As a former Mitsubishi Motors Australia LTD Employee I am always humble that young people like yourself find these cars exciting after all those years they were produced. Those were exciting times for our company under the leadership of a new CEO Tom Phillips who unfortunately passed away at the start of this month these cars were build with passion and pride in mind with a good old lets give it a red hot go and show Holden and Ford what we could do....I still have my Ralliart Magna after all these years only done 70,000klms and even though I don't drive it much these days it still is a vehicle that is close to my heart and reminds me of a time in Australian Manufacturing History that was exciting and fun unfortunatley now though all this is long gone and it in the revison mirror...
What an awesome comment! I really enjoyed driving this special Magna.. was a lot more impressive than I thought it would be and still love those early 2000s wild stylings
Jeez i didn't know about Tom's passing, RIP Tom 😢 I have the GTV Verada and owned it since 03 with 132000 Kay's, Koni shock's and better brakes made this Verada a driver's car that always puts a smile on my face 👍
Bang on Johnny, you've gotta drive one to understand it. Everything from the shift feel, to the handling, to the noise it makes, and that wild styling. You can use every kW of it on the street and it's just FUN - and that's something you wouldn't expect from a Magna.
The 3.5 V6 shmagna is the undisputed rollback king. The bodykit looks to be based off the TME Evo, such a cool car. Future classic, I don't care what anyone says! Great review Rosco!
That's if there are any left, I had two but they are pretty much all gone. Wouldn't be a good buy these days, parts would be almost impossible to get now as most have probably been turned into scrap metal.
@@RossReviewsau I had a 1999 verada wagon. Feature packed for its time. Luxurious and sporty with plenty of power. The one car I really regret selling because nothing I've owned since ticked as many boxes.
I drive a 2000 Magna sports with the 163kw (n/a)) so 2nd one down from that one. It's f/n great, excellent low to mid range torque from 3.5 litres. I love it.
@@biastv1234 Holden had released the 300kw HSV GTS VT in 1999 with the 5.7L V8. But the problem with the car is that it weighed 1740kg. So even though it was pretty quick in a straight line. It's handling was not nearly as good as the Ralliart Magna's, since the Ralliart Magna undercutted it's weight by 270kg. To rub salt into wounds for Holden, 30 Ralliart Magna's came with Superchargers that pushed power to 250kw & the Ralliart Magna won fastest car in it's class at the Australian Motorkhana. Plus if you equip the Ralliart Magna with a flat tyre repair kit like the HSV was using, well it would mean that the Ralliart Magna was 300kg lighter than the HSV.
Great review Ross! I’ve got a Wheels magazine with The Ralliart on the front cover where they tested the Ralliart Magna against the Commodore XU6 HSV, and the Tickford Falcon XR6 when they were new, the Magna wiped the floor with them. They said the Magna was a cut above both of them, especially in terms of refinement, handling comfort, performance and road feel. And it’s amazing to think Mitsubishi Australia got the same 180kw out of an na 3.5 that HSV’s managed from their supercharged 3.8
@@RossReviewsau I bet mate. I own a manual Ralliart too, and have a mate with an xu6, so I understand what you mean. I also own another Magna, it’s a manual Vrx with a 3.8 from the 380, she’s been cammed and tuned and has run a 13.1 quarter. My cousins manual cammed and tuned VY SS is neck to neck with it. I love my v8’s, but the Magna just gives me more of a buzz with how it accelerates and moves down the road
@@troyvlody1365I can't believe you are acting like you we're surprised. Everyone knows the 5.O Windsor V8 is an absolute slug, and are still rubbish with a Supercharger on them. They are like the asthmatic kid at primary school. They couldn't knock the fluff off a Cappuccino. 💯😂😂
Growing up in NZ in the 00’s I used to see these everywhere it seemed. So much so that they never really got noticed (I think the Galant VR4 took its shine in NZ). Never really was into them back then, quite like seeing one now being so rare and probably a fair bit of nostalgia kicking in too. Cool az car now
have had 13 magnas love the way they drive and the way they deliver the power to the street my current magna is a tj vrx wasp that has had a 6g75 conversion with a manual bolted to it and can not fault it
TJ Magna Wolf in Sheep's Clothing Bloody Love It!! Australian Muscle Car Magazine issue-74 talks about how Mitsubishi under reported the HP of the TJ series to appeal to the older Generation, 163 kW /317nm was closer to 185KW/340nm also the redline starts at 6500 and ends at 9000.
@@Stimpythe_wise yeah that's what I've got, silver 2000 Magna sports. 163kw. 5 speed. Auto.Still a pretty quick car. I didn't know that it was under stated the hp. Doesn't surprise me tho. I just love it.
@@chriswalshe499 Very nice, TJ Executive in silver was my first car brother it had the draw under the passenger seat for my CD Wallet, Im currently looking for a clean Verada or Solara AWD for a twin turbo project.
I've owned so many Magna's and now a 380 GT and just love the things, always always wanted a Ralliart Magna and think the styling is fantastic! Lucky people who own one.
I remember as a youngster seeing one of these lightly modded being given full beans and thought it was cool af. I miss those days when not everything had to have 900rwhp to win some social media pissing contest and people drove and modded stuff like this just because it made them happy even if it ran mid 14s or whatever.
The only car I’ve owned and absolutely regret selling, still to this day, was Ralliart Magna #327 Extremely underrated and dismissed when new, it’s nice to see them being appreciated all these years later!
My mate had one of these in 2003. I absolutely loved it! An awesome touring car. He like many others in NZ took the lower Lip off the front spoiler because getting knocked alot and breaking off
I learnt to drift in a '76 GTI (fwd). Yes, it's different, but when you get it right a front paw can handle the dirt better than a rear. I've driven a Magna Ralliart, but unfortunately was too scared to break such a beautiful machine so don't know what it handles like. But I bet it could be a lot of fun.
My older brother said the Magna in our hometown were gapping the v6 holdens and fords I saw someone else comment the same thing few times also. Can confirm she was shockingly quick.
The reason the car was so fast & good was because it was alot lighter than the competition. Most of it's RWD competition were over 1600kg. The Ralliart Magna was 1470kg, 1430kg with a flat tyre repair kit like it's competition were using. But 30 of them were Supercharged, which means that they could have 250kw. But they were the fastest car in their class around the Australian Motorkhana, so they handled really well. It also had a very low aerodynamic co-efficiency of 0.28.
I think 510 Ralliarts were built mostly in 2002 with roughly 1 of 4 cars manual, 5 colours Red, sable black pearl, white and pewter silver but 2 autos with sunroofs were wasp yellow. About 497 were numbered. There was build number 1 to 498 and 12 unnumbered cars built in 2001. The first Ralliart was a white manual built on October 10, 2001. The last one a red auto (build no 496) was built on 30 September 2002. My TJ Sports reaches 100km/h in just under 8 seconds in drive with just me alone inside the car (17x7 Alloy wheels, 235 tyres).
The ones that were built in 2001, I think there was at least 5 of them. Ex-Show car's or pre-production examples. Possibly some unnumbered ones too. But 5 of these came with different camshafts & compression ratio. They boosted power to 210kw from 180kw. There was concerns about them not meeting emission regulations, but they were still sold as such by Misubishi. I think that Autospeed previewed one & did a drag race against a Subaru WRX STI. They claimed that the Ralliart Magna killed the STI despite the Ralliart Magna being weight disadvantaged by the presence of another passenger. But think they were 13sec car's based on what these owner's have put on record.
Mate used to have a manual vrx with a 380 engine conversion and bit of work done and it went pretty hard for a magna for the short time he had it before it caught fire and burnt to the ground!!!
The standard 3.5L Magnas are pretty fun cars to drive, not the greatest handling but a lot of grunt for what they are being a bit lighter than the competition. Also being FWD you can be pretty silly with them without getting into trouble
Certainly an interesting and obscure car... For memory, I've heard that the Magna Ralliart tried to compete with performance Commodores and Falcons, and was priced like one as well, which is the reason why it didn't sell well...
I love the Magna, especially the TJ. I had a manual TJ VRX and it was the car that made me love fwd cars from before previously thinking rwd was superior. Also the 3.5v6 was one of the most responsive feeling engines and sounds amazing for a V6. I used to beat BA XR6s and V6 commodores from the lights. I've also driven a base auto Magna and while it was good for a family sedan it wasn't what the VRX manual was. Currently drive a Mitsubishi Pajero io and it's also got a great manual gearbox.
After driven my Mum's 2004 TL VR Magna I... didn’t hate it as much as I though I would lol it goes alright with the 3.5L V6 and its 5sp auto was surprisingly good, subtle bodykit/wheels, nice blacked out interior with red fabric highlights, white dials, leather wheel etc even has a sportier muffler from factory on the VR. I think it must've got most of the VRX catalogue minus the more aggressive bodykit and maybe missed out on the AWD option in VR spec? Well equipped car and nice to drive, i still prefer my Commodores but its still better than expected. After owning a Holden LX8 Adventra thats AWD aswell, I'd be interested to see how the AWD Magna models feel to drive, i remember reading Mitsubishi used Evo parts for it.
Definitely enjoy this vid as i remember when this version came to market, it was Mitsubishi last chance unfortunately it wasn't enough but these Magna have stood test of time. The best front wheel drive car that i had was Leyland Mini but wouldn't mind Manga Ralliart in my garage.
Mad car man & very rare these days I've always admired the look of them,in my honest opinion the 80's & 90's were great but the early 00's is where it was at its best in the car scene what a time to have been alive & no one can change my mind I'm sure you agree Johnny,nice review thanks mate.
These cars are absolutely amazing for what they are and quick too! Check out the speedway Magnas in street stocks and production sedans classes, they’ve been tearing up the field as of late, the current aus 1 is a Magna!
Keep finding awesome cars in my erya i had a mits vereda factory evo sleeper 2000 got off my mum bloody awesome traded for the clubby another great review bro Vz Glenn
Ok so i love this amazing . I have had 06 Wrx sti 02 Evo 7 and 1000s of other csrs and sporty sedans and i currently own the last of the Magna VR-X series 2 and i love it so much mine has done quite a bit of driving but still is as good as new . Mine is auto but i did have a CJ VR-X in manual earlier on in my car career and it was amazing . But i feel for everyday driving i much prefer this auto as it is very good and smart . Mitsubishi were really amazing in the late 90s till about 2010 when the evo X rolled off the production line and even that was a bit of a flop after owning one . The 7 i had i much prefer . I have even had a ralliart colt that i use to use as a daily and track when bored . And it never broke ! Great products make me proud to be Australia with this magna ❤️
Love the mits 3.5 had 02 tuned vrx 5speed tiptronic. Absolute weapon, one of the most underrated cars. The vrx looks better in my opinion also with no rear wing looks sleek
@@lawbricktimboynton1818 30 came with the Sprintex Superchargers. No they aren't factory, but the setup was applied to 30 Ralliart Magna's that were brand new. Also they did this to some AWD Magna's too. I'm not certain how many though. The most powerful one created was a wasp yellow TJ series Mitsubishi Magna VRX manual. It had 251kw & 440nm while weighing 1450kg.
I love it when you review niche rare cars like these. Pretty good competitors with the falcon and commodores. Heard ppl tell me a magna has beat their commodores and falcons in a drag at least once 😂. Quite funny but goes to show that these cars have built up a great reputation over the years
Something you dont see everyday.........a car to hang on ......i liked the interior for its time....nice to see you hit the Limiter.......on the 0-100.....😅...enjoyed the review....
As a kid every single Magna I'd see driving around was blowing out blue smoke. No matter how old or new they looked they always blew out blue oil smoke 😂
@@peterfey9921 nope not dreaming, there's actually one down my street currently that does it. I guess that's why there's not as many of them still on the road
Should have handed the keys to my TH Magna Sports 5mt. Upgraded 24mm rear sway bar D2 Racing Coilovers Port and Polished 380 induction manifold Xforce Exhaust system Pacemaker extractors 380 injectors Aggressive Ralliart tune making over 200kws Stoptech rotors RPW short throw shifter Raliiart side skirts rear bumper and wing Sports wagon front lip I built it to go fast everywhere not just in a straight line. Nothing could run away from it especially in the Adelaide Hills. I live in America now and I miss it. But I got a 400hp Volvo S60R 6 speed manual now.
Definately the Magna was the better car to drive around the streets, more nimble, my dad had one, got to drive around in it when I first got my licence 😆 Great exhaust sound for this engine also 👌
Recommend driving one in the auto I’ve had several magnas as a daily and a verada gtvi is the best daily I’ve had super comfy and quick enough you can give a stock vy ss a decent run and seem to go forever. The auto is an underrated thing far better then the 4 speed slush box of the time
ive never driven a ralliart magna. but the standard magnas went hard , the felt much faster then a stock commodore of the day. even up against a v8 commodore they felt more eager from the lights
All jokes aside they weren't to bad of car for a magna and even the stock version of this car had a pretty punchy engine. They'll really rev and aren't afraid of it. Very fuel efficient but I absolutely hate front wheel driven cars. They were a comfy ride to. Sounds pretty crisp especially being a manual too!👌 Great video Ross thanks for sharing buddy.👍😀
I had one 30M I converted to manual using the 5spd from one of these! Great fun till I had to sell it. I now have a white manual Ralliart, it’s much better imo. But could always be better, maybe some MIVEC heads would help 😅
Nice work Ross. You pretended to be impressed. I dips me hat. I bet you couldn't wait to get your back side back into your ute and feel the raw power of a rear wheel tyre shredder!
They are great cars the TMR 380s. Braking & from a roll on, no doubt they were striking. But they weren't as fast as the Supercharged Ralliart Magna's. 30 Ralliart Magna's came Supercharged, they had about 250kw & weighed about 240kg less than the TMR 380. They weighed 270kg less than the TMR 380 if you equip them with a flat tyre repair kit. Plus some AWD Magna's were Supercharged too. They weighed 100kg less than the TMR 380.
@@DA_81C Yes, the Cordia was very fast in a straight line at the time. Some had alot more power than other's too, plus their was the Cop car's. But the true performance gun back then was the Starion. The Starion won many awards & achieved many notable racing win's. In standard trim, it offered a significant portion of the Cordia's straight line go. But it made up for not being as quick by being very quick in the corner's. It was excellent at drifting too.
@@DA_81C Actually I'm not sure if you recall them but do you remember the Mitsubishi Sigma Turbo's? They were incredibly fast when they appeared. It was Australia's first RWD turbocharged car. It had 116kw & 235nm weighing 1197kg. It allowed the car to go from 0-60mph in 7sec flat & cover the 1/4 mile in 15.5sec. That compares with the Mitsubishi Starion. Which had 125kw & 245nm weighing 1260kg. The Widebody JDM Starions were a bit quicker as they got 150kw & 280nm with the superior styling ques, but weight increased due to the body kit to 1320kg. The Cordia Turbo had 110kw & 210nm weighing 970kg. The Sigma Turbo's got overshadowed by the Cordia & Starion turbo's due to them having superior styling. But the Sigma Turbo's set the pace for them I think. I will still grab the Widebody Starion myself, love the styling & racing heritage.
Some Ralliart Magna's came Supercharged though, 30 of them if memory serves me right. They had about 250kw & weighed 240kg less than the TMR 380. The TMR 380 definitely had the superior brakes though, I still can't get over how huge they are😱
As a former Mitsubishi Motors Australia LTD Employee I am always humble that young people like yourself find these cars exciting after all those years they were produced. Those were exciting times for our company under the leadership of a new CEO Tom Phillips who unfortunately passed away at the start of this month these cars were build with passion and pride in mind with a good old lets give it a red hot go and show Holden and Ford what we could do....I still have my Ralliart Magna after all these years only done 70,000klms and even though I don't drive it much these days it still is a vehicle that is close to my heart and reminds me of a time in Australian Manufacturing History that was exciting and fun unfortunatley now though all this is long gone and it in the revison mirror...
What an awesome comment! I really enjoyed driving this special Magna.. was a lot more impressive than I thought it would be and still love those early 2000s wild stylings
Jeez i didn't know about Tom's passing, RIP Tom 😢 I have the GTV Verada and owned it since 03 with 132000 Kay's, Koni shock's and better brakes made this Verada a driver's car that always puts a smile on my face 👍
Bang on Johnny, you've gotta drive one to understand it. Everything from the shift feel, to the handling, to the noise it makes, and that wild styling. You can use every kW of it on the street and it's just FUN - and that's something you wouldn't expect from a Magna.
i was going to mention your rally art sean
good to see you here 👍
Sean mate! How ya doin! Love your videos, and looking forward to seeing the AU come up again. Keep it up.
Love your Ralliart too Sean 😊
I hope one of yous or any aus reviewer reviews a legnum vr4 come review my mid auto idc needs attention just as cool if not cooler than the magma.
I had a new AWD MAGNA from new. Best car I've owned.
The 3.5 V6 shmagna is the undisputed rollback king. The bodykit looks to be based off the TME Evo, such a cool car. Future classic, I don't care what anyone says! Great review Rosco!
I own 2 ralliarts, one manual and one auto! Can't fault them! And whoever owns the one in the video, has some tasteful mods! Looks great! 🤘
damn! 2! whats better the manual or auto?
@@RossReviewsau I've driven the auto, would love to hear the comparison too
Magna and Verada. Most underrated cars on our roads.
ill have to check out a Verada
That's if there are any left, I had two but they are pretty much all gone. Wouldn't be a good buy these days, parts would be almost impossible to get now as most have probably been turned into scrap metal.
@@danielnicholson6174 Is the Verada the 4 paw version of this machine?
@@RossReviewsau I had a 1999 verada wagon. Feature packed for its time. Luxurious and sporty with plenty of power. The one car I really regret selling because nothing I've owned since ticked as many boxes.
@@danielnicholson6174 timing belt service would put anyone off of buying one. That was expensive enough 10 years ago.
I remember my mate owning one of these years ago and it was called a VRX and it was AWD 3.5 V6. It hauled ass because of its four wheel traction.
I had a new AWD MAGNA from new. Best car I've owned.
now i want to try an AWD one
@@RossReviewsau There wouldnt be many floating around. Hard enough spotting a Magna, let alone a VRX !!
I drive a 2000 Magna sports with the 163kw (n/a)) so 2nd one down from that one. It's f/n great, excellent low to mid range torque from 3.5 litres. I love it.
Save me mate, get a real car!
@@paulkarwacki7119 what?
These were better than the V6 Commodore and falcon of the same time to be honest.
@@d15z1sux lolol 😂, Greasy POS 💩, they were absolute shockers in service.
@@paulkarwacki71193.8L mivec swap it ❤
The Holden commodore 304 made 195 kilowatts at the time , so 180 out of a 3.5 is very good
@@biastv1234
Holden had released the 300kw HSV GTS VT in 1999 with the 5.7L V8.
But the problem with the car is that it weighed 1740kg.
So even though it was pretty quick in a straight line.
It's handling was not nearly as good as the Ralliart Magna's, since the Ralliart Magna undercutted it's weight by 270kg.
To rub salt into wounds for Holden, 30 Ralliart Magna's came with Superchargers that pushed power to 250kw & the Ralliart Magna won fastest car in it's class at the Australian Motorkhana.
Plus if you equip the Ralliart Magna with a flat tyre repair kit like the HSV was using, well it would mean that the Ralliart Magna was 300kg lighter than the HSV.
Great review Ross!
I’ve got a Wheels magazine with The Ralliart on the front cover where they tested the Ralliart Magna against the Commodore XU6 HSV, and the Tickford Falcon XR6 when they were new, the Magna wiped the floor with them.
They said the Magna was a cut above both of them, especially in terms of refinement, handling comfort, performance and road feel.
And it’s amazing to think Mitsubishi Australia got the same 180kw out of an na 3.5 that HSV’s managed from their supercharged 3.8
Very cool! i really enjoyed driving this! way more than the XU6 haha
@@RossReviewsau I bet mate.
I own a manual Ralliart too, and have a mate with an xu6, so I understand what you mean.
I also own another Magna, it’s a manual Vrx with a 3.8 from the 380, she’s been cammed and tuned and has run a 13.1 quarter.
My cousins manual cammed and tuned VY SS is neck to neck with it.
I love my v8’s, but the Magna just gives me more of a buzz with how it accelerates and moves down the road
Now this is going to be a cool video!! My XR8 ( AU ) got smashed by a 3.5 magna... That's the day i thought wow...lol respect
Au xr8 the wheezers are slugs drop 5 to 10k on em wakes them up a whole lot
Or trade them in for a turbo barra and go twice as hard with half the effort.
Still i love the Windsor lads
She'll be supercharged one day, it's all they need 👍
@@troyvlody1365I can't believe you are acting like you we're surprised. Everyone knows the 5.O Windsor V8 is an absolute slug, and are still rubbish with a Supercharger on them. They are like the asthmatic kid at primary school. They couldn't knock the fluff off a Cappuccino. 💯😂😂
Growing up in NZ in the 00’s I used to see these everywhere it seemed. So much so that they never really got noticed (I think the Galant VR4 took its shine in NZ). Never really was into them back then, quite like seeing one now being so rare and probably a fair bit of nostalgia kicking in too. Cool az car now
hopefully a galant vr4 or legnum will come to the channel soon! have owned 3, such underated cars here in Aus
very cool now
have had 13 magnas love the way they drive and the way they deliver the power to the street my current magna is a tj vrx wasp that has had a 6g75 conversion with a manual bolted to it and can not fault it
i really enjoyed it
TJ Magna Wolf in Sheep's Clothing Bloody Love It!! Australian Muscle Car Magazine issue-74 talks about how Mitsubishi under reported the HP of the TJ series to appeal to the older Generation, 163 kW /317nm was closer to 185KW/340nm also the redline starts at 6500 and ends at 9000.
@@Stimpythe_wise yeah that's what I've got, silver 2000 Magna sports. 163kw. 5 speed. Auto.Still a pretty quick car. I didn't know that it was under stated the hp. Doesn't surprise me tho. I just love it.
it def drives very well and aint shy of power for a NA V6
@@chriswalshe499 Very nice, TJ Executive in silver was my first car brother it had the draw under the passenger seat for my CD Wallet, Im currently looking for a clean Verada or Solara AWD for a twin turbo project.
@@Stimpythe_wise oh hell yeah. Draw under pass seat!!! I'm in it right now and didn't even know it was there!!! Cheers fr that.
No wonder I was able to beat BA XR6s so easily in my manual TJ VRX
I've owned so many Magna's and now a 380 GT and just love the things, always always wanted a Ralliart Magna and think the styling is fantastic! Lucky people who own one.
Good choice! I really enjoyed this car
Get a Ralliart Magna & put the TMR 380's engine in it.
Make it a supercar.
It's about 300kg lighter after all.
That front bar is so nice like the whole body kit is tidy for what it is.
agreed
I remember as a youngster seeing one of these lightly modded being given full beans and thought it was cool af. I miss those days when not everything had to have 900rwhp to win some social media pissing contest and people drove and modded stuff like this just because it made them happy even if it ran mid 14s or whatever.
totally agree mate
The only car I’ve owned and absolutely regret selling, still to this day, was Ralliart Magna #327
Extremely underrated and dismissed when new, it’s nice to see them being appreciated all these years later!
It’s a very cool car I loved it
My mate had one of these in 2003. I absolutely loved it! An awesome touring car. He like many others in NZ took the lower Lip off the front spoiler because getting knocked alot and breaking off
Would have been amazing in 2003 to have one I reckon very cool
I learnt to drift in a '76 GTI (fwd). Yes, it's different, but when you get it right a front paw can handle the dirt better than a rear. I've driven a Magna Ralliart, but unfortunately was too scared to break such a beautiful machine so don't know what it handles like. But I bet it could be a lot of fun.
My older brother said the Magna in our hometown were gapping the v6 holdens and fords I saw someone else comment the same thing few times also. Can confirm she was shockingly quick.
I was with a Mitsubishi dealer 87-2019..... loved this era of cars.
How could anyone not want one of these..they're just cool.
The reason the car was so fast & good was because it was alot lighter than the competition.
Most of it's RWD competition were over 1600kg.
The Ralliart Magna was 1470kg, 1430kg with a flat tyre repair kit like it's competition were using.
But 30 of them were Supercharged, which means that they could have 250kw.
But they were the fastest car in their class around the Australian Motorkhana, so they handled really well.
It also had a very low aerodynamic co-efficiency of 0.28.
I think 510 Ralliarts were built mostly in 2002 with roughly 1 of 4 cars manual, 5 colours Red, sable black pearl, white and pewter silver but 2 autos with sunroofs were wasp yellow. About 497 were numbered. There was build number 1 to 498 and 12 unnumbered cars built in 2001. The first Ralliart was a white manual built on October 10, 2001. The last one a red auto (build no 496) was built on 30 September 2002. My TJ Sports reaches 100km/h in just under 8 seconds in drive with just me alone inside the car (17x7 Alloy wheels, 235 tyres).
Thanks for the information 🫡
The ones that were built in 2001, I think there was at least 5 of them.
Ex-Show car's or pre-production examples.
Possibly some unnumbered ones too.
But 5 of these came with different camshafts & compression ratio.
They boosted power to 210kw from 180kw.
There was concerns about them not meeting emission regulations, but they were still sold as such by Misubishi.
I think that Autospeed previewed one & did a drag race against a Subaru WRX STI.
They claimed that the Ralliart Magna killed the STI despite the Ralliart Magna being weight disadvantaged by the presence of another passenger.
But think they were 13sec car's based on what these owner's have put on record.
Awesome cars, I have had one since new in 2002, build number 41. Getting super rare and I’m very reluctant to drive it these days.
Love that exhaust note! Beautiful cars, rare breed indeed!
Couldn't agree more!
Glad to see these get more recognition amazing cars and insanely rare Im very lucky to have gotten one
I’ve got number 15, doing some repair but it’s in amazing condition, no paint damage
I remember racing one of these in my AU2 XR8. Had 3 drags, and this thing was only about one car length behind. They were and are a great car.
They move pretty well eh
Just depends on which one it is.
30 were Supercharged after all.
They put out about 250kw.
Should try get your hands on a Mitsubishi TMR 380, supercharged 3.8. Only 20 made
whos got one!
I loved those cars in their day. A very rare car today, good review.
have always liked these, this example sounds really good!
Glad you like it! not a bad note at all
Mate used to have a manual vrx with a 380 engine conversion and bit of work done and it went pretty hard for a magna for the short time he had it before it caught fire and burnt to the ground!!!
Rip 🪦
The standard 3.5L Magnas are pretty fun cars to drive, not the greatest handling but a lot of grunt for what they are being a bit lighter than the competition. Also being FWD you can be pretty silly with them without getting into trouble
They Were Better Than A Commodore And Falcon.
End Of Sentence.
Certainly an interesting and obscure car... For memory, I've heard that the Magna Ralliart tried to compete with performance Commodores and Falcons, and was priced like one as well, which is the reason why it didn't sell well...
Yep, cos a lot of people preferred the versatility of bigger motor and rear wheel drive, better for towing and better fuel Econ on longer drives.
it was in that price range but being fwd and a v6 it never had a hope.. still a great car tho
@@jamesaustralian9829
I disagree with better fuel economy.
Ralliart Magna's can deliver fuel economy as low as 6.4L per 100km when driven sedately.
I love the Magna, especially the TJ. I had a manual TJ VRX and it was the car that made me love fwd cars from before previously thinking rwd was superior. Also the 3.5v6 was one of the most responsive feeling engines and sounds amazing for a V6. I used to beat BA XR6s and V6 commodores from the lights. I've also driven a base auto Magna and while it was good for a family sedan it wasn't what the VRX manual was. Currently drive a Mitsubishi Pajero io and it's also got a great manual gearbox.
After driven my Mum's 2004 TL VR Magna I... didn’t hate it as much as I though I would lol it goes alright with the 3.5L V6 and its 5sp auto was surprisingly good, subtle bodykit/wheels, nice blacked out interior with red fabric highlights, white dials, leather wheel etc even has a sportier muffler from factory on the VR.
I think it must've got most of the VRX catalogue minus the more aggressive bodykit and maybe missed out on the AWD option in VR spec?
Well equipped car and nice to drive, i still prefer my Commodores but its still better than expected.
After owning a Holden LX8 Adventra thats AWD aswell, I'd be interested to see how the AWD Magna models feel to drive, i remember reading Mitsubishi used Evo parts for it.
I had a new AWD MAGNA from new. Best car I've owned.
@@peterfey9921 nice, was it a 50/50 split like Subaru?
@@craigsampson3386the awd model has an lsd inside the transfer case which a lot of people snag because they are at the end of the day a magna part
@@lawbricktimboynton1818 do you mean snag as in it hangs down too low and gets caught on things?
@@craigsampson3386I mean as in take the parts for an evo legnum galant vr4 etc
I knew a guy who loved Magnas especially the awd ones.
Cool car just hope the red don't fade
I’ve owned 7 of them ( no Ralliarts) each of them awsome
good cars
Definitely enjoy this vid as i remember when this version came to market, it was Mitsubishi last chance unfortunately it wasn't enough but these Magna have stood test of time. The best front wheel drive car that i had was Leyland Mini but wouldn't mind Manga Ralliart in my garage.
Yeh it’s sad they never got another chance as it has really good bones
Had white.manual.with no sun roof.loved it.
Great cars
Mad car man & very rare these days I've always admired the look of them,in my honest opinion the 80's & 90's were great but the early 00's is where it was at its best in the car scene what a time to have been alive & no one can change my mind I'm sure you agree Johnny,nice review thanks mate.
These cars are absolutely amazing for what they are and quick too! Check out the speedway Magnas in street stocks and production sedans classes, they’ve been tearing up the field as of late, the current aus 1 is a Magna!
The ralliart colts are pocket rockets. Should try one if possible
Keep finding awesome cars in my erya i had a mits vereda factory evo sleeper 2000 got off my mum bloody awesome traded for the clubby another great review bro Vz Glenn
Right on very nice
Major missed opportunity, could of teamed up with Motoring Box, to showcase his one, that his fixed up on his youtube channel.
We're at opposite ends of the country!
If his travelled from Canada a quick 2 hour flight is nothing for him haha
if i was near him haha would love to collab with Motoring box some day tho
@MotoringBoxTV
Looks like it was filmed near tambourine mountain. Qld number plates.
Brilliant Aussie made cars that are often forgotten about.
I’ll keep showing them off
Ok so i love this amazing .
I have had 06 Wrx sti 02 Evo 7 and 1000s of other csrs and sporty sedans and i currently own the last of the Magna VR-X series 2 and i love it so much mine has done quite a bit of driving but still is as good as new . Mine is auto but i did have a CJ VR-X in manual earlier on in my car career and it was amazing . But i feel for everyday driving i much prefer this auto as it is very good and smart . Mitsubishi were really amazing in the late 90s till about 2010 when the evo X rolled off the production line and even that was a bit of a flop after owning one . The 7 i had i much prefer . I have even had a ralliart colt that i use to use as a daily and track when bored . And it never broke ! Great products make me proud to be Australia with this magna ❤️
Love the mits 3.5 had 02 tuned vrx 5speed tiptronic. Absolute weapon, one of the most underrated cars. The vrx looks better in my opinion also with no rear wing looks sleek
Built here in south aus that’s insane fact I never knew. They were quick those magnas I heard stories
Sounds good to. Under rated cars. I love all cars but have a soft spot for 90s/early 2000s cars
Me too
Always thought these looked good, very practical as well with a huge boot and back seat. Wish they did an AWD version. Great review as always Ross 👌
thanks brother
They did make awd versions of the Magna. Not the Ralliart variant tho because Mitsubishi was afraid of the performance capability against the evo
@@lawbricktimboynton1818
Well they still Supercharged the AWD Magna's.
Come to think of it, they Supercharged 30 Ralliart Magna's too.
@@brantleyfoster021 no they didn’t. No magna came supercharged from factory. You might be thinking of the tmr 380. But yet, wasn’t from factory
@@lawbricktimboynton1818
30 came with the Sprintex Superchargers.
No they aren't factory, but the setup was applied to 30 Ralliart Magna's that were brand new.
Also they did this to some AWD Magna's too.
I'm not certain how many though.
The most powerful one created was a wasp yellow TJ series Mitsubishi Magna VRX manual.
It had 251kw & 440nm while weighing 1450kg.
Sick car! For a bigger sedan, it looks in mint proportion. Sounds sweet. What a find! Owner must be laughing!!
You wanna check out the Toyota TRD...Supercharged V6 front wheel drive
He’s done one on his channel already
It's a shame that Toyota, doesn't release the GR Camry like they have in America - turbo V6 RWD. They only sell us 4cyl FWD junk.
@@rc70ys will have to check it out
ive reviewed one ;)
The AWD Magna. Is my favourite Magna, as far as Magna’s go 😂
I love it when you review niche rare cars like these. Pretty good competitors with the falcon and commodores. Heard ppl tell me a magna has beat their commodores and falcons in a drag at least once 😂. Quite funny but goes to show that these cars have built up a great reputation over the years
these are some of my fav cars to review.. weird and rare
My old man had the nz diamante sport version in tiptronic, could do 140 in 2nd
nice
Something you dont see everyday.........a car to hang on ......i liked the interior for its time....nice to see you hit the Limiter.......on the 0-100.....😅...enjoyed the review....
glad you enjoyed it mate
As a kid every single Magna I'd see driving around was blowing out blue smoke. No matter how old or new they looked they always blew out blue oil smoke 😂
Then you woke up? Valve stem seals. Otherwise they go forever.
@@peterfey9921 nope not dreaming, there's actually one down my street currently that does it. I guess that's why there's not as many of them still on the road
If you google magna and blue smoke you'll see it seems pretty common with them
Every magna I've seen has either been silver or maybe white and they're always dented and rough as guts lol.
In the early and mid 2000's we had lots of magnas in my shop for oil consumption. Otherwise pretty sound cars
Should have handed the keys to my TH Magna Sports 5mt.
Upgraded 24mm rear sway bar
D2 Racing Coilovers
Port and Polished 380 induction manifold
Xforce Exhaust system
Pacemaker extractors
380 injectors
Aggressive Ralliart tune making over 200kws
Stoptech rotors
RPW short throw shifter
Raliiart side skirts rear bumper and wing
Sports wagon front lip
I built it to go fast everywhere not just in a straight line.
Nothing could run away from it especially in the Adelaide Hills.
I live in America now and I miss it.
But I got a 400hp Volvo S60R 6 speed manual now.
Would love to have seen thay
takes me back to my early years!
Yer the kits made it look heaps better. Great vids cheers
Nice find and in Ralliart red!
Yes it was! Very cool
Definately the Magna was the better car to drive around the streets, more nimble, my dad had one, got to drive around in it when I first got my licence 😆
Great exhaust sound for this engine also 👌
great car, very underrated 👌
Getting closer to a 380 review , well done Mr Ross.😅
il have to try n keep my eyes out
Recommend driving one in the auto I’ve had several magnas as a daily and a verada gtvi is the best daily I’ve had super comfy and quick enough you can give a stock vy ss a decent run and seem to go forever. The auto is an underrated thing far better then the 4 speed slush box of the time
These were the Aurions of the early to mid 2000's. Very underrated and quicker than XR6's and SV6's
Agreed 👍
Loved my 03 Series II VRX i had back in the day.
good cars
ive never driven a ralliart magna. but the standard magnas went hard , the felt much faster then a stock commodore of the day. even up against a v8 commodore they felt more eager from the lights
They are really good handlers surprisingly
Hey Ross you want to see a rare Mitsubishi find a legnum vr4 you won’t be disappointed
ive seen way more legnums in my life than this, the magna is rarer
ill do one soon!
All jokes aside they weren't to bad of car for a magna and even the stock version of this car had a pretty punchy engine. They'll really rev and aren't afraid of it. Very fuel efficient but I absolutely hate front wheel driven cars. They were a comfy ride to. Sounds pretty crisp especially being a manual too!👌 Great video Ross thanks for sharing buddy.👍😀
Opened my eyes to the Magna for sure
Looks great in that colour and sounds sweet. A twin turbo awd version could have been insane.
that really would have been great eh
Might have been mentioned already but magnas/veradas were also sold in the US. Admittedly not this ralliart model.
Lol love the look of this car..especially the NA melody.
Love it, had one for a few years and the thing was a go kart
they really handle good!
Diamantes/Magna are underrated my sister had a 95 Diamante 30m was a 200kw 3.0 mivec v6 5spd auto, was reving out to 7200 went hard asf lol
i was impressed
@@RossReviewsau defs faster than most commy n falcon v8s of that Era 😅
I had one 30M I converted to manual using the 5spd from one of these! Great fun till I had to sell it.
I now have a white manual Ralliart, it’s much better imo. But could always be better, maybe some MIVEC heads would help 😅
At the time of release the media dubbed them 'The Bird of Prey' due to the front end styling...they almost look like an angry bird about to strike!
🤣 definitely wild styling
Only thing missing on this Magna is some Lancer Evo VI Tommi Makinen edition style stripes
Very similar eh🤣
Easy to hate on it. 2002 Honda were dropping the NSX V6 into sports sedans.
I get the vibe that the TRD Aurion is next on your to review ist.
No 380.😅
@@perpetualgrin5804 Why? It's SOHC V6 is lack luster without any force induction.
He’s already done one on his channel.
Would be keen to see a review of a Mitsubishi 380. I heard they were a dud but I still see plenty around on the roads. Curious
ill have to try some more special models
The tommi makinen of the magnas 🙏
Legit 🤣
If they were made as RWD they would have been awesome
We're supposed to be AWD but cost cut...
it really didnt affect it to much but would have been better of course
The trip Tronic was sick I was blowing away everything
I gotta try one
I remmember reading these where doing 14.8 1/4 mile
i believe that
Nice work Ross. You pretended to be impressed. I dips me hat. I bet you couldn't wait to get your back side back into your ute and feel the raw power of a rear wheel tyre shredder!
🤣 brother I actually was impressed tho i wouldn’t trade my LS for it 😎🗿
when originally released the Ralliart Magna was the fastest NA 6 cylinder car to be produced in Australia….they were a pleasure to drive.
I’ve always liked the TRD Aurions also, regardless AusDM cars are pretty funky good things.
ive filmed one of them also a cool car
That 7.5 sec V8 beating performance 🙄
its not far off what an AU XR8 would do lol
factory claimed 6.7 seconds in 2002
@@RossReviewsau yeah but the other 6 cylinder cars of the era were roughly the same speed as this. And the XR8 was always a bit of a slug.
Mate come to port macquarie can show u some gems we have here
Today I see again a magna Ralliart, NSW central coast sounds ok
Very rare find
Had one as a rental stock. Was good front would spin a bit but yer'
Didn’t Mitsubishi put out a supercharged family sedan? The 380TMR…only 20 were built? Would love to see that on this channel
They are great cars the TMR 380s.
Braking & from a roll on, no doubt they were striking.
But they weren't as fast as the Supercharged Ralliart Magna's.
30 Ralliart Magna's came Supercharged, they had about 250kw & weighed about 240kg less than the TMR 380.
They weighed 270kg less than the TMR 380 if you equip them with a flat tyre repair kit.
Plus some AWD Magna's were Supercharged too.
They weighed 100kg less than the TMR 380.
@@brantleyfoster021 Mitsubishi made some crackers back in the day. Remember the Cordia?
@@DA_81C
Yes, the Cordia was very fast in a straight line at the time.
Some had alot more power than other's too, plus their was the Cop car's.
But the true performance gun back then was the Starion.
The Starion won many awards & achieved many notable racing win's.
In standard trim, it offered a significant portion of the Cordia's straight line go.
But it made up for not being as quick by being very quick in the corner's.
It was excellent at drifting too.
@@DA_81C
Actually I'm not sure if you recall them but do you remember the Mitsubishi Sigma Turbo's?
They were incredibly fast when they appeared.
It was Australia's first RWD turbocharged car.
It had 116kw & 235nm weighing 1197kg.
It allowed the car to go from 0-60mph in 7sec flat & cover the 1/4 mile in 15.5sec.
That compares with the Mitsubishi Starion.
Which had 125kw & 245nm weighing 1260kg.
The Widebody JDM Starions were a bit quicker as they got 150kw & 280nm with the superior styling ques, but weight increased due to the body kit to 1320kg.
The Cordia Turbo had 110kw & 210nm weighing 970kg.
The Sigma Turbo's got overshadowed by the Cordia & Starion turbo's due to them having superior styling.
But the Sigma Turbo's set the pace for them I think.
I will still grab the Widebody Starion myself, love the styling & racing heritage.
Has Ross reviewed a evo 5-9 before? Be good to fine one. Even a ralliart colt.
ive done a ton of evos
Google the TMR 380 Magna. 230kw supercharged only about 20 made
I really want to see one
Some Ralliart Magna's came Supercharged though, 30 of them if memory serves me right.
They had about 250kw & weighed 240kg less than the TMR 380.
The TMR 380 definitely had the superior brakes though, I still can't get over how huge they are😱
If you swap in the Mivec 3.8L an supercharge these they are very cool as a Awd ❤
TMR 380 motor fit's better, is lighter & has more power & torque😉
@@brantleyfoster021 tmr 380 is the mivec 3.8L .... lol
@@jjsorenavki7005
No, Mivec was not equipped to any 380.
TMR 380 has a non Mivec powered 6G75 with a Supercharger.
@@jjsorenavki7005
No 380 got Mivec
Underrated.
Massively
Its not a bad looking car on the outside its kinda like the Tommy Makinen Mitsubishi Lancer
similar eh
yeah
A great Australian car 👍
Was fantastic
My neighbour has two ralliart in his carport and had three other magnas before that.
Wow 😮