The Legendary Japanese Beast Everyone Forgot About!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ก.ย. 2024
- The Legendary Japanese Beast Everyone Forgot About!
Ever heard of the Mitsubishi Starion? This '80s sports car might not be as famous as some of its Japanese rivals, but it's got a story worth telling!
Born in 1982, the Starion was Mitsubishi's top-of-the-line sports car. Its name might come from "Star" and "Arion" (a mythical horse), or it could be a funny mix-up of "stallion" - no one's quite sure!
What made the Starion special? It was one of the first Japanese cars to use turbocharging and electronic fuel injection. Under the hood, you'd find a turbocharged engine pumping out anywhere from 145 to 197 horsepower, depending on the model.
The Starion looked the part too. It started with a sleek, wedge-shaped body, and later versions got even cooler with a wide-body design. Inside, you'd find a driver-focused cockpit with some pretty fancy features for the time, like super-adjustable seats.
But the Starion wasn't just about looks and straight-line speed. It was built to handle well, with advanced suspension for its time. Some models even had anti-lock brakes on the rear wheels - pretty high-tech for the early '80s!
Here's a cool fact: In the US, you could buy this car as a Chrysler, Dodge, or Plymouth Conquest. It was all part of a partnership between Chrysler and Mitsubishi.
The Starion wasn't just a streetcar - it was a fierce competitor on the racetrack too. It won endurance races, rallies, and touring car championships all over the world. One team even won a 24-hour race after fixing their crashed car with chicken wire!
Despite all this awesomeness, the Starion's time in the spotlight was short. Production ended in 1989 after just seven years. But its legacy lived on, influencing future Mitsubishi performance cars like the legendary Lancer Evolution.
Today, the Mitsubishi Starion is a bit of a hidden gem in car history. It might not be as well-known as some other '80s sports cars, but for those in the know, it's remembered as a pioneer that was ahead of its time in many ways.
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I didn't forget about this car. It spurned a love affair with diamond star that culminated into an Eclipse and a Eagle Talon.
I still have my 91 eagle summit........i always wanted to get a 4g and put it into that tiny ass car
What about the lancer
@@tambosnipes1652 The lancer was like the Lazer to the Evil, the plain litter sister
I owned 2 of these....both black. 87 Starion & 89 Conquest TSI. definitely underated
One of the raddest looking car of its time. Always loved how it looked.
Cannonball 2, Jackie chan and a giant race it across America with some computer modifications like Kit had.
That car was bad ass
He also drove Subaru
7:48 Kevin Bartlett? Shows a pic of Greg Murphy... 👍🏼🤣🤣
Came to comments to say the same thing 😁
I'm going to have to show this to Kevin lol
@@roddas26ditto!
@7:25 if you squint hard, it's a Starion
Mitsubishi 944 😂
AI doesn't know the difference. There's a clip of a Mitsubishi Z @1:35.
Also showed a Shelby Daytona 4 banger.
Man I miss the old Mitsubishi. I love them so much I imported an Evo1 from Japan. I would love a Starion with a 4g63T
Should do the 4g63 in the Mitsubishi version and an A855 from the SRT-4 in the Chrysler version , would be dope !
Saw a white wide body Starion just 3 days ago. It was a pleasant surprise!
Dude, Greg Murphy is NOT Kevin Bartlett! Please fix your error 🤦🏽♂️
😮🙏 OMG! The iconic Mitsubishi Starion! Yes , we remembered this low-profile Beautiful Beast alright! The father of the later Mitsubishi Lancer Evo series ... Thank You So Much for the Tribute & Remembrance of this lesser known but iconic Mitsubishi Starion! 😊🙏🌷🌿🍎🍊🌎✌💜🕊
i never forget the Starion....until today...its still my dream car ..such a masculine looking grunt..
That car is a legend, way before the lancer evo.
Dont remind the jdm boys, i like the 15k prices on these, im not gonna pay 40k plus once they find out.
1:08 Mitsubishi was fully 2 years behind the Nissan 910 Bluebird SSS Turbo sedan and Coupe, which had proper multi point EFI and was turbo charged in 1980.
This same Z18ET engine was then installed in the S110 Silva as well in 1982. It was a genuine Coupe contender against to Station, with similar power and much less weight.
The Station engine had center point fuel injection - basically a rich man's carburettor, the extra 200cc allowed it to make 8kw more power.
Ratsun guys lol
@@Komeuppance Ha ha ha. Just keeping it real 😁
These were everywhere . Not forgotten maybe by time a little and y’all new young 20 year olds just learning about cars .
I was the CEO of Mitsubishi. I would’ve already brought that car back. People don’t understand how bad ass the car was.
I had a black on black 87 Starion ESIR. Loved that car! Was a direct performance match for the Mustang SVO.
still have mine ....86 conquest intercooled. blown head and all.....i should get that running again. now how to find a 2.6 head?
Mitsu Sigma, Magna, Canter, all had variations of the 2.6. Try an Aussie wrecker and get them to ship it. Probs just grab the whole motor. Magna ones had balance shafts, but were FWD.
use the head of the 2.6 l sigma , there must be plenty of them about
I never forgot about the Starion!!! I've always wanted one!
I remember this car vividly. My uncle had this car in red and my other uncle had it in black.
Great vid, appreciate the credit to my channel but more that you're continuing the legend. Starions only get rarer, while the rumors and legends grow. For example: the origin of The Fast and The Furious was a short story based on a mysterious Starion vs a 300zx.
At 0:40, that is a Chrysler Laser XE. NOT a Star/Quest. Mentions the "wide body" version then proceeds to NOT show a widebody and then a 300ZX. The Conquest was only sold as a Chrysler that I have ever seen.
I remember the Conquest being sold as a Dodge, being surprised when it was the sold as a Chrysler, and confused just now to hear it sold also as a Plymouth. Behold, searching found a 1986 Plymouth sold by Garage Kept Motors in Grand Rapids; looking at all the pictures there is not one Plymouth badge on the car, amazing.
I had a 1989 conquest TSI that was red with black interior and an automatic ……God I loved that car. It was so cool looking. One of the best looking cars ever designed.
My Uncle owned a Conquest...always loved this.
I had the first year intercooled 1986 Conquest no auto seatbelts one of the most favorite vehicles I ever owned. way before it's time.
I had a Starion (white exterior and red plush inside), loved it!! Destroyed the Mustang/Camero crowd as my HP/weight ratio was MUCH better. Added a simple vaccum control (manual) to increase the boost, for 1980's the thing was crazy fast (197 HP stock, squeezed out 250 HP).
My friend still has his widebody conquest , absolutely a cool car to see out in today's time.
7:52 - yeah, mate, that's not Kevin Bartlett, heck, that blokes not even an Aussie.
That bloke's from the wrong side of the ditch! 🤣🤣
I guess he didn’t bother to look him up or check that the pic he had was correct. Clearly Greg Murphy and Kevin Bartlett look nothing alike 🤦🏽♂️
I owned 3 Starions. Love the G54b
I loved my Starion ESi. One of the best looking Japanese cars of all time, in my opinion. The specs were pretty good too: RWD, stock front mount intercooler, limited slip, Dukes of Hazzard fun!
The transmission was the weak link. The brakes heated up fast too, but at least they didn't grenade. The psychotic-mouse seatbelts were memorable too.
Starion. Yep. Now say Ruru Remon.
I had a Japanese professor who said he had a hard time when someone first talked about appealing something because he thought they were a magician or something and were going to appear out of thin air.
I've never heard of this car until Jeremy Clarkson bought one for Top Gear Challange. Nice alternative to Supra.
2:18 i swear my girlfriend once also gave me a dual action super head
:D
i had 2 Starions... amazing vehicle back then...
5:35 Totally wrong Hugenholtz pictured, the Hans (John) Hugenholtz that raced the Starion was born in 1950 and has a storied racing career, the Hugenholtz pictured was a track designer born in 1914, he never actually raced cars. He would have been 72 years old when that Starion was racing/winning.
How do you guys have an eye for these things?
@RobotDCLXVI only the real ones will see it. If you're not in the know you can't even begin to ask any of these questions. What you know is a drop What you don't know is an ocean.
The mitsubishi starion widebody 2.6 ltr is my dreamcar...
Great video! Thank you so much for all your efforts. This is my first time seeing your channel. And I just subscribed. I look forward to many more.
Thanks again!
From Los Angeles.
Had a friend that had one of these, so cool. It lasted one month past the 12 month warranty. When the engine blew, it actually dented the hood up.
I never bought a Mitsubishi, and I sold my wife’s Mitsubishi soon after we got married (which cost me $500 as she was upside down on the loan). I only recently bought a turbo charged car even though I know the tech has been made reliable for years.
Also, don’t get me started on GM.
I had one. An '87 Chrysler Conquest TSi. Great little car!
Loved my Starion '88 ESI-R.
Great cars! I love driving them
I had 89 Conquest TSi (red with black interior). My sister had a 87 Starion (silver with black interior).
I was a fan of the Starion, particularly after it appeard in Cannonball Run II with Jackie Chan and Richard Kiel as its drivers.
Owned a red 87 and a black 88. Both Conquest TSi. Always had people asking me what it was. Very cool cars.
My neighbor Lamar had one when I was like 12yrs old. It was a red Chrysler Conquest TSi and he was the only person I had ever seen driving one.
Conquest tsi was a totally different car, they just look similar at first glance.😅
I lusted after the Conquest TSI as a kid.
Owned the 89 Fiji back in high school, now found two 88' and 89 ' projects to at lest put one back on the road and remineceses those wonderful times
Great video and what a surprise to see me racing in my car 😁
When I was a kid to me it was a bad ass ride with lots of potential. If I was a adult at that time I would of definitely would of had 1
I was taking a drink when you mentioned the Japanese mispronounciation of STALLION 🤣😂😂😂😂
My mate had one in Australia in 86' I'd just bought an Alfa GTV6 & we'd hit the mountain roads each weekend. We'd swap cars & was surprised at how well it handled & ran. Handled better than the Alfa, so I was very surprised.
We didn’t abandon the Diamond Star, they abandoned us
Diamler abandoned them
Aww the good ol Conquest, I had such a crush on that car.
The beloved Staz' is indeed a forgotten unicorn. Over here in Australia I can think of two notable legendary examples. One in the 1980's that was setting times around Bathurst that was upsetting the V8 Holden/Ford brigade to no end and a bloke named 'Balbot' - again he'd travel every year to Bathurst for the Summernats and decimate the 4-cylinder competition in the 'Horsepower Heroes Competition' - nuts, this bloke was making 400 rear wheel horsepower in 2001 running a modded truck turbo and 8-bit Microtech computer 🙂
Never heart of this car but it become now an 80' favourit
I loooooved my 88' Conquest TSi! First car I bought new!
i never saw any Dodge Conquest around my neck of the woods, but I did see some Dodge Daytona's..
If Mitsubishi decides to resurrect the Starion I'll be there to buy one!
Still waiting for the time when everyone forgot about it......
Always liked this car. Actually had a nice blue one clip the back of a flatbed of an 18 wheeler and flip upside down directly in front us while arriving in dt Pittsburgh during break. Told my friend to not get too close and I ran up to the car that was leaking fuel and shut off the ignition and dragged this guy and his daughter from upside down to safety. When asked how he liked the car before this he said it was awesome when you pay attention while driving. Nice and no fire
I owned a 1988 SHP.....hope to get another one day soon...
Raced a coworker's wide body in my 83 1/2 Shelby Charger whilst going to work at Sears! We both got over 100 mph on I-45 before backing down. Good times and all these references are so obsolete now! lol
My uncle bought a brand new 85. In 84 ($18000) it was like a space ship then 😂 he gave it to me in the early 2000's, after it had sat for a few years
As much as I liked it, I could never get the fuel system working right again (lack of available parts at the time)
I loved this car because my dad had one ☝🏽 then moved on to the Z but he always said he loved his P930 the best
These cars were sturdier than the Eclipse.
I had the family shoebox 🤣 the first Lancer turbo. Awesome in my youth time.
What in the AI generated nightmare is that thumbnail?
Its a very beautiful car and fun to drive
Love this car i habe only ever seen 2 out in the wild
According to Wikipedia the horsepower of the engine ranged from 147 to 279.
I am still about 10k into two of them I weed and mow around. lol
My College Roommate had one. It handled like it was on rails.
Never heard the name Starion until the early 2000s, but Conquests were quite common when I grew up in Detroit. Such a cool car.
Such a great era for Japanese cars. I never owned one but got to drive a few. Definitely a fun car. I wish Japanese would bring back some of the 80’s styling in a more modern way.
Last time i drove by the nearest Mitsubishi dealer, they had a Starion there.
Still want the widebody in black til this day
Have a 1988 conquest 55k original miles. For sale 15k
@0:40 that's a 1985 Dodge Daytona. I can see how they could get confused. They both have the same profile.
When you mentioned Kevin Bartlett you showed Greg Murphy a New Zealand racer at least one generation after Bartlett
I owned a 1987 wide body ESI.... loved it!. Except it had that automatic seat belt setup with left me paralyzed after a bad crash. But the car was a Legend and everyone's envy....Red on Black....❤❤
Bubby of mine had the Dodge Conquest which was the same thing. Loved it and as I grew up I was went looking for one. Unfortunately all I found were clapped out one. x.x
Don't mean to be a nitpicky, but the Starion influenced the Galant VR-4. Which went on to influence the Lancer Evolution. Further, I've heard rumors that while developing the four wheel drive Starion HKS helped develop the cylinder head for the now Infamous 4G63 T.
Wish they would bring it back they still have a very strong fan base and people are willing to pay top dollar for one 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
Teenage me wanted one of these sooooo bad.
Forgotten? It’s gotten a lot of love in 1:64 diecast lately….
@1:37 The Starion offered different engine options....like Toyota engines 🤔
1JZ...no shit!
"What's with this AI approximation of a Mitsubishi Station in the thumbnail?"
"Why didn't they just use an _actual_ picture of a Station!?"
Always thought this car was dope , timeless design. If I could find parts readily available I would put a SRT-4 engine in it with a stage 3 td05 turbocharger in it
944 turbo was my dream car back then, but this wasn’t far behind.
I still have my blue starion. Granted, it is no longer powered by a Mitsubishi turbo 4 but I didn't cut the car up to get the current drivetrain in it just in case I want to put the 4g that was in it back into it. I know it did not come with a 4g factory but the guy that I got it off of took a single cam 4g from a mighty max, put a 1g talon tsi head on it and built the turbo set up. Ran good, I just wanted more mid range so I put a 317 head 6.0 in it
You documentary of sportcar need to be extend in duration! At least 45minute to 1hour!
Love them always
I remember this car.
I remember seeing this car in the late 80's and holly crap were they expensive, I think I remember seeing them sell for 30k+ and that was something like 8k over cars in the similar space.
Damn, I wish I still had my black-on-black '89 Conquest TSI. 😢
I loved thar car and almost bought one back in the late 80s but chose Mustang instead, a budy had the wide body version and it was slick. Had good performance but after he upgraded his turbo and IC that thing was a quick little car.
0:39 *Little old lady with glasses looking at computer meme* Looks right to me!
My uncle owned a 89 or 90 Chrysler conquest tsi. White with black interior. That thing blew away a camero iroc z on interstate.
The photo you have of Kevin Bartlett is in fact of Greg Murphy, Australian V8 super Car Driver. Interestingly Greg is from Newzealand!
Had an 85 starion and it was fun to drive but did have alot of turbo lag.