Mitsubishi was formed in the 1970s and is part of the largest industrial group based in Japan. Being part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industry has made Mitsubishi the fifth largest car manufacturer in Japan.
Mitsubishi is known for forming strong aliances with its foreign competitors, such as the Hyundai Motor company in Korea. These aliances have been known to benefit Mitsubishi dramatically. In the 1970's - 1980s the alliances
increased sales from 250,000 to 1.5 million.
Mitsubishi's alliance with south east Asia had a detrimental impact on the success of the company.The 1997 East Asian financial crisis has left Mitsubishi struggling to maintain
the success of th 1970s - 1980s.
Choose your Mitsubishi
- Mitsubishi 3000GT
- Mitsubishi Carisma
- Mitsubishi Challenger
- Mitsubishi Chariot
- Mitsubishi Colt
- Mitsubishi Delica
- Mitsubishi FTO
- Mitsubishi Galant
- Mitsubishi Grandis
- Mitsubishi GTO
- Mitsubishi I-Car
- Mitsubishi L200
- Mitsubishi Lancer
- Mitsubishi Legnum
- Mitsubishi Outlander
- Mitsubishi Pajero
- Mitsubishi RVR
- Mitsubishi Shogun
- Mitsubishi Shogun Pinin
- Mitsubishi Shogun Sport
- Mitsubishi Sigma
- Mitsubishi Space Runner
- Mitsubishi Space Star
- Mitsubishi Space Wagon
Mitsubishi 3000GT
A sports grand tourer, the Mitsubishi 3000GT was produced between 1990 and 2001. It’s name came from the Galant GTO, a two-door hardtop coupe sold by Mitsubishi in the early 1970’s. Initially, the model incorporated many contemporary performance-enhancing technologies e.g. all wheel drive, four wheel steering, a tuneable exhaust and electronically controlled suspension.
Mitsubishi Carisma
A large family car produced between 1995 and 2004. The Carisma was co-developed with Volvo, sharing its chassis with the Volvo S40. It was available as a 4-door saloon or a 5-door hatchback and featuring gasoline engines from 1.3L to 1.8L gasoline direct injection engines.
Mitsubishi Chariot
A 5 door, five/seven seat compact MPV, the Mitsubishi Chariot was produced between 1983 and 2002 based on the SSW concept car first exhibited in the 1979 Tokyo Motor Show and offered a choice of SOHC straight-4 power plants, the 1755 cc 4G37B or 1997 cc 4G63B petrol engines or the 1795 cc 4D567 turbodiesel in a five speed manual or three-speed automatic transmission.
Mitsubishi Delica
A range of multi-purpose vehicles produced since 1969, the Delica was based on a small pickup truck introduced the previous year. (the DELIvery CAr) It used a KE44 1.1L engine and its maximum load was 600kg. The next year a cargo van and passenger van were added to the line up due to customer needs.
Mitsubishi FTO
The FTO is a front engined, front-wheel drive coupe produced between 1994 and 2000, originally planned exclusively for the Japanese domestic market but soon spreading to the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand. It’s only body style was a 2 door coupe and all FTO’s were front wheel drive but either a straight 4 or transversely mounted V6 engine were available.
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