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Mitsubishi Eclipse
The Mitsubishi Eclipse
is a two-door, four seat sports coupe/convertible
that has been in production since 1989 and
sold as 1990-2006 models. The Eclipse is produced
solely for the United States market, where
it has also been built as the Eagle Talon
and the Plymouth Laser through Mitsubishi
Motors Corporation's close relationship with
the Chrysler Corporation (now DaimlerChrysler)
Their partnership is known as Diamond Star
Motors, or DSM. Eclipses are popular among
racers, ricers, and other automotive enthusiasts
in part because of the car's low price and
wealth of aftermarket parts.
Mitsubishi's experience
with sports cars starts in the early 1980s
with the development and sale of the Mitsubishi
Starion. Up until this point, Mitsubishi Motors
had sold smaller keicars for the Japanese
and American markets-although many were rebadged
as American makes (such as the Dodge Colt).
The Starion, similarly sold as the Chrysler
Conquest, offered performance and features
on-par with sports cars offered by Japanese
makers with more experience in performance
motoring. The Starion's main competitors were
among the largest of the Japanese sports cars:
the Toyota Supra Mk2 and the Nissan 300ZX.
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