All 3 Mitsubishi Eclipses tested @ Suzuka!

[MidFieldMaven]

The '06 is the most powerful and the heaviest. The '95 has a nice big chunk of low-end torque because turbo, and weighs 180 kg less than the '03. The '03 is the weakest link, but I have a strong feeling that the hardtop version would have been a 2:32 or 2:33 car. Not sure why they chose to include the Spyder instead...

'06
3.8L
261 hp / 6,000 rpm
260 ft-lb / 4,500 rpm
1,575 kg

'95
2.0L
222 hp / 6,100 rpm
213 ft-lb / 2,500 rpm
1,330 kg

'03
3.0L
209 hp / 6,000 rpm
205 ft-lb / 4,000 rpm
1,510 kg

'97 Talon
2.0L
138 hp / 6,000 rpm
134 ft-lb / 5,000 rpm
1,252 kg

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2:28.886 - 431 PP - Mitsubishi Eclipse GT '06
2:32.015 - 413 PP - Mitsubishi Eclipse GT '95
2:35.863 - 399 PP - Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GTS '03
2:41.700 - 352 PP - Eagle Talon Esi '97
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[tankuroded]

What about the Eagle Talon? It is practically an Eclipse in everything but name.

 

[MidFieldMaven]

Updated with Talon!

 

[Swagger897]

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@SuzukaStar

 

[ALB123]

It's too bad they don't have the Eagle Talon TSI. My buddy had one when we were in high school (around 1992-1993) and it was a quick car...handled alright. Overall, a very decent ride...especially for a high school kid!

 

[NinjaDesignz]

Great comparison @SuzukaStar, maybe you could make more of these with different cars.

 

[ALB123]

Great comparison @SuzukaStar, maybe you could make more of these with different cars.

He does tons of them! Check the forum for all the posts created by SuzukaStar. You'll be pleasantly surprised.

And definitely check out his Master List of lap times at Suzuka:

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/ultimate-list-of-suzuka-lap-times-for-over-600-cars.314470/

 

[NinjaDesignz]

He does tons of them! Check the forum for all the posts created by SuzukaStar. You'll be pleasantly surprised.

And definitely check out his Master List of lap times at Suzuka:

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/ultimate-list-of-suzuka-lap-times-for-over-600-cars.314470/

Thanks for the links man!

 

[CeeJay]

I was surprised to find that a tuned up Talon was a pretty fun ride! Sure is slow when stock though

 

[HuskyGT]

The '95 Eclipse might be ugly and kind of nonesensical when you have the much better FTO, but (at least in the game) it handles pretty good I must say. The last time I tried it was in GT5, and it was one of the top 10 FF cars in my garage. It's really smooth and surprisingly neutral.

 

[MidFieldMaven]

The FTO GP Version R and GPX are great indeed. They're capable of 2:30 maybe 2:29 compared to 2:31 for the '95 Eclipse, and they do it without forced induction.

Edit: my old time in the GPX months ago was 2:31.115 but after 5 laps and a lot of frustrated restarts tonight I could only manage a high 2:31 so either the physics of this car got messed with or my old time is remarkable. I'll try the GP Version R later or tomorrow and see if I can do better in that car.

 

[HuskyGT]

The FTO GP Version R and GPX are great indeed. They're capable of 2:30 maybe 2:29 compared to 2:31 for the '95 Eclipse, and they do it without forced induction.

Edit: my old time in the GPX months ago was 2:31.115 but after 5 laps and a lot of frustrated restarts tonight I could only manage a high 2:31 so either the physics of this car got messed with or my old time is remarkable. I'll try the GP Version R later or tomorrow and see if I can do better in that car.

Yeah, the Eclipse has a really powerful engine for its class. I love the FTO though. What I think it's cool about it is that it has probably the smallest V6 in a Japanese FF car at 2.0 liters. Only after the Mazda MX3 V6 though. But that car isn't in the game unfortunately.

 

[MidFieldMaven]

There are a lot of cars that aren't in the game but should be