Cross-Eclipse

28 February 2017

Mitsubishi Motors has unveiled the new compact kupeobrazny crossover Eclipse Cross

Japanese concern Mitsubishi Motors in the last few years was in an extremely difficult position – sales fell around the world, particularly had on the domestic market, besides in 2016 in Japan broke your own "Deselect", when for a number of subcompact models of Mitsubishi (and Nissan) indicated unrealistic data on fuel consumption. In the end, the case ended with the takeover and control of Mitsubishi Motors went to the Renault Nissan Alliance, under the wing of Carlos Ghosn.

 

Interestingly, in most markets European (and Russian is no exception) the rate for a long time was done on crossovers and SUVs, and we have the lion's share of Mitsubishi sales in 2016 took the updated Outlander. The theme is, in principle, beneficial, the market share of SUVs has been growing steadily (at the end of 2016 global market share of vehicles of this type, including SUVs, rose to 28.8%), and the Japanese, sensing the situation, presented in Geneva "middle brother" of the "Outlander" compact crossover under the name of Eclipse Cross. 

 not so long ago, a few years ago, under the name Eclipse in the United States were offered a coupe and in the form of a novelty these origins saved – the Eclipse Cross silhouette clearly kupeobrazny, although the door is still five. The creators attribute the model to the segment C-SUV, that is a direct competitor to the legislator of a genre, the popular Nissan Qashqai, and stand in the lineup right between the "younger" model ASX (which is too soon waiting for a generational change) and the best-selling novel Outlander. 

The styling of the new natural made in the new corporate style of the MMC, the specified concept cars XR series and the updated Outlander, and at the same time resonates with the new X-style brand Lada. In General, it's a "youth" and stylish. Dimensions "Eclipse Cross" – 4405х1805х1685 mm, wheelbase is 2670 mm, and the Outlander, it also borrowed the platform, once again upgraded (by the way, and ASX platform base and similar). 

Petrol engine brand new is a turbo engine capacity of 1.5 liters (the estimated capacity 170 HP) and turbo diesel 4N14 volume 2,2 l modernized, its capacity to 7 March, too, is the intrigue (roughly 180 horsepower). But transmission clarity now – new 8-speed CVT for the petrol version and the classic 8-step "automatic" for diesel, coupled with a proprietary system of constant all-wheel drive Super All-Wheel Control and thrust vector control AYC as the EVO, so handling should be fine. 

The interior due to the dual console of the dashboard, fashionably speaker 7-inch "tablet" media system in the upper part looks cool and quite modern. And LTE is promised, and integration with smartphones and full range of connectors, and even the touchpad is, well, a head-up display is there, certainly for Europe will be invited and radar-optical active safety system. 

Sales in Europe start in the fall, later Eclipse Cross will appear at home in Japan, USA, Australia and China, and there to Russia, you see, you get – however, it is possible that Russian sales will start simultaneously with the EU, because we have the ASX is no longer sold... More specific information on such a promising new product from Japan will be released on 7 March in Geneva PalExpo.

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