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Mitsubishi eclipse Sporty Car

The Mitsubishi Eclipse is a sport compact car that was in production between 1989 and 2011 for left-hand drive traffic markets (as well as USA, Canada and Taiwan). A convertible body style was added for the 1996 model year. It was named after an unbeaten 18th century English racehorse which won 26 races,^[2] and has also been sold as the Eagle Talon and the Plymouth Laser captive imports through Mitsubishi Motors close relationship with the Chrysler Corporation. Their partnership was known as Diamond-Star Motors, or DSM, and the vehicle trio through the close of the second-generation line were sometimes referred to by the DSM moniker among enthusiast circles. In Japan, it was sold at a specific retail chain called Car Plaza.

As of 2011, the Eclipse was officially available in North America, Oman, South Korea, the Philippines, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, and China. At the end of August 2011, the final Eclipse rolled off the assembly line, and was auctioned off, the proceeds donated to charity.^[3]