Safety On the 2006 Eclipse, Mitsubishi has included several important safety items as standard equipment. For starters, the front airbags include an occupant sensing system. What’s more, both the GS and GT models come standard with side-impact and side-curtain airbags.

On the 2006 Eclipse, Mitsubishi has also included several important safety items as standard equipment. For starters, the front airbags include an occupant sensing system that turns off the passenger side airbag when a child who might be hurt by the force of a deploying airbag occupies the seat. What’s more, both the GS and GT models come standard with side-impact and side-curtain airbags that protect the driver and front passenger’s chest and head.

Other important safety features include three-point lap/shoulder belts at all seating positions, LATCH child seat anchors, and daytime running lights. Traction control is an option on GT models, but we’d like Mitsubishi to go one step further and offer electronic stability control across the model line.

As for quibbles, the fact that those inflatable side-curtain airbags don’t extend to protect those riding in the back seat is a cause for concern. Combine that with the lack of head restraints for rear seat passengers and we’d think twice about putting anyone we cared about back there on a regular basis.