Who Else Wants to Import a Mitsubishi FTO Next Year?

"way2blu does a rev update" (way2blu) 09/14/2018 at 19:43 • Filed to: This'll be a midsize crossover with a CVT soon enough, Mitsubishi FTO, Mitsubishi, JDM, Imports

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I know I do. It has a 2.0l V6. Repeat: TWO-POINT-OH- LITER  VEE-SIX. And it makes 197 horsepower. FWD be damned, these are rad cars. 1994 models will be legal in 2019; anyone else considering one?

PanchoVilleneuve ST > way2blu does a rev update 09/14/2018 at 19:52

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The top trim level with the V6 only came with blue front seats. And that rules.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > way2blu does a rev update 09/14/2018 at 19:53

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Still not sure what these have that the Eclipse doesn't

way2blu does a rev update > PanchoVilleneuve ST 09/14/2018 at 19:55

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Bright interior colors need to be a thing again. I can prove it:

*googles*

QED

mXxxxXm24 /O/ /O/ > way2blu does a rev update 09/14/2018 at 19:58

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I like driving it in gran turismo! Back when I preferred front wheel drive cars.

InFierority Complex > way2blu does a rev update 09/14/2018 at 19:58

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Not really, my choice for importable FWD coupe would be the Fiat.

The I5  isn’t available yet, soon though.

way2blu does a rev update > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 09/14/2018 at 20:02

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2.0l high-revving V6, and it looks totally different.

If I were building a racecar I’d probably go Eclipse too, but the FTO just seems so cool. If I were going on a nice roadtrip along twisty roads, I think it’d be perfect. 

way2blu does a rev update > InFierority Complex 09/14/2018 at 20:03

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Ah okay, that is definitely cool. 4-spoke wheels with 4 lugs  is the correct setup.

InFierority Complex > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 09/14/2018 at 20:05

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Mini- 3000gt looks? It’s a good looking car. Although there is probably an element of forbidden fruit in there too.

404 - User No Longer Available > way2blu does a rev update 09/14/2018 at 20:06

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I remember these from the first chase scene in the Hong Kong movie Thunderbolt.

Chariotoflove > way2blu does a rev update 09/14/2018 at 20:10

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Well I  didn’t before, but that looks real nice.

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > way2blu does a rev update 09/14/2018 at 20:17

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Ah, this brings me back to the good ‘ole days of Gran Turismo 2, it was my go to car a lot of the time (early on anyway) .

ToyotaFamily > way2blu does a rev update 09/14/2018 at 20:34

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Small 6 cylinders sound great. The Mazda 1.8 V6 for example.

way2blu does a rev update > ToyotaFamily 09/14/2018 at 20:46

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More cylinders, more revs, and more sound since it’s not massively overpowered for street use. I really like cars that sound like they’re going 2x as fast as they are.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > way2blu does a rev update 09/14/2018 at 20:54

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It sounds awesome on paper. If only it weren't so ugly.

Svend > InFierority Complex 09/14/2018 at 20:54

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Not an Alfa Romeo?

Like a Alfa Romeo Brera 3.2 V6 JTS

or a

GTV 3.2 V6 Lusso.

InFierority Complex > Svend 09/14/2018 at 21:05

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I guess I meant currently or nearly importable. That said I’d take the Fiat over the GTV any day . As much as I love the Brera it isn’t legal here till 2030.

way2blu does a rev update > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/14/2018 at 21:08

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Ah, more FTOs for me then. The looks are why I want one; I think it looks great :P

way2blu does a rev update > Svend 09/14/2018 at 21:14

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An AWD 6MT V6 2-door wagon. And it’s an Alfa Romeo, too.

I’m now sorely disappointed that the Brera won’t be importable for another 12 years :(

Svend > InFierority Complex 09/14/2018 at 21:16

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Oops, meant to put 1994 into Autotrader not 2004.

Svend > way2blu does a rev update 09/14/2018 at 21:20

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Ye’, it was my error, I put 2004 into Autotrader, not 1994. 

way2blu does a rev update > Svend 09/14/2018 at 21:22

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I guess we’ll just have to make the FTO a liftback with AWD then...

Challenge accepted :D

Svend > way2blu does a rev update 09/14/2018 at 21:46

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Hmmmmm. A liftback with AWD, how about a Quattro?

How about a an Audi S2 2.2 Quattro.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > way2blu does a rev update 09/14/2018 at 21:47

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It looks like a 3000GT fucked a shoe but also they were siblings.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > InFierority Complex 09/14/2018 at 21:48

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IMO it’s a little too small to look good. It looks a bit... chunky. Sort of like a second  gen Scion TC with a curvier front and back.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > way2blu does a rev update 09/14/2018 at 21:50

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Did some one say Grand Turismo.

A buddy of mine back the said the FTO was his dream car and he was going to get one for his first car (we were 10-11) I didn’t have the heart to tell him that they weren’t sold in the US. 

Nick Has an Exocet > way2blu does a rev update 09/14/2018 at 22:05

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Great sounding motors. I wonder if one could be squeezed into a Miata.

MultiplaOrgasms > InFierority Complex 09/14/2018 at 22:14

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You sure you want to deal with engine out timing belt changes on an engine that nobody  in america is familiar with as opposed to the less reliable but more common (in the US) Lampredi four ?

MultiplaOrgasms > way2blu does a rev update 09/14/2018 at 22:18

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My Maxima too had a 2.0 V6, and literally none of the advantages  you just stated. Except maybe lack of power. 

InFierority Complex > MultiplaOrgasms 09/14/2018 at 23:14

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Maintenance doesn’t matter on a pipe dream.

Did you ever go through with that Kappa awhile back, btw?

Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition > way2blu does a rev update 09/15/2018 at 01:06

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The Mivec versions were competitors  with the Integra Type R. I will have to see prices, they weren’t cheap when new.

MultiplaOrgasms > InFierority Complex 09/15/2018 at 06:43

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If I had there’d have been an update by now. Sure, it ran and drove fine but there was a lot that needed adressing to get it through inspection, namely the tires, brake lines and one strut. But what I never showed was that the rear axle was in a fairly ugly state, too much rust for me to be comfortable with. But what really broke the deal was the fact that I couldn’t find a place to store it and work on it. I will be keeping an eye out for a reasonably priced 2.4 or Turbo  to appear, though.

pip bip - choose Corrour > way2blu does a rev update 09/15/2018 at 07:26

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are there any left in Japan?

there were lots imported here years ago, use to see a few

but now i  haven’t seen any in ages

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/15/2018 at 07:53

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the shoe and the 3000gt were siblings or the 3000gt and fto would be siblings after the 3000gt and shoe gave birth to it?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 09/15/2018 at 08:43

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The shoe and the 3000GT were siblings and they had an inbred child and it was the FTO.

Powershiftmedia-ResidentDSMGuru > way2blu does a rev update 09/15/2018 at 08:44

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As the resident die hard Mitsubishi guy I would absolutely love to.

Except of course it would get a 4g63 swap because I’m unreasonable 

way2blu does a rev update > Nick Has an Exocet 09/15/2018 at 12:07

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I definitely need one of these. Perfect balance of good sound with usable power. Specifically, less than 200hp means one actually gets to hear the engine at full tilt, even in daily driving conditions. Excellent...

way2blu does a rev update > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/15/2018 at 12:19

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I take it you mean t his shoe?

I see more of this shoe:

Honestly though, the FTO still does something for me, despite either   creative shoe-like image.

Maybe I’m just the next Daniel Ricciardo...

way2blu does a rev update > MultiplaOrgasms 09/15/2018 at 12:21

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They sold those with a 2.0l?? I always assumed it was the 3.0 VQ for the first few generations.

MultiplaOrgasms > way2blu does a rev update 09/15/2018 at 12:40

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Only on european market 4th and 5th gens , which were identical with the   A32/33 Cefiro.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > way2blu does a rev update 09/15/2018 at 13:56

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I find the overall design lacking cohesion , as if different people styled the front, greenhouse, and rear.

way2blu does a rev update > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/15/2018 at 15:43

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It might look a little better with a fastback profile rather than the notchback that it is, but most smaller coupes from that era were fastbacks too. I like the variety, but that’s just my opinion.

I see where you’re coming from with the styling issues though, it is a little unconventional.

I almost see some Mazda RX-8 in this angle too. Needs a solid drop in ride height and I think it’ll look better.

InFierority Complex > MultiplaOrgasms 09/15/2018 at 18:46

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I kinda figured that was the case. Oh well, good luck on your search.

Nauraushaun > way2blu does a rev update 09/16/2018 at 10:15

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I saw one of these yesterday. It was riced.

way2blu does a rev update > Nauraushaun 09/16/2018 at 11:30

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Unfortunate... How riced are we talking here? Like “rims and a wing” riced, or a fully slammed, sticker’d up, beehive-sounding-exhaust riced?

Nauraushaun > way2blu does a rev update 09/16/2018 at 21:57

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It was sitting in a front yard next to a 4 door Skyline. It may not even run. I only saw the bum but it had one of those monstrous fibreglass wings you only see on the worst, most tasteless of cars. I think it had a kit too.