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"There used to be a time when the Mitsubishi Eclipse was considered a viable sports car. No, really. In its first and second generations, the Eclipse was offered with an all-wheel-drive drivetrain and a turbocharged 4-cylinder engine as an available option. A favorite of the tuner crowd, the turbo awd Eclipse with light aftermarket modifications routinely tore down the quarter-mile in 11 seconds.   Fast forward a few generations, two to be exact, to the fourth and current iteration of the Eclipse. After a disappointing third-gen Eclipse that saw the loss of the awd and turbo option, and styling that looked dated at launch, the fourth gen stumbled out of the gates as a 2006 model. With more power in both engine variants\u2014162 bhp 2.4-liter inline-4 and 265 bhp 3.8-liter V-6\u2014and improved styling, the fourth-gen Eclipse was better received but was far from setting sales records.           When it arrived, we had this to say: &amp;quot;The new Eclipse isn&amp;#039;t the sports car we hoped it would be. But despite a few shortcomings, it&amp;#039;s definitely better than the car it replaces and a step in the right direction.&amp;quot; That step would come too late and not far enough. Mitsubishi announced the Eclipse will go the way of the dodo bird, Charlie Sheen&amp;#039;s career and the Lancer Evolution X\u2014the 2012 model year will be its last. And its swan song on display now at the New York Auto Show is the Eclipse Special Edition.           The Specials in the Special Edition   Available in either hardtop Coupe or droptop Spyder, the Eclipse SE starts with a well-equipped GS-Sport model packed with leather seating, heated front seats, power driver&amp;#039;s seat, rearview camera, Bluetooth hands-free phone access, HID headlights, fog lamps, heated side mirrors, sunroof (for the coupe version) and a 650-watt Rockford Fosgate premium audio system with Sirius and nine speakers. Exclusive SE details are dark silver 18-in. alloy wheels, black side mirrors and SE badging. The 2.4-liter inline-4 will be the only available engine option as is the 4-speed automatic transmission. Not quite how we envisioned the Eclipse going out...   The 2012 Mitsubishi Eclipse Special Edition should hit dealers this summer and will carry a price comparable to the GS-Sport, which lists for $24,928. RIP, Eclipse. If you are to be reincarnated, may you return to your former glory. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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