4 Of The Fastest Mitsubishi Cars Of All Time

With a long, successful history, Mitsubishi has built and released vehicles of all kinds including people movers, small cars, family vehicles and of course, sports cars. While they all have their specific purposes and appeal to different kinds of people in different circumstances, there’s no doubt that the cars that turn the most heads tend to be the sleek, speedy 2-door sports cars. Mitsubishi has released its share of fast cars in the past 40+ years; let’s take a look at some of our favourites below!

Lancer Evolution

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You might or might not be surprised to know that the Lancer Evolution is by far and away the fastest car Mitsubishi has built. Always one of the top performing rally cars on the circuit, the Evolution obviously comes in many different forms and they are many models on the market.

The Lancer Evo GSR 2011 is one that comes to mind; with 215 kilowatts of power, this model can accelerate from 0-100 in just 4.3 seconds.

Lancer Ralliart

  

The Mitsubishi Lancer’s dominance as far as fast Mitsubishi’s car is illustrated by the fact that out of the top 10 fastest released to the market, Lancer models account for 9 of them. The only non-Evo in the top 9 is the widely praised Ralliart.

The cousin of the more talked-about and more-expensive Evolution, the Lancer Ralliart is not to be underestimated. The 2009 model goes from 0-100 in just 5.4 seconds.

The latest 2015 Lancer Ralliart is currently on the market and is worth a look for those on the hunt for an exhilarating performance vehicle. With a 2.0 litre, 177kW engine and excellent handling to boot, this is one of the highest-selling sports cars in its class.

3000GT Spyder VR-4

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1995’s high-powered, turbocharged Spyder is one for the ages when it comes to fast cars. Racing from 0-100 in roughly 5.1 seconds, this sleek, 6-speed all-wheel driver is extremely rare today but it left its mark as one of the fastest cars and most powerful (238kW) Mitsubishi ever released. As an aside, the convertible was infamous for its slow folding roof, which took around 24 seconds. As well as being fast, in our opinion it was really something to look at too!

Eclipse

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The Eclipse range is rather varied with quite a few models being released in its lifeline between 1989-2011. A compact sports car, the Eclipse has been associated with drag racing and the 1995 model, in fact, made an appearance in the first film in 'The Fast and the Furious' series. With the third-generation Eclipse, Jett Racing have the record for the world’s fastest 4-cylinder car, as this monster recorded a top speed of 358km/h and completed a quarter-mile in just 6.57 seconds. While this model was heavily done up and worked on, you can see just how much potential the Eclipse had.


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