2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
Saturday, June 17th, 2006
The 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder is a two-door, four-seat roadster based on the latest Eclipse coupe. The Spyder returns to the Mitsubishi lineup after a one-year hiatus as a 2007 model, with a full-power, convertible top that folds completely into a fully covered, self-closing bin. All with the driver doing nothing more than releasing a couple of latches and pushing a button.
The Spyder offers all the pleasures of open-air motoring with few of the displeasures. The top, especially, is a quality structure. It’s finished inside, with all the struts, pivots and bows hidden behind sound-deadening fabric. With it up, the interior feels and sounds much like the coupe, although perhaps a little claustrophobic. With it down, the steeply raked windshield pushes most of the air up and over the open cockpit, allowing almost-normal conversation; hats are just as essential for avoiding sunburn as for controlling wind-blown tresses.
Despite weighing about 200 pounds more than the coupe, due to bracing added in the conversion to a convertible, the Spyder gives up only one mile per gallon to the coupe in fuel economy in all but the top-level V6 with automatic, and that drops only two mpg and only in the highway estimate. It’s available in both four-cylinder or V6 engines, each available with manual or automatic.
In pricing, the ‘07 Spyder actually costs less than its predecessor. The base GS model lists at $355 below the ‘05, the GT more than $2000 below the top ‘05 model, and both with more content.
The 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder is a fun car. If, that is, you accept it for what it is: a sporty, top-down tourer. But it’s not a sports car, in the truest sense of the term. Accept that, and you can’t go wrong. Measured fun per dollar, the Eclipse Spyder is well worth a look for anyone shopping for a sporty convertible.
Tags: none
Share This: Email This To A Friend or Social Bookmark It!
If you were interested in 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder, you may also be interested in:
2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse: Eclipse is no doubt the most respected and recognized car among all the Mitsubishi vehicles. Mitsubishi has lot of hopes with its 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse
“Flash Back” 1997 Eagle Talon: A lot of the enjoyment we get from a sporty-looking car is that people look at us driving it. It's as American as apple pie
2007 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder: The much anticipated Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder was revealed to the public during the 2005 IAA in Frankfurt, and like the March Auto Show in Geneva, all vehicles on
