Category Archives: mitsubishi
FEATURES: LA Auto Show
New article up. A couple of classics showed up at the ongoing LA Auto Show. [LINK]
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Starion to Star in Upcoming JDM Film
Kev’s article a while ago on the Mitsubishi Starion, while being a great read and generally well-received, also fueled quite a bit of negative feedback from a couple of forums around the web. There seemed to have been some confusion … Continue reading
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Mitsubishi Celeste in Drag
For the past few days, the Hot Rod Reunion has been happening over in Bakersfield, California, and Monday was the final heat for the nostalgic funny car drag races. This is a venue that usually takes to Japanese car fans … Continue reading
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Starion: Mitsu’s lost RWD mojo
With the release of the impressive new 2008 Lancer, it got us here at GrandJDM thinking about great Mitsubishis of the past (hey, we’re not just Nissan and Mazda whores here!) In 1982, Mitsubishi’s best sports car was the Starion. … Continue reading
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Following Arrows
By the time Bob Geldof was slowly swaying side-to-side with both Hall and Oates chanting, “We are the world, we are the children,” Plymouth (the car company, not the rock) had ceased being interesting for quite some time. Its only … Continue reading
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Random House: Wine, Dolls, Squirrels, Cars
Rarely has more random a grouping been the theme of a single museum, but the M. Yokota Collection has all that and more. In fact, if you go by the sign in front of the building, it’s proper name is … Continue reading
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And I Would Walk 500 Miles
Mitsubishi’s fame in the world of motorsport comes mainly from two sources – Lancer Evos hooning it up in the WRC, and Pajeros (Monteros) swallowing sand by the duneful in the Dakar Rally. Successes in these series go down in … Continue reading
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All MOD Con
This past weekend the 2007 Mitsubishi Owner’s Day event took place, bringing all manner of triple-diamond metal to Mitsu Motors’s USA headquarters in Cypress, CA. unfortunately, the sauna-level humidity on the east coast has prevented all mobility, rendering us incapable … Continue reading
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When Life Gives You LeMons
See that billowing cloud of smoke coming from the direction of Altamont, CA? It’s the 2nd annual running of the 24 Hours of LeMons, which, like it’s namesake from Sarthe, has cars. That’s where the similarity ends, however, as the … Continue reading
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The MOD Squad
The press release about the 2007 Mitsubishi Owner’s Day has dropped, inviting Mitsu owners from all over the continent to converge on their headquarters in Cypress, CA. Although Evos and Eclipses comprised most of last year’s 700 cars, the organizers … Continue reading
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Oz Fest, Part 1
Break out the vegemite and bog in, mate. Hear that didgeridoo? It’s time for a pair of posts from the land down under. First up, a couple of weekends ago, the Gold Coast held its annual WinterSun Festival (the southern … Continue reading
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Lancer-Lot
To coincide with the arrival of the 2008 Lancer, Mitsubishi has a new microsite devoted to its AWD rally beast, lancerproject.com. Click on “Lancer Heritage” to see some footage of the East Safari Rally car tearing it up at the … Continue reading
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