2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT V6 Road Test

Flashing lights, artificial smoke, loud, pumping trance music and a self-revealing cloth - it's the same run of the mill show that all manufacturers use to unveil show cars. Underneath it all, this pearl orange coloured figure gathered attention quicker than almost any other exhibit at this year's Canadian International Auto Show. And there it sat, raised on a pedestal, the all-new 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse in all its radiance and glory. In my head, whilst deep-voiced speaker went on about its sound system and powerful engine, all that went through my mind was my sincere hope that it would be as good to drive as it was to look at. From that moment on, and for the next six months, I was excited - and that rarely ever happens.