In 1994 Mitsubishi released an entirely new car onto its domestic market that would use the FTO name. It followed the classic format of many modern cars, with a transversely mounted engine driving the front wheels. The difference was that it was a beautifully-styled coupe with a swooping
bodywork that hasn't really dated since its release. Originally designed to go up against the Toyota Celica it can often be compared to other front-wheel-drive coupes of the mid-1990s such as Alfa Romeo GTV or the Fiat Coupe.
The car was originally in production from October 1994 until 1997; then in 1997 the front bumper received a 'facelift' (along with a few other internal modifications) and the car continued in production until mid-2000. In all, only 16,438 cars were made, all of them at the Mizushima car factory. The FTO came in a number of different models, each with the same body shell but with different engines and options across the range.
FTO stands for "Fresh Touring Origination". The name recalls the Galant FTO coupé of 1971, one of the company's first sports cars.
Models of October 1994–August 1997
|
Model
name
|
Engine
|
Peak
power
|
|
GS
|
1800 cc SOHC 16 valve straight-4
|
125 PS (92 kW; 123 hp) at
6,000 rpm
|
|
GR
GR Sports Package |
2000 cc DOHC 24 valve V6
|
180 PS (132 kW; 178 hp) at
7,000 rpm
|
|
GPX
GPX Limited Edition (1995) Nakaya-Tune Edition [GPX Base] (1997) GP (1996–97) |
2000 cc DOHC MIVEC 24 valve V6
|
200 PS (147 kW; 197 hp)
at 6,000 rpm
|
Models of August 1997–July 2001 (Facelift Models)
|
Model
name
|
Engine
|
Peak
power
|
|
GS
|
1800 cc SOHC 16 valve straight-4
|
125 PS (92 kW; 123 hp) at
6,000 rpm
|
|
GR
|
2000 cc DOHC 24 valve V6
|
170 PS (125 kW; 168 hp)
at 7,000 rpm
|
|
GX Sports Package
GX Sports Package Aero Series |
2000 cc DOHC 24 valve V6
|
180 PS (132 kW; 178 hp)
at 7,000 rpm
|
|
GPX
GP Version R GP Version R Aero Series |
2000 cc DOHC MIVEC 24 valve V6
|
200 PS (147 kW; 197 hp)
at 7,500 rpm
|
Total FTO model production by year is as follows
|
Year
|
Production
|
|
1994
|
20,074
|
|
1995
|
9,741
|
|
1996
|
2,928
|
|
1997
|
1,960
|
|
1998
|
1,033
|
|
1999
|
616
|
|
2000
|
160
|
|
Total
|
36,512
|
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