I owned a GTO, Japanese import, that was a very special thing, mine was the N/A not the turbo version but for British roads it was enough to put a big smile on your face.
Iam building a 97 2dr mirage that's been in my family since 1997. 1.8 n/a 5sp. Now it's a 2.4 4g64 swapped with sohc and still 5sp manual. Didn't get any awd Mitsubishi in the US to really have an evo clone. But I still have dreams of making it happen
I was about to mention that the Starion was one of the most interesting cars Mitsubishi brought out. Along with the first and second gen Eclipse which is a cheap but reliable, sporty looking cars from Mitsubishi....
I’m glad someone brought up the Starion. What an absolutely beautiful vehicle. One of my all time favorite Mitsubishis. It was an iconic Japanese design right up there with the Subaru XT & Isuzu Impulse.
The 1980 Lancer Turbo was part of a lineup where they had turbocharged versions of every single model they sold (Colt, Lancer, Cordia, Tredia, Galant, Sapporo).
My mum had a Colt Galant GTO GSR back when they first came out. Now she drives a year 2000 Galant V6 Elegance saloon. I absolutely love that Galant and have always wanted to get my hands on the Japanese VR-4 version with the twin turbo V6 and 4 wheel drive! 😊
I’m lucky enough to have a red Tommi mak , I had the first 6 in the country back in 1999 kept in for 7 years then got tommi 😊they are phenomenally fun cars that still surprise people on the track be them some 20 years older even in stock trim 🎉
I had a '79 Plymouth Arrow which is basically the same as a Celeste but with a less stylish front grill and rear lights. It was so reliable. I liked the way it looked too and put some big fat tires on it. Apparently, some people liked to modify them into dragsters.
Bob Glidden, who spent almost all of his career in Fords, dominated the 1979 NHRA Pro Stock season in an Arrow after Ford declined to provide more funding for the Fairmont Futura he had run in '78. Unsurprisingly, Dearborn reversed its stance for 1980 and he was back in the Fairmont.
Outstanding… another fellow Arrow owner! I had a 1979 as well. It was like a metallic root beer brown with wide, dual white, stripes down the side… a GS, I think? A great car. Very reliable & well built. And man could you rap that engine out with the 5-speed.
I absolutely love my Lancer. I'm sad I'll never get another one, but I'm glad I finally got to own a piece of a car company that I've loved for my entire adult life.
I've owned a 2011 evo x gsr for 7 years and have loved every second of it. It's actually reliable it allows you to drive like a super hero and you can drive it in any weather.
Mitsubishi were a powerhouse back then. I love the Australian built Mitsubishi Magna (based on the Diamante). I own a rare Ralliart version which is 1 or 500 numbered cars made for Australia and New Zealand only
Anyone remember that the first of the 3000GTs arrived at the UK Motor Show in Birmingham and were promptly nicked! They were so rare they were impossible to sell on - or is this just an urban myth? Also, the flight to Rotterdam in Holland and back to drive my new EVO VI GSR around a car park to satisfy the SUV regulations for the first batch of factory imports (No 302 of 500). However, when it arrived at the UK the keys were handed to me by Tommi Makinen, Sven Smeets and Freddy Loix. Biggest regret was selling the VI though I had done over 120,000 miles in it, actual distance is a guess as the Km to Miles converter module failed for about 20,000 miles (apparently a common fault). Quite proud that I only replaced the clutch twice. Still have an EVO X FQ360 though. Most underrated Mitsubishi - 1.6 Space Star. Sliding rear seats a great idea and surprisingly great fun on the limit. Still own one from new which has driven all over the UK and Ireland. Who remembers the Ralliart Space Wagon built as a one off with EVO mechanicals that appeared at the 1997 Network Q RAC Rally at Cheltenham?
Mitsubishi is my favourite manufacturer, I just feel the 90s styling was absolutely spot on and ahead of its time. Engineering is absolutely bulletproof. I currently own a 99 Evo 6 GSR in Pyrenees Black. And I used to have a 96 Pajero LWB Exceed 2. I'd really like a 24v Galant. Infact I'd be happy to own any 80s/90s Mitsubishi. I feel the Renault-Nissan alliance was Mitsubishis downfall. Using the parts bin of decades old Renault and Nissan baked bean tin gearboxes. I'm not surprised Mitsubishi pulled out of Europe.
Mitsubishi did make some wonderful cars. The Evo bloodline is one of the most loved of them all. The Pajero was a Paris Dakkar lengend. As a current and original owner of a white Tommi Makinen Edition here in Aus for 20 years, I'll say one thing, that little 20 year old car can seriously embarrass much more modern performance cars. I remember when I bought it, I thought I'd have some fun and drag race it. 12.4 sec ET quarter mile and a 0-100 of 4.3 seconds averaged with two opposing runs. That's from a completely standard car. I never modified it as I could never reach the limit driving it as I ran out of talent lol. Wicked car that to this day is deeply awesome...and turns a lot of heads when out on the road. My daily drive is a Legnum VR-4. A car that noone notices but has surprised many with it's comfort, handling and sheer outright speed. Awesome cars. Can't get enough of Mitsubishi. For a company that's motoring arm is quite small, they created some amazing products... not bad for a company that builds aircraft and nuclear reactors lol.
In 2006 I bought a Japanese import 1992 GTO (3000GT) but not really a 3000 GT, because it was non turbo and limited to 112MPH. It did however have four wheel steering and handled well; it was also red and looked great. I purchased a derestriction chip to increase the top speed to 140MPH, so it was not at all shabby. I was in my late fourties at the time, so looking back, I guess it was my midlife crisis car. Afterwards, I bought the E34 BMW M5 shown on my channel. Much more sensible :)
GTO twin turbo is so underrated, yes it's big and heavy but there's nothing quite like being behind the wheel and looking down the long bonnet at those amazing muscular bonnet bulges, the way it raises as you floor it, the sound of those two turbos spooling and that deep V6 bellow ... absolutely LOVED mine and I will always regret selling it 😢 was running 450bhp but because I had no taste it was on 17" three spoke advan wheel 😅😬 sold it to get a more "sensible" car like a complete idiot, for a pittance as well ffs.
@@paulhart7585 personal preference, no? I grew up watching rally and playing rally games, and the E6.5 was always my fave.. But yeah, the E9 is better in every way.
Can’t believe you covered the Celeste but skipped the VR4 and Starion. Both of these models had significant Motorsport success and were (are) great cars.
in the philippines the lancer is one of the most popular cars that i ever known... mostly the boxtypes that always a bet for car restoration projects and the funny thing is some of the generations of the lancer have their own nicknames based on their head or tail lights for example... 1988-91 models nicknamed singkit (tight eyes) the fifth generations called hotdog or itlog (egg) and the sixth gens are pizza pie...
I think the mitsubishi eclipse 1st and 2nd gen should have been on the list before the 3000gt because of how influential they were and also being 4g63t evo awd powered.
I miss Mitsubishi, as in the old school Mitsubishi that focused on road and off road performance instead of trying to compete for the soccer mom market. This is especially true in the US Market where we can't get the Pajero, Pajero Sport, Triton, and Van.
I have a Australian made Mitsubishi express van 5 speed manual 4G64 2.4l that I have spent $8000 on a turbo, parts and haltech computer. Going to make around 450hp in a van...
Have a gto tt, wanted one sice is was 10. Not regretted a second of it. Sont forget that the milti fin turbo innovation that everyone enjoys more power with was developed by mitsubishi
I faintly remember hearing about a stunningly nutty JDM version of the original shape Shogun/Pajero that was a SWB possibly Paris/Dakar(?) special edition with around 300bhp (the usual for the time restricted to 276ish bhp Japanese agreement that all the performance cars were restricted too during the 90s. The current range topping Skyline GTRs, Supra twin turbos, Evos n Scoobies, RX7 twin turbo, Chasers etc) I normally detest SUVs but this mad, special bubble arched, SWB Shogun looked absolutely mental! It looked like a jacked up Group B racer!
Didn't know about it until recently, it was called the Pajero Evolution! Amazing car especially with its history in Dakar. Mitsubishi ruled the 90s in rally with 2 different production vehicles. Absolutely bonkers
My favorite Colt version is the Plymouth Sapporo, I remember looking at full sized Chryslers with my father almost 50 years ago and being struck by the looks of the little car.
You missed the Galant VR4, Eclipse, and Starion! Also, the culmination of the Evo was the IX. The X is a nice sedan, but the only thing it shares with other Evos is branding.
Personally, I would have scrapped those first entries from the 70s in favor of the second gen Eclipse GSX and either the FTO GPX, the Lancer 1600 GSR or the Galant VR4
"Mitsubishi waved adios to europe", umm but I can still buy a mitsubishi if I wanted to here in germany? They didn't stop selling cars in europe plus they announced new cars like a new colt as well?
You forgot to include a couple cars , especially the eclipse 2G .. but you show a clip of the crossover suv 🤦🏽♂️ liked this video till I got to the end
Who misses Mitsubishi?
I owned a GTO, Japanese import, that was a very special thing, mine was the N/A not the turbo version but for British roads it was enough to put a big smile on your face.
Iam building a 97 2dr mirage that's been in my family since 1997. 1.8 n/a 5sp.
Now it's a 2.4 4g64 swapped with sohc and still 5sp manual. Didn't get any awd Mitsubishi in the US to really have an evo clone. But I still have dreams of making it happen
Me... i am restoring a 2001 Mitsubishi GALANT 2.5 v6-24 valve with invecss ii transmisión
I Do! 😍😭
Still have a soft spot for the 8th generation Galant VR4 😍
Can't believe that the Galant VR-4 didn't make the list, it's my all time favourite car from Mitsubishi
Also I own one and it's great XD
I would love to own one. There's one in MO rn that I'm trying to buy but it has a lot of miles on it.
Love my VR4 saloon (Legnum)!
Have driven it over 100.000 km with a smile! 😃
Mitsubishi has a lot of really interesting cars. The Starion is one I think doesn't get enough love. Such a cool 80s design!
I was about to mention that the Starion was one of the most interesting cars Mitsubishi brought out. Along with the first and second gen Eclipse which is a cheap but reliable, sporty looking cars from Mitsubishi....
@@junehalog024 Glad to see another fan!
@June Halog my dad was lucky and snagged a 97 eclipse gsx, the awd turbo version, for only $1300
My dad had a white one sold it back then when it became to expensive to repair
I’m glad someone brought up the Starion. What an absolutely beautiful vehicle. One of my all time favorite Mitsubishis. It was an iconic Japanese design right up there with the Subaru XT & Isuzu Impulse.
The 1980 Lancer Turbo was part of a lineup where they had turbocharged versions of every single model they sold (Colt, Lancer, Cordia, Tredia, Galant, Sapporo).
the EVO 5 (V) is an all time favourite of mine 👌 the goldilocks of the EVO series in my opinion... Perfect mix of style, performance and pedigree
My Evo 6 smashes all Evo's 😎
Arguably the best looking Evo for me. And I am a former 6 TME owner.
My first car was 1982 Mitsubishi Pajero and now I have the Japanese version Mitsubishi Pajero IO, I hope I will purchase Lancer EVO X ever.😍
I have a 1992 Mitsubishi Pajero. Still drives very smooth on city drive and can still deliver off-road driving. Love that beast.
My mum had a Colt Galant GTO GSR back when they first came out. Now she drives a year 2000 Galant V6 Elegance saloon. I absolutely love that Galant and have always wanted to get my hands on the Japanese VR-4 version with the twin turbo V6 and 4 wheel drive! 😊
I’m lucky enough to have a red Tommi mak , I had the first 6 in the country back in 1999 kept in for 7 years then got tommi 😊they are phenomenally fun cars that still surprise people on the track be them some 20 years older even in stock trim 🎉
Mine's better then yours 😁
Fine machines. I love my VI RS.
@@MovistarMonster I sincerely hope it is 🐸
@@kirmanila.rocque5409 RS gearing makes them next level back road monsters ! Enjoy
@@johnszwede8516 indeed. I live in the Caribbean. It's well suited to our roads.
I had a '79 Plymouth Arrow which is basically the same as a Celeste but with a less stylish front grill and rear lights. It was so reliable. I liked the way it looked too and put some big fat tires on it. Apparently, some people liked to modify them into dragsters.
Bob Glidden, who spent almost all of his career in Fords, dominated the 1979 NHRA Pro Stock season in an Arrow after Ford declined to provide more funding for the Fairmont Futura he had run in '78. Unsurprisingly, Dearborn reversed its stance for 1980 and he was back in the Fairmont.
Outstanding… another fellow Arrow owner! I had a 1979 as well. It was like a metallic root beer brown with wide, dual white, stripes down the side… a GS, I think? A great car. Very reliable & well built. And man could you rap that engine out with the 5-speed.
Galant VIII is so cool that i even own one. Too bad they have so much problems with corrosion
I absolutely love my Lancer. I'm sad I'll never get another one, but I'm glad I finally got to own a piece of a car company that I've loved for my entire adult life.
I’m about to import a pajero mini actually but I gotta say I love the 3000gt and the 2gen eclipse
Let's not forget the old eclipse/talon gsx turbo models, those were fun and pretty frisky and handled great.
I've owned a 2011 evo x gsr for 7 years and have loved every second of it. It's actually reliable it allows you to drive like a super hero and you can drive it in any weather.
Mitsubishi were a powerhouse back then.
I love the Australian built Mitsubishi Magna (based on the Diamante).
I own a rare Ralliart version which is 1 or 500 numbered cars made for Australia and New Zealand only
Saw a gto GSR in Bangkok. Dark grey black rims stanced it was wild. Among all new Toyota taxis it really stood out.
Anyone remember that the first of the 3000GTs arrived at the UK Motor Show in Birmingham and were promptly nicked! They were so rare they were impossible to sell on - or is this just an urban myth?
Also, the flight to Rotterdam in Holland and back to drive my new EVO VI GSR around a car park to satisfy the SUV regulations for the first batch of factory imports (No 302 of 500). However, when it arrived at the UK the keys were handed to me by Tommi Makinen, Sven Smeets and Freddy Loix.
Biggest regret was selling the VI though I had done over 120,000 miles in it, actual distance is a guess as the Km to Miles converter module failed for about 20,000 miles (apparently a common fault). Quite proud that I only replaced the clutch twice. Still have an EVO X FQ360 though.
Most underrated Mitsubishi - 1.6 Space Star. Sliding rear seats a great idea and surprisingly great fun on the limit. Still own one from new which has driven all over the UK and Ireland. Who remembers the Ralliart Space Wagon built as a one off with EVO mechanicals that appeared at the 1997 Network Q RAC Rally at Cheltenham?
Amazing cars !!
The Galant VR4 is best car
The Evo 6.5 TME is the best Mitsubishi with the second best Mitsubishi being the Starion 4WD prototype
Mitsubishi is my favourite manufacturer, I just feel the 90s styling was absolutely spot on and ahead of its time. Engineering is absolutely bulletproof.
I currently own a 99 Evo 6 GSR in Pyrenees Black. And I used to have a 96 Pajero LWB Exceed 2.
I'd really like a 24v Galant. Infact I'd be happy to own any 80s/90s Mitsubishi.
I feel the Renault-Nissan alliance was Mitsubishis downfall. Using the parts bin of decades old Renault and Nissan baked bean tin gearboxes. I'm not surprised Mitsubishi pulled out of Europe.
Mitsubishi did make some wonderful cars. The Evo bloodline is one of the most loved of them all. The Pajero was a Paris Dakkar lengend.
As a current and original owner of a white Tommi Makinen Edition here in Aus for 20 years, I'll say one thing, that little 20 year old car can seriously embarrass much more modern performance cars.
I remember when I bought it, I thought I'd have some fun and drag race it. 12.4 sec ET quarter mile and a 0-100 of 4.3 seconds averaged with two opposing runs. That's from a completely standard car. I never modified it as I could never reach the limit driving it as I ran out of talent lol.
Wicked car that to this day is deeply awesome...and turns a lot of heads when out on the road.
My daily drive is a Legnum VR-4. A car that noone notices but has surprised many with it's comfort, handling and sheer outright speed. Awesome cars.
Can't get enough of Mitsubishi. For a company that's motoring arm is quite small, they created some amazing products... not bad for a company that builds aircraft and nuclear reactors lol.
In 2006 I bought a Japanese import 1992 GTO (3000GT) but not really a 3000 GT, because it was non turbo and limited to 112MPH. It did however have four wheel steering and handled well; it was also red and looked great. I purchased a derestriction chip to increase the top speed to 140MPH, so it was not at all shabby. I was in my late fourties at the time, so looking back, I guess it was my midlife crisis car. Afterwards, I bought the E34 BMW M5 shown on my channel. Much more sensible :)
GTO twin turbo is so underrated, yes it's big and heavy but there's nothing quite like being behind the wheel and looking down the long bonnet at those amazing muscular bonnet bulges, the way it raises as you floor it, the sound of those two turbos spooling and that deep V6 bellow ... absolutely LOVED mine and I will always regret selling it 😢 was running 450bhp but because I had no taste it was on 17" three spoke advan wheel 😅😬 sold it to get a more "sensible" car like a complete idiot, for a pittance as well ffs.
Ironically those 3 spoke Advans are now discontinued and worth a fortune
Can't believe this company are giving up on the UK .
Even selling the heritage collection here .
Oh yeah, you guys forgot one of the coolest: Mitsubishi Starion/ Chrysler Conquest.
Had my E9 for 3 years now and I love it. But I do think the 6 TME is the ultimate Mitsubishi.
Why do you say this? Evo 9 is superior in every way! That's like having a super model and saying your neighbours wife is fitter 🤣
@@paulhart7585 personal preference, no? I grew up watching rally and playing rally games, and the E6.5 was always my fave.. But yeah, the E9 is better in every way.
Love my Magna's and my 380 GT. Will never let them go.
Same for my LS ,380 great country cars. Best purchase I've made for s 2nd hand car.
Always had a part of my heart cracking cars.
best mitsubishi road cars:
1. evo
2. evo
3. evo
4. evo
5. evo
6. evo
7. evo
8 Galant VR4
Can’t believe you covered the Celeste but skipped the VR4 and Starion. Both of these models had significant Motorsport success and were (are) great cars.
Mitsubishi Eclipse, 1G and 2G cars. 4G63T, AWD, and the only droptop bodystyle they made.
Own a 3000gt vet …loved that car
One of the Best Mitsubishi's in Australia and an Export Model was the Mitsubishi Magna Verada, way ahead of it's time for a family Sedan.
4WD variants of the Galant and Libero were some great cars.
Evo 7 is my all time favourite, would have one in yellow in my dream garage
The best Lancer ever built is the Carisma Evo 6, driven by Tommi Mâkinen.
in the philippines the lancer is one of the most popular cars that i ever known... mostly the boxtypes that always a bet for car restoration projects and the funny thing is some of the generations of the lancer have their own nicknames based on their head or tail lights for example...
1988-91 models nicknamed singkit (tight eyes)
the fifth generations called hotdog or itlog (egg) and the sixth gens are pizza pie...
The cordia turbo was awesome. The base car was dire.
I waas hoping that someone would remember them..... "8" speed 'box as well.
2 gear knobs to mess about with when you are 18 is great fun !!
You have forgotten the L300 4WD Bus ...also something unique
I think the mitsubishi eclipse 1st and 2nd gen should have been on the list before the 3000gt because of how influential they were and also being 4g63t evo awd powered.
Mitsubishi GTO/ 3000gt is one of the best 90s cars. Still looks amazing today too.
I have a Mitsubishi Lancer evo 5. I wish they didn’t stop making them
i like the Evo V i hope they come back to sports car development
I miss Mitsubishi, as in the old school Mitsubishi that focused on road and off road performance instead of trying to compete for the soccer mom market. This is especially true in the US Market where we can't get the Pajero, Pajero Sport, Triton, and Van.
3000GT VR4LIFE 😎 VR4EVER 😍
Mitsubishi's were Very popular in the UK club scene around the 2000s.
I have a Australian made Mitsubishi express van 5 speed manual 4G64 2.4l that I have spent $8000 on a turbo, parts and haltech computer.
Going to make around 450hp in a van...
Have a gto tt, wanted one sice is was 10. Not regretted a second of it.
Sont forget that the milti fin turbo innovation that everyone enjoys more power with was developed by mitsubishi
love the 1st gen 3000GT VR-4, evo 3 and 7, and the pajero evo
I faintly remember hearing about a stunningly nutty JDM version of the original shape Shogun/Pajero that was a SWB possibly Paris/Dakar(?) special edition with around 300bhp (the usual for the time restricted to 276ish bhp Japanese agreement that all the performance cars were restricted too during the 90s. The current range topping Skyline GTRs, Supra twin turbos, Evos n Scoobies, RX7 twin turbo, Chasers etc) I normally detest SUVs but this mad, special bubble arched, SWB Shogun looked absolutely mental! It looked like a jacked up Group B racer!
Didn't know about it until recently, it was called the Pajero Evolution! Amazing car especially with its history in Dakar. Mitsubishi ruled the 90s in rally with 2 different production vehicles. Absolutely bonkers
@@D3V1NF5 that's the one! I should have remembered the Evolution bit considering the Evo.
Yes, that was a Dakar homologation special.
Great brand, but New products don't have the same soul
In the North American market, the Pajero was
The Dodge Raider,
And
Mitsubishi Montero.
[ I had a 1983 Montero - excellent little truck].
📻🙂
I have a 1983 Mitsubishi GSR 1600
one day ill get an evo
My favourite is the Evo 9 MR FQ 360
Me too I think. I sat in a black Evo 9 - (not sure of the BHP) in 2006 in the MItsubishi showroom near Brighton in the U.K. and sooooo wanted one.
love the way you refer to mitsubishi in the past tense. they died with the last Evo
Galant GTO
3000GT VR4
Lancer Evo 5.
*Mmmm*
Want
My favorite Colt version is the Plymouth Sapporo, I remember looking at full sized Chryslers with my father almost 50 years ago and being struck by the looks of the little car.
Surprised the galant vr4 didn’t make this list
Everybody forgetting the mirage MR cyborgs 😭😭😭
O had an 1988 Mitsubishi Colt Turbo 1.6 120hp and 920kiko as stock
A bunch of stuff missing here. Galant VR-4, Eclipse, Starion... and more Evos. There's never enough Evos :D
Excellent 👍🏽
Ha! The Evo 3 in the montage of evo 1-5 is literally my car. Taken from the ad on 4star classics site which is who I bought the car from.
Same with the engine shot of the 4g63 in the earlier iterations. The blue "grounding kit" installed in Japan has since been removed of course lol
All the evolutions
Mitsubishi Galant vr4 legnum
I love my 2003 airtrek best car I've ever owned, bitsamissing 4 life
You missed the Galant VR4, Eclipse, and Starion!
Also, the culmination of the Evo was the IX. The X is a nice sedan, but the only thing it shares with other Evos is branding.
Personally, I would have scrapped those first entries from the 70s in favor of the second gen Eclipse GSX and either the FTO GPX, the Lancer 1600 GSR or the Galant VR4
No Starion? BOO THIS MAN!
No mention on the galant vr-4? Especially the time Mercedes had connections to it, AMG galant.
You missed the 1990 Galant VR4
Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX 🤌
❤ Mitsubishi
What about the Eclipse?
Absolutely criminal you skipped the Starion. Especially as I know y'all got them over there. Loved mine, till it got bent.
"Mitsubishi waved adios to europe", umm but I can still buy a mitsubishi if I wanted to here in germany? They didn't stop selling cars in europe plus they announced new cars like a new colt as well?
Where was the 4wd eclipse gts? Aka the eagle talon? That shows my age but also my level of he'll yeah!
Where are the eclipses?
You missed many models like: lancer 1977, Galant, Daiamante, Colt and more
Bits-r-missin....Mitsubishi have been in our family since 2001, (2) Magna (2) Triton (1) Lancer, all have supplied trouble free motoring.
How could you overlook the starion?
You forgot Starion(T_T)
Mitsubishi 10
You forgot about the e39a vr4.
4G63 !
Where was the galarnt and legnum v4?
Brits missed out on the Eclipse lineup 😿
Magna Club
No mention of FTO?
Last evo for me was the evo 9, i will never accept that brick evo x.
Starion Turbo was nice
You forgot to include a couple cars , especially the eclipse 2G .. but you show a clip of the crossover suv 🤦🏽♂️ liked this video till I got to the end
I still do see Evo's & 3000 Gt cursing by.. 😥
That they now have gone down the SUV path means the day of fun mitsbishis are over
No Eclipse, No Starion .. what's going on here ? Lol
Where's the Eclipse though?
STARION ..................... !!
STARION STARION STARION STARION STARION