1995 Mitsubishi FTO: Regular Car Reviews
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FTO is still better than the entire modern Mitsubishi to be honest...
Yep
I like Lancer justice turtles
Any older Mitsubishi is better than what modern Mitsubishi is making nowadays
As a Mitsubishi mirage owner this comment is 100% factual
Everytime I see an Eclipse Cross my heart breaks a little bit. Thankfully there are roughly three of them in a 25 mile radius.
We used to have an old British couple as our neighbours who had an Mitsubishi FTO. They were nice people, they gave us ice cream and took care of our other neighbour's neglected dog.
Kinda like the fto, most likely reliable and quiet
I thought they were only legal to own in the states since 2019.
What about moving to the US? If you are a resident on the states, van you bring over your car? If IT is less than 25yo
@@crispindry2815 This guy's show takes place in the US though dick hole.
@@robertkowalczyk2725 no you can’t unfortunately
The FTO in New Zealand was the car that attracted really terrible modifications because they were dirt cheap. And they were everywhere in the mid-late 2000's. Now I think I've seen maybe one in the last ten years. I'm assuming they've all been sent to the scrap heap because they were trashed and, as with other Mitsubishis, the quality wasn't that great.
They also attracted ugg boot wearing female bogans like nothing else for some reason. So many homemade matte paintjobs.
I went there in 2014 and I agree there were a lot of them, most were pretty rough
Same thing here in Aus, I've never seen one of these that wasn't blistering away in some dole bludgers front yard
so same as the eclipse in the US
@@riccardominicozzi8717 sounds like the 7th gen Celica situation in the US. I used to see them everywhere but driven by women in their 20s who didn’t take care of their cars. I don’t think I’ve seen one on the road in 7-8 years.
Same happened in the UK. They were crazy popular here when the Japanese market crashed grey imports flooded the UK market and it wasn't long before you'd see grown adults gluing on neons (this was before LED's became the norm).
it's a shame I love the way these looked but no one really took care of them and the single digits still around are all hidden away.
Thanks for the opportunity to show the car off! It was a lot of fun, and I'm glad you enjoyed it overall.
If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask me.
How much was it to import and everything? And is getting parts and doing matnience easy?
I know Mr.Regular wasn't particularly impressed in the review but it's still a beautiful car though, worthwhile importing and preserving. So what if it doesn't have much power [it's a mid level model anyways] the V6 sounds smoooooth.
Thanks for sharing your fun little car with us.
@@nakoma5 I think he admired the looks, just not the weak performance and bland interior. I have to agree with him mostly. It's undeniably beautiful, but that interior is totally forgettable. I don't quite agree with his problem with its performance - it's perfectly all right, if not a true sports car. That version of the FTO wasn't really pretending to be one.
Lovely car! Just incase you're unaware, your radiator is at the end of its life.. when those plastic tanks start turning that green colour, they could pop any day!
God the FTO looks amazing, remember loving the seemingly unobtainable, green touring car version in GT4, too
Oh, you want unobtainable, try and get the '94 Opel Calibra touring car.
@@twotailedavenger consider that you could just buy the Vauxhall
Lol the GT3 version was better, and I still think it's one of the best looking cars in the series
Wasn't the green touring car the GTO?
@@opossums-will-sing both actually
I think this is one of the finest shapes of the 90s JDM scene. It's flaws as a car notwithstanding, in terms of sheer visual design I think this was absolutely stunning and the original designer should be very proud. Such a mean, squat little design - I love it.
This car would be awesome if it was RWD and had fair odds of driving as good as it looks
Vetch swap?
i dont think so integra type R is also fwd car but famous car
They could have done better tail lights.
Finally, a monologue I agree with. I want to fall short of my goals in life. I'm going to get an FTO.
Good luck, the importer who sold this car wouldn't let me make payments on it and actually take the car.
There's one just one state over from me for 10k in better shape and fewer miles. Lol
A car reviewer on youtube makes better observations than actual professional sociologists
Think for a second how insane this is
English Majors need to be quick on their feet to make a buck
probably he is just better at communicating it the laymans
Before there were colleges, smart people just said things without a fancy piece of paper. I'd suggest that it was never the title or the piece of paper in the first place. Maybe it's just the person. Why not a car reviewer on youtube? Why not you? Or anybody for that matter. Nothing insane to see here at all.
@@goatsplitter you know this guy has a "fancy paper" right?
Valuing JDM history more than those who lived through it is exactly what is wrong with the JDM market today. Cars like the FD RX-7, NSX, GTR, and Supra make sense to me. But 25k for an R32 GTST? People who want to race this FTO? There is more to life than JDM.
it feels nice to have a car that is rarely seen around you.
It's millenials spending money for nostalgia driving up prices.
I think it's sort of a "forbidden" thing - they always think JDM is cool because it's sort of forbidden and novel here, so many cars that until they got old enough to import we couldn't have. And some of them were really cool cars - most weren't, but people only ever thought about the cool ones. Which by extension made the not-cool ones cool. People forget that most JDM cars are cheap econoboxes just like US cars. We see the same thing in Japan - they revere the American Muscle they can't have there. As they say, the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
@@wigletron2846 I think that's only one part of it. There are big swaths of people with a lot of money, who buy cars only as investments. They will hop onto any type of car they see trending in popularity that has a reasonably cheap buy in, and will pay a higher price at a public auction on a car in order to inflate prices on similar cars they already have. If they can buy up even a decent size portion of a specific model, they can gain more control over market prices. It's not all that different from what happened with the air cooled Porsche market. It wasn't so much that all of a sudden all of these people who lusted after air cooled Porsches all wanted them at the same time which raised the prices, it got out of control when investors started getting into it. Unfortunately, the car market is starting to resemble what happened to the the art market, starting in the 80s-90s, more and more.
@@quillmaurer6563 It's not just JDM stuff. Land Rover Defenders are basically farm equipment over in England but go for big money over here even though they're still as refined as farm equipment.
I kinda like how the FTO looks. Looks very cute aggressive, also i loved that gran turismo rant, liscense tests are painful, i played thru gt4 yet again a while ago and urrrgh fucking kill me so painful. But ay IA15 was easier than its horrid reputation.
I love the way you put that. "Cute aggressive", now i really want to know if there were any other cars that were cute aggressive and if that design style will come back if its gone in the first place.
@@ThePivotuserful123 well the ND miata looks kinda like that but it looks more smug than anything, the japanese has a thing with making cars have very human faces. And the reason why i put it like that is cause from what i feel from the fto is a mix of that. Its cute cause of its small proportions and gentle and soft lines. But its also kinda aggressive, like it looks fast but really it isnt.
@@mrblimbo1359 That's something I'm glad you brought to my attention. I get the vibes from a lot of cars here that a lot of them tend to look super aggressive with slanted down headlights as a minimum these days. Especially with pickup trucks for me.
I usually associate JDM cars with either more happier or neutral features and I've been trying to find more sportier example of late. Thanks for your input on this!
@@ThePivotuserful123 no problem ig haha
it's a mini Supra clone
I've driven the GPX version of this car which has MIVEC (basically VTEC), so it revs to >8000rpm and makes 200hp.
Most surprising thing was how good the steering was. Light but full of feedback. It's just a shame so many of them are automatics, and that they love to rust.
When i 1st read your comment quickly to move on to other things i gotta do, i thought i read, "love to lust"..lol N I was like, "hat, how so??" lol..
FTO owner here! I have the 2L MIVEC Auto model putting out a WHOPPING 198bhp.
I got this as my first car in the UK, paid roughly 2000 for it and yeah, it's not the fastest car on the road, although it does LOOK like it. VW Golfs, BMWs and Audis love trying to race me.
It's painfully expensive to insure, tax and fuel, but by god do I love it.
The smiles per mile are all worth it.
And to be honest? It's just down right fun to drive. It's lightweight, JUST enough power to make it fun around corners and because I'm quite a tall person, it's quite comfortable to drive on the Highway.
It has the same energy as touring europe and only going to McDonalds, ordering the same thing and finding the best made version.
It doesn't make sense, on paper it's bland and there's thousands of better options, however it's fun and surprisingly exciting.
I owned a 3000GT (GTO), but for some odd reason I always wanted an FTO. I bet the GTO's 3.0 liter N/A 220 horsepower engine would be a sweet swap for the FTO!
That would be cool, but not sure if it'd fit, another alternative could be the 6g73 (2.5l sohc version of that n/a 6g72, which they also made sohc, but nobody wants that) also to be fair though the 6g73 only made like 160-175hp, so probably not worth it
Owner of a GTO TT and Na auto GTO and Mivec FTO here. The Mivec Manual FTO is perfect just the way it is.
@@douglasfowlie5556 I wouldn't know. I live in the United States, where the FTO was never sold... just figured it could benefit from some extra displacement.
K swap the world boy!
@@that_camo_bronco_guy there's a surprising amount of space in there. It would be possible. I'd rather get a 6a12TT engine swap from a galant VR4 though
Therapist: "It might take several years and thousands of sessions to really find out what your issues are."
Mr. Regular: "Show me your car, and I'll know EVERYTHING about you in 10 seconds."
He clearly knows piss all about this car
this guy becomes more insightful with each video he makes. might be an internet dad figure.
When he said "HI SON IM YOUR DAD" in the Corvette video, he was being serious. Just that none of us knew it at the time.
Yeah, I dont know that anyone else could pull off the alien to dad car reviewer character arc like Mr Regular.
A couple years ago I could feel the elder brother sinking into the rants. The beginning of the R35 GTR video sort of put the seal on that Tupperware container "Do it if you want, kid, die laughing I guess."
the gran turismo lisence test bit was too real man
Is that manda demio xd touring '15?
Never ever have seen this car before. Has to have some of the best design I’ve seen on a 90’s car
They're very pretty. There used to be heaps here in aus but young guys got hold of them and trashed most..expecting prices to surge on nice models
I love the FTO but i think we all could agree it would have been a much more desirable car if it was an RWD platform
The FTO was popular in Hong Kong because Jackie Chan drove it in Thunderbolt and beat the R32 that the bad guys drove. They were everywhere during the early to mid 2000s, but I pretty much never saw one in recent years.
This little car is giving off some serious Zagato vibes. I like it, particularly from the rear.
I thought it looked vaguely Aston-Martin-ish from the front.
@@bwofficial1776 It does, as well as Supra. Aston Martin has gotten the Zagato treatment in the past. But that rear is so unmistakable Italian design language.
Dude, I always loved the FTO in GT1. The only lecense test it's featured in is the first corner of Deep Valley B-06 or so.
You can win a all wheel drive racecar FTO in the JP vs UK cup. That things looks as sick as it goes fast and it turns GT1 into one of the best arcade racers to date.
There was a test on High Speed Ring too! I think it was on B-05 and B-06. Gotta replay this game
Yeah man, I have no idea why he's so mad about this car. It exposed us Americans to a cool car we probably wouldn't have known about and he's pouting over being bad at a video game.
Yeah, I remember that old masterpiece.
I don't get what his issue is.
I wonder if he's mistaking it for the GTO? One of the B-tests had an FTO but the rest were GTOs, Supras, RX-7s etc. At least according to the Gran Turismo Wiki. Reading about the tests I'm reminded that the Ford Cougar existed. I last thought about that car twenty-five years ago.
Correction: The FTO & GR86 both have history and influence that harken back to the Galant MR/FTO and AE86 Corrollas/Sprinters back in the day.
Yeah im kind of surprised he skipped that over about the GR86
Toyota loves to say the GR86 is inspired by the AE86 but in reality, what they made is more similar with a RWD Celica.
Also i don’t see the comparo sit all that well. Fto are neat to look at and that’s about it. Gr86 is legitimately an excellent car to drive. And it looks good.
@@2Skinny AE86 was part of last hurrah of rwd Corolla, it was cheap sportish thing that somewhat race good.
@@jalpat2272 I know exactly what the AE86 was/is- what's your point?
That Chris Cornell line had me cracking up
Mazda made a 1.8l V6 for the MX-3 long before this came out. I personally have had one of these with the mivec engine which was good fun due to the extreme revs for it's day
and mitsu had the 1.6 6a10 before the mx3 😌
@@blue_lancer_es Actually the k8 came out a year before the 6a. Both are impressive little engines though, especially for their time. The k8 had enough mid range torque to pull that little car along nicely
@@mx3fto true
@@mx3fto mazda k series are just so sweet
i own an fto and a few of the things you have brought up are incredibly on the nose, what i would say in ownership is this car is not about speed, its about the feeling of the car itself. the engine alone is a compelling case for it atleasted for me, 8k revving silky smooth v6 with a very linear power curve is incredibly good feeling engine to drive, and querky. on top of that you have the actual handaling of the car which is the shinning feature of this car, mine is a track car which sounds weird considering the speed is kinda lacking there but handeling more then makes up for it. more on the actual drivabillity of the fto is that you are absolutly corect, the true joy in this car is just driving around in a car that has the capabillity to be fun but mostly just to enjoy this weird little forgotten JDM nugget the world forgot, it's truly a magical experience
couple of nerd stuff which might be of intrest to anyone reading is that, the model being driven is the gr non-mivec with 170hp, there is a mivec variant (vtec basically) that turns out 200hp which revvs slightly higher too. these cars arn't very tunable though turbo and supercharger kits are avaliable but there is alot of aftermarket support for them and the main ownersclub is in england with new parts still avalible so for the most part they are very easy to maintain and keep alive.
I want one I'd trade my eclipse gst for one sad 😔
Put a super charger in it?
Mitsubishi really loved its small V6's back then. I think there was a Lancer from about the same time with a 1.6 liter V6.
We used to have a bunch more of these in our country, don't see them as often lately. I guess most of them have rusted away. There was actually a relatively fast version, btw, with 200 horsepower.
loved their 3.5 in the montero sport
@@shaiapouf442 not the small v6 they're referring to. That's a giant comparatively
@@shaiapouf442 really? Why?
@@user-bt2lx4gy7h i know im saying across the board all their 6cyclinder engines are great.
@@Corkoth55 why not? better than a leaky toyota or honda v6. i cant speak for nissan but im not a fan of those makes v6. On the other hand mits v6s are great. 230,000 on mine will hold up better than the toyo or honda
Skyline Chili: The only mental connection a generation of folks had alongside Cincinnati before Adler & Blazen moved there and the Bengals got good again.
The ONLY mental connection? Dang. Would you at least grant me the 80s Babes In Toyland, with Keanu and Barrymore reciting the Cincinnati theme song?
Also this perspective on Skyline is very different than any locals. The canned stuff they distribute is watery crap. Skyline is the one unanimously agreed upon fast food stops of Cincinnatians. Skyline is the affordable meal night out with the family. Skyline is one of like 5 places that is open at 3am when college kids know it doesn’t matter what they eat at that point because all the alcohol consumed will be flushed out along with it in the morning anyways.
I remember this car from Gran Turismo 1 in PS1. Nice seeing an actual one.
I love the FTO, Eclipse, Eclipse Cross (don't @ me), the 3000GT, the Galant, the Mirage and ALL the Evos (VI - X)
Also, the FTO sounds REALLY REALLY good in GT4
Daily drove a Manual 97’ GPX Mivec for the last 2 years, Was honestly a great little sports car, copped 8k gear changes all day every day & never let me down. Not fast, very plastic-y inside, but handled amazingly well with 17x9’s & 245’s. The Mivec 6a12 is a much more fun unit than the standard 6a12 here.
Only sold it to buy a TT Z32 300zx.
I have a 96 Galant E50 Exceed (Eu-Spec) with that 6a12 engine. Makes 150 HP. The engine is great, it revs and revs and is fun to drive. I really like that car. There are only about 230 Galants from that gen left here in Germany, so it's pretty rare too. Waiting for the historical plates in about 4 years
The 6a12 in the fto makes 200hp
@@pb6198 probably because of mivec
@@grunkohlaktionar7474 that, and quite a few differences, much higher compression too
huge respect to you for keeping something alive that would otherwise be called scrap
Yo! I have one too! Same year, E54A, VR trim level. Makes absolutely no sense to have a 7,5k rpm small displacement V6 and I love it. Shame it's the least loved Galant generation and getting parts is hard AF. Do you know of anywhere you can source them? Cheers!
You don't realize how much you miss the "meh" from the Midwest until you haven't been home in a while.
"may you live in interesting times" is a curse.
The best sounding V6 engine of all time, along with the Busso V6
That's saying something because V6s always sound like crap.
@@dickJohnsonpeter the 4.2 vortec in my astro would like to have a word with you
@@dickJohnsonpeter There is only a handful of good sounding V6 engines in this world
The VW vr6.....
@@JT-un7dc You are cultured, but did you know that Volvo also made a VR6
Damnit, he didn't get the MIVEC one. That car's 8k rpm redline is something to die for
What a fantastic design, Mitsubishi did really well the looks and the V6 is a real punchy motor.
Recently played GT1 from start to finish - when you're 30+ those license test are a piece of cake. A bit challenging when you were 12 but not anymore.
Came for the obscure JDM car, stayed for the Len reference. Now time to listen to Steal my Sunshine on repeat.
This car always weirdly reminded me of a Pontiac Sunfire. Often times tricking my mind into thinking I'm looking at a Sunfire and I have to keep actively reminding myself this is a Mitsubishi FTO... not a Pontiac Sunfire. It also had a tendency to confuse me with the 3000GT but at least that one made more sense.
Well, the exhaust sounds absolutely fantastic when straight piped so there’s at least one reason to like this car.
Oh, and it got flush mount headlights which will make you feel special like you’re driving a Ferrari F50 or something.
FTO is Mitsubishis answer to Prelude but with a small V6 engine and some engines had MIVEC which was Mitsubishis answer to VTEC. Its a cool car, i like it.
In a world of self-indulgent videos and posts, Mr. Regular brings us intelligent, thought provoking pieces of beautiful art. Love ya!
This car saved me in the game juiced 1 as the rwd cars in that game were undrivable
Fr, impossible to drive em
You played Juiced on PC right? The cars in the demos drove amazingly...but then I bought the game and yeah, RWDs were undrivable.
The skyline Chili was a nice touch.
Never even heard of this car until today. Thank Mr. Regular, I'm obsessed with them now!
Spot on with your monologue. Always thought it looked like a budget 550 Maranello in the front and an Alfa GTV in the back. Brings back good memories of GT1 & 2, and Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3
You can swap in the 6A13tt Twin Turbo V6 from the Mitsubishi Legnum since they are both came with 6A engines.
And when you swap that 6A13TT into the FTO you have a complete weapon.
I had a VR4 Legnum with 6a13tt, more power and more torque than the Nissan Skyline R33 RB26TT of the same time and plenty fast. Legnum a wagon so no respect (and 4-door Galant VR4) compared with the Nissan Skyline 2-door. Legnum and Galant VR4 has same amazing AWD system as Lancer Evo and much grippier than Nissan AWD in Skyline. Is my favourite car I've owned and I've owned plenty of faasst cars.....
I dominated GT2 with The GP Version R, fully decked out, racing spec, rally car. It completely won the game for me, since I was able to then afford the Taeivon Trampio FTO, which beat everything.
Awesome way to start this Monday. Thanks mr. Regular. 😁
You perfectly described the nostalgia I get from Lem's Steal My Sunshine, its a feeling I thought only I could relate to, it was almost a secret I felt weird to share with anyone. Thank you for sharing these motoring reviews, always on point.
I've always really liked the look of these cars. Something about the front just is so sporty to me, it's like tuner before tuner kinda stuff 👍
You hit the nail on the head with the License tests!! That was my introduction to the FTO and racing seriously in general. I loved the FTO however. Looks really cool and such a unique FWD vehicle.
yeah better than integra
@@ahmedislam2580 Now I don't know about that. 😂 The Integra Type R is still a FWD legend.
@@ColonelMustard so many japanese cars fwd legends ( integra type R, civic type R , celica , fto , ...
Thanks for being such a good writer. You inspired me so much.
All gold licenses in gt1 and gt2. Respect✌️
I still remember one cornering test that required a Mercury Cougar and I couldn't get gold on that one no matter how many times I tried.
@@666cemetaryslut I think it was b-3. It was a Miata that starts down a hill into a left hander that flattens out and climbs a hill to the finish. It took me months. And the rewarding feeling I felt when I climbed that hill knowing just by the tone of the engine. All the times before the engine sounded flat, dogging out climbing that hill….
I don’t know about all the gt’s after gt2, but gt1 was notorious for having ridiculously hard license tests. So hard in fact that they designed gt2 with much, much easier license tests. Gt2 also had a glitch that didn’t allow you to get 100% game progress. The game was originally supposed to have a rally event that didn’t make it into the game. You could send your memory card to Sony and they would send it back corrected to 100% if you really wanted to lol
@@midnightryder611 I found it, it was B-10 in Gran turismo 2.
@@666cemetaryslut you inspired me to research as well. I had everything right, test b-3. The only thing I misremembered was it was a Honda del sol, not a Miata.
@@midnightryder611 I'll have to look that one up
I liked the license tests. Around 13 or 14 years old, when you're not quite old enough to learn to drive, I felt like I was learning to drive.
I honestly DID learn how to drive from these tests. I'm super thankful for them. I still apply the angles from turning based on the markers they would put on screen
Like, if I make a perfect turn, all the arrows are green!!!
He perfectly described old Grand Turismo 😂😂😂
Correction: the mazda demio is the car that kept you from the main game. I was always fond of the FTO in gran turismo
I'm 25 years old and this is the first time I've ever even heard of the FTO. NEVER seen it in my life until now
In GT4, I remember the Mercedes 190E Nurnburgring Norschleife lap being the most difficult challenge.
Can't even remember how many hours I spent on that. Damn thing oversteered like crazy.
@rastas _ yeah, you have to complete the entire Nurnburgring Norschleife. Still gives me nightmares.
I never got past that playing GT4. I would always either go off or be too slow for the bronze.
I owned a 190E it was a pretty accurate approximation of the handling of them albeit filtered through a DualShock 2 controller. Nailed it on the 2nd try. Probably would have did it on the first one but I bumped the pace car
Dude,i totally get the Gran Turismo grievance you have. I just remembered using this car in that game to get some of the "licenses", it was a nightmare.
As a lifelong resident of the Buckeye State I can affirm (in my opinion) the only thing worst than Skyline Chili is frozen Skyline Chili sold at the grocery store.
Trash tier microwave dinner
You review a car like no other. Great video!
As a Cincinnati area watcher I am personally offended by describing Skyline as "if grey had a flavor". lol
Do you guys dump it on spaghetti? I just learned about Cincinnati chili from a recent episode of “The Simpsons”.
@@TBustah I like it on spaghetti or as chili hot dogs. For spaghetti there's a few options like a "3-Way" (spaghetti, chili, lots of cheese), "4-Way" (add pinto beans or onions), or a "5-Way" (add beans AND onions). For the chili dogs you typically get the bun, hot dog, mustard, onions, chili, and lots of finely shredded cheese.
It's an acquired taste because, depending on the brand, there is some type of sweetener used (chocolate, cinnamon, sugar, etc.). The biggest thing is that it's not really "chili" but it's actually more of a meat sauce as it was invented by a Greek immigrant as a modified version of a native recipe.
@@baundiesel They mentioned the different “ways” in the episode, but I kind of thought they made that part up because it seemed like something Skinner would get inordinately excited about. XD
there's a versionR with the mivec heads at 200hp. also the 6a10 is 1.6l was available in the lancer and the 6a11 was 1.8
if someone buys one chassis parts are mostly mirage so parts are available.
Pair it up with the throttle body and intake plenum from the GX which are slightly larger
This car was a unicorn to the young 1999 American kid. It looked so cool none of us understood how crappy it really was. Lol
This was one of the best descriptions of a car ever. The summertime of cars fits perfectly.
12:52
Ah yes Steal my sunshine! The official 90s summer nostalgia song that's part of the reason why 90s and early 2000s cars are though the roof!
That's a non Gpx trim model you are stating speed on.
The mivec engine is totally different performance to the non mivec v6
Neighbour of mine had one of these, with an aftermarket wing that extended a foot over each side of the car while being shaped not unlike a pair of modrrn jet airliner wings.
Started out bright gloss yellow, was then repainted vibrant metalic orange. However that coat was so thin the old yellow showed through on the edges of every single panel.
And then he gave it scissor doors.
Owner was eventually arrested as a drug and arms dealer.
I always wondered, even as a kid, why somebody selling drugs and guns could only afford this thing.
I love how much you connect to the philosophy of the car, and what it symbolizes. This was a fascinating take, and the whole time I couldn’t help but wonder… what would the antithesis of the FTO be? It seems like such a unique and rare type of car, so I’d imagine the opposite would be equally as interesting but for completely different reasons.
The MIVEC engined version of these were a hoot, weren't far off the performance of an Integra type R of it's day.
A stock type r would walk a stock mivec with ease. Both were everywhere when new in nz seen that race plenty of times.
@@mitchbuchannon6637 Due to the gearing of the FTO and when MIVEC engaged, the 1-2 shift made the car lag behind, revs dropping out of the peak power range. The gearing and VTEC were superior in the The Integra, even with less torque.
@@mitchbuchannon6637 not true. Manual integra Vs 4 speed auto fto, yes.
But manual Vs manual, fto pisses in it.
5 speed auto fto Vs manual integra, the fto manages to match
@@whatheck6709 due to the gearing in only the 4 speed auto, the 5 speed auto, and the manual fair much better,
Manual Vs manual, fto in fact walks on the integra
FTO: the sound you make the instant you lose a bar fight.
The Len reference actually made this car make sense to me. Perfect.
finally ive been wanting to buy this car for a while now and i couldnt find a review from rcr so i couldnt convince myself
The same "kid tugging at your sleeve" feeling came from the Fiesta ST, if I remember correctly. Did the FTO and the Fiesta ST scratch the same itch?
Gran Turismo 1 license tests ain't shit compared to the absolute hellish tedium of GT4
Everything after GT3 was just downhill.
Loved the FTO in Gran Turismo and Gran Turismo 2, my favorite fwd car in those games.
Had an FTO GPX 20 years ago. It wasn't quick and had a 4 speed auto but I still loved it. I also still have You Can't Stop the Bum Rush on CD
Rightfully, you compare this car to the Eclipse, but was the comparison to the other mid 90s FWD import coupes like the MX6, Celica GT, Integra, and Tiburon RD a purposeful omission? I mean this was an era jam packed with this exact breed cars designed to look fast but rarely deliver when compared to the RWD and AWD sports cars these brands were also churning out.
I always thought these looked great, the styling is awesome. It does seem to sit a little high on its wheels tho...also reminds me of a same generation Celica of the time.
Was a direct competitor, although a little more expensive I think
Your so right about those licesnce tests, takes me back😉
Perfect intro. My first thoughts when I saw the thumbnail honestly were "oh the jdm car from gran turismo that had the tiny v6" haha
Was decently popular in Australia. Haven't seen one on the road in years.
They’ve all broken down, I’ve got one lol
mine is fairly new got 80k Miles and only a rust spot under the hood.But i live in the bahamas so not much road to drive up the miles.
This always looked like a Pontiac Sunfire to me.
The ambulance 🚑 was the highlight of this video
9:45 the GR86 does have history, tracing its lineage back to the AE86, which we all know its a lightweight handling oriented sport compact car, which the GR86 continues the pure sports car tradition/spirit that the AE86 created
Are we finally getting the GR86 review tho???
It's just a rwd Subaru
narrator: "we didn't all know that"
I'm here mr regular...... Now abuse me
I live in the UK and have owned two FTO's, both of which being the GPX Mivec model.
I honestly don't have a bad word to say about them. They are lovely to drive, handling is spot on, and the sound (especially when Mivec kicks in) is phenomenal. My only complaint is finding aftermarket mods at reasonable prices.
I paid £600 for the 1st and £1300 for my current FTO, which makes them one of the cheapest JDM cars in the UK.
They may not be the most powerful JDM car out there, but there's just something special about them.
These roofs leaked like mad, if you think that's a small displacement V6 Mitsubishi made a Colt/Mirage with a 1.6l V6 MIVEC.
The licences were the best part of GT4, change my mind.
And the most painful
The licenses were the best part of every game
You have a pain fetish don't you
The first time playing? Yes
On repeated playthroughs? Fuck NO.
@@FranciscoFJM Licenses are easy second time around. The point was to learn the in-game driving technique, so second time around you'll get instant silver on most of the easy ones. If you have time to 100% the game a second time you most certainly have time to do the licences. Bonus: they remind you of things you tend to forget when haphazardly driving in the game for many hours. I see only wins here
Rcr don't make a gayness/gEnDeR mention in a video challenge (impossible)
Mitsubishi FTO, the official car of 'hoping it doesn't come back as a crossover'
A severely under rated and under appreciated car in the JDM market right now.
Truly a bummer these were not released in the USA.
the depressed middle aged act is old. I'm almost 40 and I feel great. maybe cheer up a bit Jesus.
The owner still wearing a mask outside tells you everything you’d need to know about them
I absolutely adore these cars. Finally got to see one up close at Amelia Island this year.
That LEN analogy 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
This is the worst review of the FTO I have ever watched. The guy didnt even drive a Mivec model what a joke thats like reviewing an integra that dosnt have vtec.
The guy just waffles on and on and on. He hardly even drove the car how its meant to be driven (in the corners and bends) that is where is performs. I own an GTO Twin turbo and I prefer my FTO MIvec Manual than this. The vehichle looks like it is in terrible condition with after market seats etc. I for one will never be watching any more of this guys videos as he is terrible at reviewing cars.
You don't seem to get it.
The entire idea behind this channel is reviewing regular cars for regular people... mostly. It's not as if Mr. Regular can control who owns what and who emails him with offers to allow him to review their cars. Bitch and moan all you want about how he didn't review the right year or trim of this car, but remember that every car he reviews belongs to someone. He doesn't beat the shit out of everything he reviews, because the cars don't belong to him. The owners go with him 99% of the time.
Furthermore, he did drive it around some curves... just not Initial D style like you may have wanted him to, seeing as how they were on public roads with traffic all around them.
What a ridiculous take on an entertaining review video.
@@Holmesson well you are entirely wrong the most common one is the GPX with a 2 l V6 making 200 HP and has mivec.
When I say most I mean about 90 percent
@@pb6198 In what way am I entirely wrong? This should be rich.
@@Holmesson one of the shittest reviews of a car going
@@pb6198 You're replying to the wrong person. Try again.
This opening is 100% accurate.
My Brother briefly had one of these, I drove it once.
My abiding memory was the view out, you had great forward visibility because the windscreen wrapped round & you could see those lovely front haunches over the front wheels.
Personally I think the FTO is a seriously gorgeous looking car, really unique amongst the Japanese coupes of the time.
The GP Version R with the Mivec V6 is the one to have.
Go check out some TH-cam videos of these with modded exhausts, they sound outstanding.
Always loved the FTO.
One of my fave 90s cars
I love the FTO ever since picking it as my second or so car during my latest Gran Turismo 2 playthrough very recently. Mine is bright yellow, revs a bunch and the race exhaust makes it scream like few other cars in the entire game. Shame we never got the real one in Europe.