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Originally posted by takumi_drifto
Just wondering.. this car can be pretty sweet...
1.What years come with turbo?
2.What years come with AWD?
3.Why did they stop makin the turbo model?
4.How come the generation 3 model looks alot like a pontiac?
5.This isnt really a japanese car is it?
6.Why Did they stop making the lazer/talon..
Thanks alot, somebody just answer those few questiosn if u no them!!! MY DAD WANTS TO GET ME THIS CAR! 
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I can answer a few of these...
4. they don't look like pontiacs to me...
5. and 6. It is really a DSM (Diamond Star Motors). This was a venture between Chrysler and Mitsubishi. Chrysler did NOT buy any part of Mitsubishi, it was a way to showcase the 3000GT and Eclipse in American clothes. During the production of the DSM cars Japanese car sales were down due to the influx of "American is better". The Dodge Avenger is also the last DSM car to my knowledge. DSM then split up as sales slowed...
It really is a Japanese car. To be honest it is also easier to buy mechanical parts for the Eclipse, the bodies were however different.
The only down side to the Eclipse family is the AWD puts alot of strain on the already weak transmissions. The DSM Eclipse line has by far the weakest manual and automatic transmissions ever. They now (since F&F made them known again) have parts to make the driveline somewhat stronger, but it seems DSM made it only to support the power and not much more. A good hard launch in my friends AWD Talon tsi manual caused the trans to be totally destroyed...his car now with the rebuilt trans hits high 11's.