Realistically-rendered fifth-gen Mitsubishi Eclipse looks the part but won’t happen

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It would make a great Toyota GT86 rival, don’t you think?

Mitsubishi may have discontinued the Eclipse in 2012, but the sports car continues to have a strong fanbase that would love to see an all-new fifth-generation model on the streets someday. With Mitsubishi focused on SUVs, crossovers, and electrified powertrains these days, a compact sports car is at the bottom of its list of priorities.

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Not to mention that naming one of its crossovers Eclipse Cross can't be a good sign for sports car enthusiasts. Still, that can't stop fans from dreaming about a new Eclipse, and the most talented of them from imagining a fifth-generation model.

Designer Enoch Gabriel Gonzales of the Philippines is one of them, and his digital renderings of an all-new Eclipse will inevitably reignite the flame for Eclipse aficionados.

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The striking thing about these renderings is that they don't look too futuristic, making it easy for the viewer to picture the car in a real-life environment. The coupe seems aggressive and elegant at the same time, combining a pair of sharp bumpers with smooth surfaces and a sloping roofline.

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Of the three different colors the car is pictured in, the red looks the most appropriate for a sports coupe, with the orange a close second. But that's just my opinion.

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We could speculate on the car's technical side, but that would be pointless, wouldn't it? Anyway, judging from the proportions, the hypothetical fifth-generation Eclipse would continue to have the engine mounted in the front, but we'd really like to imagine it as a rear-wheel-drive car — despite the fact that all four Eclipse iterations so far have been front-wheel-drive (with optional all-wheel-drive on the first two generations).

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READ MORE: Our in-depth review of the modern-day Eclipse, the 2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross