RiceRocketUK | Mitsubishi 3000GT/GTO ::

All GTO/3000GT motors within the U.K. are V6 3.0 litre constant mesh 4 wheel drive, the variations offered from this are briefly outlined below. All Mk 1 versions were fitted with the earlier pop-up headlights as standard. The Mk11s' had a facelift with faired in twin headlights and other minor cosmetic changes. Not all versions were fitted with 4 wheel steering, this is not present on some MRs or some of the non turbos'. [note; in the case of imports from the U.S.A. the engine size/spec may differ]

3000GT; This is the U.K. version. It only comes as a Twin Turbo model, has full leather upholstery, 13g turbos', larger brake discs, different nose cone for the Mk1 version [pop-up headlight variety], 5 or 6 speed manual transmission, the Mk 1s had five speed boxes as did some early Mk11s, later models were fitted with the six speed gearbox. U.K. supplied motors will have more chance of a decent or full service history and should be slightly cheaper to insure, this of course all reflects within the asking price.

GTO Twin Turbo; The Japanese import or the one sometimes referred to as the ‘grey import'. The trim varies, either full leather or cloth depending on how it left the factory. Smaller 9b turbos'. Basically the same as the U.K. spec regards all the gadgets etc. The chance of finding one with full service history is very rare, the reasons for this are, 1; Due to it being in Japanese it has been lost/mislaid/destroyed. 2; It would reflect the true mileage of the vehicle and has again been lost/mislaid/destroyed but in an effort to cover the vehicles real history or in some cases, lack of it. Beware of this fact.

GTO N/A; The non turbo [naturally aspirated] version is an import only, this comes with either a manual or automatic gearbox. There is not an Auto Twin Turbo variety. Again, the service history is the same as above for imports. This is a reasonably quick alternative and the manual version has probably had an easier life than most Twins. The Auto varieties do suffer from dodgy gearboxes, this however is mainly due to neglect in its past life. The auto-boxes need regular servicing with oil and filter changes, the oil cooler needs to be professionally flushed to keep the oil lines clear. There are after market oil coolers available but if it has been looked after the need for one is probably lessened. To the best of my knowledge the N/A was never manufactured with the active aero system. They did produce some with E.C.S. though.