The cabin of the new Eclipse Spyder further confirms its adult identity. Its dashboard is extremely modern, highly stylized, yet it avoids mere flash or showiness. An analog speedometer and tachometer are nestled in the center of the display and are easily read both in daylight and when illuminated at night. Water temperature and fuel gauges, however, can be hard to read due to glare in bright sun despite being deeply inset in their own little tunnels.To the right of the instruments is an audio readout mounted on top of the dash. However, the audio controls themselves are mounted lower down in the center console. You have to look at the controls to manipulate them, then look up at the readout. If the two were closer together, the eye would do less rushing around, causing less distraction from the road. Otherwise, climate control and audio controls on the center console are compactly packaged, befitting this very sporting car. We found the A/C control, which is switched on by depressing the fan-speed selector knob, hard to find; but that is the kind of complaint a regular user would quickly solve. Our car had the optional leather interior, which was sumptuous. We also had the Premium Package, which included a power driver's seat and an excellent Mitsubishi/Infinity sound system with a splendid six-disc in-dash CD changer, as well as side airbags, antilock brakes and traction control (the latter available only with automatic transmissions).
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