2021 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross review: Now restyled and longer! 

We just bought one...absolutely amazing car! Got all of the features you'd ever want/need, seats and comfort are excellent, and a 10yr warranty with 10yrs fixed price servicing is a no brainer...nothing comes near it regarding value for money.

Recently brought one one of the best car I have ever had 10 years warranty 😀 Turbo engine drives like 2.5 L five stars ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from me

Mitsubishi... It might be a generation behind in fancy technology, however the car lasts a generation longer than the others.

I wake up in the morning and start working... then I remember that I have to check youtube if Paul has uploaded any video... oh yeah he did :D ! great review!

Excellent review! Thanks Paul, keep them coming.

Just bought an Eclipse LS after selling my 2019 Tucson - Just Love It - Feels quiet and refined - Engine feels powerful - Love the Torque at low revs - Auto works well in Hilly Terrain unlike the Tucson ... Fabulous Car for the $$$ Congratulations Mitsubishi

the best car reviewer on youtube, you are very good and your camera work is excellent

Picked up my 2021 Eclipse Cross Aspire on Tuesday after trading in my 2011 ASX Aspire. (BTW after nearly 10 years my ASX was still running like a dream), Main observations. Engine and steering are fantastic. Plenty of power and very responsive. Seats are comfortable but I am 190cms tall and mid console can be a little restrictive compared to the ASX which was much lower. Getting used to it though. Much more rear room compared to ASX though. Safety tech is great. Infotainment system is OK. If you change audio mode it kicks you out of Google maps and its two or three steps get back. I agree the tray for the phone is quite small. As for styling, I love both interior and exterior styling. The orange of the halogen headlights looks a bit dull though compared to the LED running and fog lights. The fact it uses 91 petrol as opposed to premium which many of its competitors need, has a 10 year warranty and fixed price servicing (with my dealer coming to me to service it) are all bonuses. I looked at all the competitors before I chose this one. All in all though I think this hits the sweet spot for me. Great car and for the price better than the competitors looking at it cumulatively

Nice review as always Paul

now that rear end looks 100% better than the last gen.

Great review! Agree on all of the points you've tackled but for me, I wouldn't be too bummed about the tech not being too advanced as the brand has always focused on keeping everything balanced and being on the functional side. Having this simpler tech would make a lot of people have a better time dealing with it and that for me is quite an advantage for most people. Hoping Mitsubishi Motors PH will also bring this in our market, the lack of a crossover is kind of a bummer given that they've focused more on the Xpander & Xpander Cross and the Montero(Pajero) Sport.

Can’t wait for my eclipse cross aspire to be built & delivered. I test drove Monday & ordered today.

Mitsubishi are EASILY one of the most reliable brands out there.

Hello Paul, just subbed you. I have the eclipse cross for 2 years now. Love the car. Absolutly no problem untill now. This is the second most powerfull 1.5l in the martek (after Honda) . Very punchy and reletivly economical. It has direct and indiret injection. Because of this, there is no carbon acumulation (indirect). The oil is 0w20, very expensive, but the best for this kind of "small" turbo engine. I have the 6 speed manual with hand manual break. I like the tail gate of mine better because it is unique and has the back wipper hidden on top. The visibility is a little limited (but not to much). The interior is the best mitsubishi has to offer. Like i said, me and expecially the wife, love the car.

Can't wait to pick it up my Eclipse next week 🥰

Great as always

Paul is the reigning champion on reviews. l am buying an eclipse exceed time to trade my challenger of 20years which has been a joy to own. Not sure about all wheel drive having to replace 4 tyres each time in one go. Beautiful car to drive. many thanks😊

Mr. Paul. Thank you for the entertaining review 😄👍

Thank you,this video was really helpful..

Looks great !

Looks a bit better then the previous one. Nice review!

Paul. Best car reviewer in Oz.

It was between the Seltos Sport and the Eclipse for me and honestly the Eclipse is so much sleeker. Although the Seltos drove very smoothly, the Eclipse was just punchier. I also found with the Seltos that although the ‘tech’ side had more to offer, it was almost too much.. too many things yelling at me and there was too much happening on the screen. The interior was also very boring. I think the GT line is probably nicer in the Seltos range, but even the base model for the Eclipse is beautiful and it’s 10k cheaper. End of the day, depends what you want but the new Eclipse is super nice in both affordability, style and drive.

Looks way better than the previous generation in my opinion

Good Review. I’ve ordered the Aspire in lightning blue, 3 to 4 month wait for delivery unfortunately.

I love how Mitsubishi car looks, I love theri AWDs and I honestly see them lasting tads longer than competition. Sure they aren't luxurious inside, but they have rally vibes in how basic they look inside.

Very nice trucklet! I have one but from 2018 and still like it a lot

Great review... hoping you will be doing the top of the range PHEV version soon..?

I purchased this new model, except the top model with 2 sunroofs and leather seats. Have been driving it now for a week and enjoying it. Your faults outlined are valid but overall its a great city car. I did my research and test drives on other cars in this range and found this one was the best for the following points: value for money, looks, ride,safety features and 10 year capped price servicing and warranty. The tech stuff you can get passed with the Android Auto which does what is supposed to.

Went for a test drive of the new Eclipse Cross PHEV. Pricy but a great step up from the regular Eclipse Cross. Really good handling and instant power delivery.

We got a new one and it's awesome in every way. Love the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross

I love Mitsubishi

Another wicked review

Car looked pretty good

Can’t agree more on the infotainment. We just bought the 2021 Outlander Exceed which I love. It has its shortcomings as an older face lifted design, but it rides nice the S-AWC is great and the front styling with the LED Cluster had me at hello. But the voice control is honestly terrible. We’ve had it since mid October and not once have I managed to make a call with out getting my AppleWatch to connect the call. Keep up the great reviews Paul👍🏻

I bought a 2020 in July. In the US, Mitsubishi is trying to rebuild their brand and get out of a sales slump. As such, they are selling them much cheaper than the msrp. I mean my car payment is less than 300 a month for a brand new, well equipped SUV. Can't beat it when holding up against the competition, in that regard The warranty, the style, and the price make it a winner for me. I love my EC!

I and my wife test drove a exceed today after other cars, we were very impressed with the hole package, and will buy the Eclipse cross exceed. Thanks, god bless to you. Cheer's.

Just bought the update it is a super reliable car with great warranty and is good to drive if you do your homework its actually has very similar interior dimensions to the mazda cx5 and forester. Cheaper to buy , 1/2 the price of servicing over 5 years.

Great looking little SUV Paul but yeah the lack of up to date tech would be a deal breaker for me. Again though I really like it’s looks!👍🏼😎

Nice review dude 🔥🍻 Btw, hello im your subscriber from Jakarta ✨

Will take this anyday of the week. Just feels incredibly well built when you sit in it. Doing a lot of corrugated dirt roads in South Africa, comfort is front and centre for me. The Mazda and Kia have some of the worst comfort levels on dirt where the Mitsubishi just soaks it up. Excellent daily driver, and fantastic holiday cruiser for the money. Personally, quite like the unique looks of it too.

The new design feels refined. Nicely done! I couldn't care less about the eclipse cross until they gave me and my wife a free upgrade to it when we rented a car in Canberra 😂

Found the rear airvents - they are located under the driver and passenger seats

My 2022 ,2.0l cvt GLS is the pits, no power, but fair on long journeys. Your review is spot on. Love the design, though 👌

great review interesting comments about technology, as an older person mid 60's i find because it is not hi-tech as some it is just perfect for older people and very simple to use, i do agree that it was inconvenient in voice recognition but once set up its ok whilst we only have 1200 ks on the clock both my wife and i are loving it

absolutely love this car even the first gen one but this new one is even better. love the new rear lights and so on. interior great too. I think on the infotainment front they expecting people to use mirroring why invest so much money in a system if people anyways use mirroring. the one with body colored arches and so on looks better and would love it with a moonroof sunroof or whatever

Looking forward to new Skoda Octavia review in the future.

I love my Mitsubishi.

I recently drove one and I agree with everything you have said here. Tech is it's biggest downfall...horrible screen. However I did find the 1.5L turbo a really good engine for this price point. I prefer it to the N/A 2.0L normally found in the competitors (Seltos, CX-30).

I like the updates. They fixed the rear for good

Hey dude, you never said about the most important thing, reliability, 100.000 miles guarantee, Mitsubishi engines are one of the best engines, you compared Mitsubishi with Kia ? Just for entertainment ? Come on.

Definitely my next car

Nice video

Had one as a rental car, was surprised how well it drove..

No rear air vents in 2020 in a family-ish SUV is a major disappointment a big deal breaker ! Design looks smart but looks like the tech needs to also come up to the competitors . Again a thorough review Paul cheers 👍

I didn't mind the split window design of the previous model (I drive a 9th gen Civic hatch with the same deal). But would gladly opt for this design for the better vision out back. I agree, the tech is probably the let down. I would be hard pressed, deciding between half a step up to a medium SUV like CX5, or half a step down to something like a Subaru XV with a full sized spare.

I love it. I prefer this design on the Eclipse Crosse than on the Triton/L200/Sportero.

I bought EC Aspire in April this year. I am a techie lover but tech for me is not fancy screen rather how much it in the safety system. Aspire is perfect in the price segment. I am very happy with the engine performance and infotainment for me is Car Play so No regret.

Hope you'll do a test drive on the new PHEV model..

Hi Paul !👋

There seems to be a lot of wasted space near the cupholders at the center console. They could have added another cubby for a smartphone or something. Also no AC vents or USB ports at the back, which is disappointing. But aside from that, it looks like a pretty good crossover.

I am in the USA and have a fully loaded 2019 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross SEL Touring with S-AWC in Octane Blue. We also have another identical one in Red Diamond. They are loaded with a dual pano roof, leather, heated front seats, heated rear seats, heated steering wheel, 710 watt 9 speaker rockford fosgate audio system, power folding mirrors, remote start, sliding and reclining rear seats, led head and tail lights, power driver seat, auto dimming rear view mirror with home link, all the driver aids like forward collision warning and mitigation with pedestrian detection, lane departure warning, blind spot warning with lane change assist, rear cross traffic alert, auto high beams, radar cruise control, and much more! USA models have Mitsubishi Connect Telematics with sos and call center buttons in the car and a phone app to start the car, set interior temp and defrosters, adjust wiper settings, multiple vehicle controls, set geofencing, unlock and lock car, activate horn and lights, car finder, milage and travel info, car health info and much more from anywhere. I love my Eclipse Cross and my only complain would be on rough roads the ride can be a bit crashy. I know on the redesign (restyled) Eclipse Cross in the USA they re tuned the springs and shocks and added larger parts to rear suspension and am curious if this new one rides better than the 2018-2020 Eclipse Cross over large bumps. I do like the rear of my 2019 better as it was the main selling point for me and the reason I bought the car. But Americans people do not like the split rear style apparently and we know how picky us Americans are. So they got rid of it which sucks.

Pickup my new XLS eclipse cross in 3 weeks after a 3 month wait. Changed to xls from aspire as aspire unavailable until next year.

Amazing that buyers will turn down a car that drives well, rides well and looks pretty good, because it doesn't have enough video games

Here in Kuwait, Mitsubishi is the number 1 brand between cheap labor people. It's so reliable but it's a hidden gem between fellow Kuwaitis. Most of Kuwaitis prefer Toyota. I'm glad I chose mitsubishi

Looks good, time to update the Kanx Motorsports wide body kit.

Hi Paul. Can you please do a review on the 2021 Updated Toyota Fortuner :)

I’ve got to say Paul that although I generally like the car, I absolutely hate the CVT. Constantly Variable Transmissions are just so uninspiring and it feels like you are wasting power. I actually have a Pajero Sport but that has an eight speed auto transmission which is very nice. Having said all that I am looking forward to the new 2022 Outlander which looks absolutely amazing!

2021 and a car without rear air vents, ridiculous. Like your channel ☺️!

i will buy the eclipse cross. love it

do a video on the new 2022 outlander!

If you press and hold the voice key it activates Siri or Google Assist for voice calls so setting up voice tags is not required.

New model is looking good...

I just ordered one its value for money i was able to get the car with the extras i wanted an the protection pack for 2k cheaper than the same model of the competition without extras

I easily do 18km per liter in the old gen ( rented in Japan ) 25% freeway, 50% urban and 25% mountain. My house there is on a steep hill. This is the most fuel friendly suv I've driven.

You could see out the back of the previous model.

I would have bought another Lancer!... :-) Thank you for showing us the new Eclipse Cross anyway! I don't mind the iffy infotainment. That's something I don't need...

i really like those hard lookin lines on the exterior. crossovers tend to look very soft and bubbly but this one looks solid

Nice review , the redesign looks much better, all that's missing is rear ac vents , the eclipse cross is very sound mechanically and simple to repair. It uses multi port injection and does not suffer from carbon build up like mazda skysctiv (gdi) and Kia Gamma (gdi ) engine While the interior of those vehicles are better, mitsu has much better mechanical design and very similar to toyota in reliability.

Superb 👍👍

I had a nearly new rental this week in the Pilbara (4000Km on odo). Drove it from Karratha to Port Hedland and back. The ride felt harsh on bumps. Acceleration was sufficient to overtake road trains - pity there is no manual. Fuel economy and ride weren't as good as my 10yo Civic.

Exterior looks much improved compared to before. But interior still looks average, even if this is probably Mitsubishi's best interior. But overall, it appears to be a pretty good car but there are better options for me. I'm curious how the PHEV would perform though!

The omission of the split rear Windows is welcome but at the same time will make the first generation a unique model and could become a future cult car. Is this the highest model? I don't see the s-awc button and track pad for the Head unit on the central console.

Comparing this Mitsubishi to the subaru Xv, which is more solid and durable and handles better ?

Is the eclipse cross with the tail gate type rear window the 2020 model?

Not many new options besides the back end I drive the 2019 and the interior black is fine Doesn’t get smudge or dirty lol

hi, what version is it ? 4wd ? thanks

It would be nice if you could possibly start saying where the speakers are located. Rather than just saying it's an 8 speaker stereo, you could say it's an 8 speaker stereo with one being a subwoofer, or three of which are in the dashboard, something like that. Could also be interesting to try and find them all in expensive cars with 12, 14 speaker stereos.

Which one is better 2021or 2022 ???

Which one you more recommend( in base or mid options) , seltos or Eclips cross?

Hi, Does this SUV come with a remote car starter? If not, can dealerships install it?

which one is better nissan qashqai or mitsubishi asx, bro can you do a video or somebody help me , i am really confused which one to take

Subaru XV review soon?

How does it stack up to the corolla Cross

Hi did you do any ASX review..

They fixed the back , looks much better but still no rear air vents! It’s a suv !

What’s DAB+? My current car has one of those fan dangled CD player thingies 😂😂 Infotainment is a whole new world!

Alot nicer looking

Can you do a review of asx 2021 please 😊

I have a 2018 and love it, but have the issue of going over potholes the car is a bit unstable and sways. Anyone else have this happen to them?