Overview & Reviews

The Jeep/Eagle division was formed in 1988 shortly after Chrysler bought the American Motors Corporation in 1987.

At the time, Detroit brands like Chrysler were trying to fend off increasing sales by import brands with the creation of their own import-style sales divisions. Eagle began with the Renault-influenced products developed for AMC, the Eagle Premier and the Eagle Medallion. The rest of the division's portfolio was filled out by vehicles from Mitsubishi, the Japanese company that had long been Chrysler's partner in the importation of small, fuel-efficient vehicles.

Jeep sales gave some energy to the Eagle division, but once Chrysler broke off the sport-utility brand and made it available to its own dealers as the SUV boom began in the 1990s, the Eagle brand quickly foundered. Chrysler announced the end of the Eagle brand in November 1997 and the last Eagle Talon, a badge-engineered version of the Mitsubishi Eclipse, came off the assembly line shortly thereafter.

User Reviews:

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  Great utility vehicle - 1995 Eagle Summit
  By manorchurch - September 25 - 2:00 am

  Outstanding reliability. Change the oil, oil filter, air filter on schedule, and run a bottle of injector cleaner through the tank once every 5000 miles. Absolutely no mechanical failures whatsoever. Only replacements have been the front disc brake pads. Versatile, cargo-capable, nimble and perfect visibility from the drivers seat. Not a race-car, but it goes as fast as needed, and accelerates to freeway speeds without complaint. Put the backseat down, and I carried 4 55 gallon drums, two on top, two in the back. Better than a van for gas and maneuverability. Ugly, but a great little car.

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  So good, we bought a 2nd!!! - 1995 Eagle Summit
  By Johnnypro - September 15 - 2:00 am

  Great little car/van. Im a musician, as is my wife. She used it once when her Escort wagon was out of gas and immediately asked me to find her one. Hers now has 112,000 miles and a bit of rust out, mine has 132,000 and is rust free. Go figure. back seat folds forward and gives you much more room that a Caravan with 3rd seat out. Pulling back seat out gives 6 feet of cargo space. Great economy (30 mpg on the road) and reliability. Mine has needed NO major work in 4 years (Brakes only). My wifes needed a water pump. Timing belt and idler were replaced at that time which corrected a noisy engine problem.

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  enjoyable - 1997 Eagle Talon
  By strave - August 6 - 2:00 am

  for a four cylander with no turbo it is an exceptional car

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  GOTALEMON - 1996 Eagle Summit
  By MN.woman - August 4 - 2:00 am

  BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND HAD PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE. LOTS OF RATTLING. THE HORN WOULDNT WORK. BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEMS, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT TWO TIMES. THE GAS CAP LOCK STICKS AND IVE HAD TO GET HELP AT GAS STATIONS BEFORE PUMPING. WATER PUMP REPLACED, REPLACED THERMOSTAT,MANY OTHER SMALL PROBLEMS

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  9 years and still good - 1995 Eagle Talon
  By yuba4 - July 26 - 2:00 am

  Ive owned about 10 cars before this one, and they all left me wanting for something or other. This car has been extremely satisfying and exactly what I wanted until now when its a little small for a family of four. Problems have been minor - a couple of recalls and a sensor but thats about it. Rate 10/10 in ownership experience.

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  Love my 92 Talon Tsi AWD Turbo - 1992 Eagle Talon
  By davinci - July 22 - 2:00 am

  After 12 years and 133,000 fun miles, it is still a great car to drive! Regretfully, Im trading it in tomorrow. It is using a little oil now but otherwise is still purring as when it was new. It has a great throaty sound when the turbo kicks in and pushes you back in the seat. It loves the back roads but really slices down the freeway, too. I know Im going to miss this car

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  hatchy - 1995 Eagle Talon
  By bob grindler - July 20 - 2:00 am

  i like how the driving is and the way the fuel ecomonmy is.

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  Great car! - 1991 Eagle Talon
  By ccut431 - June 18 - 2:00 am

  Overall this has been a great car! While its not loaded with power, its still fun to drive, handles very well.

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  Eagle Talon - 1990 Eagle Talon
  By Richard Brown - June 15 - 2:00 am

  Fun to be in, fast acceleration, and can easily be upgraded.

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  The old Talons kick butt! - 1995 Eagle Talon
  By lordnavarre - April 27 - 2:00 am

  the new eclipse is a joke compared to the older DSM