4g Eclipse

JDM · 11-15-2003

Well I was readin' Pop Mechanics and saw the new 4G 2006 Eclipse
It's got a mercury cougar front end with projectors, Saturn Ion meets Nissan Maxima sides with a wierd Mustang like side vent, and a Chrysler Crossfire meets Hyundai Tibouron rear.
(I'll let you make your own judgements, I think it looks like the run-of-the-mill modern day sports car...)
Here's how the models will/should pan out
RS/GS- 2.4L DOHC I4 all alum. MIVEC 190hp 6sp or 5sp auto
The engine will be shared in the 3G Stratus RT/Sebring LXi/Hyundai Tibouron. The engine is being engineered mostly in part my Mitsu... with rumors of a Mercedez (Daimler Chrysler) Tranny with RWD in the V6
GT - 3.8L SOHC V6 250 hp 6 sp or 5 sp auto
GTS - 3.8L SOHC V6 MIVEC 260 hp 6sp or 5 sp auto
The 3.8L V6 is from the Diamante/04' Galant/Montero Sport
The suspension, height and width of the car should be similar to the 3000GT/Stealth...
Very interesting to say the least...

A//// Guy · 11-15-2003

wheres a pic?

JDM · 11-15-2003

In Popular Mechanics... I was waitin to get my hair cut, and read and saw it in the magazine

Jana · 11-15-2003

A link would be good to post up. I'll try and find one....

jpretz · 11-15-2003

http://caranddriver.com/article.asp?sectio...article_id=7072

jpretz · 11-15-2003

Another :razz2:

jpretz · 11-15-2003

Last one

**1ViciousGSX** · 11-15-2003

And everybody thought the 2g was a bubble car!

MustGoFaster · 11-15-2003

Doesn't look to bad but I don't care for the middle of the front bumper.

**Goat Blower** · 11-15-2003

You guys are kidding, right? Those are pictures of the inspirational 3G show car that was out years ago. If Car and Driver's site has a cloaked version, do you really think there's going to be a car show pic of one on another site?

john · 11-16-2003

I think it looks quite ugly.

A//// Guy · 11-16-2003

Those are concepts and they are ugly.

AJ · 11-16-2003

Fucking ICK!!!

Iceman · 11-16-2003

Yep 3g concept car....

JDM · 11-16-2003

That car is the SSR... The false vents in the current 3G came from that car to originaly accomodate twin side mount intercoolers... That car was made in 1997 to have the 4G63 (240hp) or the 3.8 (240hp) at the time V6 optional... The new one is in the December Issue of Popular mechanics. That pic is from the July 1997 issue of Motor Trend...

JDM · 11-16-2003

sorry... correction SST

Iceman · 11-16-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by JDM@Nov 16 2003, 03:28 AM
That car is the SSR... The false vents in the current 3G came from that car to originaly accomodate twin side mount intercoolers... That car was made in 1997 to have the 4G63 (240hp) or the 3.8 (240hp) at the time V6 optional... The new one is in the December Issue of Popular mechanics. That pic is from the July 1997 issue of Motor Trend...

Hey your right i can see the intercoolers sweet. Wait so its the SST concept car? 3g though right?

Also do you have pictures of the new 4g? concept or not...

JDM · 11-16-2003

Yeah 3G, but some genious fuckin ruined the car... "hey let's slap a heavy ass 3.0L V6 SOHC so it's cheap to fix and fast to break, so they have to buy another later...)

Iceman · 11-16-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by JDM@Nov 16 2003, 03:35 AM
Yeah 3G, but some genious fuckin ruined the car... "hey let's slap a heavy ass 3.0L V6 SOHC so it's cheap to fix and fast to break, so they have to buy another later...)

LMAO... Have you really had that many problems with your 3g? I use to own a 3g GT and it was fine for the 1k miles i drove it

, Than i crashed, sold it, bought a 2g GSX, and have never been more happy

JDM · 11-16-2003

I'm on the 4th Tranny (my fault)... Cheap interior shared with Chrysler (Sebring and Stratus), bad brakes (proly my fault, but others have had the same problem on 03' models) and making power is impossible