And a glance at the spec sheet only reinforced our initial hesitant impression: The 2006 Eclipse is bigger in
all dimensions than the car it replaces: in length (by 2.9 inches), width (by 3.3), height (by 1.9), wheelbase (by 0.6) and track (by 2.4).
Not exact matches
Despite the C - Class being larger in virtually every
dimension (and torsionally stiffer)
than the
car it
replaces, and that it features seven standard airbags and the adaptive brake system of the S - Class, Mercedes claims the
car's weight has remained the same.
The pair of Ms is larger
than the
cars they
replace in every
dimension: The M3 gets 3.6 inches longer, 2.8 inches wider and 0.9 inch higher, while the M4 gets 2.2 inches longer and 2.6 inches wider (it is actually 1.7 inches lower
than the M3 coupe).