1988 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma | Retro Review

A twenty thousand dollar Galant? WHAT THE SIGMA !?!
Show 726 | Original Airdate 03-24-1988
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[@carsnstuff1344]

The Gulaw and Cam-Ray were great 80s sedans.

[@am74343]

Nice pronunciation... 🤣🤣

[@6ec6YRFPTcC]

35 year old Motorweek reviews are better than any modern KZbin clown show

[@RabbiJesus]

💯

[@Orion_hill]

I 100% agree

[@gregg9672]

Yep

[@tonychavez2083]

Well said

[@KenanTurkiye]

You sir are a refined gentelman of eloquent tastes, hats off.

[@briq4409]

I swear the producers were telling him to mispronounce things and laughing hysterically at him behind the scenes! Lol galan

[@timothyhh]

LOL how many years did he say "Cam-ray."

[@Z7d3nR4]

I really enjoy seeing these older shows

[@67tomcat]

Still love the looks, especially the wheels of this Sigma. Was a pretty rare car even back in the late 80's.

[@LrulestheworldM8]

I have never, ever seen one of these anywhere. I didn't even know this car existed. What a shame. It's very unique.

[@chaseraltezzacorona1192]

I used to see so many of these, often in various states of disrepair. They ran, but rather roughly. Between this and the Tredia compact (another rarity), they were both hideous imo.

[@WhattheHusker]

He keeps saying Galannn like it's some French dessert

[@RabbiJesus]

Cam-ray!

[@EthanARedhawk82]

Oil pressure gauge! Oh wait...

[@cdldriver2348]

He gets those desserts not at Walmart but at Tar-Jay!

[@FerrariCarr]

It's better than when he used to refer to Mustangs as "Tangs" 😂

[@KevinM23]

Oonh ooonh croissant galaaann 😂

[@RabbiJesus]

This was for Arizona State alumnus. *slaps the roof* “This backseat will hold so many empty beer cans”

[@albear972]

Holy crap! That was an expensive car! $20,000 in 1988 is worth $53,356.72 in 2025.

[@kylesoler4139]

Wait until you see how much a New Zealand spec 1988 V3000 SE was when new.

[@RabbiJesus]

@@kylesoler4139 yeah but you guys buy everything with little flightless birds, I’m not sure what the exchange rate is on that.

[@kylesoler4139]

@@RabbiJesus $42,300 NZD for the V3000 SE in 1988 equal to just over $100,000 NZD in 2024.

[@bghoody5665]

That centre console is fancy shmancy. Look at all those buttons! Seriously though, that's some pretty neat stuff especially for the time.

[@McBeamer94]

Ah, the glorious era of the Galawn, the Testuhrooosa, the Odi, the Camray and the oil pressure and voltage gauge omission gripes! 😂 Nice car this though, even if it's just a Galant with some luxury icing and a (much) nicer and more appropriate engine for its size.

[@RealInternetStalker]

Don't forget HaaayunDie

[@damilolaakanni]

😁😆😂

[@douglasallen9428]

Or Day-hoo, for that matter…

[@RabbiJesus]

This is the best comment section on the internet.

[@12qwe349]

Haven't seen one for 30 years but remember it well.

[@blue_lancer_es]

When my ancestors did great things.

[@jcat96]

20 grand in 88 woof... But holy drivers buttons batman, puts the grand prix to shame

[@pgilb70]

They added a few inches width and called it Magna in Oz. Solid cars.

[@carwrtr1]

For the record, it’s Galant with a “T.” This car oozes class, and it was ahead of its time. It has style, and it also has the promise of reliability. I want to have one; make sure it’s an automatic transmission.

[@GForceVRX]

Mitsubishi’s 3.0 6g72 is a great engine. Torquey enough to haul the much heavier Montero

[@zillsburyy1]

that suspension thing is cool!!!!!!

[@rabit818]

Gotta love the way John say the pseudo French “Galant”

[@julienmouret9040]

it's not pseudo French. It is genuine French. The pronunciation is the one used by Mitsubishi in Japan, and. the correct French one.

[@rabit818]

@@julienmouret9040 I stand corrected, I thought John was being sarcastic :)

[@julienmouret9040]

@@rabit818 We both know he can be ;)

[@palebeachbum]

I don't recall ever seeing one of these on the road.

[@vintage76vipergreenBeetle]

I only saw one, over 25 years ago.

[@RoadCone411]

They were never big sellers even in the 1980s. I always kind of liked them, Mitsubishi had a lot more street cred back then than it does now.

[@KenanTurkiye]

I think they sold less than 100k over the years, which is too bad, a very introverted car among the extroverted designs, you couldn't spot them even if you saw one. Which is all too bad, were good cars.

[@RabbiJesus]

@@palebeachbum would you pay $20k for a Mitsubishi today let alone 37 years ago?

[@Timico1000]

In Europe they were sold as "Sapporo", but only with a 2.4 four cylinder. And tbh, probably only Mitsubishi dealers bought them.

[@at50570]

It had automatic adjustable suspension in 1988! 😮 Only high end modern cars have that.

[@kevinbarry71]

I remember seeing this in the showroom when it was new. My mother liked it until she looked at the price tag. It was at least $3000 more expensive than a similarly equipped Camry or accord. Not justified

[@lordmaster5522]

That’s because Accord and Camry didn’t have V6 yet. This competes with the Maxima and Cressida and Mazda 929 with Japanese V6.

[@kevinbarry71]

they did

[@johnnydodge]

Being it's a family sedan Let's all hope there's enough room between the front seats for Mom's hand to coming flying back to tell the kiddos to sit down and shutup 😂

[@pumperhumperdumper]

For the uneducated, this was the precursor to the Diamante much like the Cressida was the precursor to Lexus.

[@KenanTurkiye]

I used to love these so much when they first came out and in burgundy too and with them spec wheels, was so 'refined'' at the time for the money. But we went and bought a red Cam-Ray instead of this Galaaaa 0:35, ohh well. :/

[@masterkevj23503]

I had one of these, same year with faded grey paint and blue velour seats.

[@grunkohlaktionar7474]

Nice car. Sold as the Sapporo in Europe

[@McBeamer94]

I think the Sapporo was a Plymouth and it was another version of the 2-door Galant Lambda of the early 80s, also sold as the (uh-hum) Dodge Challenger. Unless of course there was another Sapporo I had never heard of, so...

[@AnttiKautonen]

@@McBeamer94 This is exactly it: a front-driver Sapporo unlike the rear-drive coupe that preceded it. I had one, with a five-speed stick shift and 2.4 four-cylinder engine minus the trick suspension.

[@grunkohlaktionar7474]

@@McBeamer94 yes the Sapporo was used on a Plymouth before. But both that version and this "Sigma" were sold as the Sapporo in Europe. Quite interesting

[@Timico1000]

The Sapporo Coupé was a Mitsubishi, Chrysler just imported them and sold them under the Plymouth brand.

[@Timico1000]

​@@AnttiKautonenSame in Germany: only 2.4 four-cylinder and either as base model with manual and basic eqipment or with automatic and all the stuff.

[@timswanson2431]

Definitely sophisticated for its time. The adjustable suspension probably wasn't even used by 90% of the buyers. Not a sports sedan at all. Definitely a highway cruiser.

[@CACar_Nation]

I just saw a galant at Lowes today

[@TrailBlazerSS502]

It became simply Sigma in 1990, when the regular Galant was downsized.

[@KanoWhite53]

We had the same body type in Australia but was called a Magna and had a 4cyl Astron engine I believe

[@RabbiJesus]

@@KanoWhite53 very neat to know thanks for sharing that. I always like hearing about Aussie and US mixed car history.

[@KanoWhite53]

@@RabbiJesus My dad purchased one. Was an absolute pile of junk. I hope the American 'Sigma' (Magna) was better.

[@pcorf]

The Magna version also has a wider body. There was a wagon variant built from June 1987 to October 1991 and it was very popular.

[@RabbiJesus]

@@KanoWhite53 other than a Toyota pickup I can’t think of a reliable vehicle from that era.

[@KanoWhite53]

@ Haha this is true

[@Billn1971]

That body roll... 🤣

[@RoadCone411]

At least "Sigma" is easier to say than "Galannn" - not sure where the 't" went, John, but I never heard anybody call this car by its French name! Is this like "Tar-jay" instead of "Targett"? Same V6 that would power countless Chrysler products, everything from the Caravan to LeBaron to Shadow and Dynasty would get a version of this motor, at least until Chrysler introduced their own 3.3L engine. Not a terrible engine, to be fair. Smooth and generally refined, just not very powerful.

[@TheCarCrazyGuy]

In todays money that's $53,000. Ouch!

[@ke228]

If the Subaru XT6 was a sedan...

[@billj8527]

Is it me or does the new Hyundai Elantra have the same XT6 vibe?

[@am74343]

Wasn't that the same chassis platform as the Dodge Monaco, Eagle Premier, and Eagle Medallion?

[@kylesoler4139]

Nope entirely different platform, those cars were based on the Renault 25.

[@kevinwong6588]

Resembles the Proton Saga.

[@atomsmash100]

This was sort of a game changer for Mitsubishi. A lot of people were talking about the Galant Sigma when it launched, and Mitsubishi had a couple of decades of fairly cool cars afterwards. Now they're kind of "blah".

[@davidsherrick824]

Galan'T' Don't ever see them now, and rarely saw one new, back then. Just like my Alfa Romeo Milano. Just a odd one.

[@bradkalman2353]

They shouldn't have dropped this Sedan and kept the V6.

[@MrCsluggo]

Had one of these constantly had issues and that electronic suspension was always breaking It was a piece of crap but I loved the looks thankfully it caught on fire n I bought a Jetta glx !

[@kylesoler4139]

Yeah boy US spec Mitsubishi V3000!

[@ericharrison619]

I don't remember the Mitsubishi Galah. Must have been short lived?

[@RyanEmeryLovesCars]

Never heard of it

[@ThePickleSlicer]

What the sigma

[@CaptainTonus]

Gul-ahh Sigma

[@narglefargle]

"Galaã." 😂

[@v12kingV10]

cool

[@johnmattiazzo3900]

Looks like an skylark from gm

[@idkyoutellme905]

sigma

[@Butchcub75]

the Galaaaaa lol

[@redneon06]

It was basically an Eagle.

[@moejr1974]

Not even close. The Eagle was a Renault design originally

[@RedNekLvr22]

That sigma is skibidi toilet, has no rizz, and is totally lacking phantom tax. 😂😂😂😂

[@qmto]

Stop making up words

[@TJC450]

What the sigma?

[@SgtSnazzerino]

I was looking for this comment

[@Pelleministeri]

No, just no.

[@bruhdudeman-r5z]

erm

[@LaszloGaspar-s3x]

I had one horrible car

[@Welcometofacsistube]

Mitzushity. The worst thing that ever happened to chrysler

[@UZForLife]

Right, because Chrysler was the pillar of build quality. You're mentally insane.

[@CornPopandCrew]

That's a funny way to spell Stellantis

[@fernandorocha-dx1wv]

The Mitsubishi Galant sigma is crazy car

[@CornPopandCrew]

@@fernandorocha-dx1wv How crazy we talking? Like Gary Busey loving sausage crazy, or Kenneth Copeland blowing covid away crazy?

[@tinker1148]

Galannnn? What happened to the T lol?

[@ensignjimmy3237]

It was supposed to be pronounced like it is in French…never caught on.