Mitsubishi Starion

[Fast_Ed]

http://providence.en.craigslist.org/cto/4445183675.html

Adam will love this.

I found this while doing a search for cadillacs. Close.....

[kevm14]

Craigslist logic: "If you like Cadillacs, you'll love this 9-band graphic EQ, terrible electronic doo-dads and ridiculous seat belts."

How fast are these anyway? I think it's a 2.6L 4 cylinder. Were they even 200hp?

[Adam]

Craigslist logic: "If you like Cadillacs, you'll love this 9-band graphic EQ, terrible electronic doo-dads and ridiculous seat belts."

How fast are these anyway? I think it's a 2.6L 4 cylinder. Were they even 200hp?

188hp but 234 lb-ft.
http://autos.msn.com/research/vip/Spec_ ... &trimid=-1
Probably felt quick in the 80's. The L69 in my Monte SS had similar power ratings.

[kevm14]

True but it also didn't have turbo lag. Given identical power and torque ratings, I'll take the V8.

[Adam]

If it is like other 80's turbo cars, the turbo is tiny so it doesn't have much lag. Instead, it runs out of airflow in the upper RPM range.

[Adam]

Also the internet says the curb weight is 2970 lbs. About 270 lbs lighter than a Monte Carlo SS. Not too shabby.
http://autos.msn.com/research/compare/e ... 4&v=t10737

[Bob]

For your reading pleasure: http://www.caranddriver.com/comparisons ... esi-page-6

Apparently the Starion suffered an engine failure during the test. Awesome!

[kevm14]

Good news. The Starion is 4 better than a 2.8L V6 Camaro.

[kevm14]

Now the Starion has the tidy look and the classy detailing of a driver's car.

Is that because it looks exactly like a 3rd gen Supra?

[kevm14]

For your reading pleasure: http://www.caranddriver.com/comparisons ... esi-page-6

Apparently the Starion suffered an engine failure during the test. Awesome!

If only the cars had fared so well. We ex­perienced an annoying number of engine failures—more, in fact, than we'd seen in the past five years. The 300ZX expired sud­denly with a broken valve stem a few days after top-speed testing. Fortunately, it was replaced with a fresh two-plus-two a few hours before our road -drive. The Station ESI went into terminal rod knock just after the first leg of mountain-road thrashing and seized up moments later. Despite the heroic efforts of the Mitsubishi public-rela­tions department, the Station's replace­ment missed most of the hard-charging two-lane stuff.