If you’re a Fast and Furious fan, you’ll probably recognise the Eclipse nomenclature. It is that sexy green coupé driven by the movie’s protagonist, Brian (which he then blows up after its first race). The cameo of the Eclipse in this action movie may have been short-lived, but it did cement it as a proper enthusiast’s car in the years to come.
Now, with the Eclipse Cross, Mitsubishi has revived this legendary name. However, it isn’t a sexy sports coupé but rather a sensible family crossover SUV. As a result, many people myself included, wrote it off as just a large corporation trying to trick us into making a nostalgic purchase rather