New Car Review of the 2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder Compact Convertible Coupe

Description: Compact Convertible Coupe
Base MSRP Range: up to $30,949
Invoice Price Range: up to $29,289
Where built: USA

The convertible edition of Eclipse was engineered from the outset to work as a car without a coupe's superstructure -- it's rigid and stiff, which sets up sporty road manners. Spyder's power-operated folding soft top lowers in seconds, with all movements controlled by dual electric motors sent into action by a single dashboard button. The exterior looks daring and aggressive like the coupe in geo-mechanical style.

A 3.0-liter V6 with variable induction drops into GT and GTS models and generates 210-hp. Spyder GS continues with the single-cam 2.4-liter 4-cylinder plant and manual or automatic transmission.

As with the coupe, Spyder GS spins off a new REMIX package with fresh body paint choices like Platinum.