The fourth generation of the Eclipse appeared in 2005, and the carmaker waited another two years before introducing the open-top version and refreshed the lineup four years later.

Mitsubishi introduced in 2006 the fourth generation of the Eclipse as a coupe or a convertible, which was named Spyder.

Mitsubishi tried to get more money out of its customers' pockets when it tried to upscale the Eclipse lineup, and that was also confirmed by the introduction of this drop-top version for the Japanese sporty vehicle.