What Makes The Mitsubishi 3000GT So Great?
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why do you not do your research propperly...??? 3000GT outsold every other japanese supercar exept for the 300zx that sold 5000more... that does NOT count the Stealths , with those combined the 3/S platform outsold the whole 90s japanese marked in usa
U just too young and don't remember when this car came out there's a difference some of us ain't forgotten and some of us is young and think everyone's forgotten 😀 have a good day bro
@@hjaltigto he really didnt do his research very well. he is wrong on the active aero system. it activated depending on how fast you were going, not because of braking. also he is wrong on the all wheel steering system. it did not turn the wheels the opposite direction, it turned the rear wheels the same direction as the front wheels, but only by a few degrees. it made it so the back wheels wouldnt tend to kick out when you were mashing the gas in a turn. this guy is a chode who has clearly never owned one.
i’m not trying too be rude or anything i have a 1995 vr4 and it has active areo, exhaust, and suspension they were a option
These cars REALLY shine with some weight reduction and cooling. The 3000GT VR-4 styling has aged very, very well. Incredibly rare to see these days.
One of the beat looking 90’s cars ever.
I see these driving around every so often. Wouldn't say they're forgotten. Most enthusiasts that grew up with gran turismo knows what the Mitsubishi GTO is.
Most look beat up and old though
@@exoticspeedefy7916 Not all of them, and the ones in GTOUK don't.
You say bring it back, all they hear is crossover 😂
Haha yep that’s what sucks
I just threw up.
They destroyed the eclipse
And they did… did you see the new “dodge stealth”
I bought my 1992 gen1 in 2001 and she sits tucked in the garage. 63k original miles. Everything original. Has been my pride and joy and will enjoy it for many more year's to come. Thank's for the awesome video down memory lane!
I have daily driven close to 400,000 km over 20 years with a couple of these cars. First was a Stealth R/T and second was Stealth T/T. Neither of them required much in the way of repairs, but I did not beat the shit out of them and kept them stock. The tech stuff is actually pretty reliable. The stuff that failed was all either age-related (ECM, wiring, and connectors) or failed modules due to water damage from a leaky hatch seal. My current 93 T/T has almost 300,000km on it, 2/3 of which were put on by me and the original ECS shocks still work great and don't leak, the active exhaust valve still works, and the 4WS still works fine too. I have been hoarding hard-to-find parts for a few years now and hope to drive this car for another 20 years! That being said, the day it is worth 30 grand I am selling it.
The combat wing was only available in 99. The 99 had a unique front bumper, quarter window delete panels, black taillight garnish , unique black bubble headlights and combat wing.
Facts If you don't do a video know your facts about your cars. You are so right? And to take this a step further. I own A97VR4.
This wing is terrible, and and the 3rd gen with worst HP.
@@bootyiman 95 RT AWD 6spd
@@SirenaSpades not on EU. 400hp@stock turbos generic single intercooler and walbro fuel pump is not exactly "worst HP".
It is unbelievable how much incorrect information is in this video. Please actually research what years have what. The 94 VR4 (2nd gen) Did NOT lose any of the cool features of the 1st gen for example. Other than the popup headlights, going to a 4 bolt engine, etc. I know because I actually have one.
Yeah. And wheels front turn laft and rear turn right while in video and real life it clearly turns the same direction.
haven't even made it four minutes into the video and caught that he said the Z16A is the first generation that came FWD at first. Z16A just means it is AWD with 4WS - it could be a early or late car with or without turbos. Also the ECS doesn't have sensors on each wheel and it does not raise and lower the chassis - it has a g sensor in the main ECS ECU and it stiffens up the struts depending on driving conditions.
Indeed.
Also, the Dodge version was NOT "the same", having no twin turbo, no aero spoiler, no electric windows, and only 160hp.
In other words, a different car under the skin.
@@tnteachertim huh? The Dodge Stealth RT TT did come twin turbo and was the same car under the skin, it didn't have active aero though
@@te71sei never understood the fascination with the chassis code. It comes off as a weird attempt at a flex and most people get it wrong. In the forums people are looking asking “hey guys I am looking for a 3000GT VR4 Z16A with the TT, AWD and AWS” and it does not really make sense, lots of extra words for nothing.
My baIIs are blue and I don’t know why😢😢
Did you put them in rice?
What
Ngl this is so confusing to me bro lol
Huh?
I fell on a mill holder when i had blue balls
In 2015 I bought an VR4 Twin Turbo EU Version. It was so good I sold my daily and drove the 3000GT as a daily.
bought a very good condition base model at 15, they're great cars not only to drive but work on as well.
That’s what I like to hear bro
Wait... a v6 shoehorned into a tiny space sideways, so you have to drop the engine to swap the back spark plugs?
Yeah, they are fantastic to drive, but overly complicated to work on.
Found a good condition stock one for 3000. Debating on it, seems like a god price. Gonna see about 2500. Has some problems, worried about how hard it may be to work on
@@vance4172 all you gotta do is learn to work on it through the spaces allowed, don’t need to take out the engine for anything just need a little know how, I just changed the timing and pulleys through the side where the tire is. Just takes some time buts it’s a fun car
@@karkosgiehex What are you talking about? Yes they are hard to work on because it's a big engine in a small space but you don't have to drop the engine for anything. You do have to remove the intake manifold though for the rear spark plugs.
I was 10 in 1993...The Stealth/3000GT was my Dream car at that age. I remember getting a Viper model kit for a bday present one year, and liking it, but being let down that it wasn't a Stealth lol. As an adult, I can see why they were scary to own. But it's all those features that put them over the top for me too. I wasn't aware of the Skyline until Gran Turismo, and I remember hating that car because it was considered to be a "better" car than the 3kGT lol. Love em both.
It was my dream car since Gran Turismo. Also unveiled on my birth year, of 89.
I own a 94 R71 VR4. I am doing it injustice by letting it simply sit.
My homeboy had a MK3 Supra and a 3000gt. They each had issues but both drove dream
Both beautiful cars
80s and 90s were a fascinating time for car enthusiasts.
on the road you could still see muscle cars, landyachts, a few true SUVs, old trucks and vans, japanese and europeans hot hatches and sports cars.
whereas today,
you are drowning in a sea of boring SUVs that all look like toilet bowls and microwaves
Super true fax very 💯💯. I hate how the suvs look today and the fact that most of the cars on the road dont wven have vibrant colors mostly silver black or white
You’re so right it’s a sad world we’re living in right now for car guys
She will always hold a special place in our hearts
Nice video. A couple things though. You're talking like it couldn't compete against the RX7/300z/nsx/supra, but the 3000GT actually outsold them all. Additionally, It was quite robust, definitely not unreliable if left stock and serviced as directed.
The AWS system turns the rear wheels in phase (same direction) at the front wheels during high speed cornering. The large combat wing was only on the 1999 Turbo models.
Lastly, performance was not all that different between 93 and 94. The extra 20hp the 2nd gen got, they simply removed a small restrictor in one of the boost solenoid nipples. You can safely "convert" a 1st get to get the extra 20hp by removing it. Takes 30 seconds and a paperclip.
Partway through 92 they started giving the DOHC models forged internals and some other beefed up stuff, like the output shaft.
ive always loved these things man, thanks for the video! 👍🏼
I had a 1992 vr-4 , absolutely loved it. to this day its been my most favorite car i;ve owned and i am almost 60 and ad a few vehicles in my life. Personally i never really had any issues with mine other than minor stuff. I did get it up to 159 miles per hour beside another vr-4. We actually pasted a sheriff car on our side of the road but we were already topped out and they were never catching us ! The car would do almost 130mph in 3rd gear and lurch forward when changed in to 4th. Once got behind a 1994 corvette on a curvy road and had to stomp my brakes in the curves to keep from rear ending it, the last and sharpest curve i actually went around it in the left lane and left it in the rearveiw mirror. I pulled off the road down a ways and he stopped and called me a liar when i told him it was a v6. The 4 wheel steering destroyed the vets horse power in those curves. I love theses cars and missed my badly !! I sold it on Ebay to a guy that put it in rod ralley races and did get pictures of it during some of theses races which was cool !! I still browse for theses cars at times but getting tool old to get down in to them theses days but a man can dream of those glory days !! Thanks for the video and bringing back those fun days in my mind !
I love hearing stories of street races 👌
I love my 3000gt, it's coming up on 2 years that I have owned one. Got it for a crazy good deal, 2000 dollars for a working one, although it needs a lot of work I take a lot of pride in it.
I wish you all the luck working on this! You're fortunate to have one.
@@hededcdn let me get that off you big homie 😁
Oddly to me it isn't even the car I find the most impressive about your post, it's that you found a working car for 2k during the time you did.
@@Illiardys right, it was originally 2500 but the seller saw I really wanted the car and brought it down to 2000. Very grateful for it.
@@retro2409 I'm looking to buy one for 3.5k. It's a base 97 manual. I've never driven a manual but thinking about buying it so I can learn. Would you recommend?
Good vid DUDE 😎 I enjoy your content
I have a 1994 3000gt sl and got it for 3,000. I’m currently building the engine and when I’m done I’m going to change the front to the 1999. I love this car so much and I wish it got more love in the car community ❤
I just bought a 93 SL for 1100 and drove it 400 miles home, I love it
I like this video mark ...good job .
Yep, that's why I've owned multiple Vr-4s and Stealths. I need to make a video at some point
I had a 95 base and it was a great and comfortable long range cruiser and slow enough to keep me out of trouble!
Owned one for 10 yrs and loved every minute driving it.
Great dive man.
Everything makes it perfect
The “3rd gen” actually came out in 1999, its final year in the US
I’ve seen multiple articles say otherwise and when I looked up pics of the 1997, it was pics of the open grille
@@markroden He's right. There were 3 facelifts. 97-98 got a new bumper with the plastic piece dividing the opening and the hoop wing to replace the active aero. '99 the final year, received a new bumper with an even bigger opening in the center , different headlights and turn signals, and the Vr4 model got the "combat wing". Also the 4 wheel steering system is "in phase" and turns the rear wheels in the same direction as the fronts. Not the opposite.
The truth is that we have to be honest, they were only facelift changes. Actually it was only 1 generation 1991-1999 the same and horrible mechanics, only stupid changes of facelifts.
My father had the non-VR4 model in red that he bought new in 1996. I was there with him the day he bought it. He originally went to the dealership to see the VR4, which I remember at the time as being lime-green. He had that thing until about 2018 when he traded it in on a 2008 Aston Martin V8 Vantage.....which he then totaled 6 months later. But before he got rid of it, that car only had one major problem in all that time, and the dealership covered it completely at no charge (had to have the engine rebuilt due to faulty pistons). It was also always the nicest car in any parking lot it was parked in. It's definitely a car that, if you took care of it, it would always look good in any era. He kept his stock; never did one upgrade to it, and always kept it garaged.
Yo
The background music is on point my man. If ya know ya know
You have some awesome footage. Can you provide the link for the 3000GT vs C8?
My boy had a 98 Gt, man oh man we really loved hitting 150 with ease on the freeways, that thing was a beast
No joke it makes me feel so old to see my first car is now a classic ugh lol 😂
You're lucky to even have owned such a car
I owned a ‘92 vr4 which I purchased back in 2000, red with black interior. Awesome car when it was working.
My dream car 😍
It’s so underrated I wish it got more respect
Great video think I really only saw 2 actual vr4 but still SL are cool as well I guess
This is one of my dream cars. I will own one one day. But hey this makes video #7 of asking for a deep dive on the Z24 Cavalier
I will do one I promise
In her early 60's my mother owned 2 of these, 1st and 2nd gen - both VR4's - she's always had cool cars and these were some of her favorites.
Thanks for the education. I have long admired the 3000 GT.
I enjoyed this hidden gem, being a 80's/90's JDM enthusiast and the Skyrim music playing in the background.... very relaxing and chill.
Would love to get my hands on one again, most of them have shot up in price, significantly.
Now that i have the means and time, would love to get back into this incredible machine.
Nice video brother.
Yes, that was one special car. Looked like a cross between a Ferarri and a Lambo and had tech that was 2 decades ahead of its time. AWD, active exhaust, active suspension, 4WS, and the active Aero was both front and back!
Even the driver seat had like 8 different electronic adjustments.
Not all of them had all of these features.
@@SirenaSpades In 2023 still not all supercars have all of these features. The Japanese bubble financed all sorts of experimental features that automakers would not risk today.
i love the oblivion music in the background lol
my favorite road car ever
My first car was a 3000gt base model loved it
can't wait for the new 3000gt SUV crossover hatchback 🔥🔥🔥
Had a '94, loved it.
What about the 3000GT SL? Is that worth buying? I am looking at a 1993 SL not the VR4.
Interesting video. I remember test driving the base 3000 GT with 222 hp and thinking "this just isn't fast enough to justify the way it looks". It was not a light car. This was a time when the Eclipse(and its sister cars from Eagle and Plymouth) was popular, smaller, lighter, and quicker, and you could get the awd for much less than the 3000GT VR4--which was very expensive at that time. Since then Mitsubishi has become a granny-car company. What a shame.
It's not a car company, they make airplanes and electonics.
finally u made a video on my car lets goo
The dream car 😩🙏
W dream car
Just picked up a good condition 1991 Dodge Stealth R/T TT AWD with under 69,000 original miles!!!! Drives very well!!!!
0:10 Just look at the dual rear wipers bruh - that's so cool.
For some reason the skyrim soundtrack in the background kind of fits lol. Really love these cars, they were so incredibly unique, way cooler imo than the competition. As you'd mentioned since grand turismo, it was love at first sight! My neighbors got a vr4 for sale next door and I'm very tempted to break the bank to live out a childhood dream heh. Been a mechanic for years, and had my hands on a whole swath of domestic and foreign vehicles, though yet to get arms deep in one of these. Judging by the vid, due to parts and other circumstances it's no cake walk, but arguably worth it (:
Wait! What does GTO stand for???
A super car for its time, very good design and engine, a dream for me. Greetings, friends from Chile, one day I will buy one...
No lo hagas, yo tengo uno y son verdaderos waters.
Z16A is specifically the chassis code for the awd aws version of the chassis. The Z15A was the non aws awd version, which was an option in japan from the onset but not in america. So when the later versions dropped aws the chassis code was changed to Z15A because that's exactly what they were called in japan.
The All wheel steering turns the rear wheels the SAME way as the fronts, and only above ~35mph. The video shows this.
Hey mark can you do sporty sedans that are great for young dads!!! Looking for something stylish but enough room for son
The Skyrim music in the background was a nice touch!
Still looks good after all these years!!!
With the ecs it did not have actuators that raised or lowered the car it just adjusted the dampening to make the suspension stiff for sport handling or soft for comfort
the 90's 300ZX TT had 4 wheel steering as well... and it would also have issues and be annoying/expensive to fix lol, well it was originally anyway. think people started disabling it later. used to be a PITA on my 91 TT Z
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This car is certainly getting some attention this year. It was 1 of the few cars that could suprass 1000HP in Gran Turismo 1, along with the Supra.
Love the thumbnail lol
Lol sorry it’s changed now
Had the 1992 Dodge Stealth Twin Turbo version back in 1994…..AWD made it a year round driver, as long as you put snow tires on it. Was overall reliable, but the clutch was weak and went out around 40,000 miles…and I never drove hard, but the 300 hp made it very fast for the time.
300hp is still fast now
Everything!
so glad I bought my 3000 when I did
My mom drove one of these back in the early 2000’s & I always felt like hot shit being dropped off at elementary school lol
Here's what I can say about a 1995 Mitsubishi 3000gt SL which is what I drive, it is super fun insanely capable but it does have a lot of potential that Mitsubishi didn't work into, here's what I think would improve it which is what I plan on doing, they should have made it rwd from the factory and had the engine not be transverse it would make it a dream car to own and probably would've been remembered more fondly if they did that, second they definitely could've found a way to cut down on weight, like maybe not make it a 2+2 and leave the cargo area completely flat or have no rest seats and make the car shorter, good power but it is a heavy car, the front bumper could have looked a little more aggressive the rear of the car is just perfection, last little pet peeve I can think about is just the insane amount of clips and screws there is to get to things for the interior lol, other than that I think this car is perfect, the interior is minimalist and very driver focused, the DOHC engine that came with the car does amazing and it revs all the way to 7k which is insane, the gearing is set up very race like, even in 5th gear the rpms are above 3k at around 65mph, and the brakes are pretty darn good too, definitely could use a big brake kit tho.
I agree with everything said here lol
That transverse V6 layout was absolutely horrid to work on 😂
@@GoodWillRacing it really is lmao I wish they could have at least made it non transverse fwd
Do you know what a GT is? Grand Touring? Yes I own one, and I've owned more than my current one. Stick with your SL.
@@SirenaSpades ima be honest idk how I didn't realize gt stands for grand touring lol, and no I'll get a vr4 and make it a time attack beast
Some time wish this internet didn’t exist because some of my favorite cars are getting to much attention. And this is one of them
Actually in Venezuela you could never see any
GTR, RX7, Z32, maybe a rare NSX or Supra,
but what you could see anywhere were the 3KGTO,
and then we had the Z33.
He's got the Whiterun theme song going lol
I used to own a 94 stealth TT/RT. It was so amazing. Faster than anything else from the era, except supras and turbo rx-7. I had that thing at 155 in fifth gear once and still had sixth to go! Sold it to pay bills and buy Christmas presents one year... I should've let the house go! 🤣
155 is that cars top speed. Some cars actually top out in 5th gear not 6th. 6th is for gas milage in alot of vehicles
@@RumblesBettr yeah it was governed at 155 for sure, but it would have hit the 180 on the speedo with enough room. I put about 10k into the engine and another 7k just in exhaust and intake and turbos. Once, on the way to the north shore of Hawaii, morning after Thanksgiving 2003, I set the cruise control at 120. It was pretty quick, but still not all that. Just fond memories..
The Nissan 300 ZX also has 4 wheel steering. It’s called HICAS.
The GT in 3000GT stands for GOAT.
Also that car looks so fucking beautiful with a black rooftop and black rims (:
Companies can not make cars like these anymore.
But what would it be if they could?
I own a 93 3000 GT VR4 and yes it is not parts or user friendly but all the gadgetry made it one cool car!
Oh and I don't know if there is any truth to this but I heard they plan to bring it back in the year 3000 🤦♂️
I just picked up a 91 vr4 and its really not that hard (or expensive) to fix. Despite how rare these things are, they actually have a lot of aftermarket. You can easily get all the parts you need even if you need an entire engine rebuild.
if you need Shocks and other parts look at " Rockauto " in USA
Actually they are the most expensive supercar. It's funny how you just picked yours up and your an expert. Owned mine close to 20 years.
Parking is a problem. It does provided jet hangar image on front yard!?
Had a 93 3000 SL
I changed the timing belt also the clutch and new exhaust headers
No room to do anything and I don't have turbos in the way
Mitsubishi 3000 gt got to say it really stands out of the other cars beautiful in it's own way
They aren't forgotten everyone just has PTSD from replacing valve seals every goddamn 20k miles
I don’t know if it was a common thing for these to be bought in the south east, but growing up I saw these everywhere and everyone told me to never buy one because they are so frustrating to work on but looking back now. Probably should’ve grabbed one.
Hi, I know the mechanic who works on my vehicles has a black one who said it just needs a computer. Thanks -Smith 'Hot Wheels guy'Die cast Bham Al.
And just like that the 3000gt is gunna go up in price 😳👀
It’s been going up in price since 2018-19 a clean low mile vr4 can reach up to $40k 😢
Great video....that was the skyrim music lol
I made the most power out of a SL with the least aftermarket parts. I ported and polished heads, intake, bypassed coolant on TB, and only had a aftermarket air filter, and pully making 200 to wheels and over 260hp on the crank with the stock exhaust and cat. 3SX made 189hp with their exhaust headers, cams, and intake. So I made more power than thair NA build. My 3000GT SL was a little faster than a 350Z.
Had '91 Galant VR-4. Very similar tech but with the venerable 4G63. Turbo, AWD, 4WS. Talk about low numbers, 2000 imported in 1991 and 1000 in 1992.
The 3000GT is a very underrated GT class car with a pininfarina design and good performance for an affordable price, European brands would sell such a car twice as expensive.
Just bought one
I’ve had my 3000gt since I was 16, we got it from our mailman for 1k in 2010 and it’s still kicking. I’m 22 now and I still have it and drive it. It’s such an incredible car and so comfortable to drive.
I also have a g35 my brother modded as a daily car and it’s decent. But it doesn’t live up to the 3000gt. Planning on driving Route 66 in it
@@roya1070Sounds fun!
I'm working through issues on my 93 vr4 right now. I've had Subarus and the Mitsubishi is such a pain to work on. But it looks damn good for a 30 year old car.
Ive always wanted 1 just always got gunshy over all the issues. My 98ws6 trans am is much simpler
I got a 93 vr4 also.
The best year imo
Got a panama pearl green.
@@Riskbreaker_Riot that's a great color! Luckily, I replaced the capacitors and the issues are mostly resolved! Mine is Zurich white
@@victoriakentner6507
Nice color also. Caps for the ECU?
@@Riskbreaker_Riot yeah
sir, could you create a 4000 GT hatchback model? tnx EdA
Was my main car in Gran tourism 1 . Made near 1000hp and low 8 second 1/4 times.
Oh man my 94 was the best car I ever owned in my life so far. I miss it so much.
I had a 94 Stealth RT/TT. Absolutely the most reliable car I've ever owned. It was crazy how little work the car needed. It was a beast.
My memory of the car is that it was cramped and uncomfortable.
I have a 95 Stealth RT/TT AWD. Also very reliable. Of course unlike the comment section, I don't do dumb modding to it. I do that to other cars. You don't do stupid aftermarket crap to valuable cars.
Great video. As a previous owner of 2 VR4's (1995 and 1999) it was the most fun car I had ever driven. Put over 200,000 miles on the '95 when the #1 turbo blew and I traded it in on the '99, which I put on around 60,000 miles on and sold it online for $38K (almost broke even and had one fabulous ride). Since then I have had an BMW M6 and currently drive a '21 Audi RS7 but neither was simply more fun than the 3000GT VR4. The sole reason for selling the Mitsubishi was that my wife had back problems and just couldn't get in/out of the car and I was worried about even a minor crash and having her get stuck, sigh.