

This engages special modes for snow or gravel. The AWD system is invisible and seamless, though various modes can be deployed via a console-mounted toggle button. The little engine performs more impressively than its output figures suggest on paper, and it syncs well with the paddle-shiftable CVT transmission. The latter figure is the important one for overall responsiveness, and it leaves numerous competitors, however defined, in the dust. The 1.5 litre turbo four-cylinder develops 152 horsepower, and a leading 184 pounds of torque. The brand’s Super All Wheel Control (S-AWC) All Wheel Drive system is offered as a core component of a powertrain that stacks up as the Eclipse Cross’s most valuable asset. It’s all trimmed with plenty of stitching and contrasting materials to increase sophistication, and most of the materials are in the right places. Those familiar with other Mitsubishi models will recognize the interior: a dark and simple palette, busy but mostly easy-to-use control consoles, a simple and informative instrument cluster, and familiar switches, stalks, and steering wheel. It carries the brand’s face with no second guessing-you know you’re looking at a Mitsubishi. There’s no mistaking it for something else. Though it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross is undeniably distinctive. Styling blends a smattering of elements to give the shopper something of mounting importance: a unique appearance. In any case, the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross is a good pick, depending on what you’re after. But remember: there is no ‘best’ crossover, only options that are better or worse at meeting your specificrequirements. Test drive many models if you’re shopping in this market. You might cross shop this machine as a larger alternative to smaller crossovers, or a smaller (and less expensive) alternative to some larger ones. It exists (intentionally) in something of a grey-zone between other smaller and larger machines, filling a sort of size-hole between two market segments. As a crossover, it’s a machine built as some combination of car and SUV. The Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross is a difficult vehicle to slot into any given genre. Though this latest crossover shares little with the Mitsubishi Eclipse sports car from years gone by, the marketing department borrowed the name to leverage the brand’s past in order to bump the hype. It’s a machine partly named after one of the brand’s sports cars from days gone by.

It’s a crossover that targets the heart of one of the most rapidly-growing segments on today’s market. The latest from Mitsubishi, and their first new model in many years, is called the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross.
