BY-SA 4.0
  9. 9. Mitsubishi Eclipse DK4A 3.8 GT V6 Quick Silver Pearl - rear: Ethan Llamas· CC BY-SA 4.0
  10. 10. Mitsubishi Eclipse Międzyzdroje2: Matio· CC BY-SA 3.0
  11. 11. Mitsubishi Eclipse front 20080124: Rudolf Stricker· CC BY-SA 3.0
  12. 12. Mitsubishi Eclipse front 20080214: Rudolf Stricker· CC BY-SA 3.0
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Mitsubishi Eclipse, photo 1 of 12
1/12 Alexander-93· CC BY-SA 4.0

base stats

  • power 263 hptop version
  • efficiency 177 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
  • popularity 148 in NL#1252 most common
  • price € 17.937new, 2003
  • weight 1,453 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.

spec sheet

built
1990–2012
body
coupé, convertible
engine
1.8 L–3.8 L
cylinders
4–6
turbo
some versions
power
34–263 hp
drive
all-wheel drive, front-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic, manual
seats
4
doors
2
weight
1,453 kg
fuel use
—
CO₂
177 g/km
US rating
18–24 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
Minicompact Cars, Subcompact Cars
avg new price NL
€ 41.708

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

148 are registered in the Netherlands today, #1252 of all models. Most common build year: 1996 (33 cars).

19962008

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

names it's registered under (2)
  • Eclipse 142
  • Eclipse Spyder GT 6

🇺🇸 US versions (193)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1990–2012. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
2012Eclipse2.4 L 4 cylAutomatic (S4)FWDRegular2310.2
2012Eclipse2.4 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2310.2
2012Eclipse3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic (S5)FWDPremium2011.8
2012Eclipse Spyder2.4 L 4 cylAutomatic (S4)FWDRegular2310.2
2012Eclipse Spyder3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic (S5)FWDPremium1912.4
2011Eclipse2.4 L 4 cylAutomatic (S4)FWDRegular2310.2
2011Eclipse2.4 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2310.2
2011Eclipse3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic (S5)FWDPremium2011.8
2011Eclipse Spyder2.4 L 4 cylAutomatic (S4)FWDRegular2310.2
2011Eclipse Spyder3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic (S5)FWDPremium1912.4
2010Eclipse2.4 L 4 cylAutomatic (S4)FWDRegular2310.2
2010Eclipse2.4 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2310.2
2010Eclipse3.8 L 6 cylManual 6-spdFWDPremium1912.4
2010Eclipse3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic (S5)FWDPremium1912.4
2010Eclipse Spyder2.4 L 4 cylAutomatic (S4)FWDRegular2210.7
2010Eclipse Spyder3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic (S5)FWDPremium1912.4
2009Eclipse2.4 L 4 cylAutomatic (S4)FWDRegular2210.7
2009Eclipse2.4 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2310.2
2009Eclipse3.8 L 6 cylManual 6-spdFWDPremium1912.4
2009Eclipse3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic (S5)FWDPremium1912.4
2009Eclipse Spyder2.4 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2210.7
2009Eclipse Spyder2.4 L 4 cylAutomatic (S4)FWDRegular2210.7
2009Eclipse Spyder3.8 L 6 cylManual 6-spdFWDPremium1912.4
2009Eclipse Spyder3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic (S5)FWDPremium1912.4
2008Eclipse2.4 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2310.2

Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.

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