Here's Why the Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4 Was a 1990s Icon
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The 1999 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4 is one of the coolest sports cars of the 1990s. Today, I'm reviewing a 3000GT VR-4 to show you why the Mitsubishi 3000GT is so cool -- and I'm showing you all the quirks and features of the 3000GT.
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Jim, we had a guy. He washed his car with gasoline. We gotta put that in there.
Doug DeMuro Doug the type of guy to shower in gasoline
Who's jim?
Doug the type of guy to quote himself.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOUG
IT'S ALSO MY BIRTHDAY LOL
My dad a ‘93 or ‘94 VR-4. He loved it. I drove it dozens of times. Great interior and seats and it hauled ass. RIP Dad.
I’m getting a 95 soon as my project car, can’t wait
The seats and interior is SOOO much nicer than any other 90's jap car. But it was also the most expensive. It was a GT car after all and not meant to be raced.
I'm sorry you lost your Dad, my friend. My Dad was a car guy too :)
@@Zeke_-dg6fojust bought a 95 3000gt, did you end up getting one?
What happen to him?
"Auto-metal" was a very common feature on 80-90s cassette tape players : metal was a type of tape that needed a specific equalizing
Stéphane Edouard • H d'INFLUENCE who cares?
FM Diversity is because Japanese radio stations work on a different frequency than US ones, as they're even numbers and not odd.
Not common, only one more high end cars, and auto is auto reverse
brian hilligoss 35 people
People who care and respect older audio technology
"Auto metal" refers to the ability to automatically adjust to the metal style tape reading. And I'm quite sure Mitsubishi knew what it meant.
There are different types of cassette tapes and some cassette tape players would automatically adjust for the different types.
Came here to say this. Sometimes Doug surprises me with the things he doesn't know being that hes in and out of so many cars so often.
@@spoton3278 I am a tape person though.
I also have a good tape recorder and have been collecting blank cassettes.
Thinking of releasing some minimal techno live sets on cassette. They'll be rare things.
@@spoton3278 same
This is an example of the biggest problem I have with Doug. Lazy research. Whenever he encounters something in a car that he doesn't understand, he makes something up rather than find out the actual answer. It is a disservice to his audience as he feeds them false information. For example, in his 2020 Subaru Outback review, he pointed out the subaru logo shaped automatic approach lights in the side mirrors and said they have no purpose other than to look cool and show off the logo. That was just patently false. He literally did the review at a Subaru dealership and could have asked someone and they would have told him that they're lights that automatically turn on when you approach the car to illuminate the door handle and area around the front door, but instead he just invented something and played it off as fact. He does this way too much for my taste.
The Japanese Highway Patrol used these in the 90's, stripped out with roll gauges and tuned by HKS, really cool and VERY fast.
Speedometer still the same 180 km/h?
Would like to see a video of this version.
I really enjoy when Doug talks about pages in the owner's manual.
Vehicle Virals what a pervert
Lol
Darchan Darchan how u dum dum
If he found a bus ticket in the foot well, he'd spend 5 minutes on it
I chuckle a bit since Mitsubishi is STILL using those pictograms & fonts on their CURRENT vehicles. I recognize them since my old man has a 2019 Outlander PHEV.
The 3000GT was my go-to car in Gran Turismo as a kid.
Daniel Jones same. It was a beast. And a Galant that had over 1000hp
Fast and you could rally in it
facts. That the mk4 supra and r34 skyline. all putting out 900 plus hp on the game
Hell yeah! It had that white and teal Puma paint job and it went super fast on the high speed ring... somewhere around 220-230 mph
Same too its my favorite car in gran turismo
I remember every boy in high school drooled when the school guidance counselor would pull up in her white 3000GT. It was so gorgeous, but the funny part is that she drove it with a doughnut wheel for at least 1 entire school year. This was after the car was cancelled and we all thought what she did everyday was simply criminal.
Man. Your school guide counselor * (*CMIIW) really kick ass. She has a whole different taste of her car. 3000GT is totally underrated compared to Skyline GTR R34 or Supra jza80
@@kikyanwar1903 I think her ex husband must have bought the car for her and the doughnut was either spite or supreme ignorance. She ended up having an affair with the Naval Science instructor at some point
@@KevinVagen Damn that's a hell of a story! Was it a twin turbo model?
I had a 96 VR4, they're fast in a straight line but not great in tight corners and apexes. I ran a 13.47@103.89 stock (drop in filter if you count that) - I had a 1991 Nissan 300ZX TT some years ago, and ran a best of 13.81@103.81mph. You can feel the difference between the acceleration in the VR4 and Z, the Mitsu just gets to high speeds faster. From a roll on the highway the Z can hang for a bit, but from a dig/low speed roll it's over.
I miss both of those damn cars 🙄
@@oldschoolninamain9138 I recall it being very base model. I think they even had a detuned trim later on.
... Regarding twistys, I still have not driven a better canyon carver than my 2002 WRX wagon with 17s, super stickys, and a stiff rear bar. I ran stock springs and simple GR-2 struts. I used to drive to see my grandmother when she was sick outside Platsburgh from the North Shore in Massachusetts. Man, I got that thing filthy on those vermont dirt roads.
@@KevinVagen Damn I'm jealous!!!! I love those cars. Never owned one, only driven them. Even stock those cars handle like an AWD Lotus, I couldn't imagine how impressive they are modded.
The WRX is such a great platform. Fast but plenty of utility especially with the wagon which is imo the coolest one. I have a thing for wagons.
Yours is the bug eye gen if I'm correct, which is my favorite era of WRX. Something about the styling and the way they pull. I test done a 2017 WRX STI sedan and it didn't feel as quick as the bug eye gens despite putting down faster numbers.
Hold onto that car, those are hard to find!
A friend of mine picked up a 90's 3000GT used in the early 2000s. It was insanely fast.
Personally I'd say the 3000gt is the most beautiful jdm cars of the 90s
I agree
Me too
It is. People who say Supra, have never seen a stock supra without a mild body kit. They're not that good looking and the stock rims are garbage.
@@pixieflitwit1516, I’ve never rode in a Supra, but my friend has one with 800hp (I would love to experience that lol) but my dad has a 94 vr4. Despite is being almost 4000lbs, it handles really well. The 4 wheel steering really works around turns, and there is no body roll, since it is a low car. It prolly handles better than a Supra, and since it has awd, it is quicker than a STOCK Supra.
@@willvr4, my friend has a modded Supra, and the only cosmetic mod (and kinda functional) is the wheels, and that alone makes it look a LOT better.
Doug the type of guy to sleep on a ruler to see how long he slept.
LaRusso lmao huh?!
Fucking kill me now 😂😂
OMG :D
lol...
Yoo what 😂
"Metal" is a cassette tape bias setting. That this car switches its bias automatically is actually pretty slick.
You make me feel old.
Had the exact same thought lol
I wonder about Doug sometimes. He doesn't seem to recognize a lot of these features that are, admittedly, outdated should still be recognizable to someone who does this for a living. Not sure how old he is but he doesn't look young enough to have missed the cassette days.
@@murrayshekelberg9754 He was a child when tapes went out of favor.
And Mitsubishi knows this
@@spacemanrick2014 Yeah, but it's a little odd that Doug didn't.
These ran extremely impressive numbers stock. I had a stock 1997 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4 and a stock 1991 Nissan 300ZX Twin-Turbo (5 speed manual) at the same time the VR-4 was much faster in a straight line, from a dead stop to 150ish speedo indicated the VR-4 had the Z easily beat by a couple car lengths or so depending on the launch.
At the quarter mile the Mitsubishi will run with an older Audi S5 or C5 Vette, I ran a 13.51@102.47mph my first time out. After learning how to drive it I actually ran pretty consistent 13.3-13.4@102-104mph. In comparison my 300ZX Twin-Turbo ran 13.8-14.0@101-103mph.
The 3000 is more of what i would call a awesome touring car ! These are actually made for what i would call top speed driving and superb handling. The only time i rode in one my buddy and i did some high speed stuff in the Az desert and that car was amazing and felt so absolutely stable. I have never got to ride or drive a 300zx yet although it is my dream car.
I still think pop-up headlights are awesome... maybe it's just me...
Business Monkey you aren’t alone, pop up headlights are legendary
#bringbackpopupheadlights
No, its just doug that thinks there no longer cool
It clearly wasn't because they weren't cool, there were/are
@@Sweenie.Weenie Well clearly not JUST him. Or else cars would still have them
Auto metal on the tape deck means the tape deck was supposed to automatically detect the formulation of the tape (chrome, metal, etc...) and adjust the deck accordingly because different tape formulations require different playback equalization.
That's is wat i wanted to tell him u are correct
@@gtxracing1 I was going tell him but then you both beat me too it. dam-it
@@user-be9tu7dv3u Same here.
Yep. Metal tape shells have another little hole in the top to tell the deck it's a metal tape. That's metal formula, not content. \m/
Type I is ferric oxide
Type II is chromium dioxide
Type III is ferric chrome
Type IV is metal
Premum cassette players could automatically detect the formulation and adjust the equalizer automatically. The earlier models of the player had a button or knob to change the setting according to the formulation.
I could hear the turbos spool up when he accelerates. Sounded like my computer when I walk through a big forest in Minecraft.
Lol
Cooling fan be like WOAH
Doug, the coolfactor is 10/10. Ever played Gran Turismo 1? This was one of the best cars to modify, I remember it being the best bang for buck and tunable cheaply into a monster.
I came just to find this comment... lol
the 3000gt/vr4, the only car to handicap itself judging by which flywheel you use
Mitsubishi making the Eclipse and 3000GT: We know what they need
Present Day: LEtS mAkE tHE eCLIpsE a CRoSSoVeR
Makes me cry.
I died a little inside reading that...
Mirage: *exists*
I wont surprised if they bring back Galant in a form of luxury SUV
@@HyperVanilo Shhh, don't give them any ideas 😂
can somebody give this man a 300zx to review already, he's gotten to all of the other 90's japanese sports cars
It seems like he doesn't want to. In an interview with another car person who had had one stated it was slow and somewhat "eh", maybe that's why Doug hasn't reviewed it.
It's weird. Maybe he'll pop out with a review of one soon. Hope he does
I think you can find it on his channel. It's him and another car person and they discuss 90s JDM cars. And the asshole said his experience of owing a Z32 was "meh" and Doug looked surprised.
Bottom line he's got to do it at some point. It's the original one. Even though the ones that came after (VR4, Supra) were faster in a straight line the Z still won all the competitions.
Found it - ruclips.net/video/MOQnnIj8vl4/видео.html
@@v-dubsup9738 and z was in car and driver top ten from 90 to 96. None of the competitors were!
I know a guy
A few years ago there was a guy in my city that had a vr4 and he was slowly swapping the exterior body parts with carbon fiber. And it started to look epic
In the 80's, cassette tapes had the standard tape with ferric oxide and there was also a "metal" tape. The auto metal meant the player recognized the difference and automatically switched between the two.
You sure it wasn't a special EQ setting optimized for listening to Heavy Metal music? (ironically enough, metal composition tapes tended to have less ability to reproduce bass than ferric oxides :-)
Mitsubishi knows exactly what Auto Metal means and so do I, it automatically selects the type of tape composition.
Yeah, but Doug's younger than "everyone has cassette tapes and knows this stuff." :)
I was coming into the comments to say this. Pretty impressive feature for a car stereo, most don't even take advantage of anything other than type 1
I thought it automatically played heavy metal music at full blast.
Well, in Doug's defense, maybe the Mitsubishi Corporation is currently run exclusively by children. It would certainly explain some of the their current cars. 😉
For all the young kids that are clueless about listening to music on tapes should watch Techmoan's video about them. ruclips.net/video/jVoSQP2yUYA/видео.html
My old man had one when I was a kid and taught me how to drive in it.
I still think it's one of the most beautiful production cars ever.
Your dad did you good
Right on
The one with the pop-up headlights really is a beautiful car. Sits low and wide, unlike anything else on the road. You think it's a supercar.
I’ve always been a Mitsubishi fanboy. The Galant, 3000gt, eclipse and Evo’s are the best 90’s models of any JDM car in my opinion. I’m biased because a mate had one but the Evo 5 is the best looking Evo and Mitsubishi as a whole
Had a vr4 while in the service, I'll never forget the feeling of those turbos kicking in on a country road along the coast. The car was like a horse, meant to run fast and felt like riding on air when you got there. Front and rear spoilers kicking in around 70mph, touch button suspension (tour, sport mode), amazing vehicle. Had a Cobra and S60R too, each had their perks. The NA 32v v8 with IRS loved high revs on twisty roads, the occasional power glide through an intersection was fun, beat a similar year STI at 162mph on Highway 16 near tacoma, he was pissed cause I caught him from behind. The S60R just brutally destroyed nearly everything stock in its power band, the VR4 had a smooth, powerful acceleration while the S60R made you grab the wheel with both hands. Loved each of those cars, also had an old 92 Honda Accord EX that came with its own comfortable perks, looked nice, never gave complaints getting to 140mph interstate driving. Take a chance on these old cars, you'll appreciate what you get and how balanced they were for their time. New cars may have power but they don't have that something special these older cars did.
I agree man, great observations. But I cant believe a 92 Accord would get to 140! Thats amazing. My 2013 V6 EX-L Accord Coupe cuts power at 125, but you can tell it would make it to 150 at least. Its still pulling pretty good at 125. There's a video on YT of my exact car with the limiter removed and just a minor ECU tune (KTuner) doing over 160.
Those Hondas are fun and Ive always loved the clean look of the 90-93 Accords and Legends. Remind me of the 01 era 740i. Another great looking sedan. Among the best looking IMHO.
I never got to drive a 3000GT but I remember in high school (99-03) someone had one and had it all modded and nitrous etc and would do 4 wheel powerslide burnouts in the parking lot, etc, he claimed it was a sub 11 second quarter mile but I dunno about all that lol.
These things have really appreciated as people start to appreciate them more!
@@MattH-wg7ou No shit, the 92 accord ex I had was clean, well maintained, got to 140mph, it sounded nice at higher rpms getting there but the suspension couldn't handle the constant high speed so I'd hit the 140 then back off. No sustained runs at 140, took a few seconds to get there but definitely did it. The accord was quiet inside but at 140 you could hear the wind resistence against the aerodynamics (milk carton). I was surprised.
Right that is so true ! Especially these old Japanese cars are just so awesome and the fit and finish always seems so good to me always worth fixing up if they are not rusted out ! I just helped a fella the other day with a old 94 accord that needed a new clutch 385k and runs like a absolute top with no smoke on start up! I also had a 94 mine was a auto but i really loved that car so nice
I just spoke with Joel, the salesman! He’s a pastor now. Says he remembers the car like it was yesterday, it was his demo car. He sold it to a man in Mt. Gilead Ohio. How cool! My favorite RUclipsr, reviewing one of my favorite cars, that was sold and driven not far from my house. Small world!
@Vladimir Putin How awesome! Where do you live if you don’t mind me asking?
"Mitsubishi isn't a cool brand anymore, this days they just sell cheap crossover to people with bad credit." This is hilarious 🤣🤣🤣
I own a built first gen Mitsubishi Montero, but the recognition is gone. Kinda kills the pride in the brand when I see today's crossovers on the road. All the iconic rides they made are history now.
@@20tea yup. Back then, Mitsubishi was once a great brand that could go head on with it's fellow Japanese contemporaries.....how we wish Mitsubishi's lineup would be this plentiful and be this great again with these offerings once more:
-3000GT......3.0Twin Turbo V6 500hp
-Eclipse.........................3.8L V6 400hp
-Lancer Evolution......2.0Turbo 400hp
-Lancer Ralliart..........2.0Turbo 300hp
-Galant Ralliart.....3.0Turbo V6 400hp
-Diamante ES...............3.8L V6 300hp
-Galant GTS...................2.0T i4 280hp
-Lancer GTS...............1.5Turbo 200hp
-Mirage Ralliart..........1.5Turbo 200hp
-Mirage GTS...............1.3L 4cyl 100hp
-Montero Limited........4.5L V8 400hp
-Montero Sport............3.5L V6 280hp
-Endeavor.....................3.8L V6 300hp
-Outlander GT.............2.0Turbo 280hp
-Outlander Sport........1.5Turbo 190hp
-Raider pickup..............4.7L V8 400hp
-Mighty Max.................3.8L V6 300hp
-Expo minivan............2.0Turbo 290hp
-Van/Wagon series...........2.4L 200hp
-All of its MIVEC engines, turbocharged and normally aspirated alike are now in the much more modern DOHC Variable Valve Timing tunes (and no longer in old-stock, ancient SOHC forms)
-and all of its gearbox options are all 7spd stickshifts, CVTs and DSG Tiptronic in 9spd modes, and for those with V8s will all be 10spd autos (no more ancient 4speeders, 5speeders or even 6speed ones)
@@francocagayat7272 Japan got Pajero evolution, a 2 door turbo Montero. That thing was a beast and had some wild cladding too.
@@20tea i always love the Pajero (Montero in the US) eversince......back then, it was one of the most powerful and most advanced Japanese SUVs around, specially before the late 1990s:
-PAJERO(MONTERO).3.5L V6 245HP
-Land Cruiser..............4.7L V8 230hp
-Nissan Patrol..............4.5L i6 201hp
-Honda Passport.........3.2L V6 205hp
-Isuzu Trooper..............3.5L V6 218hp
@@20tea Mitsubishi has a lot of unique models on it's list that time. They even have a van that could go head on with Chrysler Corp.'s Grand Caravan/Town & Country/Grand Voyager trio. And was supposed to be a better successor to the late 1980s Van/Wagon:
The 1993-2008 Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear (could have a different name for the US):
-with a front mounted 3.0L V6 173hp (could probably evolved to 3.5L V6 197hp in the US back then if it was only available)
-RWD body on frame layout (it also rides on the same platform as the Montero/Pajero SUV)
-optional SS4 4WD from the Montero too
-4 wheel ventilated disc brakes
-4 channel ABS system
That's all it has.....back in 1993. And could have rivaled the following too:
-Toyota Previa
-Nissan Quest
-Mazda MPV (specially the 4WD)
-Honda Odyssey
-Volkswagen EuroVan
-Chevrolet Astro (specially with 4wd)
-GMC Safari (specially with 4wd)
-Ford Aerostar
-Dodge Grand Caravan
-Chrysler Town & Country
-Plymouth Grand Voyager
With regards to how it feels when cornering: I always felt that it was way more provocative of going fast than other sports cars, it taunts you to go faster. My dad has one with a full exhaust and intake and the sounds is pretty great. I always found that you had to regard the car as more of a grand tourer than a sports car. As a tuner car it has heaps of potential but as a stock car it is more like fast and comfortable. I love the tan over red colour.
Yeah, it was definitely intended to be more of a grand tourer than a sports car. It's right there in the name, after all.
The 3000gt innovated new technologies into the car industry, technologies that Germans and Italians hadn’t even thought of putting in their car and you give it a 4 for features. Unbelievable
Is worth noting that the 99 model had less features than previous models due to money issues
Believe it or not all the “new technologies” in this car existed way before this a car was even a concept. They just put it all together in a road car without thinking much about it probably thinking it’d make for a great marketing point. That decision backfired quickly cause the car was way too heavy and expensive and ironically couldn’t sell well at all so this model had none of all the “innovative” stuff.
Doug is the type of guy to read 95 pages of an owners manual before finding a quirk
..and not understand AutoMetal.
QUARKS AND STUFF
Lol!
Lmao
And not understand what "radio interference" means. He just randomly guesses that the loud noise of the motorcycle ruins a pleasant driver, when it CLEARLY says in the book about electronic interference...
What a fun car to drive. My brother had the Dodge Stealth AWD twin turbo version and it was a blast to drive. It would bury you in the seat when those turbos kicked in.
sixtyfiveford 🏎💨💨💨💨💨 hey dude , you were our first or one of the very first commenters on our channel in 2014. 👽🐱🐯🦁🇨🇦
Dodge Demon crazy fast, and Hennessy viper f5. Ever see the police chasing hellcat .?
9.65 at 140 mph.
Crazy Funny Cats your reply is full of nonsense
I had a 92 Dodge stealth twin-turbo absolutely loved it. I got rid of it because it was nickel and diming me to death and expensive to fix.
the stealth was a notorious pooch dude. it looked fast af. but was very very slow.
Is that the one with the pop up lights?
FM diversity is essentially stating that the radio uses a series of antennae to achieve the best possible signal. The car has not only the power mast antenna, but a smaller antenna integrated into the rear glass. The head unit can then decide which antenna is best to be used on the fly. This was particularly common in Japanese vehicles from the 80’s-90’s.
Doug surprises me sometimes when he says he doesn't know what something is, like the "auto metal" on the radio at like 8:50. It's for the old high-end metal layered cassette tapes btw for all you young'uns. Those were almost as good as cd. There was another video where he admits to not knowing what the graphic equalizer was. Just surprised, since I think he is old enough to remember those things.
Yes! That was surprising. Many a cassette players had a Normal / CrO2/metal switch to select which cassette tape type youd be playing. Ha! Sth we knew that Doug didnt!
Yep, Metal Bias tapes were once the high-end cassette tapes
Those tapes aren't cheap either 🙄
Pop up head lights will always be cool
I came for this comment :D
Pop up headlights were made uncool by the laws that say you have to have your low beams on during daylight. So basically the popups never pop down when you're driving the car.
But they could be made cool again, by adding DRLs to the car that is separate from the pop up headlights.
pedestrian safety laws were the main reason. pop up headlights cause more injury when striking passengers
Y E A H !
I have pop up lights. 😎
Watching this makes me realize how big of a 90s car person I am. It's when I fell in love with cars and starting working on them. *Every* 'quirk' in this video seems very sensible to me and makes me want the car. I would blast Third Eye Blind on a cool fall night with no regrets.
You spot on bro
More fitting to this car would be 'Wanna Be a Baller' by Lil Troy
Same here
These are beautiful. Definitely love the styling. The rear reminds me of a space ship
@8:42 Auto Metal refers to automaticlly flips the tape and plays the other side, and it was made to read the newest metal cassette reels, made of some type of metal material.
Sold mine last year. 19 years of owning, loved every minute of that car. I miss it dearly. It was a love affair. I chose it over the wife many times.
There's a black on black 99 one in my area for $18k I'm thinking about buying it.
@@calebhopkins7354 y r u thinking if u got the money
I don’t think I will ever sell mine. Way to much time and money into it and still doing more.
Good man, you never let her take your pride from you!
I heard these cars have terrible reliability. Was yours a nightmare?
As a guy that graduated HS in 1994 this was an awesome car back in the day.
Vincent Vader oh yeah, my buddies and i would drool over this car, supra, rx7, 300zx, m3....miss the late 90s
As a guy who graduated HS in 2001, this was an awesome car back in the day
people still drool over the supra and rx7 sometimes more than new cars
the supra and rx7s are still desireable. The other cars, not so much. When was the last time you went to a car meet and saw a ridiculously tuned 3000gt or 300zx?
As a guy that graduates in May 2018, this is still an awesome car.
best car reviews ever! super informative and thorough, with no BS!
One of Doug’s best reviews. Less gimmicky, critical but not hyper critical; shows his thorough knowledge, and not talking way too fast. Love the older videos as they were decent length. I like the days pre “THIS.” Great video.
i remember purchasing this car used in Grand Turismo 2 and winning a bunch of races tuning it lmao
Yeah it was OP.
I used to tune the Japanese version (GTO) in the first Gran Turismo up to 900 hp hahaha
900 hp car awd.....win every race,,,,was so fun
In Gran turismo, there was a "race car" that was fast!!!!!. I had mine on yellow.
YES MY CHILDHOOD. I also kicked ass with my S2000.
Mitsubishi was a highly desirable franchise Hyundai was a low budget risky franchise , my how things change
And Hyundai was even using Mitsubishi engines to start off... Crazy. Mitsubishi doesn't get we don't want boring ass cars.
a hyundai tuscon is pretty fucking boring. hyundai cars are boring
Berenger Christy have you seen the Veloster or the Hyundai Coupe or the I30N?
Berenger Christy ever heard of a Genesis Coupe 3.8 GT?
genesis is no longer hyundai brand for better or worse. veloster is meh at best imo. insurance gave me one to drive while my car was getting its bumper replaced. I'll take my brz over that any day, as at least I can get into sideways shenanigans when it rains. I guarantee you that dumbass tuscon outsells their other cars, as for some reason americans that aren't me love trucks and suvs
Watching you climb in and out of that rear seat gave me flashbacks of my childhood. My mom had a black SL model with tan interior ~2002-2003. The VR4 is my dream car. That click of the passenger seat sliding back, the little holes around the seat buckle hostler, the cramped bucket seats.. ahh sweet memories...
auto metal on the cassette deck refers to automatic detection of metal oxide tapes I assume. The tape coating was less hissy and better dynamic range and was more expensive. But it required usually a metal on/off button to adjust deck electronics to benefit from this. So having that detect automatically is just .. cooler. no button needed.
Manga : Mitsubishi 3000GT V6
Anime : Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4
*Netflix Adaptation : Dodge Stealth R/T*
When I read this I was for some reason hearing ear rape as I read that last one
Surely Manga would be GTO twin turbo?
Stealth is the same car you idiot 😂
Hentai : Mitsubishi GTO 276bhp (that really has 320bhp, and tentacle monsters.)
@@iliaverbitak3300 yea but it just does't look as good
My dad had one of these. He called it his "911 killer." Taught me how to drive a stick shift on it. I had the best dad in the universe :)
Dayan Hochman if that's u in the pic wow
it might kill a non turbo 911 but thats about it. at 3700 pounds its not going to be beating many porsches unless its highly modified.
+ daniel z At the time it was faster than just about everything with a 13.5 sec in the quarter at 108mph. Also did a 4.6sec to 60mph with AWD. Yeah, that was quicker than the 911 turbo in 1991.
ruclips.net/video/cZ9YWM56l5I/видео.html
Lucky lady! I learned to drive a stick in my Mom's 1989 Mazda 626 coupe. You win...
Wasn't there an earlier version, pop-up light, that come with the 'Active Aero'? I'd say it's the cooler version than this 1999 one. It had technology trickled down from Mitsubishi's HSR program, the front and rear spoilers would actually adjust as the car go faster.
A buddy of mine got one when it came out and he couldn't get the car insured like a normal car. :)
I think 94 was the last year for the atomic spoilers, but it did have them. Also, there was a switch to make the exhaust sound sporty/louder that was discontinued after 94.
Yea, the earlier VR-4s had active aero and electronically controlled suspension. As the model wore on, Mitsubishi started removing some of the tech like that to keep the cost down as the Japanese Yen was tanking. Doug's claim that the 99 is the definitive year for the 3000GT is just wrong.
@@mattdsoares Definitely wrong, to see the spoiler come up when you're showing someone a bit of speed is cool, as is the 4 wheel steer, the AWD. Mine has a 4" Mongoose exhaust with bigger turbos and she is a delight to drive, pop up headlight are a neat item, and is a head turner.
I actually believe that these original, early 90s 3000GTs/ GTOs with the pop-up lights and active aero are the ones to have, and will be the most valuable in the future.
"Auto Metal" means the cassette deck recognizes metal tapes automatically, instead of having to push a button, like on most of the decks from this era. Mitsubishi knew that, man... :/
You forgot to mention the active aerodynamics and the heated side mirrors. I've owned 2 VR-4's, they're definitely a nightmare mechanically because the enginebay is so compact and hard to work with. A timing belt job is like a 12hr affair. But the engine can handle power and a simple downpipe exhaust upgrade and an external boost control turns that engine into 375hp easy. Want more? The stock b9 turbos are the size of hairdryers. 15g turbos and larger fuel injectors and pump and you're looking at 550hp all day. I worked at a performance shop that specialized in these cars, they have potential.
It's also worth noting that the 4 wheel steering changes dependent on speed. At low speed the rears turn opposite of the front, high speed they copy the front causing a strafe.
Not on this car, this car's AWS only operates in phase with the front at speed. There are some vehicles that do have opposite phase AWS at low speed, but this isn't one of them. And he didn't mention the AA, but he is reviewing a 99 which doesn't have it, in reality he should have reviewed an earlier year vr4, as they lost features through their years of production. They also had electronically controlled suspension and active exhaust, as well as the aforementioned AA, in earlier years, earlier HVAC units had more detailed screens with blue indicating cold and the arrows were animated in direction of flow, and it wasn't just HVAC either, it was actual climate control, which I don't think Doug mentioned.
Just found a 93 vr4 on craigslist for 1400, 250k miles likely will need a rebuild. Worth it?
will hi there I have an mk3 Mitsubishi GTO I was thinking of turbo charge it what parts would I need ?
@@arminhashmi9455 larger fuel pump, injectors, turbo, plumbing, intercooler, bov, oil return line, guages, dyno tune
I remember some earlier VR-4s not only had 4 wheel steering, but also active aerodynamics.
In like 2002-3ish, me and my brother looked at a 96 VR4 Spyder(Hard Top Convertible from California with 7k miles on it. Guy wanted like 30k for it, but my brother couldnt get the loan, that is they wouldnt loan enough money for the car. Im sure thats beyond a steal now. It was in great shape. We spotted it before it had even been put on sale. It was in Chicago Ridge, IL by the mall there, as we spotted it on our way to the mall. I also remember seeing a Pearl Pale Yellow Stealth R/T(not sure but I think it was an R/T) at a local dealer around the same time, and it looked great in that color, and Im not a big fan of yellow. Always loved these cars. It was the best car in the first Gran Turismo. I think I had a 1992 Used GTO with the stage IV turbo upgrade.
Omg I loved this car more than anything in high school. A couple kids had them and I was so envious. Such an epic car.
Doug, the type of guy to always mention cup holders in every video. True American.
+Kiraro The Kitsune, the type of guy to post the same comment twice on a Doug Demuro video. True American.
Dennis the type of guy to pay attention to that mistake
Bob Dobalina the type of guy to think I'm embarrassed
'Mericans have much larger bladders than folks from other countries. I need 2-3 cupholders. And that's just for me
@@shitstain7137 completely unnecessary
I bought a 1994 while working in Saudi Arabia. Had the car just over a year when I took a vacation to Japan and took a tour of the Mitsu plant. Talked to the Rallye Art (the racing division of Mitsu) people about the VR4 and what plans they had to race the 3000. They said they had developed an engine and tranny for it but the upper echelon had decided against "factory" racing but would "help" individuals who wanted to race. My "guide" took me into a room where they had 4 3000's in their factory racing colors that they were going to dismantle. I asked if they would consider selling one to me but the answer was a resounding NO". Then the guide made an intercom call with someone and told me they had 12 engine/tranny combos that were to be used for spares and that they would consider selling those for a price that was as much as what I paid for the car. When I learned the engines produced 980 BHP and the tranny was an 8 speed, I didn't think twice and bought one with the condition that they send a Rallye Art mechanic to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to install the engine/tranny. I paid for all shipping and hotel accommodations and two weeks later I had the ONLY Rallye Art 3000GT VR4 in the world that was not at the factory collecting dust. The car was very capable of speeds over 230 mph as I had it over that on several occasions. Unfortunately the car did not accompany me back to the states as a very wealthy Saudi offered me 2.5 times what I had invested in it. It's probably a million dollar car today.
... if money is not the limiting factor, eh? For all others, theres Dough, reviewing all the cool cars for us😎
wow... can you give me some money?
Man, I absolutely love this story. Jesus, those engine tranny combos you spoke of would be the Holy Grail for Mitsubishi fanboys. I have, as I am sure you do, a list of cars that I could cry for selling.
Nice made up story lmao
joseph hertzberg lmao it’s a made up story bro, he’s joking
oh man. its a lot like my 98 i bought after graduating high school. so many memories. it was actually a pretty reliable car. drove it across the country once with zero issues. hauled a mini fridge in the back one time lol.
@Doug DeMuro Re: 8:52 "Auto Metal" - back in the cassette days, there were "metal" tapes that were higher quality, but required some (normally manual) adjustments to the playback system. "Auto Metal" then allowed you to use a Metal cassette without manually adjusting the setting. As for FM Diversity, no sure, but it COULD be related to different countries having different FM increments. In the US, FM frequencies are odd-number decimals (88.5, 93.1, etc.) but in other countries they are even or even go into the second decimal digit (88.55), so this stereo could allow for use in many different locations without replacement.
Auto metal was a "luxury" cassette player feature that switched bias for "Metal" tapes (besides "normal" and "CrO2" tapes).
These kids today with their fancy smarty phone have no idea what metal tape was.
Well I guess we had a peasant audio system.
Alejandro Bello Still Cool , At least You Owned It. Today they Just Borrow It From RUclips ,Gimme "generation"..😏
Even Doug Demuro isnt old enough to appreciate cars like this...
He is younger than he looks
Thanks for doing this one, Doug. I lusted after this car as a teenager.
I miss my 92 SL. It broke down all the time, I owned it for 4 years and only put a total of 10k miles on it, replacing bent valves and two transmission rebuilds and I loved owning every second of it. Especially because it pushed me into working on my own cars doing basic maintenance while in highschool.
I bought an SL about two years ago and I learned to rebuild the motor myself with an experienced mechanic and it keeps teaching new things to me today. It gets gown faster than people think. It aint a VR-4 but man does it take off.
_"AUTO METAL"_
This means the cassette deck can automatically select the proper tape bias setting to optimally play metal formulation cassette tapes.
How that works is simple: metal bias cassettes have a pair of holes close to the center of the spine and hi-bias cassettes have a pair of holes located next to the pair of record protection tabs. There are switches over those holes in an auto-bias sensing cassette deck.
was thinking the same thing when he said that.
There were benefits, particularly a higher frequency response, with hi-bias (CrO2, Chrome) and metal bias tapes. However, those benefits were only realized when you used them in decks that could work with them and if you were playing them back in a good hi-fi system.
They were also more expensive than normal bias tapes, especially metal bias tape.
And Memorex was fairly lousy stuff, especially compared to Maxell and TDK.
auto reverse too presumably.
Well put. I bet you own a vintage cassette player deck.
Doug.. the type of guy who always finds a way to add "infotainment screen" to every conversation
I remember looking at one of these at the dealership in the late 90s. The ones with all black interior were stunning and I love the round vents
I love when Doug gets happy about speed he is literally the goat
Make Mitsubishi Great Again
Really jake paul
Make My MS13 Dick Great Again
Piero Carlini ms-13, the gang that libtards love? 😂
Mitsubishi is all but dead
I want my 89 conquest back now!!!!
FM Diversity means the car has two antennas, for better reception. There's the stalk, and an antenna in the windshield. The radio switches to the antenna that has the best reception. Metal was for metal-oxide tapes, which required different tape bias.
Doug acts like he was born in 2000, for some reason, and does very little research for any car, consistently. You're complaining into the void, unfortunately.
Auto refers to auto search between songs as well as automatically switching of the sides of the cassette to play. I'm truly disappointed that something as simple as this wasn't researched.
A friend had one of these. The tubos failed early on, and he had it rebuilt and added a oil cooling system. He sold it soon after, due to the reliability factor and the extreme cost involved with the engine/turbo system.
It was pearl white with red interior, which I personally feel is one of the most attractive color schemes offered.
I'm debating purchasing one and doing some tasteful mods, such as a lighter and louder exhaust. The gauge cluster on the dash is unique and very cool, could be perfect spot for some mods too.
I must not have already commented here. I had a '91 VR-4 followed by a '95. The '91 had adjustable suspension and remarkably neutral handling in a unique Fuji Blue. The '95 with more HP and a 6 speed, was faster but no adjustable suspension, it had some understeer but still good handling. Note I recall the turbo coming on at 2500 RPMs and not much lag for the day, although more than today's best. When equipped with a sunroof like your review car, it did loose 1" headroom but it was enough for me at 5'11" I really enjoyed the 8 years with both.
Doug is the type of guy to dress better for a Mitsubishi video than a Rolls Royce video.
Matt P real car guy donsen't like a car because the price
Matt LOL😃
Had one of these back in 1993. Loved that car! Mine had the active aero option, that would adjust the pitch of the wing. My girlfriend at the time loved to press the switch non stop. I finally had to tell her to stop before she broke it. Loved the all wheel steer. Fast and handled awesomely. It was my upgrade from an upgrade. Shelby GLHS to a Dodge Conquest TSI and then the Mitsubishi 3000 GT VR4! How I miss the 80’s and 90’s turbo cars!
Marty McFly I used to eat up cars left and right on the road with my Chrysler Conquest TSI. I miss that car. What a blast
Marty McFly was her name Jennifer Parker !
eli green How did you know? Lol.
I haven’t seen a GLHS in at least 10 years, other than at the Shelby museum.
God damn, they were ALWAYS the funnest sleeper to drive. It seemed like no one could ever guess how fast they were, even the people that knew what it was. It was as if they couldn’t believe they were fast simply because it was an Omni.
I loved the AWS All wheel steering on the VR-4.
The cup holder thing made me laugh. I had a 1996 Infiniti q45 which was a very weird but cool high end luxury car that also had its cup holders in the center console. They didn’t have bottles for liquids in the 90s available commonly, it was all aluminum cans. You can store a can in the console AND close it.
The term "Auto Metal" referred to the tape deck. The "Auto" part referred to the auto-rewind feature when the cassette ended. The "Metal" portion refers to the deck's ability to play type IV metal cassette tapes, which were a much higher fidelity and durability than the type III ferro-chrome tape.
Fun fact, the cargo cover isn't just for hiding stuff, it's a safety feature. It's to protect the driver and passengers from flying cargo in the case of an accident. Getting hit in the back of the head with a can of soup during a fender bender would ruin anyone's day.
Profectus yep, everyone I know thinks cargo covers are so no one can see what your driving
WHAT ARE YOU DOING AT THE SOUP STORE?
NO SOUP FOR YOU!!!
I took mine out. It was more likely to smack you in the face when opening the rear deck lid. LOL
Idk man, rating the Vr4 a 6/10 is almost insulting... these cars ran with the Supra. I think the rating was a little harsh, and under appreciated maybe.?
Stock for stock my 92 VR4 would win against a supra in a straight line, or around a track. Same fate for a 300zx.
The Dougscore is a rating that compares the car to all of the other cars he's ever reviewed. He doesn't factor in things like age of the vehicle and how it compared to competition at the time, the Dougscore compares every vehicle to each other head-to-head, so considering that the VR4 got a 6/10 compared to all of the modern cars he's reviewed is actually a really good rating for a 20 y/o vehicle.
This whole video was trash
Except for the red 3000 Gto of course!!
Well it is being scored by an idiot
There's an earlier model 3000GT that someone down my road has either recently acquired or just recently started parking on their front lawn. So I get to see it every day on my way in to work which is awesome.
Would be amazing to get a photo of it with my Lancer Ralliart.
Back when Mitsubishi made cool cars on a regular basis. There was a car meet that was cancelled in the next town over from where I live because it was council-organised and they ceased all local events when the mourning period for the Queen was announced. People still turned up anyway and one of the people had a Cherry Red 1997 3000GT TT. Absolutely beautiful car.
I bought a 94 VR-4 new. Drove is for 24 years. Put 220k miles on it. Best damned car I ever owned. Waaaaay ahead of its time and still looked good when I sold it. Shame on Mitsu for falling in the SUV hole.
Jack Phillips I think it's cause they don't have the funds to make cool performance cars. So for now they're just making SUVs and that shitbox mirage.
They were incredibly unreliable though.
Mine never 'broke' once. I was never stranded once. I didn't abuse the car. I took care of the car. Something anyone should do. I drove it everyday in all kinds of weather. The car was considered unreliable only because of the IDIOT behind the wheel.
Jack Phillips they were unreliable because of consumer reports and many online forms will tell you so as well.
Hate to say it but you got pretty lucky. Amazing cars, and I miss mine, but reliability was NEVER a strong suit for the 3000gt. AWS issues, oil pickup issues, bearing issues, leaks, etc. A quick search online will detail just how bad they can get. Not to mention the placement of some parts was just absolutely atrocious, and made working on them a nightmare.
Man, I totally remember this car being cooler than it was. It was all about this car and the Nissan 300ZX.
Sat Sonic z32s are sooo sexy
...RX7, Supra Turbo, and NSX
Sat Sonic this car was amazing
I owned a 95 VR4 and this video brings back memories (especially the cup holder in the arm rest and that back seat with almost no leg room). I miss that car.
Doug - look over the high-end Maxell (for example) blank cassette tapes used to record CDs and some other forms of audio back when. 'Metal' was a premium quality feature of blank cassettes - most likely beginning in the 1980s or before - that offered a slightly improved fidelity recording over conventional materials used in the construction those blank tapes that allowed for 'mix tapes' or reproduction of compact discs if you did not have a head unit with CD or wanted some other flexibility from your media (i.e., did not want to lug around so many CDs on a trip or around town to sit in your vehicle and get stolen) when they sometimes retailed for $18 in late 80s money. Metal was a special setting that the deck needed to select to accommodate when the 'Audio Enthusiast' storage choice of Metal Cassette tapes were used to give the best sound. The 20th Cent. version of HD sound as it were.
Your frequent uploads spoil me Doug
Sheldon Gunby same bro
whatcha mean nigga, it keeps me away from Pornhub for a while which is GOOD!
Auto metal is for the type of cassette tape type you could use in the player .
Yeah, surprised to see that Doug has never had a cassette deck before.
It means that it can play metal tapes which were the highest quality tapes
Wrong. This car is so bad ass it automatically plays metal music full blast when the stereo is engaged.
Jayson Elliot ..It's not surprising, though. Doug also didn't know what a graphic equalizer was in a previous review.
Ron Cosby THANK YOU!
I had 91 VR4 for my first car in high school. A couple of things you should have mentioned. The 91 had active aero the wing in the back would flip when you hit 35 and a air pod would drop down under the front bumper. Also it had a cruise mode that would quiet the exhaust even quieter and soften the suspension. By the time I sold it had a 230000 miles and was still chugging along.
Beautiful car! Excellent review Doug!
Fastest car in Grand turismo 1, once you suped it up.
900++ hp!
E
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Yeah, it was able to beat the super cars.
I CAME HERE TO TYPE THIS!!!
Elvis Boulala j
I still want a 3000GT
Get u one bro.
@@lonestar199
I wish man. One day.
It was to expensive for the American market. All of this tech to make it faster around the corner was useless, all the american market want is 0-60 or 1/4 mile.
That why they are comparing this car to corvette, they are fast in straight line, but the c4 en c5 are nowhere near of this car in technologie.
Don’t we all? Lol
I have 2..
94 SL 5spd,
92 VR4 5spd
I love both of them. Obviously the AWD VR4 is a lot of fun too drive, but the SL FWD actually is a lot of fun also. I highly recommend these cars. Regardless of what douuuggg says...😠😠
I've been on a midlife crisis lately and getting nostalgic about the VR-4. Great video! Your comment about the new Mitsu buyers is totally on target. Cheap crossovers to people with bad credit. Just subscribed.
One example of those shitty crossovers is the Eclipse Cross, with some of the worst ride quality I've ever experienced.
“Metal” on the stereo had to do with the composition of the cassette tape magnetic coating. Auto indicates auto select between the standard cassette tape coating, or the metal coating, as they had slightly different read/playback characteristics.
Couple of things.
This car was known, even at the time, as a 3.0 liter grand tourer hence the name 3000GT.Big. Fast. Comfortable. It didn't have the pure sports car feel of an RX-7 but when it came to comfort, road noise and soft touch materials it blew away the likes of the Supra and 300ZX at the time. The added weight was always going to be a problem but it was a grand tourer anyway.
Also, up until 1996 the 3000GT was known as the car for big guys. When they ditched the mechanical sunroof for an electrical unit in '97, the cabin lost some headroom and that is the reason your head kept hitting the headliner. Back in the day I remember the guys over 6 feet who had turbo's all say it was the only one they could fit in.
These cars had a transverse mounted V6 which made it a bitch to work on and didn't help the exhaust not any. The Supra and Skyline were the inlines 6's which make for better sounding motors by and large due to their natural balance.
At highway speeds against other cars with the same power level, the 3000GT had its work cut out for it to overcome the extra weight and drivetrain loss of the four wheel drive. But from light to light, all of that weight and 4wd made this thing untouchable. With the tach pegged at 4.5K and a fast clutch slip, the rear end would squat super hard and dig in deep. Roll racing, it could hold its own but from a standstill, they only ways you were losing was if you bogged on the launch.
Nailed it
The 300zx and supra both had soft touch materials on the interior. In fact Ive own both a 3000gt and 3000zx and they are virtually identical
As a former owner of a 1998 3000GT VR-4. 98 was actually the rarest. Mitsubishi made 231 VR-4’s in 1998.
And it didn't have that stupid wing. That's gotta count for something too!
The 98 rear hoop wing was horrible looking
That thing drives like a caddy. I remember test driving one, I owned a 98 Eclipse. It was so heavy feeling.
My best friends mom bought one of these brand new. We snuck it out one night and were amazed at the performance. Lotta fun.
One of the prettiest car ever made. Period.
Gran Turismo EPIC! Pick this one and win win win.
They need to bring back Lift back hatches. Everything in the 90s and 80s was so usable and you can fit so much in them.
Yeah seriously they have mad space, pretty ridiculous considering it's a sports car.
No, you gotta buy their new eclipse crossover for that
Eclipse Cross has such an odd trunk space lmao. You can't fit a folding bicycle into it, not even a TV could.
Cuv galore.
@@T11LMG False. My 96 Suzuki X-90 cant fit shit in it.
Love this car SO much! One of my all time favourite cars!
These were awesome cars back in my younger days. I still want one
Styling 6/10 WTF!!?? this car is gorgeous!
Better than the Supra. Supra MK.IV got it's inspiration from the 3000GT
should be 6.5 at the very least, or just give it 7 if 8 is too much.
For me the 3000GT VR4 is a 8 out of 10.
I think 6 is good
Had a VR4. Totally agree about it being gorgeous. Better looking than the Supra and Nissan 300ZX. Classic looks will be beautiful 20 years from now.
The exhaust is quiet, but that turbo/induction noise is pretty sweet
My favorite car from that time. Would buy one on a heartbeat today if they still made them like this
TYPICAL Doug scoring
Long drop for Mitsubishi from where they were in those days though