2005 srt-4 vs new mitsubishi eclipse
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RE: 2005 srt-4 vs new mitsubishi eclipse
Was driving next to a blue one yesterday - interesting looking cars. Not as fast as I expected though. I honestly expected more, they must not have been pushing it too hard, or she just wasn't a good driver, I don't know. But I'm not quite stock , anyway, so it is a little hard to judge how a stock srt-4 would do, but I would imagine that the srt-4 would be a bit faster, even stock. Yet another example of how the srt's power is underated. It does weigh 3600 lbs, though, so I guess it makes sense.
Edit: ----I just checked out the website, and it looks like the blue GT is only available in steptronic transmission, so that could explain the fact that it seemed as slow to respond as it did.
Edit: ----I just checked out the website, and it looks like the blue GT is only available in steptronic transmission, so that could explain the fact that it seemed as slow to respond as it did.
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RE: 2005 srt-4 vs new mitsubishi eclipse
ORIGINAL: posthondaremoval
Was driving next to a blue one yesterday - interesting looking cars. Not as fast as I expected though. I honestly expected more, they must not have been pushing it too hard, or she just wasn't a good driver, I don't know. But I'm not quite stock , anyway, so it is a little hard to judge how a stock srt-4 would do, but I would imagine that the srt-4 would be a bit faster, even stock. Yet another example of how the srt's power is underated. It does weigh 3600 lbs, though, so I guess it makes sense.
Edit: ----I just checked out the website, and it looks like the blue GT is only available in steptronic transmission, so that could explain the fact that it seemed as slow to respond as it did.
Was driving next to a blue one yesterday - interesting looking cars. Not as fast as I expected though. I honestly expected more, they must not have been pushing it too hard, or she just wasn't a good driver, I don't know. But I'm not quite stock , anyway, so it is a little hard to judge how a stock srt-4 would do, but I would imagine that the srt-4 would be a bit faster, even stock. Yet another example of how the srt's power is underated. It does weigh 3600 lbs, though, so I guess it makes sense.
Edit: ----I just checked out the website, and it looks like the blue GT is only available in steptronic transmission, so that could explain the fact that it seemed as slow to respond as it did.
dude, it weighs 3600 pounds?! that is obscene! it could have 100 more horsepower than an srt-4 (and remember they're giving bhp) and it still wouldn't be a threat! that is utterly embarrasing. i actually like the way they look (back to the gen 2 rounded body style look), but that is terrible.
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RE: 2005 srt-4 vs new mitsubishi eclipse
Just watched a thing on them, they flat out admit, it is a heavy car and feels spirited, but it not a fast car. I would not bet against an SRT 4 in that one unless the driver SUCKED!
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RE: 2005 srt-4 vs new mitsubishi eclipse
Its heavy, and it is hideous. That orange color needs to go with the "just got puked on" orange in the interior. GROSS! They made it girlier than EVER! Definitely not feeling it, and could never would never drive it. Id feel.....[sm=lame.gif]
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RE: 2005 srt-4 vs new mitsubishi eclipse
The SRT-4 has it beat. In the Car & Driver article "Cheap Speed: Round 23" they had cars that have a base price not to exceed $25,000 and at least 200 horsepower or more and they had considered the new Eclipse, but they left it out saying,"The latest Mitsubishi Eclipse GT came close to making the cut, but the only staffer who'd driven the thing told us it was "more like a softly suspended tourer than a racer" and would thus be humiliated." The SRT-4 ACR was in that article and it bested all the other cars in almost every single performance test including, 0-60 MPH, 1/4 mile, top speed, braking, autocross course, etc. and this was against the Acura RSX Type-S, Subaru Impreza WRX, Chevy Cobalt SS Supercharged and Saturn Ion Red Line.
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The SRT-4 has it beat. In the Car & Driver article "Cheap Speed: Round 23" they had cars that have a base price not to exceed $25,000 and at least 200 horsepower or more and they had considered the new Eclipse, but they left it out saying,"The latest Mitsubishi Eclipse GT came close to making the cut, but the only staffer who'd driven the thing told us it was "more like a softly suspended tourer than a racer" and would thus be humiliated." The SRT-4 ACR was in that article and it bested all the other cars in almost every single performance test including, 0-60 MPH, 1/4 mile, top speed, braking, autocross course, etc. and this was against the Acura RSX Type-S, Subaru Impreza WRX, Chevy Cobalt SS Supercharged and Saturn Ion Red Line.
The SRT-4 has it beat. In the Car & Driver article "Cheap Speed: Round 23" they had cars that have a base price not to exceed $25,000 and at least 200 horsepower or more and they had considered the new Eclipse, but they left it out saying,"The latest Mitsubishi Eclipse GT came close to making the cut, but the only staffer who'd driven the thing told us it was "more like a softly suspended tourer than a racer" and would thus be humiliated." The SRT-4 ACR was in that article and it bested all the other cars in almost every single performance test including, 0-60 MPH, 1/4 mile, top speed, braking, autocross course, etc. and this was against the Acura RSX Type-S, Subaru Impreza WRX, Chevy Cobalt SS Supercharged and Saturn Ion Red Line.