The Mazda Atenza took me by surprise when I found out it was 4WD. Testing it out in GT6 was a joy and will only get better in the future. Anyone who is bored and looking for a car just to mess around with should take this car onto consideration. This weeks car goes back to the old days of Japanese classics. This weeks forgotten car is...........
Armed with DOHC and twin carburetors, this was the ultimate Galant GTO for its era.
Price: $21,800
Displacement: 1,594 cc
Power: 123 HP / 6,800 rpm
Torque: 104.8 ft-lb / 5,000 rpm
Drivetrain / Aspiration: FR / NA
Length: 162.4 in
Width: 62.2 in
Height: 51.6 in
Weight: 980 kg
The Mitsubishi Galant GTO MR '70 (thanks to
@SuzukaStar for the suggestion). One of my favorite classic Japanese cars in the GT series. First drove it in GT4 for the classic Japanese cup and it did pretty well for its size.
In the 1970s, Japanese cars were finally starting to be taken seriously around the world. In the midst of this, Mitsubishi added a hot sports coupe to the Galant lineup, named the GTO. The GTO name expressed their global intent by being an abbreviation of Gran Turismo Omologata, originally coined by Ferrari in the 1960s with the 250 GTO. While its overall package was close to the standard Galant, it had a bold fastback design, as well as a masculine front fascia with four headlights. The design seemed to have an American aura, by being affected by designs of the Ford Mustang and the Plymouth Barracuda.
The top of the line GTO was the MR. This symbolic name was later sealed away after this car, as an ultimate symbol of Mitsubishi sports cars, until the appearance of the Lancer Evo VIII 30 years later. The car possessed a 4-cylinder engine to crank out 123 horsepower, sending the driver to never before seen speeds of over 120 mph. But aside from numbers, the GTO MR expressed its true presence when you floored the pedal. Although a 2000GSR appeared later, the MR was far more superior in that edgy, primal instant as it traveled forward. So what do you think? Let me know, and as always, keep the suggestions coming!!!