The mind-boggling action film, the Fast and Furious, starring Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto and Paul Walker as Brian O'Connor, brought the 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse to its highest glory. It has been admired by motor enthusiasts and the fans of the exhilarating movie in recent times.
Taking a mere 9.4 seconds to accelerate, the Eclipse adorns a top speed of 136.7 miles per hour. Such other dazzling features made the Eclipse one of the most iconic cars that have left a mark on peoples' minds.
The 1994 Mitsubishi Eclipse was revamped as the second-generation version, the 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse. Owing to its easy modifiability, the car became the most desired car in the market.
A joint venture was formed by Mitsubishi and Chrysler's Diamond Star Motors to produce the 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse at their factory in Normal, Illinois.
Commercially adored all-wheel drive and turbo features were made exclusive to the 1995 version of the Eclipse. Besides, restyling the interiors of the car also left the buyers in awe of its beauty.
The original Eclipse owned by John Lupid was dark green and then silver. When he rented it out to the Universal, they painted it a shocking green making it O'Connor's first racing car. The colour of the car served as an inspiration to many fans to simply address it as "the green car."
O'Connor racing with the Mitsubishi Eclipse, his very first racing car, marked the beginning of his journey as a street racer. Besides, O'Connor saved Toretto using the Eclipse, which helped them strengthen their relationship and later enabled them to build a street-racer family.
These were reasons for the sentimental value that the diehard fans of fast and Furious associate with the car. Though the Eclipse may not hold much historical weightage as the other cars in the movie, such as the Lincoln Continental convertible from Entourage, the fact that the Eclipse played a pivotal role in shaping the film cannot be denied.
The Eclipse is one of The Fast and Furious's most memorable sports cars, owing to its extraordinary features and brilliance.
Most of Paul Walker's sports cars, motorbikes, and SUVs were sold post his death in 2013. However, the 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse was not among the collection of sold vehicles.
The Eclipse was instead sold to the Hollywood Star Cars Museum, and now, other celebrities use it.
