No lie... It would be so badass for Mitsubishi to bring this car back.

@adameaby

6 жыл бұрын

Not as an SUV like the Eclipse, Lancer, etc.

@bradwhite5884

5 жыл бұрын

@@adameaby Probably will me an SUV, all of their cars including their old and iconic ones will become SUVs because reason

@erdobabcia7818

4 жыл бұрын

Toyota treuno ae86 VS mitsubishi starion

@75aces97

4 жыл бұрын

Nah, Mitsubishi will probably just slap this name on another SUV.

@sdrape4964

4 жыл бұрын

Like any other new car, it would suck. Think about your first car as a kid. Think about the family hauler when you were little. Today's cars are so forgettable in comparison. But they do have plenty of cup holders!

What a soothing, pretty sounding door chime. As pleasant as skipping a smooth stone across a lily pad laden koi pond.

@patrickmichaellangan576

6 жыл бұрын

Think Japanese (we all know Mitsubishi is Japanese) zen. That's how I few the Starion's door chime.

@Jac2Mac

5 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, later Starions had a VERY generic beeping noise similar to Toyota and Honda instead of the pretty door chime.

@landyachtfan79

5 жыл бұрын

Yes,. I'm glad to see you still asking about buzzers, chimes, & flute-like tones, Jac2Mac

@Jac2Mac

4 жыл бұрын

@@landyachtfan79 I have seen videos of someone starting their 1985 and 1986 Monte Carlo CL models and they STILL used a scary buzzer, even though they should NOT have been doing so by that time.

@Jac2Mac

4 жыл бұрын

@@landyachtfan79 I have seen some videos of post 1982 Cadillacs and the Deville and Fleetwood Broughams from about 1983-1989 use electronic chime tones for the headlights and key in ignition reminder with a mechanical chime for the seatbelt reminder which makes no sense at all.

Best "door ajar" indicator tone. Ever. I would absolutely daily drive one of these cars.

@patrickmichaellangan576

6 жыл бұрын

I agree. It's very zen-like. I wish all cars had a door ajar/fasten seat belt chime as comforting as this Mitsu Starion had.

WOW! I've watched this show since the early '80's! I remember when this was new! Time flies!!!

Those seats looks surprisingly modern.

@krafter324

Жыл бұрын

The seats from the 88-89 were even better. Totally different look.

The '80s: when in doubt, write a giant TURBO on the side.

@Clickbaiters

8 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha!!!! So dang true!

@05gtdriver

8 жыл бұрын

+Owlrich It's still true today..... :-)

@skylinefever

8 жыл бұрын

+Owlrich Or buy a brick Volvo, and surprise them in a stoplight to stoplight run. Volvo put turbo engines in some of their 80s cars, but they didn't use any fancy emblems.

@garbage854

8 жыл бұрын

+Skyline Fever Yeah, Volvos are good sleepers :)

@Guy_de_Loimbard

8 жыл бұрын

+Skyline Fever Except for when they DID put big giant-ass "TURBO" badges on 'em like, say, this one: i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--F_c0x3Oc--/18rvgq8a43jt5jpg.jpg Why the world needed to know your car was not only was turbocharged but intercooled is anyone's; guess.

Had one of these Turbo models and it was awesome. beautiful leather interior Digital everything and the stereo was incredible. Good times

I love the pep talk before the 1/4

When I was 13 years old, I was flipping channels on a Saturday morning when I came across MotorWeek for the first time. This review of the 1983 Starion was being aired on PBS that day. I watched MotorWeek religiously between then and 1988 which is when I went off to college. Good memories.

What an amazing car for 1983, sad you don't see them around anymore.

@AF401

6 жыл бұрын

Millermacs I have a 1984 model

@josht2103

3 жыл бұрын

@Birdy Wirdy I have an 88 and an 86 thats about to get chopped up for parts. Such a neat little car.

@kalaebquinn4542

3 жыл бұрын

@@josht2103 You got any parts youd like to sell?

I remember when this came out and one of the local LA reporters did car reviews. He drove this thing like he stole it! Still remember that ha. 🤣👌🏼

My high school buddy got a 1988 Starion ESi in champagne metallic back when it first came out. It had around 189hp and it looked as cool as hell.

@bilbobaggins4710

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah the later models were very sexy

I wish Mitsubishi would come back to producing cars like this one!!!

@garbage854

8 жыл бұрын

+DawidAugust Me too :)

@ronaldderooij1774

8 жыл бұрын

+Michael Coffey They will not. Mitsu goes eco. In my opinion that is the way to go, looking what is happening in the world nowadays.

@DawidAugust

8 жыл бұрын

+Ronald de Rooij And this is a real drama of today! Ecoterrorists and climate change religion believers destroy what the CARS are about! We should be having 6cylinder 2.4-3.5 litre engines, and not this downsized 1.0l turbos which used to crank and broke down after 40 000 kms haha. EU is so economically 'cause of this ECOISLAM !!!

@WAQWBrentwood

7 жыл бұрын

DawidAugust Well.... Your Right! 👍👍👍

@neilparmar5705

4 жыл бұрын

Not a fan of what they're putting out now

I always loved the Starion/Conquest twins. Neat little cars.

@fernandorocha8459

11 ай бұрын

Fantastic and nice the little car

Ah yes, the good old *Misubishi* Starion

I've always loved how this car looks. Finding one in good shape would be quite a task though.

@lexburen5932

7 жыл бұрын

no not really.. they are for sale in europe, but not very often, its a rare car. here i found one www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de//s-anzeige/mitsubishi-starion-2000-turbo-eci/631040415-216-3234

I drooled over THIS car back in the 80's !

Love that 'digital' dash.

I've been watching starion/conquest videos, I've noticed people liking the door chime. One thing I've not seen or read is that the door chime on these cars had another option, yes you can change the door chime. If you have one of these cars and don't know about it. Look under the drivers seat. There's a small metal box with a switch, the switch has 2 positions.

@rocketsmall4547

3 жыл бұрын

woah

Used to carry a picture of a red Chrysler Conquest tsi in my wallet back in the day. Wanted one sooooooo bad.

The 80's...the days of fun,different,stylish cars. Not all that looked exactly like every other car. OR was crammed full of power everything! Adding weight to a 'sports car', power this and power that...and the good ol' flip up headlights! Best thing about 80's cars!!

I was 11 yrs old and very much into cars when My parents brought home a candy apple red 83 starion. First one in our small rural ATL suburb. My brothers and I were awe struck. I had forgotten the door jingle until I saw this. Wow blast from the past. The car stayed with us for years being very reliable. It then became my oldest brothers car when he graduated high school in 1988 it got him thru all 4 yrs at UGA but then was totaled in about 1993 when a lady ran a red in ATL and he t boned her. No serious injuries. But that was the end of the starion. I bet it would be worth some serious coin today if still in good condition. Thx MW for this one!

I remember the first time (and possibly the only time) I saw one of these in person. I was looking for a first car with my dad and we stopped at a gas station in the car we were test driving to switch drivers (we both test drove every automatic we looked at, I couldn't drive stick back then) and parked next to one. It was a red one, and it was beautiful. Definitely a car I'd buy one day if I could find one.

I was riding in my friend's '79 Z28 sometime around 1988. It was late at night and there was hardly anyone else on the highway. A Starion flew by us. My friend and I freaked because it came out of nowhere. He nailed the gas and I thought for sure we would catch him. The tail lights disappeared around a gentle bend in the highway never to be seen again. The top speed of a 1987 Starion was around 125. Salt n Peppa never pushed it so hard.

Love the styling!

Wow. I do not even remember seeing many of these in the 1980s which is too bad. Looks like one of the nicest vehicles they have ever made. Also never knew they had ABS brakes. That was a year before Mercedes offered them. Early 70s Lincolns, Cadillacs and Imperials had them, but was gone by the late 70s for some reason, only coming back around 1990 on those.

Front reminds me of an Accord, the rest reminds me of a Supra. I thought it was pronounced "stare-eon". Learned something new today.

This was one of the coolest cars of the era

I remember these feeling quick back in the 80s. Can't believe 0-60 of 9 seconds felt quick.

@illoominate

5 жыл бұрын

Right, it wasn't THE fastest car off the line, but going from 30 to 70 mph was quick because that turbo boost had a chance to kick in. I had the 1985 model. I'd keep it in 2nd gear from about 30-50, then quickly switch to 3rd and it was at 70 mph in no time. I don't recall actually timing it, but it sure felt fast. I once took mine to 134 mph on a remote stretch of I-25 in New Mexico, and the only thing that really scared me was the prospect of jail time. It was a nice stable ride.

@suomenpresidentti

2 жыл бұрын

I have never owned car that fast and I am pushing 60...

Ha, now I want a Starion!

@erikhertzer8434

6 жыл бұрын

Car Commercials of the Past : you mean Stallion...

@knowbodiesfull5768

6 жыл бұрын

Erik Hertzer He is right; the name of the car is *Starion.*

@themanguy2110

4 жыл бұрын

tbh i want every car that is reviewed by motorweek they are just so convincing

@alphatrion100

4 жыл бұрын

Good luck finding one

@alanmoncus2331

4 жыл бұрын

@@alphatrion100 had an '85, good luck finding parts for one, especially the fuel system, weirdest most obscure thing ya ever seen

I would own this car in a heartbeat! I would want the electronic dash and automatic transmission!

That's quite a pep-talk/roof slap at 2:14

Starion does sound like a Japanese English pronunciation of Stallion...

@betsyduane3461

4 жыл бұрын

Mitsubishi says "Starion" is a contraction of "Star of Arion" - and refers to both a star and the mythical horse, Arion.

Yes they're back!! Loving the bunch of uploads!

I wish they made a new Starion.

I owned a 1986 Starion, and it was one of my favorites. Great cockpit design, and all around style. I miss that car. The turbo seals were on their way out when I sold it.

I love the 80s styling on this thing

These narrow bodies Starions always remind me of the 1st Cannonball Run movie where Jackie Chan and Richard Kiel(Jaws from the Bond movies) drove an all black one full of techno-gizmos, you'd be hard pressed to find an early Starion these days, the wide-body versions survived better as they were more desirable.

@garbage854

8 жыл бұрын

+05gtdriver Good movie :)

@84calishark

8 жыл бұрын

Very smart man. the "Flattys" as we refer to them are a lot more rare and are never go for sale..I am lucky enough to have my hand on an '83.

@05gtdriver

8 жыл бұрын

+84calishark Very nice! Hold on dearly and you'll always have a desirable, interesting performance coupe. Cheers!

@kevinpeterson1398

7 жыл бұрын

I had an '83 with the same paint job as the one in the vid. Loved that car so much. Then some lady runs a stop sign. That was the end of my Starion. Sad day :(

@turboclub.comcarclubfortur3199

7 жыл бұрын

yes I still have a narrow body JA in the garage waiting for the new turbo and L300 EFI intake manifold. One day I will fit it.. turboclub.com/RTO/06100005/Default.htm

Antilock brakes in 1983? Damn. I don't think the mustang got ABS until 1994.

after 9 years, I bought my 1985 starion flatbody. love this fuckin car man

@carwrtr1

4 жыл бұрын

I would gladly own one; I want an automatic transmission, though.

I still remember my first ride in a Starion, from an older friend, when the turbo came alive, felt like a rocket, but only 10 sec to sixty. Great driving experience.

Burt Sampson, still a few left ,the Starion has a somewhat strong underground following of enthusiasts

i had this same model, bought it for $200, sold it for $675, wish i would've never sold it! great solid, strong car, would've been an excellent city/errand/commute car!

I love my 87 Starion.

I got one of these as a Conquest back in '94, it only had 65000 miles on it. Fun as hell until I got hit.😢 Those were the days.

Quality Vehicle. They arrived around the time I started driving. A few years later the Starion 3.0L Turbo arrived.

These don't have rack & pinion steering, but I'll let it slide because I love John Davis so much

@pbfloyd13

8 жыл бұрын

Worm & Gear?

@CaptainTonus

8 жыл бұрын

Yup, all of them were worm & sector

@turboclub.comcarclubfortur3199

7 жыл бұрын

Good enough to out corner most american muscle cars though on any track.

@pyromaniac354

4 жыл бұрын

And the ABS only controlled the rear brakes

I've wanted one of these for so long, but it seems they all have disintegrated by now. I'd especially love one with the working open-door space music haha. Chrysler Conquest TSi is on the same platform, with wider fender panels, but those also seem impossible to locate in even acceptable condition now.

I think I want one even more NOW than I did then!!!!!

@fernandorocha-dx1wv

2 ай бұрын

Very beautiful and nice this Mitsubishi Starion

I wanted one of these so badly back in the day. One of the first cars I remember with 50 ish series tires

I can watch these all day long.

I was never a big fan of Japanese cars, generally, But these and the Isuzu Impulse seem rare enough that when I see one I do notice. The Starion is a pretty good example of mid 80s "high tech" and styling, I wouldn't throw it out of my garage! 👍

I total forgot about this car thank u Motor week .

Fun fact the Galant Lambda/Challenger/Sapporo luxury-oriented sport coupes were made from 1978 and were replaced by the Starion/Conquest in 1983. In 1991 the Starion/Conquest was replaced by the GTO/Stealth/3000GT

They really were going for pure spaceship! look at those Shuttle seats! and the battlestar Galactica font inside, I like how he dates the performance figures for us in the future too, any time under 10seconds right now is considered quick, fantastic!

TRANSLATION NOTE: In Japan, there's no grammatical equivalent to the letter "L." The Japanese always pronounced anything with an L with an "R;" hence the reason why many people thought the name "Stallion" was the name of the car.

My uncle had one his was an 1987 he bought it used and it was a fun little car to drive.

One of the radest interiors, especially with that digital dash

my favorite car of all time.

I have owned one for the last five years. Currently on club plates and rego and insurance cost me $3 a week. Great value.

@rocketsmall4547

3 жыл бұрын

what does any of that mean? how do i get cheep insurance?

"Gone are the days of cars with meaningless numbers." Sadly, nope. They just reached in to a pair of Scrabble bags. One with letters, the other numbers. Whatever came out was the name they go with. Nissan/Infinity, I'm looking at you.

@tomfrazier1103

4 жыл бұрын

Honda Prelude/Accord!

Gotta love the over-acting at the drag strip.

Can you post the review of the widebody Starion/Conquest? Interested in seeing the reviewers comparison in handling and power compared to the narrow body model.

Damn, I want a car with a huge TURBO sticker like that!

I had one of these back in 1992. Got it for $1000. Was a steal. I lost it in a fire.

@krystalayame3870

3 жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry for your loss.

That door chime tho. omg yass

Mine was a prototype and after putting Splitfire plugs in it it was way faster than that car. 0 to 70 in 7 seconds. In Florida the dealer had to make the turbo bearing both water cooled and oil cooled. That might have affected the spooling of the turbo in a favourable way. The dealer described those engines as a race ready caravan motor.

Nice helmet Ben. Very nice.

On my all time list of wanted cars... ESi-R model

Back in ‘83 they also had the most capable small turbo diesel 4WD pickup. Mitsubishi 2019 lineup is comprised of 2 lame econoboxes and 3 stoopid SUVs.

God I'd love to have this very car!! I love the design of this car,! Wide Body before today's Fiat Chrysler did a HellCat Wide Body...there was Mitsubishi!!

Never heard of this but it is an interesting design.

I had black 83 during HS back in the late 80s, a red 87 after my graduation n a silver 87 after I got married 😎😎

Starion is just Stallion, but with the L replaced with R since Japanese language doesn't have R, and they translated words with L in it to Rs.

I wonder if any of these are still on the road today.

@aquateen77723

8 жыл бұрын

I never see them anymore. They probably rusted away like most 80's cars. They were pretty cool.

@acronus

8 жыл бұрын

+Burt Sampson There's a few here and there, but aqua's pretty much right. Most are either rusted and burnt out, or worse...riced out. Any that are relatively original and in good shape cost big $$$.

@Guy_de_Loimbard

8 жыл бұрын

+Burt Sampson Not many. They were very susceptible to rust. I had a 1989 Conquest, and by 1997 the rocker panels were already rusted all the way through. I looked around for one in 2005 or so just out of curiosity, and a good clean specimen was very difficult to find. Most of the ones for sale were advertised as rollers and/or donor cars to keep the few decently running ones on the road. If you want one today, you'll just about need to buy 'em two or three at a time to cobble one decent one together out of the two or three. The good news is nobody considers them "desirable collector cars" or whatever so they're still fairly cheap.

@Griff1275

8 жыл бұрын

+Burt Sampson I've got one!! it was a very lucky find for sure

@lexburen5932

7 жыл бұрын

yess they are arround in europe. you can buy one * rare if advertised * for between 6 - 8500 €. but its a rare car, and they are not for sale often

The Starion is my FAV Mitsubishi from the 80s (when I was born). Anyone want to guess the song played by the electronic door ajar chime?

Was my dad the only person with a conquest that I had like a really neat looking interio that version had radio buttons on the dash and other features and the shifter did not look like that.

Starion didn't have a rack and pinion as far as I know. Our 89 Conquest TSI still has a steering box.

I remember seeing a silver one of these in the early 90s. This old old man drove it terribly, slowly and then I heard that he crashed it and wrote it off lol.

@mykejohnson582

5 жыл бұрын

where what state?

This was a great looking car and got even better in 1986. What as that gibberish about the name being computer generated? Mitsubishi says "Starion" is a contraction of "Star of Arion" - and refers to both a star and the mythical horse, Arion.

Very Datsun Z car looking..I think Japanese people really do make their l's sound like r's ..so rumor has it that it was supposed to have been called stallion , and the mustang and other American pony cars may have been the influence for the name

10 seconds to 60. What a beast.

That paint... and those wheels... both are things nobody would do now.

The 2.6 hemi heads seemed to crack soon out of warranty mitsu said because people used reg gas instead of required premium

Turbos were were everything in the 80s. Now we have a lot of turbos now, but nobody advertises it.

Cool Car :)

This looks like a cool car ! Where are all of these now ?

Any videos about the 92-95 civic SI!?

My dad used to sell these as nd he bought one of them!!❤❤❤❤

@3:57 Baby astronault door chime! How cool is that!! Imagine it playing today in a Nissan Cube!!! Also, about its name; ''Starion = Star + Ion'', anyone??? That's why it was called a ''Spaceship''!!!

@justinreynolds2235

7 жыл бұрын

MafiosoItaliano458 It was named after a mythical horse called Arion, like other Mitsubishi's at the time, but using a play on words "Star of Orion". You were close!!

@McBeamer94

7 жыл бұрын

Really?? Wow!! ''Star of Orion''! Very cool! :-D Also, I should've imagined the names you said! ''Arion'' and ''Star of Orion''! Because I come from their country of origin! Haha! ;-P But I can't recall Mitsubishi names from greek mythology!! I remember many Mitsubishi cars being named after space or aircrafts! ''Lancer'', ''Space Wagon'', ''Mirage'', ''Stealth'' (Dodge, yeah, but with Mitsubishi tech!), ''Laser'' (again, despite being a Plymouth!) and ''Eclipse'', which, now that I rethink of it, combines both themes!

I love the 80's and 90's

You guys are going to upload the Widebody Starion reviews, right??

I really wanted a starion as a teenager...had to settle for a Porsche 30 years later

I've got 1 thing to say to this video. Nice helmet Ben.

my favourite beneath the celica supra mk2.

You see it was suppose to be the Stallion, but the American ad agency misheard the car company ad rep.

That's a good looking car! Reminds me of the Chrysler Conquest TSI! 😐

@WillCarter1976

4 жыл бұрын

@@MyerShift7 *THE JOKE* *YOUR HEAD* | | | V 🤔

I need to find one to buy ❤

Rear ABS in 1983? Was this the first "modern" abs sold on a car in the US market?

lol...."stallion"....it took me a second to get that joke