The Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 is one of those cars that quietly rewrote the rulebook and then let everyone else take credit. Built as a homologation special so Mitsubishi could go rallying, the VR-4 stuffed full time AWD, four wheel steering, and a turbocharged 4G63 under the skin of what looked like a polite family sedan. […]
If you’ve ever wished that the Galant VR4 came with a wagon body and a roof box, meet the Mitsubishi Legnum VR-4—a twin-turbo, AWD sleeper disguised as a family hauler. Powered by the 6A13TT 2.5L V6 making around 280hp, this right-hand-drive JDM import has all the rally-bred hardware to embarrass crossovers while still hauling Ikea […]
The 3000GT VR4 was Mitsubishi’s entry into the Japanese supercar wars of the 1990s and it was a technological tour-de-force of turbochargers and traction. One turbo was not enough, so Mitsu used two, — two wheels putting power to the pavement wasn’t good enough, so they used four — two wheels steering, hah, steer with […]
I hate to rag on any particular manufacturer or brand (except for Lincoln…what is Ford thinking?!?!), but one of the 21st century disappointments has to be Mitsubishi. Lets look at their 2015 lineup and match them up with one of the Seven Dwarves from Snow White. Mirage — Grumpy; Outlander– Sleepy; Outlander Sport — Bashful; […]
It’s well known that angular shots add movement and excitement to the subject being photographed. Too many canted (or Dutch) angles on a horizontal subject like a car become like KFC’s departed Double Down sandwich: too much of a good thing that just becomes nauseating. Perhaps this Eclipse’s seller wants to convey the awesomeness of his […]
The Mitsubishi 3000 GT VR-4 was Mitsubishi’s entry into the free-for-all cage match that was the 1990s Japanese sports car scene. Nissan had its turbocharged 300ZX and Skyline GT-R, Honda the superb NSX, Mazda the rotary screaming RX-7, Subaru sold a few funky SVX and even Toyota got in the ring with the bulletproof Supra, […]
The Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4 was a monster of a Japanese sports tourer when first released in 1991 with its 300 horsepower twin turbo V6 mated to all four wheels. It may have been a bit porky on the scales (3800 lbs) and complex, but it is destined to be a future collectible…umm…just not today…today it […]
Last week we discussed the Nissan 300ZX TT market and asked why the NSX, Supra & Porsche 993 have appreciated in the last two decades, but the 300ZX has languished in sub 2-year-old Kia territory. The big car missing from our discussion was the Mitsubishi 3000 GT VR-4, another high-tech, high-power and high-complexity Japanese sports […]
The Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4 was the pinnacle of Japanese sportscar madness back in the mid 1990s. It had room for four, a twin turbocharged V6 up front, power going to all four wheels, active rear-wheel steering, active aerodynamics and a profile wider than Kim Kardashian in Hammer pants. When new, the 3000GT VR4 came with […]