holy crap. 190 hp turbocharged, AWD, AWS, 0-60 in 6.5 seconds and a manual transmission? wish they still made them like this. 6.5 to 60 is actually still pretty good by today's standards.
90’s Japanese cars were THE most interesting produced cars imo. AWD , 4WS, intercooled turbos, 4 valves per cylinder, Dohc, efi , variable ride height & stiffness, variable valve timing.. the list of goodies just kept on getting better! ...Then one day it all just died away 🙁
+Michael Aitchison Exactly what I was thinking! The only decent car they had they got rid of. I'm sure the SUV is a decent vehicle, but it doesn't stand out in a sea of SUV's. I wouldn't be surprised to see them leave the market which would be a shame.
+Michael Atchison Wow, that thing is rare (and ugly) as hen's teeth as well. I've only seen them in magazines. I recall back in the day my dream cars were a 3000GT VR-4, Galant VR-4 & Dodge Stealth until I test drove a few used ones with 50k-60k on them. It did not take a rocket scientist to figure out these cars would not age well and would get expensive quick once they depreciated to my meager finances. The little old ladies who drove them to church and Aldis must have loved doing 5k rpm clutch drops as they were all loose as a 60 year old prostitute. I ended up with a 4cyl auto Accord that just happened to be sitting there, since I needed a ride home. 365k later it was problably the smartest move I ever made...but boring.
+Michael Atchison The 1990s weren't that great either. Many Mitsubishi engines were prone to developing oil leaks at the valves at as little as 80,000 miles. The proper solution was to rebuild the cylinder head, and that is a long and expensive job.
No.. I don't.. I do remember when they built plains to attack American ships and planes, but I don't recall them ever building a car that was worth haveing..
My first new car was an 09 Lancer es 5 speed, it was slow, but drove and handled well and had way more features than the competition, plus it was crazy reliable, for the first 100k just had to replace the battery. It was also a great looking car. Shame Mitsubishi doesn't get the credit they deserve.
ZildjianGuy Man Most likes there faster than that since launching awd cars were hard and they didn’t rev them out how they should have been. You can launch a awd car nearly off the rev limiter. I’m sure is in the 5 range with that.
@@josephandreuccetti8043 you consider "revving an awd car how its supposed to" launching off the rev lmiter? Dude you destroy your transmission/axels doing that. you have no clue what you are talking about.
I had a '92 DSM for a few years, a car that was based on the Galant VR-4. I loved it to death and it was suprisingly reliable, mostly cause I didn't try to push 400+ hp from cheap bolt on parts. Kept it mostly stock and the engine hummed like nothing else, even after 28+ years of age that 4g63 would always fire up and run like a charm no matter what
When's the last time i saw one of these? When i left my house this morning. I have one in the driveway and one in the garage that won't be driven again until spring.
I recently picked up a 88' JDM RHD GVR4 and man this is underrated. Had my Brother-In-Law in town a couple weeks ago who owns a 2017 Focus RS and we decided to do a few highway pulls... AND man let me ya'll... THIS EVO ZERO held it's own!!! we did both 2nd and 3rd gear pulls and his RS barely walked away from my GVR4 on the top end of 4 gear going into 5th. SURPRISED us both. Oh yea, his RS was bone stock and my GVR4 had K&N drop in filter and full TBE, but still very impressive. I'm planning on a few other bolt-ons over the next year or so and tune with Haltech 1000 ECU. Can't wait!
About 20 years ago I had a slightly modified 1991 MR2 turbo and got smoked from a red light by a Galant VR4 like I was going in reverse. I found out some time later the car I lost to was well known and ran high 11’s in the qtr mile. Still prob my worst wood shed beating to this day.
Love the 1g Galant VR4's. I really, really dig the shark nose Galant VR4 that everyone in the world got but the US, too. TT V6 AWD with a manual. The Legnum would be my ultimate VR4, though.
I remember being a kid in Jersey when my mother was buying a galant. I was only a kid but even back then i knew there was something special i told her to buy that one mommy because it said vr4 on the back like the3000 gt vr4 but she never did if i only knew.
Yea Mitsubishi should have built one last VR-4 model galant for 2012 before they discontinued the galant full black leather with AWD and dual exhaust and brembo brake package twin scroll turbo would have been nice going away memory for Galant
These Mitsubishi cars were way too expensive. Considered luxury cars really compared to what sports cars there were. But...how badass was the early Eclipses and this Galant VR4
Saw this car in a Motor Trend Magazine in 1991 and convinced my parents to buy one one my Junior year in HS, Black metallic. As I recall they were limited production numbered cars... maybe 2000? I learned to drive a stick in that thing and thought it was a race car... It was fast. They traded it in after the engine through the timing belt around 30000 miles., repaired under warranty. I was in the service at that time but understand it was an interference fit engine and it made lots of metal. I am sure my less than light driving contributed to it is engine problems... was a great car!
Sweet cars and you could drive them to their limit often. High School mate had one, never could understand why his father gave it to him considering its capabilities, yet will never forget the time in our last year of High School when a new student rocked up in a 1996 Galant. That thing was an absolute beast!!! A 2.0L V6 TWIN TURBO. Damn that thing was fast
love how i religiously watched MW since I was 10 and my InstaGram page has most of the Cars you've reviewed in the past year have mimicked my posts 😂 great to see all those reviews again 😎👍🚘
My uncle used to have a 1992 base automatic Galant. He lasted it for 13 years until 2005. Some of the interior controls look similar to a Mercedes-Benz E-Class in the late 80s to early 90s.
It'd be interesting to see what Mitsubishi has in the parts bin to fix the body roll. Galant with GTO, Eclipse or Evo suspension maybe? Montero springs? Love the 90's
Oh come on. I love it when people ask me to race... after their engine is finished being rebuilt. Back in the 90's almost every Galant or Diamante I ever saw had blue smoke coming out the tailpipe. GVR-4 was pretty quick for it's day 6.5 sec 0-60. What were Accords doing 9.0 - 11.0 sec?
@@pgtmr2713 Lol I have a 1991 Honda Accord LX Wagon with the "4-Speed" automatic with two separate overdrives(So technically, it was a 5-speed Auto... in 1991!). It even had a sport mode button which firmed the shifts up and changed the overdrive to a shorter overdrive for quicker acceleration. In 1991, the fastest Honda Accord you could buy was actually the wagon because of how much shorter the gearing is. Mine did 0-60 in 8.7 Seconds when I timed her. She has a CAI and resonator delete but that's all that was done. That F22A1 2.2L fuel injected 4-Cylinder was surprisingly peppy. The LX only made 125-130HP but the EX's made around 140-145HP. The quickest 0 to 60 time I saw for a factory stock 1991-1993 CB9 Accord Wagon was 8.6 Seconds which was impressive for the day. The same year Accord Coupes were doing 0-60 anywhere from 8.8 to 9.1 Seconds and the Sedans anywhere from 9 to 9.5 Seconds. The Wagons were special I guess.
Great car that is still seen at US rally races. Just like the Toyota Celica turbo AWD. ONE OF those popped up locally with 60k miles stock at a Toyota dealership and they wanted $16k. ouch.
Many people buy the CHEAPEST thing they can. Back in the 70s 80s and 90s that was Japanese. Not cheap because of quality necessarily, but because of labor cost. Huyndai and Kia (same company) are Korean where its very cheap labor. Car companies are doing everything they can to block Chinese and Indian cars from American markets because they are extremely Cheap.
@@trekseattle1 70s, yes cheaper......80's maybe cheaper. By the late 80s most of the Hondas and Toyotas sold for more money than domestics (if you compared apples to apples in size and features).
Surprised at the lean in the turns. Thought it would be more level. Lotsa moving parts on this. Wonder about long term reliability and maintenance costs...
mines 30 years old now, 147k miles and it's just been basic maintenance but not a car you can let slide and skip any maintenance intervals. The biggest issue was people buying them and tuning them to get crazy hp numbers and then just trashing them and driving them super hard.
That car was a test mule handed out to companies like MotorWeek to flogg around test tracks. About 10 laps throwing it into corners like they did in the video and all 4 tires would be nearly bald !!!
Had a 1991 Mazda 626 LX and learned that 4 wheel steering was an option on those too...Mine didn't have it, of course, but loved how you could recline the passenger seat down so far that it created a leg rest for the right rear passenger! Turn up the A/C honey!
I remember a Galant maybe a 1991 that had fully active suspension, it was either hydraulic or air. Even when the engine was off, you could get out of the car and the suspension would adjust itself.
holy crap. 190 hp turbocharged, AWD, AWS, 0-60 in 6.5 seconds and a manual transmission? wish they still made them like this. 6.5 to 60 is actually still pretty good by today's standards.
90’s Japanese cars were THE most interesting produced cars imo.
AWD , 4WS, intercooled turbos, 4 valves per cylinder, Dohc, efi , variable ride height & stiffness, variable valve timing.. the list of goodies just kept on getting better!
...Then one day it all just died away 🙁
Because money
@@gtasanandreascluckinbell Best era os japanese cars 1980s and 1990s
@@fernandorocha-dx1wv i know, i was stating why japanese cars stopped being interesting
The Evo 0.
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basically the Galant was replaced with the Lancer
@@rallyecars7449 Galant was bigger car
@@gregorizi galant and lancer have different segments
Oh how far Mitsubishi has fallen since the early 90's.
+Michael Aitchison Exactly what I was thinking! The only decent car they had they got rid of. I'm sure the SUV is a decent vehicle, but it doesn't stand out in a sea of SUV's. I wouldn't be surprised to see them leave the market which would be a shame.
+4gasem Yup, Mitsu has Isuzu written all over them and that is a shame.
Don't forget about the i-MiEV Haha!
+Michael Atchison Wow, that thing is rare (and ugly) as hen's teeth as well. I've only seen them in magazines. I recall back in the day my dream cars were a 3000GT VR-4, Galant VR-4 & Dodge Stealth until I test drove a few used ones with 50k-60k on them. It did not take a rocket scientist to figure out these cars would not age well and would get expensive quick once they depreciated to my meager finances. The little old ladies who drove them to church and Aldis must have loved doing 5k rpm clutch drops as they were all loose as a 60 year old prostitute. I ended up with a 4cyl auto Accord that just happened to be sitting there, since I needed a ride home. 365k later it was problably the smartest move I ever made...but boring.
+Michael Atchison The 1990s weren't that great either. Many Mitsubishi engines were prone to developing oil leaks at the valves at as little as 80,000 miles. The proper solution was to rebuild the cylinder head, and that is a long and expensive job.
I own #221/1000, love it to death, the Japanese make a superior automobile hands down.
Hope you kept it nice!
Oof.🫣
Damn, y'all remember when Mitsubishi made good and relevant cars?
+BCJDM I was about to say that.
I had the Australian built 2001 Diamante. One of my favorite cars that I've owned. Strong, reliable V6 and really comfortable.
No.. I don't.. I do remember when they built plains to attack American ships and planes, but I don't recall them ever building a car that was worth haveing..
My first new car was an 09 Lancer es 5 speed, it was slow, but drove and handled well and had way more features than the competition, plus it was crazy reliable, for the first 100k just had to replace the battery. It was also a great looking car. Shame Mitsubishi doesn't get the credit they deserve.
+jon doe you can't even spell planes shut the hell up.
0-60 of 6.5 seconds back then would have been quite fast.
ZildjianGuy Man that's 240sx turbo territory
ZildjianGuy Man Most likes there faster than that since launching awd cars were hard and they didn’t rev them out how they should have been. You can launch a awd car nearly off the rev limiter. I’m sure is in the 5 range with that.
@@josephandreuccetti8043 you consider "revving an awd car how its supposed to" launching off the rev lmiter? Dude you destroy your transmission/axels doing that. you have no clue what you are talking about.
Motorweeks times are always slow af too. I'll bet other sources get 5.7- 5.9
Still quicker than most cars on the road today
I had a '92 DSM for a few years, a car that was based on the Galant VR-4. I loved it to death and it was suprisingly reliable, mostly cause I didn't try to push 400+ hp from cheap bolt on parts. Kept it mostly stock and the engine hummed like nothing else, even after 28+ years of age that 4g63 would always fire up and run like a charm no matter what
A 4g63 will take 400 whp all day no sweat. I beat the absolute crap out of mine and never had issues with it.
When's the last time i saw one of these? When i left my house this morning. I have one in the driveway and one in the garage that won't be driven again until spring.
Where has this been?! Been a DSM owner since 2002 and had a GVR-4 for a while, too! Love this!
good numbers for back then!!
I know this is early 90's, but could you add the year to the title or description? Keep the videos coming!
+cityside75 I believe this is from 1991.
1991 was the first year the Galant VR4 was available in the US.
Argggggh I had one of these bought out from under me when I was 18! This was going to be one cool rare ride I was going to own!
I recently picked up a 88' JDM RHD GVR4 and man this is underrated. Had my Brother-In-Law in town a couple weeks ago who owns a 2017 Focus RS and we decided to do a few highway pulls... AND man let me ya'll... THIS EVO ZERO held it's own!!! we did both 2nd and 3rd gear pulls and his RS barely walked away from my GVR4 on the top end of 4 gear going into 5th. SURPRISED us both. Oh yea, his RS was bone stock and my GVR4 had K&N drop in filter and full TBE, but still very impressive. I'm planning on a few other bolt-ons over the next year or so and tune with Haltech 1000 ECU. Can't wait!
About 20 years ago I had a slightly modified 1991 MR2 turbo and got smoked from a red light by a Galant VR4 like I was going in reverse. I found out some time later the car I lost to was well known and ran high 11’s in the qtr mile. Still prob my worst wood shed beating to this day.
daimm lol
Love the 1g Galant VR4's. I really, really dig the shark nose Galant VR4 that everyone in the world got but the US, too. TT V6 AWD with a manual. The Legnum would be my ultimate VR4, though.
I remember being a kid in Jersey when my mother was buying a galant. I was only a kid but even back then i knew there was something special i told her to buy that one mommy because it said vr4 on the back like the3000 gt vr4 but she never did if i only knew.
Still to this day I'm driving a 89 vr4 galant... Number plate is B4AEVO lol
own and daily drive this same car made many upgrades and people cant believe how great it handles amd how fast it is. i am in love with this car.
love the retro reviews!!
1862/2000 checking in. Just saw one...in my driveway.
saw one out my front window all day. 905/2k
That was such a sharp car for the time. I'd love to buy one today if I could find one to restore.
Yea Mitsubishi should have built one last VR-4 model galant for 2012 before they discontinued the galant full black leather with AWD and dual exhaust and brembo brake package twin scroll turbo would have been nice going away memory for Galant
Cars this small and light are gone forever. I liked 'em and grew up with 'em. Have personally owned a 3 cyl. Daihatsu Charade, and early CRX HF Honda.
I had one f these in the past. It had decent amount of upgrades and was quite quick!
Mitsubishi had some great trim names back in the 90's Base, LS, GS, GSR, GSX, VR-4
That rubber shift boot on such an expensive car...
+Tool0GT92 I know, I hate those things.
My first car was a 95 galant s manual with 140 hp and i put nice 16 rims and tires on it. Very fast for a 17 year old and looked so cool
oooh hell yea! this is nice. did you guys know that amg tuned the galant vr-4 before they were exclusive to MB?
😱
yes but that was only available in fwd and n/a.
Never saw one of these on the road. Never knew they existed til this video.
These Mitsubishi cars were way too expensive. Considered luxury cars really compared to what sports cars there were. But...how badass was the early Eclipses and this Galant VR4
Beautiful the Mitsubishi Galant
Didn’t realize the VR-4 was any more than a JDM, AUS and NZ market trim level. Nice.
Toms Turbo Garage?
yep
w/ 400hp haha
Yep
Saw this car in a Motor Trend Magazine in 1991 and convinced my parents to buy one one my Junior year in HS, Black metallic. As I recall they were limited production numbered cars... maybe 2000? I learned to drive a stick in that thing and thought it was a race car... It was fast. They traded it in after the engine through the timing belt around 30000 miles., repaired under warranty. I was in the service at that time but understand it was an interference fit engine and it made lots of metal. I am sure my less than light driving contributed to it is engine problems... was a great car!
Still looking for my old gvr4 #81/1000. I miss it.
Sweet cars and you could drive them to their limit often. High School mate had one, never could understand why his father gave it to him considering its capabilities, yet will never forget the time in our last year of High School when a new student rocked up in a 1996 Galant. That thing was an absolute beast!!! A 2.0L V6 TWIN TURBO. Damn that thing was fast
love how i religiously watched MW since I was 10 and my InstaGram page has most of the Cars you've reviewed in the past year have mimicked my posts 😂 great to see all those reviews again 😎👍🚘
I love Motor Week Retro Reviews always watch since September 2009
The evos dad.
i have 3 galants and i like them all.. i kept 1 for 10yrs
Sweet video, however I must add one correction. This VR4 was pre 3kgt being made from 87 to 93 in the global Market.
I still have a 90 Galant GS with 94k
+2000mirageDE Dashie! :D
I have a 1981 Galant Sigma, a 1989 Galant Hatchback and a 1991 Galant Hatchback... The best cars i've ever owned
My uncle used to have a 1992 base automatic Galant. He lasted it for 13 years until 2005. Some of the interior controls look similar to a Mercedes-Benz E-Class in the late 80s to early 90s.
I do miss my '89 Galant
Did like those cars when new, now they are modern usable classic.
This was such a good car!
Great performances for VR 4.
Thank for this old school video post
My father used to own the VR-4 Monte Carlo edition, man those were some fun times :D too bad he had to sell it off a couple years ago
Have you got any videos on the S14 240SX? I'd love to see that!
my favorite car, they don't build them like that anymore
This makes me miss my GVR4 even more.
It'd be interesting to see what Mitsubishi has in the parts bin to fix the body roll. Galant with GTO, Eclipse or Evo suspension maybe? Montero springs? Love the 90's
+PGTMR2 LOL Mitsubishi not shit any more GAME OVER
Oh come on. I love it when people ask me to race... after their engine is finished being rebuilt. Back in the 90's almost every Galant or Diamante I ever saw had blue smoke coming out the tailpipe. GVR-4 was pretty quick for it's day 6.5 sec 0-60. What were Accords doing 9.0 - 11.0 sec?
@@pgtmr2713 Lol I have a 1991 Honda Accord LX Wagon with the "4-Speed" automatic with two separate overdrives(So technically, it was a 5-speed Auto... in 1991!). It even had a sport mode button which firmed the shifts up and changed the overdrive to a shorter overdrive for quicker acceleration. In 1991, the fastest Honda Accord you could buy was actually the wagon because of how much shorter the gearing is. Mine did 0-60 in 8.7 Seconds when I timed her. She has a CAI and resonator delete but that's all that was done. That F22A1 2.2L fuel injected 4-Cylinder was surprisingly peppy. The LX only made 125-130HP but the EX's made around 140-145HP. The quickest 0 to 60 time I saw for a factory stock 1991-1993 CB9 Accord Wagon was 8.6 Seconds which was impressive for the day. The same year Accord Coupes were doing 0-60 anywhere from 8.8 to 9.1 Seconds and the Sedans anywhere from 9 to 9.5 Seconds. The Wagons were special I guess.
Nice sleeper.. especially in black
Saw one of these for sale 4,000 and it was clean
Second best 4door Mitsubishi ever made
proud owner of 905/2k 110k original but she's not stock and likes the mud and gravel.
Mitsubishi, the Chrysler of Japan
Definitely a classic, if there is any left.
There are plenty left
I currently own 2 and had a 3rd before being getting hit and totaled in 1996!
pretty cool car
Thank you.
Great car that is still seen at US rally races. Just like the Toyota Celica turbo AWD. ONE OF those popped up locally with 60k miles stock at a Toyota dealership and they wanted $16k. ouch.
My dream car when I was a kid. Now I can't find anyone of these anymore
Underrated.
How come that Mitsubishi does not make Galants any more? ...and there is so many KIAs and Hyundais around? What went wrong?!?
Many people buy the CHEAPEST thing they can. Back in the 70s 80s and 90s that was Japanese. Not cheap because of quality necessarily, but because of labor cost. Huyndai and Kia (same company) are Korean where its very cheap labor. Car companies are doing everything they can to block Chinese and Indian cars from American markets because they are extremely Cheap.
@@trekseattle1 70s, yes cheaper......80's maybe cheaper. By the late 80s most of the Hondas and Toyotas sold for more money than domestics (if you compared apples to apples in size and features).
Mitsubishi should bring back these names
A car I wouldn't mind having right now.
Surprised at the lean in the turns. Thought it would be more level. Lotsa moving parts on this. Wonder about long term reliability and maintenance costs...
mines 30 years old now, 147k miles and it's just been basic maintenance but not a car you can let slide and skip any maintenance intervals. The biggest issue was people buying them and tuning them to get crazy hp numbers and then just trashing them and driving them super hard.
I LIKE IT
Need to find a clean one of these
Quality vehicle
I like that it has a ski hole
My sister in law had a black one fully loaded it was a nice car
The VR4, like most Awds, drives alot better when you get use to using left foot braking.
the WRX of the 90’s
Four wHeel drive... he sounds like Stewie🤣
Nice tyre/tire condition on front left wheel at 1:08 min.
Is this tyre/tire wear legal in USA?
That car was a test mule handed out to companies like MotorWeek to flogg around test tracks. About 10 laps throwing it into corners like they did in the video and all 4 tires would be nearly bald !!!
Mitsubishi used to make sick rides... Used to...
I remember when these came out a true sleeper
What a random great car...
EVO III engine by the way 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼
Come back Mitsubishi!
ok
This is basically the First Mitsubishi Evo
This model I saw was limited a 1991 model avaliable in North America no 1992 model.
Had a 1991 Mazda 626 LX and learned that 4 wheel steering was an option on those too...Mine didn't have it, of course, but loved how you could recline the passenger seat down so far that it created a leg rest for the right rear passenger! Turn up the A/C honey!
what year is this thing?
I see at 1/8/2019 at Malaysia my country this is rare car
I think this is the first of these retro review videos where he actually used the word “under steer” instead of “plow”.
I've NEVER seen one of these an real life, but I know what they are lol
Uh, The vr4 added the twin turbo engine too to the 3000gt, john.
I've never seen one!
I remember a Galant maybe a 1991 that had fully active suspension, it was either hydraulic or air. Even when the engine was off, you could get out of the car and the suspension would adjust itself.
my dad owned two 91 galant vr4 a black one and a white one
I want one.very hard to find
Crazy how this 30 year old Mitsubishi is faster than anything in Mitsubishi’s line up today. I wish they get their mojo back like Mazda is doing!
huh? mazda has fast sedans now adays??
@@automotivetv9861 Mazda 3 sedan can come with 250hp and AWD...
@@automotivetv9861 anything that says mazdaspeed on it carries some pretty impressive numbers. the mazdaspeed3 is a really quick hot hatch.
@@ourtime-downhere6931 yea but mazdaspeed cars arent in production now adays
@@automotivetv9861 I didn't know that, that's too bad. We've really entered a era of boring cars and bland SUV's.
The rally galant
Do you have a review for a Subaru Justy?
+Gertofius1 UA-cam has a channel search function, you know.
Already searched, they don't have it. BUT they might have it in their archives of TV programs, which is why I asked.
+Gertofius1 Pretty sure you just recked that guy. lol.
4dr talon.. big rally evo
I love how he says "HHwheel" lol
He still does in 2020😂
I waaaaant oneee