I must have driven the Colt a thousand miles in Gran Turismo 4 just because it had a CVT.

@anthonykiedis1765

5 ай бұрын

Serious question, why is a CVT a good thing in that game?

Never heard of this car before. But hey, they sold it in my country and they only cost about 3-5K, thank you for this hidden gem !!

I thought cars imported like this to the US had to be 25 years and older? I love this little car!

I've seen quite a few Colt Ralliarts in my country, Singapore. It was offered with either a 5 Speed Manual or a CVT. There was even a bigger version of this car called the Colt Plus. The 4G15 engine is an extremely solid engine. It started production in 1983 and it is still being produced to this day under license in China!

They should make a ralliart mirage it’ll sell like hotcakes if it’s specced and priced right

@blue_lancer_es

5 ай бұрын

They do. It's awful 😅😢

@Michka1001

5 ай бұрын

Honestly with a revised intake and exhaust system, better internals and a decent turbo, I reckon those little 3 cylinders would be quite zippy

@jcat96

5 ай бұрын

Yeah it's just a sticker pack

Its always cool to see Colts in the USA/Canada, they are very rare there but here in europe we have other versions like the CZT / CZT Ralliart (2 door hatchbacks) that had from 150 to 197hp from the factory depending on the country, i currently own a 2005 CZT that had 150hp stock and with just the ralliart map and with the removal of a little restrictor in the turbo solenoid (goes from 0.8 bar to 1.3/1.4 bar) it made 198hp and 294nm of torque. Its a hell of a fun car with 1050ish kg, its def a little sleeper!

im amazed this is legal to import to the us! must have had to jump through lots of hoops to make it compliant. having driven one of these here in canada i cannot praise this car enough. its a true gem.

There aren't many cars you show that I haven't heard of but this is one of them. What a strange little car. Carmakers love to keep the good stuff in their home country. I doubt this would have sold in the US as it's small and cheap inside. I love how it's clearly an economy car that Mitsubishi tried to make look tough.

@TassieLorenzo

5 ай бұрын

We also got those officially in Australia, which is not the case for a lot of the cool JDM cars! 🙂

Wooow, looks amazing!

When i thought about Best Motoring show, i always imagined this car since it had a video where it proved capable enough versus two integra type Rs. Wish i could get to drive one though.

this looks great!

I owned one for 8 years from near new. Was reliable and ok to drive. But the maintenance was expensive and was spending around $2000 a year on servicing. Oil changes were every 5-6k kilometres.

i never wanted a colt so bad in my life ce28 fits perfect with it

Re: "Special circumstances" - my best guess is a US military member bought it while stationed in Japan, in which case it's legal to bring it home with you when your tour is finished.

This is almost what i envisioned when dreaming up an engine and power train swap from a first gen AWD buick 1.4 liter 4 cylinder into a Chevy Spark .

Small cars just don't sell in NA. Toyota Yaris, Honda Fit, Ford Fiesta, Mazda2. They're all discontinued selling here.

@baronvonjo1929

5 ай бұрын

I drive a Honda Fit....honestly would never buy a small car ever again. I understand completely why Americans gave up on thr segment.

@kimochi33

5 ай бұрын

@@baronvonjo1929 Exactly, fuel economy is almost irrelevant in America. Why drive small fuel efficient car when SUV/Truck is not much different

I drive the regular version of it daily, It drives like a go-cart, I feel this will be the same, but better. I want one

I like the styling of the facelift version e.g. the 2013 Colt Ralliart, it looks like an angry little Evo

Drove normal manual colt delivering pizzas. Had a lot of fun driving that. Could never master first gear as id always stall it. Dident help the boss had a tank of gass in the back❤

how was a not 25 year old car imported legally?

@BonfireCars

5 ай бұрын

I would assume under the show and display law

@blue_lancer_es

5 ай бұрын

They are rare. So it classifies as show and tell.

@LusoiHardware

5 ай бұрын

​@blue_lancer_es It is not on the list for show and display

@deet4895

5 ай бұрын

​@@BonfireCarsIt doesn't qualify for show and display, this vehicle was illegally imported into the country.

@wigletron2846

5 ай бұрын

Probably imported to Canada and just drove it down

Merry Christmas Zach

Lovely

I wonder how it is US legal since it not 25 Years old and it doesn't have a similar platform to import under different laws

How were they able to circumvent the 25 year rule for this?

@GeeEm1313

5 ай бұрын

It might be here because of the show car rule.

@LusoiHardware

5 ай бұрын

I was wondering about that as well. I checked the lost of approved vehicle under the Show and Display law and the Colt is not one of them. It may have come from Canada then titled as a USDM vehicle here. Any additional thoughts?

@BadaBing.UCF30

5 ай бұрын

​@@GeeEm1313only for unicorns, the colt ralliart isn't a unicorn

@1985toyotacamry

5 ай бұрын

​​@@LusoiHardware I think I agree with you it is possible. I did see a Toyota Echo HB that only available from Canada have a Florida plate(we only have the coupe or sedan in the US).

@swin.117

5 ай бұрын

@@LusoiHardware it can only be legally under show and display, however lots of people use loopholes through montana since florida has started cracking down on illegals. not a car worth illegally importing to the USA since they are so cheap its not even a rare spec version R special I own one of those.

im assuming they didn't tell you the car isn't available in the USA until 2031? lol anyways, you missed a huge feature in the trunk, the rear seats fold back and up for a TON of extra trunk space if you only have 1 passenger, also the rear seats can slide forwards and backwards for more rear leg room which many small hatchbacks don't have, front doors have cup holders and one big one on the shifter console in the back

There's Also Some Colts That Have No Turbo And the Engine Is 4G19 Same Engine As the 4G15T even They Have No Turbo It Can Go To 200km/H.

Last true Honda civic hatchback look alike from the early 2000s!

How was this car imported into the US without being 25 years old? Or was this a Canada bound import?

@MauiWauiPineappleExpress

5 ай бұрын

Maybe a Museum!

@ShootingCars

5 ай бұрын

This car was imported under special circumstances and is fully legal!

@cholodude97

4 ай бұрын

Read the comment up top. Most likely military stationed at japan bought it and after his tour can legally bring it in, hassle free.

Why does make me think of a cut down Mitsubishi lancer rally art hatchback

6:57 - I think this is more a factor of NHTSA and/or EPA regulations keeping fun & interesting cars out of the country. Did this car reach U.S. crash safety standards, and if not, what would Mitsubishi spend to make it conform? Would the U.S. demand for such a small car justify the costs of upfitting it to U.S. standards? 🤷‍♂️

@scott8919

5 ай бұрын

You can have fun and interesting and still meet safety regulations. The problem is that customers in the USA want larger vehicles. That's why you're seeing so many companies drop their subcompacts and redesign current models to make them larger. I don't particularly like it myself, but they're doing what makes them the most money and I can't blame them from a business standpoint.

@doug6191

5 ай бұрын

@@scott8919 The profit margin is the real reason behind small cars disappearing.

@dhillaz

5 ай бұрын

I agree with ​@@scott8919 Although these cars are very interesting, putting yourself in the shoes of a US buyer - why would you compromise the benefits of a larger vehicle (e.g. space, ride quality and performance) when you can spend just a couple grand extra and get something like a Civic?

@ShaiyanHossain

5 ай бұрын

EPA footprint laws incentivize larger, less fuel efficient cars ​@@scott8919

@TassieLorenzo

5 ай бұрын

@@doug6191 CAFE MPG needing to be 40% more economical for cars than SUVs doesn't help either. Between the lower profit margins, CAFE and CAFE making "hot" hatchbacks especially unviable due to the footprint rule (i.e., small car with "big" engine = bad, mid-size SUV with the same 1.5-1.6 turbo engine = acceptable), it's enough to make the Detroit auto makers give up on making small cars (as opposed to SUVs) entirely.

Mitsubishi made the Dodge/Plymouth Colt for Chrysler until 1995. It was simply a rebadged Mitsubishi Mirage

@doug6191

5 ай бұрын

​@@Brian_Eugene_Lee😂"work with" Chrysler bossed Mitsubishi around throughout that relationship. They didn't "work with" Mitsubishi.

@aaryeshg.6526

5 ай бұрын

​@@Brian_Eugene_Lee Why would they axe the Outlander? That model has been around for 20 years and is their best seller.

@wigletron2846

5 ай бұрын

​@@Brian_Eugene_Leethe outlander is the only Mitsubishi that actually sells lol

@TassieLorenzo

5 ай бұрын

@@aaryeshg.6526 The Mitsubishi Outlander is a Nissan Rogue now, interestingly enough (for better or worse). The Mitsubishi oil filter box has a Nissan oil filter inside!

DAD!?!?!?!?!

What? We've received the Colt until 1995.

wtf is that? it looks cool as hell

5:18 To be fair most rally cars ome from economy cars...

Back when Mitsubishi cared about the Colt (Mirage) and it wasn't just designed to be as cheap to make as physically possible! Four side windows? Talk about unnecessary luxury. 😂🤯

Having owned several Colts so far, even this standard version 5 door from 2004, when i learned about these Ralliart Version R i really wanted one. But as always, there are problems: 1. Only RHD. For me in Eastern Europe, i can only find them in UK and Russia. 2. They are all OVERPRICED. Around 10,000€ and more. For heavens sake, i would rather get an RX8 again, in very good condition for 10,000€, a true sports car, then this wannabe racer.

This weighs less than a Fiat abarth (2,400lbs) and has about same horsepower.plus two extra doors 🤔 I believe only 500 are in existence tho

@demoths

5 ай бұрын

I used to own an Abarth. Rolled it, and found out where all that weight comes from. Extremely solid steel unibody. I wouldn't trust this to hold up to the same abuse

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Illegally imported into the US, probably titled as a Mirage or Lancer. DOT and Customs are going to have a field day with inbound motorsports.

@ShootingCars

5 ай бұрын

This car was imported under special circumstances and is fully legal!

My girlfriend drives an Outlander. It's horrible.

its an anti honda fit

Mitsubishi made what??

Mitsubishi is the toxic boyfriend I cant let go of 🎉

How did this circumvent the 25 year law, it doesnt look 25 years old

@ShootingCars

5 ай бұрын

This car was imported under special circumstances and is fully legal!

Mitsubishi right before the m got replaced with sh

Colt plus evo turbo better version than this

How did this come into the country

@LusoiHardware

5 ай бұрын

Not legally unless it part of a museum inventory. Doug Demuro often showcases imports that are not eligible under the 25 yr import rule on his channel.

@bwofficial1776

5 ай бұрын

On a boat, most likely.

@mrmcgraw3706

5 ай бұрын

@@bwofficial1776 you sure it wasn’t a plane

@deet4895

5 ай бұрын

It was illegally imported into the country, most likely it came in through Florida like the majority of illegally imported cars.