I have owned this exact same car for almost 33 years. In original condition. Fast and fun when it was new. Don't know how much longer it will go. Only drive it once a week or so now. It attracts a lot of attention. Only made for one year. A few years ago I had antique plates put on it. Everything still works although the odometer sticks every now and then.
steve elchook I had a 82 Colt back in 93 and had it for 5 years and I beat the dog snot out of it. I loved messing with people's mind when I would shift each gear twice and even more when I would shift in reverse.
I bought this exact car Dec. 1983/ 1 week after i came home from basic training Ft. Benning Ga. Picked it up from the Plymouth dealer w/a foot of snow in the ground and very heavy snowfall. My Colt was fun/quick/awesome/Alot of guys in my National Guard Unit had various hot hatchbacks at that time. Rabbit GTI/Omni Glh /Geo Metro Turbo 3 cylinder/What great memories. My Colt Turbo was nearly troublefree Drove it from Miami to Watertown N.Y. several times . Never any problems
I had one, the exact car!bought it from a friend that put a bigger Turbo on it! I was eating Mustang 5.0s and SS Camaro for breakfast! Wher talkn around 97 or 98.I paid $500 for it.. People laughed at it, until they pulled up beside it and the boost kicked in!Man seeing this Video took me back!
My friend had one..we messed with the wastegate to take it to 16 psi. That really woke that car up, it was Buick Grand National fast after that. He drove it that way for a couple of years until rust killed it underneath.
I owned one, what a blast! It simply carved up commute traffic. The best test drive ever! $ 8,334 I was so excited that I took delivery right off the transport truck ! Tore the plastic bags off of the front seats and laid rubber in front of the dealership! My buddy bought a 1984 GTI, smoked his ass!
I owned one of these Turbo GTS cars. It was fun to drive. I Started off in 1st low, shifted to 1st high, 2nd, 2nd low, 3rd, 3rd high, 4th. it pulled hard and surprised a lot of Camaro & Mustangs.
I had a 1984 Dodge Colt; a Mitsubishi Mirage with an depretiation accelerating Dodge badge. I had the DL non turbo with the twin stick transmission. I loved the twin stick, but the novelty of shifting them both at the same time wore out fairly quickly mainly because it was tricky and not worth the extra effort. Where it came in handy was when you needed a little more up or downshift, but not a "whole" gear up or down. I once I going, I'd leave in the "E" mode, and shift into "P" to get a little exra oomph for on ramps, or down shift on off ramps. I loved the car even though it had no A/C, but it drove better and felt better than any American car in it's price range. It was durable, never had an alignment even though I had it checked as part of the service schedule. I gave it to a friends 16 year old daughter at 120,000 miles having done nothing but follow the maintaince schedule, change the oil and put on new tires at 50,000. At 35,000 miles later, she had to replace the clutch, exhaust and front struts. She finished high school, college and graduate school with it.
Heh, I had an '81 (I think) Plymouth Champ which was the Dodge Colt's twin, and it was an awesome little car for its time. 0-60 times were probably pathetic by modern standards, but it had the "power-economy" shifter in addition to the regular manual box, and was just fun as hell to drive. Could do perfect 180s with the hand brake all day long, great mpg, light and tossable in the corners and narrow enough to do stupidly inadvisable maneuvers on city streets and freeways. It definitely felt sportier than it was, and that's really all that matters in the real world.
I had one. Silver with burgundy interior, like the first one shown. It was pretty fast for a small car, and looked pretty good, too. At the time, it was the second quickest car in Dodge/Plymouth's lineup that year, after the Daytona turbo. Bought it from an English guy who had to move back to England. I only ever saw maybe 3 others. Now I own a Fiesta ST. This American understands the joy of a hot hatch. Too bad no one else around here seems to. "A Fiesta? Ha ha!" I'm glad they don't get it. Manual transmissions are a great theft deterrent, too.
I bought a 1984 Colt GTS (without turbo) back in 1988. This video was a trip down memory lane. My car looked just like this one! Same awesome / cheap burgundy interior, too! It was a great car for an 18 year-old. Haha! I loved it! Of course I modified the stereo system significantly because it only had a stock AM radio.
I bought a blue 86 Colt Turbo for $60. Drove it for about a month before discovering lots of rust in the left firewall. I parked it and drove one of my other cars. I also had two red 88 Plymouth Colts. For 88 the Plymouth Colts were carbureted and the Dodge Colts were fuel injected.
Owned my Turbo until 2007 - #1 - Twin-stick at about 50K miles, completely failed (video @ 3:11) - After the repair it always sporadically 'Popped' out of "E" mode (I just kept my hand on it as I drove). #2 - The oil cooled Turbo charger lasted until about 40K miles (oil smoke poured out of exhaust). I argued with the Dodge dealer (Glendale CA - Where they filmed the start of Chevy Chase's "Vacation" movie) that the California 50K mile mandatory emission warranty necessitated a FREE turbo replacement. They reluctantly agreed and proceeded to install an improved Oil & Water cooled turbo assembly... Loved the sticker just below the liftgate Air Foil Wing >>> "Don't Step On The GAS unless you MEAN IT" - Goodtimes...
A new diy clutch was $75. Owned two of these. Even pulled a john boat on trailer. Finally got a set of alloy wheels. Sold it to a young couple. $400 starting out on the game of Life.
When I first got my license back in 1991, my parents had a 1981 Plymouth Champ 4-speed manual (non-turbo, but it did have the power/economy shifter, which I never used). I learned to drive on that car, and drove it for 2 years while I was in high school. It was a very reliable little car, even though during the cold winter months of Wisconsin the driver's side door wouldn't stay closed once I unlocked and opened the door, at least not until the car warmed up inside. Trying to steer, shift, and hold the door closed on those early morning trips to school was fun! I still miss that little rust bucket.
I had a love hate relationship with the non turbo version of the Colt. The gas mileage was great and it did excellent handbrake turns on pavement. Most entertaining was the lift off oversteer allowing mild drifts in some corners. It even jumped well on frost heaves on the winter pavement. The car had no rust in 7 east coast Canada winters. Now on the negative side it 1) left me stranded more then once when it vapor locked for an undetermined amount of time in summer 2) it would quit at exactly 36 km on the highway and have to sit for 10 min 3) the Colt would Ping like a bag of marbles in the cylinder 4) the Chrysler dealer let me drive 600 highway miles on an egg shaped tire because they couldn't find a broken belt when I inquired about a heavy vibration 5) a knuckle broke in the steering column with subsequent steering failure 6) the drone from the engine at highway speeds left me with a headache more then once 7) the idle control solenoid would rev near 4000 rpm on cold starts (dealer said this was normal) eventually taking out some valves and finally 7) the gear gear shift lever fell through the floor well on the highway. I paid to repair each and everyone of these problems. It sold to a college student and she drove it for 2 years needing nothing other then gas and a set of rear brake shoes ...........Sigh .........
0-60 in 9.4 my ass. My dad had one and it smoked my 1987 Mitsubishi Station ESI-R. It was 0-60 in the low to mid 7's. It regularly beat 305 IROC-Z's, Monte Carlo SS's, Porsche 944's, RX-7's and the like. It WASTED, and I mean KILLED, CRX's and GTI's of the era. The mid 9-second 0-60's came from the next generation of this car, which lacked the twin stick, and was larger and heavier with no increase in power.
It's sad that you just said that like you know what you're talking about... Cars 4 times as big and powerful getting the same or better than these turds, and to you that's sad.. Not to mention today's cheapest car is a Lexus compared to this.
@@alexcintas8792 total bs. The only new cars that average 30 miles per gallon are economy cars or very lightweight vehicles. My brother has a 2 liter lexus and he gets 17. it was rated 23/35. Also how disrespectful, these cars are beautiful. Try finding an open feeling car with low giant windows today, they don't even make them. Have fun in your confining car with 4 inch tall windows and foot thick pillars.
@@alexcintas8792 What's sad is that we are still making vehicles that garner as good or less gas mileage in the past, given as you say, all the technological advances making them more powerful,. For 30 years, the industry decided to maintain a fuel efficiency standard that doesn't mandate mileage beyond an average 25 mpg Is that not worth evaluating?
I had a turbo 87 Chevrolet Sprint from 1992-2010, sold it running fast and fun. Great little car. I have no desire to sell my 92 VW GTI 16v. I got that one, drove it along side the Sprint for many years. The newer cars are all too bland, heavy, too much power equipment, and less fun.
Had a choice between this and an 84' GTI..... went with the VW.Never a bad day driving it and fairly reliable and trouble free for the 5 years I thrashed on it before rust started to kill it
I remember picking this vehicle up and moving this. When I was 19yrs old. Maybe I still can. Anyone want to watch? Bring me a similar one of these vehicles. And prepare to be amazed..
Give me a break, a n/a fwd hatchback that ways almost 3000lbs does not sound like fun. Back then it was car and driver. Now a days it's car, computers, and a driver driving a programmed spaceship. Now a days cars need all this extra crap on it just because people can't drive. That stuff just add weight to supposedly fun cars. Strip it down and make it a track car, then it would be fun. And $20,000 plus is not my idea of cheap either lol
+bakadakalaka I would like a simple hot hatch like we had up til 1993. My 92 VW GTI 16v is the last of the simple, great seats, motor, handling.. no power everything inside type of cars. A lower price, lower luxury features on a simple econo car would be nice. There is nothing like that avail these days in the USA. Even a simplified Fiat or Mini would be nice. Sporty Yaris, Accent, or the like.
I had a non turbo it was a 1600 sidewinder I put on a Weber carb and headers it had a twin stick set up. It was a blast to drive. Very light and fast. Too bad it rusted out I miss this little rice rocket. 😁
I would 2nd that cautionary statement at the end. I came pretty close to disaster several times in the one I owned back in the day, and from what I recall from those days, a pretty good number of other owners did end up getting themselves killed. It definitely needed wider tires.
No - the 0-60 time is way off. The car was a mid seven 0-60. 15.7 is accurate for the 1/4 mile. Road and Track tested this car at 8.0 to 60 and 16.0 in the 1/4 mile at 84mph.
Had one loved the twin stick or as I called it the turbo stick. Had the best heater of any car I’ve had except my Volvo. Overall fun and dependable car for a broke kid to drive. Sadly it developed a gas leak under the hood which caught it on fire and burned it completely. If I find another I would definitely buy it.
A friend of mine back in Puerto Rico build one. Swap a 2.2 on it (non turbo) and did something to the shifter to pull the 3 gear from power to economy by just pulling a cable....it was a cool sleeper
colt gts are hard to find now, I love the my rare colt vista import wagon, was among the first cars in the USA with the Sirius motor aka the 4G63 these cars are vary reliable in EFI form, wish Mitsubishi would get back into the somewhat affordable sporty market again.
+nezerac There is a review of the EXP Turbo, not quite the same but close. I believe the 0-60 time was a bit quicker than this Colt, around 9 flat if I remember right.
This generation Colt, you can't find this anywhere in the States anymore. The only examples i know are overseas, in parts of Europe, or in Asia. Fun, little pocket rockets they were.
I bought the car brand new in 1984. It was the worse vehicle I ever owned. It was fast. That’s about it. It had a standard transmission. Everytime I would go highway speed the car would suddenly speed up and slow down on it’s own. Like it was possessed. Sometimes trying to stall out. The service department could not correct it. They finally gave me a loaner car. Almost two months later they replaced if I recall correctly the turbo pump and something else. That finally resolved the issue. I then took it to a car wash. The rear windows were those push out clip windows. The new issue was every time it went through a car wash the back windows would pop open. The dealership tried tightening the clips then replacing them. As I recall the issue was never resolved. Then I decided it to drive a six hour road trip. It was pouring rain. After about three hours I heard a swishing noise coming from the back. I stopped to check. The spare tire compartment under the rear compartment was filled with water. I had to pop the drain plug to let all the water out. And leave the plug out to stop it. The dealer resealed everything they could. But it was never corrected. After about a year the car started rusting from all the leaks. I got rid of it. What a piece of junk
The other version of this Colt was a lot faster they had a version that would do 60mph in 6.5 seconds with a stick shift gearbox and 130mph top speed , the modern Colt Ralliart JDM import is fast too.
Yep, that's right, kids!!!! Before Chrysler made the Hellcat, Mitsubishi supplied them with THIS Hellkitten, AKA, the 1984 Dodge/Plymouth Colt GTS Turbo!!!!!!
What qualifies the Simca to be a hot hatch. The Simca was never marketed in the US to be a performance car. Simply because it was a hatch doesn't make the first hot hatch here in the states. The GTI inroduced here in 1983 was first small hatchback in the USA perceived as "hot hatch" or a "pocket rocket" as we also called cars of this type so therefore it is the original. BUT the Dodge Omni/Plymouth Horizon which were actually designed by Simca and introduced here in 1978 actually originally came with base VW 1.7 liter. A few years later that was replaced with Chryslers own 2.2 liter engine but still the car was never considered or marketed as a performance hatch. Wasn't until 1984 that the Omni/Horizon finally entered the hot hatchback craze with the introduction of the GLH package.
Fact is the Simca 1204 brought nothing to the hot hatchback segment in the US. No suspension upgrades, brake upgrades and the only reason the larger engine was brought here was because Americans were used to horsepower so they stuck in the biggest engine they had, not that it amounted to much more than the 1100. End of story.
Since Mitsu is basically dead is America now a days, maybe if they made something small and fun with about 180hp, they would pick up a lot of young buyers and possible future family car sales! Companies don't see the untapped wallets of younger buyers, if they did make a hot hatch with 180hp and kept it around 16k, it would probably sell pretty darn good!
They already do. The KIA Forte 5 turbo. I bought one. 201 HP, 6speed auto, UVO entertainment all for $22k. I traded my 2009 Lancer GTS, which at 66k miles was a flaming piece of shit. CVT tranny & the 2.4 mivec failed. Replaced under warranty, but still.. Mitsubishi died for a reason. Without dodge, they have no idea what America wants.
Wide torquey powerband along with a 1 ton curb weight will do that. Even Honda eventually realized a wide torque curve is more important than a peak hp number.
I have owned this exact same car for almost 33 years. In original condition. Fast and fun when it was new. Don't know how much longer it will go. Only drive it once a week or so now. It attracts a lot of attention. Only made for one year. A few years ago I had antique plates put on it. Everything still works although the odometer sticks every now and then.
steve elchook I had a 82 Colt back in 93 and had it for 5 years and I beat the dog snot out of it. I loved messing with people's mind when I would shift each gear twice and even more when I would shift in reverse.
We also had a sedan 84 colt we sold just 2 month ago.
Lmk if you ever sell it 😁
Dustin Richards I have a white one, mint for sale
Do you still have it?
I bought this exact car Dec. 1983/ 1 week after i came home from basic training Ft. Benning Ga.
Picked it up from the Plymouth dealer w/a foot of snow in the ground and very heavy snowfall.
My Colt was fun/quick/awesome/Alot of guys in my National Guard Unit had various hot hatchbacks at that time.
Rabbit GTI/Omni Glh /Geo Metro Turbo 3 cylinder/What great memories. My Colt Turbo was nearly troublefree
Drove it from Miami to Watertown N.Y. several times . Never any problems
C Moore 10th mountain eh? Watertown sure is a bumfuck. Ft. Drum is all it's got
I had one, the exact car!bought it from a friend that put a bigger Turbo on it! I was eating Mustang 5.0s and SS Camaro for breakfast! Wher talkn around 97 or 98.I paid $500 for it.. People laughed at it, until they pulled up beside it and the boost kicked in!Man seeing this Video took me back!
My friend had one..we messed with the wastegate to take it to 16 psi. That really woke that car up, it was Buick Grand National fast after that. He drove it that way for a couple of years until rust killed it underneath.
I owned one, what a blast! It simply carved up commute traffic. The best test drive ever! $ 8,334 I was so excited that I took delivery right off the transport truck ! Tore the plastic bags off of the front seats and laid rubber in front of the dealership! My buddy bought a 1984 GTI, smoked his ass!
mattsfunkystuff
Cool :)
tou put a cigar in his ass ?
I have one for sale, mint condition
@@12yearssober sold it to a gentleman in Philadelphia
I owned one of these Turbo GTS cars. It was fun to drive. I Started off in 1st low, shifted to 1st high, 2nd, 2nd low, 3rd, 3rd high, 4th. it pulled hard and surprised a lot of Camaro & Mustangs.
Was not aware that it was possible to curl the chest hairs of King Kong. Thank you Motorweek.
canukr17 Hello. STALKING YOU
Unsung hero the entire line. I was a VW guy but definitely liked these.
I had a 1984 Dodge Colt; a Mitsubishi Mirage with an depretiation accelerating Dodge badge. I had the DL non turbo with the twin stick transmission. I loved the twin stick, but the novelty of shifting them both at the same time wore out fairly quickly mainly because it was tricky and not worth the extra effort.
Where it came in handy was when you needed a little more up or downshift, but not a "whole" gear up or down. I once I going, I'd leave in the "E" mode, and shift into "P" to get a little exra oomph for on ramps, or down shift on off ramps.
I loved the car even though it had no A/C, but it drove better and felt better than any American car in it's price range. It was durable, never had an alignment even though I had it checked as part of the service schedule.
I gave it to a friends 16 year old daughter at 120,000 miles having done nothing but follow the maintaince schedule, change the oil and put on new tires at 50,000. At 35,000 miles later, she had to replace the clutch, exhaust and front struts. She finished high school, college and graduate school with it.
that was very nice of you to give a way a half new /used car . id love to drive one i love manuals and gimmicks
Heh, I had an '81 (I think) Plymouth Champ which was the Dodge Colt's twin, and it was an awesome little car for its time. 0-60 times were probably pathetic by modern standards, but it had the "power-economy" shifter in addition to the regular manual box, and was just fun as hell to drive. Could do perfect 180s with the hand brake all day long, great mpg, light and tossable in the corners and narrow enough to do stupidly inadvisable maneuvers on city streets and freeways. It definitely felt sportier than it was, and that's really all that matters in the real world.
I loved mine..... even the big window sticker on the back "Don't step on gas unless you mean it" from the factory.
Badass little hatchback. This would of been my car if I was old enough at this time
2:57 This guy's stopwatch clicking technique is way more impressive than the lady who did the 380SL. I mean, look at that form!
whateverdgaf l love how they always sprint away from the 0-60 test like it's a jet airplane taking launch
Those shorts...those sunglasses....those socks! The 80's were a weird time.
lowbudgetmotorsport : what’s more disturbing are those shorts he’s wearing...
Back when people didn't care what little thought about them
I had one. Silver with burgundy interior, like the first one shown. It was pretty fast for a small car, and looked pretty good, too. At the time, it was the second quickest car in Dodge/Plymouth's lineup that year, after the Daytona turbo. Bought it from an English guy who had to move back to England. I only ever saw maybe 3 others. Now I own a Fiesta ST. This American understands the joy of a hot hatch. Too bad no one else around here seems to. "A Fiesta? Ha ha!" I'm glad they don't get it. Manual transmissions are a great theft deterrent, too.
Mine had the “Don’t step on the gas unless you mean it” sticker on the back window😁
I bought a 1984 Colt GTS (without turbo) back in 1988. This video was a trip down memory lane. My car looked just like this one! Same awesome / cheap burgundy interior, too! It was a great car for an 18 year-old. Haha! I loved it! Of course I modified the stereo system significantly because it only had a stock AM radio.
My first car after I graduated college, had a black one with gold trim! Was very fun
I bought a blue 86 Colt Turbo for $60. Drove it for about a month before discovering lots of rust in the left firewall. I parked it and drove one of my other cars. I also had two red 88 Plymouth Colts. For 88 the Plymouth Colts were carbureted and the Dodge Colts were fuel injected.
I miss my Colt 😭😭😭 it wasn't the most glamorous vehicle.....but was miiiiinnnne!! 😭😭😭
Dom The Suplexer
We just sold ours 2 month ago and we really miss it..
Owned my Turbo until 2007 - #1 - Twin-stick at about 50K miles, completely failed (video @ 3:11) - After the repair it always sporadically 'Popped' out of "E" mode (I just kept my hand on it as I drove).
#2 - The oil cooled Turbo charger lasted until about 40K miles (oil smoke poured out of exhaust). I argued with the Dodge dealer (Glendale CA - Where they filmed the start of Chevy Chase's "Vacation" movie) that the California 50K mile mandatory emission warranty necessitated a FREE turbo replacement. They reluctantly agreed and proceeded to install an improved Oil & Water cooled turbo assembly... Loved the sticker just below the liftgate Air Foil Wing >>> "Don't Step On The GAS unless you MEAN IT" - Goodtimes...
A new diy clutch was $75. Owned two of these. Even pulled a john boat on trailer. Finally got a set of alloy wheels. Sold it to a young couple. $400 starting out on the game of Life.
These things were bad ass, great on gas too! Wider rims and tires made improvements in handling!
When I first got my license back in 1991, my parents had a 1981 Plymouth Champ 4-speed manual (non-turbo, but it did have the power/economy shifter, which I never used). I learned to drive on that car, and drove it for 2 years while I was in high school. It was a very reliable little car, even though during the cold winter months of Wisconsin the driver's side door wouldn't stay closed once I unlocked and opened the door, at least not until the car warmed up inside. Trying to steer, shift, and hold the door closed on those early morning trips to school was fun! I still miss that little rust bucket.
I had a love hate relationship with the non turbo version of the Colt. The gas mileage was great and it did excellent handbrake turns on pavement. Most entertaining was the lift off oversteer allowing mild drifts in some corners. It even jumped well on frost heaves on the winter pavement. The car had no rust in 7 east coast Canada winters. Now on the negative side it 1) left me stranded more then once when it vapor locked for an undetermined amount of time in summer 2) it would quit at exactly 36 km on the highway and have to sit for 10 min 3) the Colt would Ping like a bag of marbles in the cylinder 4) the Chrysler dealer let me drive 600 highway miles on an egg shaped tire because they couldn't find a broken belt when I inquired about a heavy vibration 5) a knuckle broke in the steering column with subsequent steering failure 6) the drone from the engine at highway speeds left me with a headache more then once 7) the idle control solenoid would rev near 4000 rpm on cold starts (dealer said this was normal) eventually taking out some valves and finally 7) the gear gear shift lever fell through the floor well on the highway. I paid to repair each and everyone of these problems. It sold to a college student and she drove it for 2 years needing nothing other then gas and a set of rear brake shoes ...........Sigh .........
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Half blind don't know what you out there see what's wrong with the picture.😵
0-60 in 9.4 my ass. My dad had one and it smoked my 1987 Mitsubishi Station ESI-R. It was 0-60 in the low to mid 7's. It regularly beat 305 IROC-Z's, Monte Carlo SS's, Porsche 944's, RX-7's and the like. It WASTED, and I mean KILLED, CRX's and GTI's of the era. The mid 9-second 0-60's came from the next generation of this car, which lacked the twin stick, and was larger and heavier with no increase in power.
It's sad how in the 30 years the mpg hasn't improved that much for all cars.
It's sad that you just said that like you know what you're talking about... Cars 4 times as big and powerful getting the same or better than these turds, and to you that's sad.. Not to mention today's cheapest car is a Lexus compared to this.
@@alexcintas8792 total bs. The only new cars that average 30 miles per gallon are economy cars or very lightweight vehicles. My brother has a 2 liter lexus and he gets 17. it was rated 23/35. Also how disrespectful, these cars are beautiful. Try finding an open feeling car with low giant windows today, they don't even make them. Have fun in your confining car with 4 inch tall windows and foot thick pillars.
@xq39 C8 Corvette 495 hp 27 mpg
@@alexcintas8792 What's sad is that we are still making vehicles that garner as good or less gas mileage in the past, given as you say, all the technological advances making them more powerful,. For 30 years, the industry decided to maintain a fuel efficiency standard that doesn't mandate mileage beyond an average 25 mpg Is that not worth evaluating?
It's because cars are a lot heavier than they used to be because of all of the safety features required today.
They don't make cars this beautiful anymore.
I guess you could say its a colt classic.
nice
I had a turbo 87 Chevrolet Sprint from 1992-2010, sold it running fast and fun. Great little car. I have no desire to sell my 92 VW GTI 16v. I got that one, drove it along side the Sprint for many years. The newer cars are all too bland, heavy, too much power equipment, and less fun.
Test drove one with about 44k on the clock in '87. What a ripper!
These cars were extremely popular for the teenage crowd in the early to mid 90s. They sold for cheap and were fairly reliable.
One of my high school cars. Fun, fun, muddafugging FUN.
Had a choice between this and an 84' GTI..... went with the VW.Never a bad day driving it and fairly reliable and trouble free for the 5 years I thrashed on it before rust started to kill it
I remember picking this vehicle up and moving this. When I was 19yrs old. Maybe I still can. Anyone want to watch? Bring me a similar one of these vehicles. And prepare to be amazed..
Had one back in '85. Loved it.
Here's a MotorWeek Retro Review of the Dodge Colt GTS Turbo from 1984.
David Valenzuela thanks for the heads up pal
wll1500 I know right... smh
I had one in high school! Fun car!
To bad we don't have "fun" cars like this anymore.
Give me a break, a n/a fwd hatchback that ways almost 3000lbs does not sound like fun. Back then it was car and driver. Now a days it's car, computers, and a driver driving a programmed spaceship. Now a days cars need all this extra crap on it just because people can't drive. That stuff just add weight to supposedly fun cars. Strip it down and make it a track car, then it would be fun. And $20,000 plus is not my idea of cheap either lol
+bakadakalaka I would like a simple hot hatch like we had up til 1993. My 92 VW GTI 16v is the last of the simple, great seats, motor, handling.. no power everything inside type of cars. A lower price, lower luxury features on a simple econo car would be nice. There is nothing like that avail these days in the USA. Even a simplified Fiat or Mini would be nice. Sporty Yaris, Accent, or the like.
Miss cars like this. Sadly, Americans have spoken and only seem to want SUVs.
This American sure as hell don't understand it.
Always liked these little cars (even the non turbo ones), and love the Twin Stick idea, Mitsubishi knew a good idea when they stole it!
I'll still have my 86 Omni GLH-T!!
Gotta love those MPG motorcycle tires
I had a non turbo it was a 1600 sidewinder I put on a Weber carb and headers it had a twin stick set up. It was a blast to drive. Very light and fast. Too bad it rusted out I miss this little rice rocket. 😁
I would 2nd that cautionary statement at the end. I came pretty close to disaster several times in the one I owned back in the day, and from what I recall from those days, a pretty good number of other owners did end up getting themselves killed. It definitely needed wider tires.
2,070 lbs and 102 hp is 20 lbs/hp.
That weight is incorrect. It weighed 1865 pounds. 0-60 was about 7.7. Think about it - how would it be a 9.4 0-60 time with a 15.7 quarter mile time?
@@marcbrunengraber3507 uh, the 4 speed?
Drake - maybe if you used the car as a 4-speed. But it was a twin stick for 1984 that gave you 8 speeds if you were a good enough driver to use them.
Interesting. Yes I am still alive lol
GT6SuzukaTimeTrials - lol
The Chrysler import: Mitsubishi Dodge:Plymouth Colt.. I'm not sure we have enough brands on this thing yet!
Is the 1/4 mile times a typo? Its says P 15.7 @ 68 mph and E 16.8 @ 67 mph.. I think it should be 16.7 and 16.8 instead.
No - the 0-60 time is way off. The car was a mid seven 0-60. 15.7 is accurate for the 1/4 mile. Road and Track tested this car at 8.0 to 60 and 16.0 in the 1/4 mile at 84mph.
I would really like to have this car. back then for fun and now for a classic. That's pretty good for the 80s to have an econ mode and power mode.
Ford Escort GT posts 0-60 in 14 seconds. Colt GLH says, "Here, hold my beer."
how about a video for the 1981-1983 Dodge Challenger / Plymouth Sapporo?
Mitsus first good car, one of their best.
do you have a dodge GLH turbo and GLHS turbo review? I've never seen either one of these cars in real life YET!
Had one loved the twin stick or as I called it the turbo stick. Had the best heater of any car I’ve had except my Volvo. Overall fun and dependable car for a broke kid to drive. Sadly it developed a gas leak under the hood which caught it on fire and burned it completely. If I find another I would definitely buy it.
Back in the 80's NOTHING could keep up with this car from 0 - 50
If I could find one of these I would buy it and make a fun sleeper
A friend of mine back in Puerto Rico build one. Swap a 2.2 on it
(non turbo) and did something to the shifter to pull the 3 gear from power to economy by just pulling a cable....it was a cool sleeper
beginning of dsm evo.
there was a guy that autocrossed one of these in the Blue Ridge Region SCCA
Quarter mile time wasn't bad at all
These cars were considered muscle cars back then! 😂💪🏻🚙💪🏻
Man, that's a long name for a little car!
But it looks fun!
If only manufacturers made twin sticks like the Colt's.
colt gts are hard to find now, I love the my rare colt vista import wagon, was among the first cars in the USA with the Sirius motor aka the 4G63 these cars are vary reliable in EFI form, wish Mitsubishi would get back into the somewhat affordable sporty market again.
Very nice this Colt GTS
Did you guys ever review the escort turbo? Listening to all of the power numbers from these other cars the escort seems like a real competitor.
+nezerac There is a review of the EXP Turbo, not quite the same but close. I believe the 0-60 time was a bit quicker than this Colt, around 9 flat if I remember right.
Tuneman1984
Oh the power plants are identical. I saw it right after I saw this. If it had tires I think it'd pull an 8.0 to 60. Pretty awesome. :D
Tuneman1984
Thanks for lookin out btw.
This generation Colt, you can't find this anywhere in the States anymore. The only examples i know are overseas, in parts of Europe, or in Asia. Fun, little pocket rockets they were.
I had a dodge shadow turbo during this time period.😊
Thanks John!
even non turbo 5 speed ones were fast
I bought the car brand new in 1984. It was the worse vehicle I ever owned. It was fast. That’s about it. It had a standard transmission.
Everytime I would go highway speed the car would suddenly speed up and slow down on it’s own. Like it was possessed. Sometimes trying to stall out. The service department could not correct it. They finally gave me a loaner car. Almost two months later they replaced if I recall correctly the turbo pump and something else. That finally resolved the issue.
I then took it to a car wash. The rear windows were those push out clip windows. The new issue was every time it went through a car wash the back windows would pop open. The dealership tried tightening the clips then replacing them. As I recall the issue was never resolved.
Then I decided it to drive a six hour road trip. It was pouring rain. After about three hours I heard a swishing noise coming from the back. I stopped to check. The spare tire compartment under the rear compartment was filled with water. I had to pop the drain plug to let all the water out. And leave the plug out to stop it.
The dealer resealed everything they could. But it was never corrected.
After about a year the car started rusting from all the leaks. I got rid of it.
What a piece of junk
The other version of this Colt was a lot faster they had a version that would do 60mph in 6.5 seconds with a stick shift gearbox and 130mph top speed , the modern Colt Ralliart JDM import is fast too.
I would LOVE to see the test of the silver Colt Vista that was on the track at 2:48.
Can the “Turbo” engine be paired with the same automatic transaxle that comes with the regular 72 hp engine?
Mine had a rear window sticker that said "Don't Step On The Gas Unless You Mean It"
GTI KILLER, BABY......YEAH!!!!!!!!
***** Handling, no way.
Yep, that's right, kids!!!! Before Chrysler made the Hellcat, Mitsubishi supplied them with THIS Hellkitten, AKA, the 1984 Dodge/Plymouth Colt GTS Turbo!!!!!!
So much power????
Dear Motoweek: Do you have any GM X-Body reviews such as the 1980-1985 Chevy Citation or Pontiac Phoenix?
Haven't found an exclusive review but they're mentioned in the video about GM's full lineup in 1983. They even show a Pontiac Phoenix SJ coupe.
Mitsubishi Dodge/Plymouth Colt GTS Turbo.
The name should be longer.
Mitsubishi Dodge/Plymouth Colt GTS Turbocharged 4 Cylinder Manual Transmission Speedster Type S
Dodge/Plymouth Colt double shift 8 gear GTS Turbine Ram LeBaron Hatchback.
A relic from a bygone time... a time when Mitsubishis were both somewhat offbeat and subtly cool too. Now, sadly, they are neither.
god i want one in right hand drive
Cars are not what they used to be.
I'm not what I used to be! lol
Looks like a Lotus Talbot from the side.
The original hot hatch...I had a non turbo and that fucker burned more oil than gas...
Patrick Simmons No, the original is the VW GTI.
+Patrick Simmons The Cooper Mini
In the USA the GTI is still considered the original hot hatch and the one that started the craze here in America.
What qualifies the Simca to be a hot hatch. The Simca was never marketed in the US to be a performance car. Simply because it was a hatch doesn't make the first hot hatch here in the states. The GTI inroduced here in 1983 was first small hatchback in the USA perceived as "hot hatch" or a "pocket rocket" as we also called cars of this type so therefore it is the original. BUT the Dodge Omni/Plymouth Horizon which were actually designed by Simca and introduced here in 1978 actually originally came with base VW 1.7 liter. A few years later that was replaced with Chryslers own 2.2 liter engine but still the car was never considered or marketed as a performance hatch. Wasn't until 1984 that the Omni/Horizon finally entered the hot hatchback craze with the introduction of the GLH package.
Fact is the Simca 1204 brought nothing to the hot hatchback segment in the US. No suspension upgrades, brake upgrades and the only reason the larger engine was brought here was because Americans were used to horsepower so they stuck in the biggest engine they had, not that it amounted to much more than the 1100. End of story.
A turbo that only puts out 30hp?
daz samuels this was the 80s and turbos we’re still quite a new thing plus it’s gonna be a little tiny one as this car was quite cheap for the time
Definitely too much power and too tricky to drive for me lol.
DREAM CAR
Did I see that correct?? Thing did 15’s in the quarter in 1984 from a 4 cylinder!
Since Mitsu is basically dead is America now a days, maybe if they made something small and fun with about 180hp, they would pick up a lot of young buyers and possible future family car sales! Companies don't see the untapped wallets of younger buyers, if they did make a hot hatch with 180hp and kept it around 16k, it would probably sell pretty darn good!
They already do. The KIA Forte 5 turbo. I bought one. 201 HP, 6speed auto, UVO entertainment all for $22k. I traded my 2009 Lancer GTS, which at 66k miles was a flaming piece of shit. CVT tranny & the 2.4 mivec failed. Replaced under warranty, but still..
Mitsubishi died for a reason. Without dodge, they have no idea what America wants.
And if you don't want turbo, the forte comes as a NA 174 HP 2.0
Though turbo adds fun
9890jsp kia and Mitsubishi are two different companies, I would like to see Mitsu make a shot at a comeback.
Acc0rd79 well they're not. Motor Trend believes they'll be out of our market my 2018. Suzuki already left, Mitsubishi is next
9890jsp hence my original post about if they want to make a comeback, they should put out something small like this again.
Why someone would buy these instead of a first gen CRX Si (had one!) or a GTI is beyond me. My 1985 CRX (non Si) would give these cars heck.
because Honda sucks. have a nice day
Mine had a badge on top of firewall that said made by Mitsubishi imported for Dodge..
"The most fun" and "FWD" just cannot coexist in the same dimension lol
How much does it costs? Please reply
I saw one of these yesterday
I learned to drive in this car...at 8 y/0
champ. fueron. las .mejores. en pr
The original Porsche 911 GTS
I had one in charcoal gray
Rust and oil consumption. Fun car though...
My mom's first car :)
15.7 second 1/4 mile...
with 102hp?!?!?!?!?!
Wide torquey powerband along with a 1 ton curb weight will do that. Even Honda eventually realized a wide torque curve is more important than a peak hp number.
Safety is heavy.