2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross to Reach Totality in L.A.
CARS.COM — What do you get when you combine a sports coupe with an SUV? Awkies. Mitsubishi announced that its new compact SUV, the 2018 Eclipse Cross, will debut later this month at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show. The name combines the automaker’s old Eclipse sports coupe with the trending crossover segment, and Mitsubishi’s attempt to also combine design cues from both has produced one clumsy-looking vehicle.
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The photos show an SUV that looks a lot like the automaker’s other vehicles, with a few exceptions. The brand’s large shield grille is front and center, but the Eclipse Cross is more nose heavy than the other vehicles and wears more wedgelike styling in back. High-mounted taillights that bisect the rear glass contribute to the awkward, angular look.
Interior highlights include a Mazda-like multimedia screen that sits high on the dash and looks like a tablet; it can be controlled via touch or a console-area touchpad. There’s also a color head-up display ahead of the gauge cluster.
The Eclipse Cross will fit between the three-row Outlander and two-row Outlander Sport in Mitsubishi’s lineup. In the U.S. version, Mitsubishi said, power will come from a direct-injection turbocharged engine, though the automaker hasn’t released powertrain figures or other specs.
At the Geneva International Motor Show earlier this year, Mitsubishi said the Eclipse Cross would be the first in a trio of new SUVs that it plans to bring to markets worldwide. The automaker will take the wraps off the U.S. version of the Eclipse Cross Nov. 29; check back for our full coverage of the L.A. Auto Show.
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