I had a manual 2.0 V6 GPX MIVEC for several years. I found out they existed via Gran Turismo and several years later got one imported to the UK via neweraimports. It was a fantastic car and it also sounded incredible. I had the rattling window problem after a few years, but hell, it was a fun car to drive, was like nothing out there, and turned a lot of heads.
Its not a bad car... you can use it a daily driver and have a little fun with aswell. The people who are complaining probably drive a punto themselves.
I love this car. My step dad had one he bought for £80. I remember getting picked up from school in it and everyone loved it lol. It's now in a scrap yard😭
I use it in Gran Turismo 1. The reason is that I do not like ultra fast cars plus I think it handles okay. And in Gran Turismo 2 in Sunday Cup's second race I always thought that the FTO was the Toyota Supra and then wondered how the hell did my 88 Silvia Q's beat it.
Fun facts: They're the natural rival of the Honda Integra. Has family car size disc brakes, calipers, drive shafts. Best sounding FWD because its a short stroke v6. Fastest accelerating FWD in first gear of the 5-speed manual (8000rpm only = 60kph instead of integras ~72kph). Won car of the year in Japan in '94 and '95 and has optional fluro green/blue oval badges for the C-pillar. The second generation was developed in a wind tunnel and has aero panels underneath the front and a special 'aero' sticker on the back. One was used in developing mitsubishi i-MIEV and broke the record of an electric car in 24 hours travelling 2142km.
I used to own a fto gpx in my younger days and loved it. I have looked at them in more recent years and it seems very hard to find a decent example now. It was always a little underpowered but always drove really well and the sound hitting 80mph at just over 8000 rpm in second gear was awesome.
@Chris Graves Much like the previous Civic type-Rs! (and the previous Civic Si) The current Civic type-Rs are like an Accord, LOL! (If not more of a Saab-type persona)
I had a manual GR which looked just like this one and then a manual GPX (one of the last ones made) and I genuinely loved that car. It sounded fantastic, really wasn't that slow either and looked great with the face-lift. This isn't a bad review but it's pretty disappointing to see an Auto GR reviewed because it's far from the best version.
Errm, I own a 1994 Mitsi FTO, it's still running and i've not had to spend anything on it except general maintenance of things all cars need replacing at some point.
I had a mivec GPX manual and absolutely loved it. Never had any bother in the 6 years I owned it and it was very quick for its time! Insurance wasn't too bad at all?
I think part of the problem is there are so few of these FTOs left on the road in the UK. They are super super rare. So its not like we can can pick and choose what can be reviewed.
I always preferred the GTO. I bought one a couple years ago. A 1990 with pop up head lights a 3.0 v6 twin turbo 4wd and 4 wheel steering. 5speed manual. Had mine tuned upto 450bhp was a monster, one of the cars I really miss after selling
i had the 200 bhp mivec in manual and the sound it gave off when the mivec kicked in was awesome,literally the best sounding car i,ve ever owned,turned heads every single time you put your foot down,sadly hardly any left in the uk due to rust underneath and the manual mivec edition was alot rarer than the triptonic ones aswell,if i saw one for sale now in good all round condition would snap it up in a heartbeat,real shame you could,nt have tested the mivec manual model,you,d have loved it
No idea why people have such a downer on FWD, I have a Clio 182 Trophy and a Honda S2K, the Clio destroys the more powerful Honda through the twistys and is just as, if not more engaging to drive. BTCC, one of the greatest production car race series ever seen, predominantly FWD. So many great cars with FWD configurations that so many people will miss out on because they make up their mind without actually trying them. Drive any of the following and tell me FWD isn't fun: Pug 205 GTi Pug 106 Rallye Golf Mk1 & Mk2 GTi Any Renaultsport (or williams Clio for that matter) Original Focus RS or later ST Civic or Teggy Type R The original Mini for gods sake... ... The list goes on, and these aren't slow cars either, go to NBR and watch the Meganes own 911's and Clios carry as much mid corner speed as Caterhams... I've owned many RWD cars, some AWD cars, a quite a few FWD cars. FWD is awesome, if you open your mind to it and learn how to drive to its strengths.
I have owned two Fto's in the past. Both mivec auto and manual. Fantastic cars for the price and the sound is superb. Insurance loads of specialist companies out there. I paid from £300-£500 fully comp. Plenty of Fto specialist out there too for servicing and repairs.
This fto is a non mivec tiptronic/ auto.the auto gearbox is crap and ruins the driving experience. it's like a civic Esi when compared to the other fto models like the gpx Mivec and version R . You should test the GPX Mivec version with a manual gearbox.i have one of you want to test drive it in summer
@@Alecsx1 there are certain problems that always arise such as the alternator going it can be a difficult job a lot of FTOs are neglected as it takes a lot of time and effort to change the spark plugs because of the engine configuration and the inlet manifold being in the way I can't remember the MPG but it's not very good a Honda Civic TYPE R ep3 would be better and it has 6 gears is light and the engine is better
yep, welcome to the real world :) They fully fuck you over on cars now because they assume you're gonna rag it through rush hour traffic and kill 17 people on the way to work. Been driving 4 years and only now is my insurance under a grand. Granted I've got faster and faster cars but that's besides the point
It's even worse in France. I tried to insure a 1982 Honda Accord as a first car (75 hp) and it would cost me 1200 €. I said f*ck it and now i drive a 328i E36 for 300€ a year insured at my mother's name
My friends dad had a grey import back when they were fairly new, It was pretty nippy in GPX form. Not Lancer Evo or Subaru Wrx sti quick. But quicker than most ppl give it credit for.
Alex, I have a car which is equipped with a similar 6A12 2.0L V6 as the FTO. Its called as a Proton Perdana in Malaysia or Mitsubishi Eterna Visage (E54). I had a 4 speed Automatic gearbox and later had it converted to a 5 speed short gear ratio Manual Gearbox with a final drive of around 5.0. Your experience with the manual will definitely change your impression of the FTO!
My dad has a fto the 170 pony version , he’s bought a massive spoiler , lovely alloys an exhaust valve and a supercharger, so not all fto are slow if u put the right things in it
I owned one in black I tuned it added turbos, custom exsust new ecu, new upgraded injectors, double clutch setup, carbon ceramic breaks upgraded starter moter and alternator sound system Nos moved the battery to the trunk to mske space for the turbo and it could reach 248 mph over the 180 on the clock i took it from 200 bhp to 489 bhp capped from 578 bhp so the car wouldn't catch fire or explode it was the perfect sleeper car and could beat any car next to it all was left behind lambos, farraris, evo's, porsches all lost to it even vw r32's lost to me I loved it and is one of the best cars I've driven and a joy to drive
Had one of these on Forza back in the day. Always remember it being a cool car but I always regretted the fact that it wasn't RWD. I feel like this car would have been a cult classic had it been rear wheel drive.
I had one of these. I had the 2.0 v6 with manual transmission. It's absolutely flew and was very very responsive, not at all slow and sluggish. I only had it a few yrs as the rear caliper failed and it needed a new exhaust and catalyst converter which was too expensive and uneconomical to repair but I remember what a fantasticly fun car this was for me.
I had one and absolutely loved it. A GPX new shape in silver that looked just lovely. It sticks like glue and that makes it's drive deceptive your going faster than you seem as the drive is so easy at speed. It's one of those cars that comes alive the harder and faster you drive it. The higher revs the better 6000+ and it loves it.
You needed to drive the Mivec FTO. I owned the 170 BHP car, but traded it in for an upgraded 220 BHP (checked on a rolling road to ensure all the upgrades actually did anything) Mivec FTO and it was a beast. A completely different level of power to the car you tested.
I was at Lake Constance/Bodensee a little over a week ago for the Tuning World expo. They had a drift show and the announcer said "Here's a Mitsubishi FTO!" and I thought to myself "Isn't that thing FWD?" Yes, it usually is. But that one was converted to RWD with a 1JZ up front.
Topman2123 anyone who has owned an FTO, particularly with an exhaust or manual, will know that in person it genuinely does sound like an F1 car up around 7000-8000rpm.
I’ve a video of my old one on here and it does have an f1 sound to it, purely because of how high it redlines. Was a great car til I went to change the brakes and the Jack went through the bottom of the car.
Yeah, I'll probably see at least one a month. Theres plenty other cars that we don't see anymore that we have actually forgotten about, I would name one but I can't.
The wisdom of assigning the car THAT name aside what Mitsu really needs is competitive crossovers and sedans. They would never sell enough EVOs VR4s GSXs etc to keep the doors open. Mitsu got into the mess they are in now by building a world beating perfornamce car whos base model was a subprime special. Its a rare Mitsubishi enthusiast that would daily a base lancer over the competition.
I never knew what this car was back in '95. I knew it was a Mitsubishi belonging to some guy in the cul-de-sac. Honestly never figured out that they never sold these here (US, Cali) till a few years ago.
I remember these back in the day looked fast but were slow. For saying that they are supposedly bullet proof not many left on the road. Should do a saxo vtr or vts before they disappear.
There aren't many left because 1: There weren't that many to start with as Mitsubishi didn't start importing them until it was too late 2: They are 23 years old 3: Many that have been lost were not due to breaking down but due to rust where they were not under sealed as they were not designed for use on the UK roads. Also there are a lot more still on the road than the official figures state
"You can't really drive it when it's raining. because there's not really a lot of 'wind deflection' and the rain seems to pour straight into your face regardless where you're driving" - What does this mean?!?!?
No shame man! I own an MX5 with a 6-speed tiptronic and it's amazing, like a video game in real life. Those of us who grew up with clutches in cities don't see it as a novelty, just an annoying inconvenience!
You need to try the MIVEC manual, it definitely doesn't feel show when it comes on cam! 8,250rpm limiter! I've got one at the moment though it's a work in progress...
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If u're born in the 80s and u've played to gran turismo 1 on PlayStation 1. You should know the unbeatable FTO LM!
LOL
The GTO was faster
The FTO LM on GT was awesome! In that electric green sort of colour....i remember it like it was yesterday lol 👌🏼
The LM variant was from GT3 and GT4
980 HP, 4WD and wicked fast.
though, it sounds more like it has the engine out of an EVO
Exactly what i thought, screams 90's and Gran Turismo
Remember when Mitsubishi made exciting cars like the Evo, Eclipse, 3000GT and this one?
Yea.. shame.
Yee rip the evo 2016
Mitsubishi 2019: Which size of SUV would you like to purchase sir?
@@tmmtmm speaking of which even Lamborghini have stepped in to SUV to boost sales.
I heard mitsubishi will continue the lancer evo
Thanks to Gran Turismo, this car will never be forgotten by me.
My thoughts EXACTLY.
For me, it's Thubderbolt, GT Advance, Sega GT Dreamcast.
I bought one on gran turismo 4 ps2
Samee
Agree
I had a manual 2.0 V6 GPX MIVEC for several years. I found out they existed via Gran Turismo and several years later got one imported to the UK via neweraimports. It was a fantastic car and it also sounded incredible.
I had the rattling window problem after a few years, but hell, it was a fun car to drive, was like nothing out there, and turned a lot of heads.
Its not a bad car... you can use it a daily driver and have a little fun with aswell. The people who are complaining probably drive a punto themselves.
Lol I don't drive a Punto and I think ftos are shit, and what?
I drive a Punto (love it) and I'd like to check this FTo out.
@Joe Gonzales It's a Fiat hatchback. A shitbox basically.
I actually love people underrating this car. At least this is the only jdm car i can afford in my country.
@@dixonbainbridge923 someone’s a bit triggered.
I love this car. My step dad had one he bought for £80. I remember getting picked up from school in it and everyone loved it lol. It's now in a scrap yard😭
The person who sold it could've got a ton from the scrappy?
Gran Turismo!!!!
Edit: Woah!! Thxx for the likes guys. 😊
I only knew about this car from of Gran Turismo
I had a green one !
I had a white one with a 360 hp :D
I miss used and old cars in Gran Turismo. They were the best! Everyone knew what they were because of it.
uaedriver , And from Lightning, kung fu racing comedy with Jackie Chan
My FTO is 23 yrs old.. with me 8 yrs and I love it!! Amazing car with soul. I will never sell it...
Update? Still have it?
@@samusaran7317 nah…engine died. I’ve replaced from Mivec and sold it. Dunno if still on road…
@@mk_games_official you should of never of sold it
@@bumpak engine died..I have replaced it but I couldn't keep 2 cars;( no space and money...life
I didn't forget it because Gran Turismo 4
I didn't forget it because of Gran Turismo 1 and 2.
rubberstack I never used it much in GT1 or GT3, and I never had GT2, but in GT4 I used it all the time
I use it in Gran Turismo 1. The reason is that I do not like ultra fast cars plus I think it handles okay. And in Gran Turismo 2 in Sunday Cup's second race I always thought that the FTO was the Toyota Supra and then wondered how the hell did my 88 Silvia Q's beat it.
Polyphony, please for the love of god please add this to GTS
And it was always the car leading the AIs in the beginner's cups
Why the hell would you not try to find a manual with MIVEC? This is like judging all Supras with only haven driven an automatic N/A....
so true
Didn’t they make an AWD version?
He said this in the review
@@tony.m7396 nope....why?....I don't know.
Krzysztof Bering was thinking of the gto lol
Fun facts: They're the natural rival of the Honda Integra. Has family car size disc brakes, calipers, drive shafts. Best sounding FWD because its a short stroke v6. Fastest accelerating FWD in first gear of the 5-speed manual (8000rpm only = 60kph instead of integras ~72kph). Won car of the year in Japan in '94 and '95 and has optional fluro green/blue oval badges for the C-pillar. The second generation was developed in a wind tunnel and has aero panels underneath the front and a special 'aero' sticker on the back. One was used in developing mitsubishi i-MIEV and broke the record of an electric car in 24 hours travelling 2142km.
I used to own a fto gpx in my younger days and loved it. I have looked at them in more recent years and it seems very hard to find a decent example now. It was always a little underpowered but always drove really well and the sound hitting 80mph at just over 8000 rpm in second gear was awesome.
@Chris Graves Much like the previous Civic type-Rs! (and the previous Civic Si) The current Civic type-Rs are like an Accord, LOL! (If not more of a Saab-type persona)
Alex you should redo this video with the mivec manual version as of course a 4 speed auto won’t be as fun. Maybe give it a 2nd chance
Tomcole020 yeah exactly the gpx sounds wayyy better aswell
I had a manual GR which looked just like this one and then a manual GPX (one of the last ones made) and I genuinely loved that car. It sounded fantastic, really wasn't that slow either and looked great with the face-lift.
This isn't a bad review but it's pretty disappointing to see an Auto GR reviewed because it's far from the best version.
Brake set up better on GPX as well, has thicker rear anti-roll bar too.
I own a 98 FTO GPX Manual but im in Canada.... I would have loved for Car Throttle to come drive it!
Jan Giecek mine has gpx brakes on the front
My dad had a black FTO when I was growing up, wishes he never got rid of it and I wish he didn't too, such a beautiful and powerful car
Errm, I own a 1994 Mitsi FTO, it's still running and i've not had to spend anything on it except general maintenance of things all cars need replacing at some point.
I now own 2 FTO's
Do you own 3 now?
Never avoid 90's sports forgotten classics, they are always a lot of fun
I didnt forgot about this gem... I hope Mitsubishi brings it back along with 3000GT, Starion and Evo :(
Why on earth would you review anything other than a manual GPX?? It's a completely different car.
tsrnikrug i've had 2 GPX's. Looked alright but there was nothing to it.
I had a mivec GPX manual and absolutely loved it. Never had any bother in the 6 years I owned it and it was very quick for its time! Insurance wasn't too bad at all?
Is the GPX the one with Rear Wheel Steering?
I think part of the problem is there are so few of these FTOs left on the road in the UK. They are super super rare. So its not like we can can pick and choose what can be reviewed.
@@dorleysflir5350 yes but it was passive
I always preferred the GTO. I bought one a couple years ago. A 1990 with pop up head lights a 3.0 v6 twin turbo 4wd and 4 wheel steering. 5speed manual. Had mine tuned upto 450bhp was a monster, one of the cars I really miss after selling
Who else remembers Jackie Chan racing an R32 Skyline GT-R in one of these in Thunderbolt?
I do.
I was just thinking that too
It is now nearly 2021 and I have a 1995 FTO - and it looks still agelessly fabulous !
Congrats mate, it's a beautiful car. And a bit of a novelty! Enjoy.
I used to know someone with an FTO. He LOVED that car.
I’m starting to like these kinds of videos
I still own a 2.0 Mivec v 6 1996 model. Bought it brand new 24 years ago and it still kicking =D
I had the Mivec version of these and it's the one car that I regret selling. Loved the fact that know one knew what it was.
i had the 200 bhp mivec in manual and the sound it gave off when the mivec kicked in was awesome,literally the best sounding car i,ve ever owned,turned heads every single time you put your foot down,sadly hardly any left in the uk due to rust underneath and the manual mivec edition was alot rarer than the triptonic ones aswell,if i saw one for sale now in good all round condition would snap it up in a heartbeat,real shame you could,nt have tested the mivec manual model,you,d have loved it
The only sad thing about the FTO is, that it's a FWD car.
Yeah :(
Philip Cooper i like fwd tho i mean as a car guy i like everything with engines ❤
Guck you !
No idea why people have such a downer on FWD, I have a Clio 182 Trophy and a Honda S2K, the Clio destroys the more powerful Honda through the twistys and is just as, if not more engaging to drive.
BTCC, one of the greatest production car race series ever seen, predominantly FWD.
So many great cars with FWD configurations that so many people will miss out on because they make up their mind without actually trying them.
Drive any of the following and tell me FWD isn't fun:
Pug 205 GTi
Pug 106 Rallye
Golf Mk1 & Mk2 GTi
Any Renaultsport (or williams Clio for that matter)
Original Focus RS or later ST
Civic or Teggy Type R
The original Mini for gods sake...
... The list goes on, and these aren't slow cars either, go to NBR and watch the Meganes own 911's and Clios carry as much mid corner speed as Caterhams...
I've owned many RWD cars, some AWD cars, a quite a few FWD cars. FWD is awesome, if you open your mind to it and learn how to drive to its strengths.
LOL and it's a fucking automatic!
I have owned two Fto's in the past. Both mivec auto and manual. Fantastic cars for the price and the sound is superb. Insurance loads of specialist companies out there. I paid from £300-£500 fully comp. Plenty of Fto specialist out there too for servicing and repairs.
This fto is a non mivec tiptronic/ auto.the auto gearbox is crap and ruins the driving experience.
it's like a civic Esi when compared to the other fto models like the gpx Mivec and version R .
You should test the GPX Mivec version with a manual gearbox.i have one of you want to test drive it in summer
How reliable is it and what s your mpg?
@@Alecsx1 there are certain problems that always arise such as the alternator going it can be a difficult job a lot of FTOs are neglected as it takes a lot of time and effort to change the spark plugs because of the engine configuration and the inlet manifold being in the way I can't remember the MPG but it's not very good a Honda Civic TYPE R ep3 would be better and it has 6 gears is light and the engine is better
@@Alecsx1 I get 10L/100km but yeah it's a 20-25 year old car and most of them have been neglected.
had one 13 years ago! loved it but had manual gear box......drove it from UK to France many times ....great fun!
Sick to death of UK insurance prices.
None of those quotes are acceptable.
yep, welcome to the real world :) They fully fuck you over on cars now because they assume you're gonna rag it through rush hour traffic and kill 17 people on the way to work. Been driving 4 years and only now is my insurance under a grand. Granted I've got faster and faster cars but that's besides the point
SDD525 you know how insurance works right? Electric cars aren't exempt from it 😂
Tom Clayton
He probably was thinking about taxes.
It's even worse in France. I tried to insure a 1982 Honda Accord as a first car (75 hp) and it would cost me 1200 €.
I said f*ck it and now i drive a 328i E36 for 300€ a year insured at my mother's name
Dan _ but even then they're not exempt anymore so I have no idea what his point is?
I had a 1996 GPX version a year ago. Mine was bulletproof. Replaced it with a Subaru Impreza 2007 WRX STI. The FTO will always be in my heart though.
Insurance was 1360 with no blackbox. Got it when I was 23.
Just like you forgot about Phil 🙄
Ooof
some say that FTO actually stands for "Fantastic To Own"
It might as well do
One of those has been going around my town for years its a joy to see and I love that it’s now getting the coverage it deserves
I imported one of these from Japan in 1998. Loved it.
My friends dad had a grey import back when they were fairly new, It was pretty nippy in GPX form. Not Lancer Evo or Subaru Wrx sti quick. But quicker than most ppl give it credit for.
I had a 1994 FTO while I was in the UK. 700 quid and it lasted over 2 years. Loved it. Full exhaust setup from the headers.
Absolutely brilliant car! Have never owned anything like it! Very very underrated
Still got my ralliart 2001 gpx locked away, oned it for 10 years now great car
I personally love the design of the fto. Looks very cool.
Yeah it's fucking gorgeous.
Reminds me of the Supra for some reason
Alex, I have a car which is equipped with a similar 6A12 2.0L V6 as the FTO. Its called as a Proton Perdana in Malaysia or Mitsubishi Eterna Visage (E54). I had a 4 speed Automatic gearbox and later had it converted to a 5 speed short gear ratio Manual Gearbox with a final drive of around 5.0.
Your experience with the manual will definitely change your impression of the FTO!
Great vid. We all want a continuation of the Altezza series!!!
laowhy86 c-milk!
More ideas for my is300 please!!
They sold it then it got wrote off!
sadly they sold it
I already replied mate but thanks for repeating me, spastic.
My dad has a fto the 170 pony version , he’s bought a massive spoiler , lovely alloys an exhaust valve and a supercharger, so not all fto are slow if u put the right things in it
“It sounds like a old F1 car” it doesn’t though, it really doesn’t
Yes I often mistake a Civic with a fart can for an F1 car lol
I think he may be thinking of the 70s style.. not the 2000s high pitched whine.
@@jadedsun619 No F1 car in the 70s used an N/A V6. Renault had their 1.5 V6 Turbos in the late 70s but those sounded nothing like this FTO
They do in the flesh. Very unique sound. Short stroke small cap v6 at 8200rpm.
The gpx at 8500 sounds more f1-like. This is the shitty version.
Loved this car on Gran Turismo, so much I had one imported from Japan back in 96. What a car!
This was my favourite car when i was a kid then I saw insurance prices.
I had the manual gearbox FTO, it had the slickest gear change I'd ever experienced, that smooth slotted feel.
Hey there car guy scrolling down the comments...
yo
Hello random person. 2 years later I'm considering importing one of these guys!
@@wafflefries19 2 years and I'm still alive and I still love cars! Good for you! Upload a video or something of it if you do!
@@saintshaggy1372 will do!! Take it easy!!
I owned one in black I tuned it added turbos, custom exsust new ecu, new upgraded injectors, double clutch setup, carbon ceramic breaks upgraded starter moter and alternator sound system Nos moved the battery to the trunk to mske space for the turbo and it could reach 248 mph over the 180 on the clock i took it from 200 bhp to 489 bhp capped from 578 bhp so the car wouldn't catch fire or explode it was the perfect sleeper car and could beat any car next to it all was left behind lambos, farraris, evo's, porsches all lost to it even vw r32's lost to me I loved it and is one of the best cars I've driven and a joy to drive
Had one of these on Forza back in the day. Always remember it being a cool car but I always regretted the fact that it wasn't RWD. I feel like this car would have been a cult classic had it been rear wheel drive.
Never had these in the states but I always remembered this car from gran turismo and tokyo xtreme racer ☺️
I had one, awesome little powerful engine 0-60mph 6.95seconds
I had one of these. I had the 2.0 v6 with manual transmission. It's absolutely flew and was very very responsive, not at all slow and sluggish. I only had it a few yrs as the rear caliper failed and it needed a new exhaust and catalyst converter which was too expensive and uneconomical to repair but I remember what a fantasticly fun car this was for me.
"I think the Alternator has Failed"
Best way to start a Video
Glad to see all the Gran Turismo comments and the fact that it isn't as forgotten as we think! I wish it was in Forza Horizon.
I think this car looks and sounds pretty amazing.
I had one and absolutely loved it. A GPX new shape in silver that looked just lovely. It sticks like glue and that makes it's drive deceptive your going faster than you seem as the drive is so easy at speed. It's one of those cars that comes alive the harder and faster you drive it. The higher revs the better 6000+ and it loves it.
looks like a spyker from the front
We needed these in the USA
Lets give it a 4G63T, and an awd system.
or maybe a 6G72TT, who knows
I never forgot it, fell in love with the fto lm in gran turismo 1 back in the day.
I prefer the DC2 Integra Type R over the FTO.
Ben Mayall well no shit lol its just better
Embryophagist well now we know where your mind is at..
Ben Mayall well it's a million times more expensive for a reason
Integra Type Rs are expensive, just get a GSR instead
Embryophagist and that is good ;) at least they get some and u dont got any 😁😂
You needed to drive the Mivec FTO. I owned the 170 BHP car, but traded it in for an upgraded 220 BHP (checked on a rolling road to ensure all the upgrades actually did anything) Mivec FTO and it was a beast. A completely different level of power to the car you tested.
7:55 Mitsubishi also made a 1.6L V6 :)
Ormmwar 6A10 which was in the Mirage & Lancer.
This is scaring me
And a 2.6L straight 4
And the MX-3 had a 1.6 V6 also..
Yes, a manual would indeed change the Carisma of this Mitsubishi.
I was at Lake Constance/Bodensee a little over a week ago for the Tuning World expo. They had a drift show and the announcer said "Here's a Mitsubishi FTO!" and I thought to myself "Isn't that thing FWD?" Yes, it usually is. But that one was converted to RWD with a 1JZ up front.
That. Sounds. AWESOME! Great vid. Great car.
Mitsubishi fto are amazing cars they are absolute beauties
from the fiat coupe to the FTO you're suddenly covering all the cars i raced with in Gran Turismo 2. do a silvia k's next
I can't imagine the Silvia K's being easy to find here in the UK.
Adam Lawrence u right he needs to do the delta integrale instead
It's quite pleasing on the eye.
Sounds like an old-school F1 car 😂😂😂 what you on mate
Topman2123 anyone who has owned an FTO, particularly with an exhaust or manual, will know that in person it genuinely does sound like an F1 car up around 7000-8000rpm.
most likely means the old turbo-era V6's. shows how much you and your upvoters know about cars.
Lol no it doesnt mate, it sounds like an undersized V6
I’ve a video of my old one on here and it does have an f1 sound to it, purely because of how high it redlines. Was a great car til I went to change the brakes and the Jack went through the bottom of the car.
Tosh. Anyone who's heard old f1 cars will find an fto lacking about 1,000,000 dB
Automotive Misfits is one of your best series ever
Stop claiming that we have forgotten about specific cars, it gets lame.... i have not forgotten about this car
Tiresome video title
Yeah, I'll probably see at least one a month. Theres plenty other cars that we don't see anymore that we have actually forgotten about, I would name one but I can't.
Idk why but i really like the tail lights on this car
Jackie Chan: Thunderbolt 1995. Legend!
I never forget this car, because this is one of my childhood dream car
The only mitsubishi you really want is Eclipse SUV 👌 (joke)
BOXYSKY in your dreams
That thing should be killed with fire. Ok, I'm joking of course......or maybe I'm not.
Ghost Assassin I completly agree with you
SDD525 i’d rather go with the second option 😂
The wisdom of assigning the car THAT name aside what Mitsu really needs is competitive crossovers and sedans. They would never sell enough EVOs VR4s GSXs etc to keep the doors open. Mitsu got into the mess they are in now by building a world beating perfornamce car whos base model was a subprime special.
Its a rare Mitsubishi enthusiast that would daily a base lancer over the competition.
You need to drive a manual. Gorgeous. My friend who bought mine (a 2.0V6 non mivec) ran a 15.1 at pod with just a full engine back exhaust.
The FTO
I never knew what this car was back in '95. I knew it was a Mitsubishi belonging to some guy in the cul-de-sac. Honestly never figured out that they never sold these here (US, Cali) till a few years ago.
Finally some Mitsubishi
I always remember the black racing version on Gran Turismo, loved it!!!
the car owner has the exact same name as me
Hi
Adam Herbert hello haha
Thank you, your NSA.
I have a FTO GP Version R , the top of the range ! 2.0 mivec 200hp manual 😈
Oh, I never forgot about it.
I've a 1999 FTO Version-R sitting in my driveway owned about 7 FTOs over the years tracked this one down after years of hunting 😬🙏 had GTOs aswell
Ide love to have a modified fto I kinda like how it looks.
Wish they had these in the US market - looks great!
I remember these back in the day looked fast but were slow.
For saying that they are supposedly bullet proof not many left on the road.
Should do a saxo vtr or vts before they disappear.
There aren't many left because
1: There weren't that many to start with as Mitsubishi didn't start importing them until it was too late
2: They are 23 years old
3: Many that have been lost were not due to breaking down but due to rust where they were not under sealed as they were not designed for use on the UK roads.
Also there are a lot more still on the road than the official figures state
5 the young driver who bought the car could not afford insurance.
Sounds really good, that exhaust note
"You can't really drive it when it's raining. because there's not really a lot of 'wind deflection' and the rain seems to pour straight into your face regardless where you're driving" - What does this mean?!?!?
it means it has no glass in the front window so you get a wet face mate
@@TheDeceptikron Ha ha! :D
my mum had one of these as her first car (in red) used to love driving about in it as a kid :D
I had one and fucking loved it with the tiptronic box 😄
I crashed it eventually 😄😄😂😂
No shame man! I own an MX5 with a 6-speed tiptronic and it's amazing, like a video game in real life. Those of us who grew up with clutches in cities don't see it as a novelty, just an annoying inconvenience!
You need to try the MIVEC manual, it definitely doesn't feel show when it comes on cam! 8,250rpm limiter!
I've got one at the moment though it's a work in progress...
Jim Harris My old had 8.5k limit if I recall correctly? 🤔
You're probably right, 8,250 might just be the red line. Either way it's a lot!
Remember it because of Juiced...oh what a great game
Juiced and gt4
I picked up Juiced for my lad, in a Salvos shop for 3 bucks!
I never forgot about this motor
Suggestion for another Automotive Misfit: Fiat Seicento Sporting! (I may be slightly biased, but DEFINITELY worth a shot!)
Miller Corner might better do the review of a ciquecento instead. Same but lighter
Does anyone remember the Schumacher edition?
Ooh I had one of these. Same colour, same year, although mine was a GPX. Loved it but it went and was replaced by an Evo 5.
I love FTO's, always been intrigued with it, don't know why. I guess it may have something to do with there being 3 of them in my neighbourhood :D