Download high resolution version (900x600, 86 KB)Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4 racing in an autocross event. Taken by Steven N. Severinghaus on 2004-09-04 in Champaign, Illinois [1]. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. Click...

Download high resolution version (900x600, 86 KB)Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4 racing in an autocross event. Taken by Steven N. Severinghaus on 2004-09-04 in Champaign, Illinois [1]. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. Click...

Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4 racing

Japanese Mitsubishi GTO patrol car

The Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (in Japanese: 三菱自動車工業, in in Spain and the Americas, and Shogun in the UK. See this page for reasons) Mitsubishi Pajero (Montero) Sport Mitsubishi Pajero Mini (a Keicar), and Mitsubishi Pajero Jr., slightly too large for a Keicar (also sold as... Mitsubishi GTO was Mitsubishi's flagship sports car from 1991-1999. The GTO was named the Mistubishi 3000GT in the The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America¹, the States, or (archaically) Columbia — is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii... United States in order to avoid confusion and anger amongst fans of the The Ferrari Gestione Industriale logo Ferrari is an Italian manufacturer of racing cars and high-performance sports cars formed by Enzo Ferrari in 1929. At first, Scuderia Ferrari sponsored drivers and manufactured racecars; the company went into independent car production in 1946, eventually became Ferrari S.p.A., and is... Ferrari GTO sports car series and 1965 Pontiac GTO convertible The Pontiac GTO was a muscle car from Pontiac manufactured from 1964 to 1974. Many consider it to be the first true muscle car, since it was the first based on a mid-size platform rather than the full-size cars that earlier performance models had... Pontiac GTO muscle car. Built in Nagoya Japan, the GTO was also sold in the US as the Alternate use: Dodge (disambiguation) Categories: Automobile stubs | Corporation stubs | Automobiles | Car companies of the United States | Chrysler | Corporations sponsoring NASCAR drivers ... Dodge Stealth from 1991 to 1996.

The 3000GT was built in three major versions: base, SL, and the top-of-the-range VR-4. Japanese customers also had special lightened and tuned-up MR (Mitsubishi Racing) versions of the GTO. The Stealth came in base, ES, R/T, and R/T Twin Turbo versions. The base versions were powered by a naturally-aspirated The Ford Essex V6 engine A V6 is an internal combustion piston engine with six cylinders in a V configuration. It is the second most common engine configuration in modern cars after the straight-4; it shares with that engine a compactness very suited to the popular front wheel drive... V6 engine, had a choice of a 5-speed A manual transmission (also known as a stick shift or standard transmission) is a type of transmission used in automotive applications. Other types of transmission in mainstream automotive use are the automatic transmission, very common in the United States and Canada, and the still-rare continuously variable transmission. Vehicles with... manual or an An automatic transmission is an automobile gearbox that can change gear ratios automatically as the car moves, thus freeing the driver from having to shift gears United States since the 1950s have had automatic transmissions. This has, however, not been the case in Europe and much of the rest of... automatic transmission, and came with standard Front wheel drive is the most common form of engine/transmission layout used in modern automobiles, where the engine drives the front wheels. Rear wheel drive was the traditional standard while four wheel drive is also sometimes used. The history of front wheel drive goes back to the 1934 Traction... front wheel drive. The SL was essentially a luxury version of the base model, with extras such as Modern leather-making tools Leather is a material created through the tanning of hides, pelts and skins of animals, primarily cows. Leather was a very important clothing material, and its other uses were legion. Together with wood, leather formed the basis of much ancient technology. Leather with the fur still... leather and a A sunroof is a cutout in a cars (or trucks) roof that can be opened to provide fresh air and sun to the people inside. A sunroof can be made of the same metal as the rest of the roof, or it can be made of plastic and... sunroof and slightly more engine power. The VR-4, MR, and R/T Twin Turbo models had a twin turbocharged version of the V6, Four wheel drive or 4x4, is a type of four wheeled vehicle drivetrain configuration that enables all four wheels to receive power from the engine simultaneously in order to provide maximum traction. Usually the term refers to part-time systems, designed only for use in low-traction conditions (e.g... all wheel drive, All wheel steering or 4WS is steering configuration that enables all four wheels to steer in order to provide maximum traction and handling abilities. In many applications rear wheels are controlled by computer, and their turning direction depends on speed. Most notably used in Nissan Skyline GT-R. In low... all wheel steering on most years, and a 6-speed manual transmission (five-speed in 1991-1993 versions). The 3000GT VR-4 also had an electronically actuated rear A spoiler is an aerodynamic device attached to an automobile to decrease lift, decrease drag, or increase the amount of force pushing the vehicles tires to the road surface (also called downforce). Spoilers are often fitted to race and high-performance sports cars, although they have become common on... spoiler and a movable air dam under the front fascia from 1991-1996.

These items made the car very fast and stable in high-speed touring, but the weight made cornering difficult. The car's underpinnings were essentially the same throughout its lifespan, but the exterior went through three changes after the car was first released in 1991. The second generation exterior rolled out in 1994, front and rear styling was updated in 1997, and the final version in came out in 1999. In 1995 and 1996 a special retractable The coupé convertible (in French : Cadillac XLR Daihatsu Copen Lexus SC 430 Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class Mercedes-Benz SL-Class (R203) Mitsubishi 3000GT Spyder Opel Tigra Peugeot 206cc Peugeot 307cc Renault Mégane-cc (with glass roof) See also Ford Fairlane, basis for the Ford Skyliner Chevrolet SSR, a recent... hardtop convertible version of the 3000GT was available with the Spyder SL and Spyder VR-4 models. This was the first retractable hardtop produced since the 1955 Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria 1957 Ford Fairlane 1966 Ford Fairlane GTA 1997 Ford Fairlane Ghia The Ford Fairlane was an automobile model sold between 1955 and 1971 by the Ford Motor Company in North America. It was also used by Ford Australia from 1960 to the present day for... Ford Fairlane Skyliner.

Mitsubishi's reluctance to create a new chassis for the car, as well as its slow cornering and the emergence of the V6, The Mitsubishi Eclipse is a two door, four seat sports coupe/convertible that has been in production since 1988 and sold as 1990–2004 models. The Eclipse is produced solely for the United States market, where it has also been built as the Eagle Talon and the Plymouth Laser... Mitsubishi Eclipse, caused the GTO to be discontinued in 1999. The car has a strong fan following and is used often in drag racing.

External links

• 3000GT Spyder Literature Links (http://www.emeraldsearch.com/spyder/literature.htm) has information and factory brochures on the 3000GT Spyder and the rest of the 3000GT line.