Tag Archives: Galant VR-4

Mitsubishi car chase compilation from ‘Gorilla: Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Investigation Unit 8’

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Ben Hsu

In the late 80s much of Seibu Keisatsu‘s original production team, actors, and directors reunited to create a new TV show. Gorilla: Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Investigation Unit 8 sought to recapture the feel, action and popularity of Japan’s most … Continue reading →

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Kenjiro Shinozuka, Mitsubishi works driver and Paris-Dakar champion, 1948 — 2024

Posted on March 20, 2024 by Ben Hsu

Famed Japanese rally driver Kenjiro Shinozuka has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 75. Best known for his achievements as a works driver with Mitsubishi, Shinozuka brought glory to the Triple Diamond in both the … Continue reading →

Posted in motorsport | Tagged Galant VR-4, Kenjiro Shinozuka, lancer evolution, mitsubishi, pajero, Paris-Dakar Rally | 2 Comments

Mitsubishi Ralliart’s video history still gets our blood pumping

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Ben Hsu

“The desire to elevate motorsports to the realm of art.” That is what Mitsubishi says the name Ralliart is meant to evoke. For decades, it was the banner under which the Triple Diamonds raced. And even though the revived Ralliart … Continue reading →

Posted in motorsport | Tagged galant, Galant VR-4, lancer, lancer evolution, mitsubishi, pajero, Paris-Dakar Rally, Ralliart, safari rally, starion | 1 Comment

Japanese Classic Car Show 2021, Part 01

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Ben Hsu

To close out 2021, a year where things were finally opening up again, we’re going back to the Japanese Classic Car Show. After a hiatus in 2020 due to the pandemic, JCCS was back in full form. Perhaps trying to … Continue reading →

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2019 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 01 — USDM Rare

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Dan Hsu

Even in the 15th year of the wonderful and ever-growing Japanese Classic Car Show in Long Beach, California, after so many iterations, there are still new things for the casual Japanese car enthusiast to discover. The phyla of Japanese cars … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 626, brat, charade, daihatsu, datsun 710, Dodge Challenger, dodge colt, galant, Galant Lambda, Galant VR-4, impulse, isuzu, jccs, kei, lancer celeste, luce, mazda, mitsubishi, n10, nissan, p30, publica, pulsar, sambar, starlet, subaru, subaru 360, svx, toyota | 14 Comments

VIDEO: Watch these Bubble Era coupes duke it out at Ebisu

Posted on December 26, 2018 by Ben Hsu

Holidays are typically a time for feasting. In your post-Christmas food coma, gorge yourself on this video reminder that in Japan, excess is not always best. There, engine displacement has a not insignificant effect on how much tax you pay … Continue reading →

Posted in Video | Tagged a70, best motoring, fc3s, galant, Galant VR-4, keiichi tsuchiya, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, r32, rx-7, s13, silvia, skyline, supra, Takahashi Ota, toyota | 2 Comments

EVENTS: 2018 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 10 — Bubble Era

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Ben Hsu

For 2018, the Japanese Classic Car Show expanded eligibility to cars up to 1995. That means for the first time, a flood of Bubble Era greats were able to attend. Welcome to a JCCS full of pop-up headlights, T-tops, and … Continue reading →

Posted in jccs | Tagged 200sx, 240sx, 3000GT, 300zx, A80, Bubble Era, celica, charade, daihatsu, f31, fc3s, fd3s, Galant VR-4, GC8, impreza, infiniti, jccs, lexus, lexus sc, m30, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, Q45, rx-7, s12, s13, subaru, supra, T180, toyota, z31, z32 | 10 Comments

KIDNEY, ANYONE? Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Rallye Côte d’Ivoire winner

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Ben Hsu

Before the Lancer Evolution, Mitsubishi’s AWD turbo rally warrior was the Galant VR-4. Starting in 1988 and until the launch of the Lancer Evo, Mitsubishi campaigned the Galant VR-4 in World Rally Championship races across Europe, earning the triple-diamond marque an early reputation for ruggedness and … Continue reading →

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Happy E39A Day from JNC

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Ricky Silverio

We thought we’d throw Mitsubishi fans a little love today, March 9. Please excuse the grainy quality of this photo, as it is one of my own personal Galant VR-4, taken in 1992, before I had a digital camera.You might think, … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays | Tagged galant, Galant VR-4, mitsubishi | 7 Comments

EVENTS: Radwood 2 – Electric Boogaloo

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Ben Hsu

From the moment co-organizer Art Cervantes told us the name of the event, we knew it would be incredible. Radwood. It was a car show exclusively for 80s and 90s machines. Like Goodwood but, you know, rad.

Posted in events | Tagged 240sx, 300zx, 4runner, 80-series, 929, a60, a70, A80, acura, ae86, aw11, brat, CBR900RR, celica, charade, chaser, civic, Civic EF, Civic EG, corolla, corona, cr-v, cressida, crx, daihatsu, delica, Dodge Raider, e70, eclipse, fc3s, fd3s, fj60, fj62, galant, Galant VR-4, honda, infiniti, integra, KA4, KA7, land cruiser, legend, lexus, Lexus LS, mazda, miata, Miata NA, Mighty Max, mitsubishi, montero, motocompo, mr2, MX-3, mx-5, N60, nissan, nsx, pajero, prelude, Q45, r33, r34, Radwood, rx-7, s13, sa22, skyline, subaru, supra, sw20, x70, x80, z31, z32 | 11 Comments

EVENTS: 2017 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 05 — 80s & 90s

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Ben Hsu

This year the JCCS Street Neo Classics show was put on hiatus because its venue, an area of the Toyota USA campus, is no longer available. If you’ve been following the news the company’s move to Texas is underway, so soon the long-standing Torrance … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 300zx, acura, civic, corolla, cressida, crx, Da, e80, e90, ea, ef, fc3s, Galant VR-4, honda, integra, Integra 1G, mazda, miata, mitsubishi, mugen, mx-5, N12, nissan, pulsar, rx-7, starion, toyota, x80, z31 | 5 Comments

ART CORNER: Beautiful dioramas of model cars from Japan

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Ben Hsu

Takuji is a Japanese artist who places 1:43 and 1:64 scale minicars into beautifully constructed dioramas. From AE86s on touge roads to Mitsubishis tearing through a rally stage to mechanics tuning Skylines in a garage, each scene is a slice of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Corner, minicars | Tagged 200sx, 323 GTX, 510, a70, ae82, ae86, alto, Art Corner, aw11, az-1, b110, beat, bluebird, c110, carol, carry, colt, corolla fx, fairlady z, familia, fj60, fronte, fto, Galant VR-4, Hakosuka, honda, Honda N-Series, jimny, K10, kei, kenmeri, lancer celeste, land cruiser, march, mazda, miata, minicars, mirage, mitsubishi, mr2, mx-5, nissan, rally, rx-3, s12, s30 z, safari rally, silvia, skyline c10, sprinter trueno, starion, starlet kp61, stepvan, subaru, subaru 360, sunny, supra, suzuki, toyota, violet, Vivio | 14 Comments

EVENTS: Old School Love, New School Flavor, Part 03: Mazda, Honda and Mitsubishi

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Ryan Senensky

In the Part 01 and Part 02 of the coverage from Team_Nostalgic’s Old School Love, New School Flavor show, we featured exclusively the cars of Toyota and Datsun, respectively. In our final upload we arrive at Mazda and include two less well-represented … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged crx, ef, fc3s, Galant VR-4, lancer evolution, mazda, mitsubishi, Old School Love New School Flavor, rx-3, rx-7, SA22/FB | 6 Comments

NEWS: Final Edition Lancer Evo bows amidst thousands of die-hard Mitsubishi fans

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Ben Hsu

Over the weekend Mitsubishi Motors has unveiled the very, very last of the Lancer Evolution line. Fans of the Flanked by other great sports cars from the company’s past, the Final Edition Evo made its debut at the Mitsubishi Owners’ Day … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged 3000GT, delica, galant, Galant VR-4, lancer evolution, mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Owners' Day, Mitsubishi Van, Montero/Pajero, starion | 19 Comments

JNC THEATER: Gorilla: Metropolitan Police Squad 8 DVD box set

Posted on December 16, 2014 by John Roper

Strap into your gull-winged Starion, because the entire 46-episode run of Gorilla: Metropolitan Police Department Squad 8 goes on sale tomorrow, December 17. What is Gorilla: Metropolitan Police Department Squad 8? It’s an 80s cop show produced in Japan, complete with shootouts, explosions, car chases, … Continue reading →

Posted in Video Games | Tagged Debonair AMG, galant, galant sigma, Galant VR-4, Gorilla: Metropolitan Police Squad 8, JNC Theater, mitsubishi, pajero, starion | 8 Comments