2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse

An Ann Arbor, Mich.-based environmental group says your vehicle's "new-car smell" is less likely to cause you harm this year, but it still is essentially made up of toxic gases masked by the fragrant, earthy smell of capitalism. The Ecology Center's annual report on new-car smell puts the Acura RDX at the top of its list for least-toxic new-car smell--which it says contains poisons linked to... read more

Volkswagen's on-again, off-again love affair with Volkswagen is on again, as the German automaker's Eos convertible took the top honors int he latest Consumer Reports comparo of seven convertibles . Pitted against the likes of the BMW 328i, Saab 9-3 Convertible , Volvo C70 , Pontiac G6 , Mitsubishi Eclipse and Chrysler Sebring , CR's editors narrowly chose the Eos the top ragtop, according to a... read more

Hyundai's Genesis coupe is the latest to fall victim to broken embargoes -- you know, the games automakers play with information so that hapless "printies" can get their pages onto supermarket racks, right next to InTouch and Entertainment Weekly? The Genesis coupe's been sprung from that jail by Autoblog and others, in the form of this rather complete high-resolution photo set . There aren't... read more

If you wind up anywhere on Yahoo! tomorrow (6/15/2005), don't be surprised to see some ads for the new Mitsubishi Eclipse -- everywhere you go. Search engine, Yahoo! Autos, local entertainment listings. Doesn't matter, Mitsu is setting up what is known in advertising circles as a road block. It's a costly way of doing things, but the Japanese automaker is intent on regaining an audience in its... read more