Originally posted by MrFatBooty
The 1st- and 2nd-gen Eclipses were more kind of the American equivalent to the FTO but tailored more to American tastes while the 3rd-gen is all marketing and relatively little substance which is why it sells more.
You're right about that. The Eclipse was suppose to steal away from the market that Honda created with the Civic, Prelude, and Integra. After they realized they couldn't compete head to head in the same market, Mistubishi decided to go after a slightly older group of people seeking to relive some of their "childhood."