Lighter colors reduce the claustrophobia considerably. This is largely visual and features no ergonomic advantages, but also no obvious disadvantages, either, unless you consider the odd radio display arrangement. While the radio is in the familiar location and is in easy and logical reach of front seat passengers, the channel readout is located in a central binnacle atop the dashboard, much in the way SUVs used to prop compasses in this location as if to save your life in Antarctica. Compounding the quirkiness is the size of the LCD window, which is 60 percent larger than it has to be, wasting the rest of a perfectly good calculator. Perhaps Mitsubishi will see fit to include computer functions in this space.
Seats are snug buckets that offer good lateral support and adequate thigh support.
Legroom is generous, as cars of this ilk do not need to concern themselves with rear seat room, which often limits travel. The dead pedal offers perfect support for those extreme corners that prove irresistible in a car like the Eclipse. The dashboard is unconventional, for sure. It is deep and looks the techno part enclosing the major instruments in a pod shaped like a cross-section of a homemade bread loaf. Gauges are set in white with dark markings, adding to the sporty look.