2022 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Review: A New Short-List Crossover?

Auto123 reviews the 2022 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross.

Since its merger with Renault and Nissan, Mitsubishi has been at work gradually renewing its lineup of SUVs. We saw a revised RVR in 2020 and the Outlander is getting a top-to-bottom overhaul for 2022, and now it’s the turn of the Eclipse Cross to get a makeover from the Japanese brand’s design department, also for 2022. Looking head, the nest version of the Outlander PHEV's is slated to make its debut. But back to the 2022 Eclipse Cross.

Introduced in 2018, the brand's “other” pocket crossover was certainly due for an overhaul, not least because it competes in a very popular category these days. Now, the big question will whether this 2.0 version of the angular SUV will seduce consumers in that category.

I had occasion to test drive the new stretched version of the model, the beneficiary of Mitsubishi’s decision to give the Eclipse Cross a little more interior volume for its second outing. Here’s what I noticed.

Less eccentric
It’s still plenty clear that this is an Eclipse Cross, what with its pleated body and dramatic angles, but it's missing a little something. The 2018 model was notable for its rear section looking seemingly cut off, almost flush with the rear wheel arches, but with the sheet metal now extending farther rearward – which translates to a 140-mm gain - the crossover now comes with a more conventional silhouette.

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