1995 Mitsubishi FTO GPX review from UK and Ireland

The middle section of the exhaust broke in 2. Ended up getting a full stainless exhaust installed.

This car eats drop links & ARB bushes.

Absolutely fantastic fun to drive, but can be a little hairy on wet or icey roads due to having no ABS or traction control. The V6 MIVEC engine has loads of power at 197BHP before any mods & the sound the engine makes when it gets into the MIVEC range (>5500RPM) is to die for. This MIVEC roar can be greatly improved by fitting an ITG performance air filter. The manual gearbox are rare, but are definitely worth the wait. It is a fantastic looking Japanese Coupe & has plenty of character & charisma, with plenty of people turning heads as you drive by. It's high end acceleration is awsome for a non turbo powered car.

On the downside, the interior is a bit plasticy as in most Japanese cars & the seat upholstery truly is ugly. It doesn't have anything like the build quality of most european cars & the whole car has a very light tiny feel to it. That said I haven't had anything really go wrong on it. It's biggest fault is without doubt its brakes which really are poor on any car, let alone one with this sort of power & acceleration. If money is being spent on upgrading this car the brakes would be a very good start. it can also be very thirsty with me only getting around 22MPG most of the time with this going up to 26 on longer trips & down to 20 when you push her.

All in all this car is fantastic fun & it's like being inside an arcade game.