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dependable Mitsubishi 3000GT vehicles?
Although this automobile is incredibly stylish and enjoyable to drive, the comfort level is about average for a sports car. The 1999 Mitsubishi 3000GT is rather dependable despite Mitsubishi’s not exactly stellar reputation. The interior rattled a little. It is a fantastic automobile all around.
The Mitsubishi 3000GT SL is quick.
You probably picture amazing speed, precise handling, and svelte style when you think about sports vehicles. Car fans are drawn to the sports vehicles produced by several manufactures.
At the time, the 1999 Mitsubishi 3000GT was a well-dressed automobile. However, good looks are only so good.
The two-door coupe came in three trim levels, according to Edmunds: base, SL, and VR-4. The 3000GT featured new front and rear design for the 1999 model year. The top-trim VR-4 also received a stylish genuine spoiler.
The 3.0 liter V6 in the front-wheel-drive base model wasn’t very impressive. The engine was just marginally more powerful than the original Eclipse’s motor, putting out 161 horsepower and 185 lb-ft of torque. Unsurprisingly, the 3000GT couldn’t satisfy the majority of speed-obsessed sports car lovers.
The FWD SL’s 3.0-liter twin-cam V6 engine produced 222 horsepower. The Mitsubishi 3000GT wasn’t the quickest vehicle to hit 60 mph due to its weight, though. However, it performed exceptionally well when making turns and stops. Additionally, it had a motorized sunroof, leather seats, and antilock brakes.
Top-tier AWD VR-4 vehicles featured twin-turbo V6 engines with exceptional torque. However, the 3000GT’s weight once more had a negative impact on its otherwise thrilling acceleration. The VR-4 models also didn’t stop or turn like the midrange SL.
The 3000GT is it undervalued?
One of the most underappreciated vehicles on the road is the Mitsubishi 3000GT. It stood out from many other automobiles of the era and even from other models in the manufacturer’s portfolio because to its peculiar style.
Do you classify a Mitsubishi 3000GT as a sports car?
The 3000GT VR-4 from Mitsubishi is not a sports vehicle. There are 3,737 pounds of tightly packed, all-wheel-driven, twin-turbo automobile here. Even though it is only an inch longer overall, that is nearly 500 pounds heavier than a Chevrolet Corvette. This is actually more of a large touring vehicle. If you put it on the I-15 headed toward Vegas and put the cruise control in at barely subsonic speeds, nothing short of an atmospheric chain reaction will stop it from getting there.
Why is the 3000GT so prone to failure?
The first 3000GTs came off the assembly line in 1990, as you would know if you’ve read our 3000GT/GTO buyer’s guide and history.
Age-related concerns including the deterioration of plastics and rubber as well as the potential for electrical wire failure can all work together to increase the likelihood of dependability problems with the 3000GT.
The 3000GT is at that odd age where almost nothing that may break has been replaced, but it is also not new enough to not absolutely require replacement.
If you’re considering purchasing a 3000GT, you should consider which potentially perishable components have already been replaced and which may require attention soon.
You can get help with this from our buyer’s guide.
A 3000GT: Is it JDM?
The Mitsubishi GTO is a front-engine, all-wheel/front-wheel drive grand touring/sports automobile that Mitsubishi produced and sold throughout four generations, from 1990 to 2000. The 2+2 four-seaters were produced in Nagoya, Japan, as a three-door hatchback coup body style, and sold both domestically in Japan (JDM) as the GTO and internationally as the Mitsubishi 3000GT. Both the Mitsubishi 3000GT (19911999) and the Dodge Stealth (19911996), a badge-engineered, mechanically identical captive import, were marketed in North America. The exterior style of the Stealth was created in cooperation with Chrysler and Mitsubishi Motors.
The marketing variants all had front-wheel drive and transversely mounted 3-liter, 24-valve V6 engines. They were all based on Mitsubishi’s Sigma/Diamante. The GTO’s engines could be twin-turbocharged or normally aspirated, and active aerodynamicswhich automatically modify the front and rear spoilersfour-wheel steering, full-time all-wheel drive, and adaptive suspension were all options.
For the model years 1993 to 1995, Mitsubishi manufactured a retractable hardtop variation that was designed and modified from coup models in California by ASC and sold as the GTO Spyder or VR4 Spyder. Since the 1959 Ford Skyliner, these retractable hardtops were the first fully automated models to be sold.
The Ferrari 250 GTO, also known as Gran Turismo Omologata, which stood for Gran Turismo Omologata and indicated that it complied with motorsport homologation regulations, served as the inspiration for the JDM model. The Ferrari 250 GTO was marketed as a two-door hardtop coup by the company in the early 1970s.
Are 3000GT all turbo?
Non-turbo 3000GTs may be ordered in the North American market without all-wheel drive (AWD), but as far as we know, all GTOs in Japan had AWD (in New Zealand we get a lot of Japanese import used carsalthough GTOs are becoming an increasingly rare sight on the road, all of them here are AWD)
As you may be aware, the Mitsubishi 3000GT was also marketed in the North American market as a Dodge Stealth that had been “badge engineered” (if you’re interested in learning more about the minute distinctions between the two vehicles, check out this article about the 3000GT vs. Dodge Stealth).
The base-model 12 valve SOHC 3.0 V6 engine for the Dodge Stealth produced about 162 horsepower. This rather subpar engine option wasn’t offered for the original 3000GT or the first version facelift; only the Stealth had it. However, the Stealth was completely discontinued in 1997 (for the final makeover), and a base 3000GT model with the same SOCH engine was introduced.
As a result, there are some later model 3000GTs with a SOHC, non-turbo V6 available in the American market.
A 3000 GT is it a Supra?
The ultimate and most expensive iteration of the TRD conversion was a factory-built model, even though each individual part of the conversion could now be ordered separately as a dealer-fit accessory. Only 35 of them were ever made, and each one had a unique, serialized VIN plate that changed the vehicle’s official classification from Toyota Supra to TRD 3000GT.
Instead of focusing on increasing power, TRD’s first road project focused more on enhancing performance by maximizing the vehicle’s dynamic ability. The main goal of the conversion was to replace the heavy original bodywork with lighter, more aerodynamic components constructed of fiber-reinforced plastic, even though it did incorporate improved engine-breathing components and upgraded suspension.