Maxim magazine has chosen the all-new 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse as "GT of the Year" in its fourth annual "Cars of the Year" issue. The Eclipse was selected from a field of more than 45 vehicles reviewed by the magazine and will be featured with nine other winning vehicles in the November 2005 issue of Maxim, scheduled to hit newsstands on October 15.

Every year, Maxim's editorial board gathers and identifies the year's most significant new vehicles. The editors select the 10 that most impress them as "Cars of the Year" and categorize each according to its segment. This is the first time a Mitsubishi Motors product has made the Maxim list.

The 2006 Eclipse, launched in May 2005, is new from the ground up, including dynamic performance enhancements that now surpass the Ford Mustang V6 with 263 horsepower and overwhelm the Acura RSX with 260 lbs.-ft. of torque.