1995 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4: Regular Car Reviews

[@RegularCars]

Get Entered to WIN this awesome Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4! go.getenteredtowin.com/regula... DEADLINE to ENTER is April 17th @ 11:59pm (PST).

[@E-Bizzy]

Is is US only? I live in Canada

[@pellevanloon692]

Same question, im from Europe

[@georgeeliades5149]

I'm also interested, based in Europe as well. I've been begging to feel one for as long as I remember

[@dznutsification]

I would venture to say the VR4 was not designed to compete with the NSX, STI, or Supra. They set their target on the Skyline GTR, the VR4 even had rear wheel steering, just like the GTRs. But the GTR was a better car than the VR4s were

[@KrikZ32]

@@dznutsification Probably right in markets that had GTR's but in the US we couldn't get the STI or GTR in the 90s so it's competition was really the 300zx and the Supra.

[@JdmZack]

These cars are either the most prized possession in someone’s garage or sitting in a field rotting away since 2002. No in between whatsoever.

[@RegularCars]

You're right.

[@bgshdouf]

I can confirm. One of my neighbors has one in his yard clapped out and it's been there for a few years now

[@uncletido99]

Literally. Out here in Phoenix you will see them rarely but it's either in someone's yard not moved for years or clapped out on the highway

[@robertstone9988]

Simple he wasn't trying to get you to enter to win one then now he is. Just skipped right over that whole reliability thing these cars are famous for lol. They are super cool cars and ls1 f body fast but they are always broken and a fortune to fix. Nothing is as expensive as old high tech.

[@leirex_1]

Makes me think of the Pink Stealth that was found abandoned at some airfield.

[@DavidELD]

"You feel like you're in a fighter plane in this." Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4, the official car of Mitsubishi honouring their grandfathers soaring on the divine wind.

[@Napalmdog]

Good point! I wonder if there was an A6M2 edition…

[@Sunday_Woodward]

If I had one, I’d drive it past the naval base to make the old-timers nervous.

[@rehanrheinendra1197]

I mean Mitsubishi still makes fighters to this day lol, they're licensed copies of F-16 and F-15s, but they're still fighters nontheless

[@Beer_Dad1975]

@@rehanrheinendra1197 Mitsubishi Aero is a different company to Mitsubishi motors - common history, but totally autonomous from each other.

[@rehanrheinendra1197]

@@Beer_Dad1975 well yes but they still work under the same name no? Afaik they're a branch of the Mitsubishi company as a whole

[@jimmynickelz]

Owned a BMW E64 with an S85 and a 3000gt VR4. My kid will attend community college.

[@Brokeniphonechris]

😂

[@dougsmith6262]

Worth it.

[@BPF80MCar-vi1pg]

Your E64 would spank it. Right. I know my F80 would

[@rolon-ew5kl]

College is only useful for stem, law and medical to even get work.

[@TimSlee1]

Community college is good enough god dammit!

[@guillermocisneros4177]

" everyone has a Hank hill, no one has a good Hank hill" lmfao ahh that's some nostalgia

[@jamessinclair6113]

Back when Mitsu was a major player in the game...now the normal versions of these cars are taking up space in a Dollar General parking lot somewhere, with a floor covered in broken-off fake nails and cigarette packs

[@Rabahsaurus]

this whole thing smacks of effort man

[@youtubasoarus]

*And every ebay and pep boys part known to man. 🤣

[@walmorcarvalho2512]

Not only they were huge, they were on the Bleeding Edge at the time. What they did with the 3000GT was, to me, on par with that Honda did with the NSX

[@Dimondminer11]

UUUUGH That my friend is too acurate.

[@7mpowerd]

An Ex friend of mine did a full 100% build on a base FWD version. Yah made 600HP. open diff FWD still with shitty paint.

[@XboxEliteDave]

I've got a 95 VR-4 with 52k miles. Garage kept, sunday driver. Such a fun and beautiful car. Always the eye catcher at every car show i bring it to, and always the only one. To find one of these in the wild, let alone in good condition is near impossible.

[@onehappystud]

Wow, still shy of the 60k service, that is amazing. Seems like 1995 was the best year for those cars. My base model was an awesome daily driver. Made crappy days good.

[@andrewgarcia3136]

enjoy it in good health my dude

[@OpticDevilz]

all the cars at car shows are eye catchers, stroke your ego harder to cope M'Guy

[@XboxEliteDave]

@@OpticDevilz idk who hurt you, but everything is gonna be okay.

[@mduff94]

No Eclipse on Eclipse Monday...

[@TSL73]

Yeah for real? He could have reviewed one of those and would have gotten way more views.

[@autoteleology]

That would have been a genius idea.

[@derekveech966]

A nice GSX would be great

[@2Skinny]

Nope, gotta hype the raffle.

[@jdmandsuch6739]

That was slick my friend..lol

[@michaeld3392]

My mind's tellin' me NO! But my body, my body's telling me YES.

[@Maelstrom8]

This!

[@andrewgarcia3136]

buy a mug, digital download...

[@jimmynickelz]

Drip, drip, drip.

[@AdamG1983]

I listened to my body on this. $56. No regrets.

[@Kacpa2]

They are not as bad as internet would make you believe. Its just bunch of moronic fearmongering. Especially about extras like active aero and 4 wheel steer. The car is reliable if you dont do stupid tunes. Yes engine bay is crammed in twinturbo version, but thats about it. And if you do invest in it with some proper thought it can be built for bigger power too if you really need that. I would leave it as is stock and enjoy it as its meant to be.

[@idc96]

My neighbour has one of these. Every sunday, the building shakes a bit when he turns it on and goes for his weekly drive. Brilliant sound.

[@andrewgarcia3136]

one of the teachers at my high school had one, i walked by it and stared at it every day for four years

[@therealsnoop7497]

Sounds a lottttt deeper than other turbo v6s

[@ideal8499]

The VR4 was the Sega Dreamcast of the 90's turbo charged Japanese sports cars.

[@Nightmaretyrant]

This is a perfect description.

[@Hegelmaus81]

The official car of Facebook Marketplace over-promising and under-delivering.

[@kristoffer3000]

I keep looking at them but then deciding it's just not worth the headache, especially knowing they're pretty much all mangled by previous owners. They're also INSANELY overpriced here in Norway, which helps keep me in check

[@natedetailscars]

This one def has some iffy paint

[@dawsongranger4940]

@@natedetailscarsAlmost every 3000GT I’ve seen has bad paint, whatever Mitsubishi used on these did not hold up

[@leadfoot8593]

It needs to weigh 1000 lbs less. But then it would be an evo coop.

[@MegaBuster777]

@@leadfoot8593 It'd be an eclipse basically or the predecessor to the 3000gt; the Starion (If you're fine with only having RWD). Now, tbh, people typically see the Starion as the predecessor to both of those cars, but the eclipse is an American market only car assembled domestically with imported parts and the Starion was Not. Outside markets did get a Starion with a 12v Cyclone DASH 4g63 turbo though, which I'm jealous of, because I'm stuck with the torquey, but valve floaty forklift engine and wideblock 4g63's aren't easy to come by.

[@xXMasadaXx]

What coincidental irony that you recalled the Pontiac GTO as being a wild factory car sold to consumers when the 3000GT is literally named the Mitsubishi GTO in Japan lmao.

[@2steaksandwiches665]

Also love Brian’s enthusiasm. He’s an old millenial and these are their muscle cars

[@RegularCars]

Am I an elder millennial or the tail-end of GenX? I was born in 1981

[@2steaksandwiches665]

@@RegularCars I was born in 80 and I have the same identity crisis. I think they call us Xellenials. That makes sense because we we are old enough to appreciate Nirvana but didn’t have smart phones until our 20s. And realistically, we are old enough to understand the way 911 changed everything.

[@seththomas9105]

The same as Silents look at Winga Dinga's and Boomers look at Muscle cars (Woovy Groovy?) As a 70 Gen-X I loved 60's muscle but even in the mid 80's they were getting out of reach for H.S. guys. But early Malaise were right there. 73 Z/28 was my groove.

[@2steaksandwiches665]

@@seththomas9105 I still appreciate the winga dinga cars for the design aspects, and what they represented to society.

[@doriandenard5846]

As a firm Xer(77), I can vouch for the Xellenial statement 👍...80-82 counts as it's own generation

[@ctklubek]

My best friend growing up got a Dodge Stealth r/t for his first car, then later sold it and got a fiji blue 3000GT VR-4. The years we spent driving around turning heads with that thing are some of my fondest memories. I just found out late Friday night that he died suddenly. RIP buddy, you'll be missed. I hope to get a VR-4 someday in Fiji blue and relive the memories.

[@jesiahdechanel198]

Condolences on your homey. I never heard Fiji blue before, thanks for the fyi

[@FUNKOfilms]

​@@jesiahdechanel198Jamaica blue maybe? The teal one. It's one of the hardest to find colors.

[@grunkohlaktionar7474]

I own a 96 Galant 2.0 V6. Mitsubishi definitely peaked in the 90s

[@BLAXMAJIK]

Yep! If you owned a Mitsubishi in the 90s, you were on your game lol

[@BasedMan]

1991 Lancer GTI 16V here! Its so fun to drive, and has a surprisingly comfy ride to it. Love the thing, even if being FWD means it understeers a bit, its very easy to drive fast, planted.

[@KrikZ32]

every japanese company did as far as sports cars go, they were all making multiple unique sports cars. Now there's like 2 per company and some of them are shared between companies like the BRZ/86 or Supra/z4.

[@grossteilfahrer]

I had a 92 galant 2.0gls. was a very nice car to drive but rusted away from nice looks to big holes within 2 years. They are set up to fall apart everything at the same times

[@michaelj4009]

That gallant was no joke

[@zip7906]

I love how the climate control beeps exactly like my mitsubishi air conditioner

[@hypocycloidiaspora]

That Award is the Motor Trend Car of the Year, which is a tiny bit more meaningful than JD Power, but still akin to a Grammy.

[@944play]

1991 Import Car of the Year. I had that cover on my junior high binder.

[@dangualtieri]

I owned a Stealth RT, which is a less complicated version of this car. I loved it. It was an incredible car with incredible memories. And I would never own one today, even given away. The maintenance and repairs on these is insane and wallet-draining.

[@samgome01]

U should go watch his review on a stealth r/t.

[@monks311]

The 3000GT was the Demo car in Gran Turismo. It was the first car I drove and it was fastest one after the GTR and then Impreza.

[@gigatron2008]

I had this car right after highschool it was so awesome. I still miss it 20 years later. What a beauty. Definitely ahead of its time.

[@robertbooks4461]

Techmoan had already explained that the notches on top of the cassette tall the player what type of tape is.

[@milamber319]

It's always odd when you find out a channel you watch is apparently the go to about a topic that everyone knows.

[@plomaturbo]

Its called cross referencing, and awesome at that

[@davidkeetz]

I have the radio deck from this car in my gen 1 Mitsubishi montero.

[@solocamo3654]

Dodge Stealth R/T / 3000GT VR-4 are classics that never really had the respect they deserved. Too bad they are so hard to find these days.

[@Kacpa2]

They have been too cheap in a bad way for too long and tons of idiots bought them and ruined them, and if anything broke gave up on them and added to stupid misrepresentation of the car online. lower and mid trims met even worse fates. What we have left are pristine examples and survivors. Now is the time to get them.

[@jimmynickelz]

Yes. I've put 3 engines in one of these things within the span of 40k miles back in the day. It was so fancy.

[@FrankDux-rq7go]

so faaancy!!!!!!

[@The_One_Over_There]

i love the reverence to that

[@grunkohlaktionar7474]

Did you tune them? Cause they are very reliable if you don't mess with them and service them properly

[@jimmynickelz]

@grunkohlaktionar7474 It was the late 90's/early 2000's. Had the HKS alphabet in it and tuning wasn't as advanced as it is now. Was one of my favorite cars to this day regardless. The AC controls were so futuristic at the time. The active aero. AwD. Such a fun car.

[@umakegoodcookies]

@@grunkohlaktionar7474 ... or clutch drop... but that's usually not the engine

[@StingrayOfficial]

I was a tech at a Mitsubishi dealership for little while. Got to drive these basically new. They were VERY FUN to drive. Insanely horrible to work on! EDIT: That is a Pioneer CD cartridge rebranded as Mitsubishi, neat! Also these cars had ACTIVE AERO!!!!!

[@marvellousm]

Wow, this car still looks absolutely fantastic

[@RegularCars]

Totally

[@Nordspets]

I remember riding in my aunts Saab 900 in the late 90s when a 3000GT flew past us on the highway in the north of Sweden. When we arrived at my grandmas cabin in Finland a few hours later I told my my parents about the car and my aunt goes “That guy in the ferrari drove like a maniac” to which I still can hear my 7 year old self answering “That was not a ferrari, it was a Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4!” I had seen those tail light hours upon hours playing Gran Turismo and would recognize them in a heartbeat.

[@paulh6591]

I miss the relationship Dodge had with Mitsubishi in the days in which Chrysler had a stake in the company. Not only could you order up this badass car as the Dodge Stealth, but my first car, a 1990 Dodge Colt, was a base model Mitsubishi Mirage. I bought mine for brand new for $6500 out the door- crank windows, no AC, no air bags (motorized seat belt alternative) manual transmission. It got 45 MPG. Loved that car!

[@charlesmajor6449]

I'm also a car journalist and i recently drove the dodge stealth rt twin turbo and i was mind blown by how good it was. You're so right this car is the most underrated car ever and where i live, Quebec Canada, collectors have starts to collect them

[@peatyxxjxxx1494]

What a joy it must have been to have money in the 90’s to purchase such well tuned and balanced cars.

[@jochenstacker7448]

You don't even need Techmoan, cassette tapes have cutouts on their spine that denote if the tape is type 1, (ferrous), type 2 (chrome) or type 3 (ferrochrome) or the hallowed type 4 (metal). It's not wizardry, very basic tape decks will be able to distinguish between the different types. The real kicker here is that the car stereo is capable of recognising and type 4, not every tape deck could do that, so it's something special.

[@100percentSNAFU]

Anyone born after about 1980 that isn't an audiophile wouldn't know that though. It is however common knowledge for all of us old people 😂

[@benstalls208]

I thought you would have paid more attention to the Dodge Stealth R/T in this review. 5 years ago you called it overpriced, overhyped, overly complex, and slow. You described the engine as if it's made out of glass. Is there something I missed in this review that sets the Dodge Stealth and 3000GT apart?

[@RallyLancer95]

It's literally the same car with different aesthetics

[@richardklein408]

Yeah. The difference is he wants you to buy his merchandise for a “chance” to win it. Pro tip: you ain’t winning this car. A buddy most likely is.

[@LordCohliani]

The difference is that now he is scamming a giveaway for this car

[@nmanville]

Yeah this is sad. I love my stealth r/t turbo and he was not kind to it at all in his review. This is a bit of a slap in the face.

[@RacerXGTO]

I still have mine. Lately, this car is turning more heads as I go down the road and getting more thumbs up from people as I drive by. To see a running example is rare these days, since most of the kids from 2001-2009 kissed them with trees trying to be "fast and furious". I'm so glad I kept mine all these years, I wouldn't even want to begin to search for one unless it came from a known good standing member in the 3S community. To get a 3000GT/Stealth today, will require deep pockets to keep it running, and I'm by no means bulls87tting you on that. This is not a car you just decide to get into. It's a commitment.

[@cricri7855]

I would know, I just wanted a nice cool, rare car for my first car, so I got the 3000gt, needless to say I've already put over 6k into a brand new paint job, tires and wheels, timing belt, valves, serpentine belt, head gaskets, etc etc, but thankfully I'm able to do this because of my small online business

[@daveattheholdens]

I have owned 2 of these cars (91 Stealth R/T and 93 Stealth T/T) and I do agree that when you have to fix them it can cost quite a bit and certain parts are getting really hard to find. However, I have rarely had to fix either of the two I have owned and I put a combined 250,000 miles on them. I just drove my T/T today and it still runs as strong as ever. I joined the 3/S online community back in the days when we still used a list server and all the posts and replies were done via email and Jack Teridian had the baddest car on there.

[@GetIrked]

The original Gran Turismo in 1997 gave you $10,000 to buy your first used car. I sh*t you not, mine was a forest green Mitsubishi 3000GT. ... I still want that car to this day.

[@zellok4284]

Puma

[@hochhaul]

I love that the ball cooler vent is adjustable so I can manspread and still know my car has me covered.

[@scaleworksRC]

Fun to drive, NIGHTMARE to work on.

[@CutACrow]

As a longtime VR4 owner, they're not nearly as bad as you think. I will say that working on the INTERIOR can be challenging but a Z32TT is FAR FAR worse than any 3k

[@peterdevreter]

That's an understatement. This thing is just evil for a mechanic.everything on that engine is just hard to access.

[@davidkeetz]

Amen to that. Man I entered to win on this one so fast …I literally stopped everything I was doing and jumped on this one. First (and maybe only) rcr giveaway I’ve entered but if there was ever one for me to enter, this is it. I’ve got a garage full of 90s era Mitsubishi parts and learned the basics of engines on this engine. Always wanted the 3000gt but never able to get one so the old gen 1 montero restoration has practically been my life outside of work for the past two years. Would LOVE to sit this thing in my garage next to its big brother from the same era.

[@scaleworksRC]

@@davidkeetz Good luck! I'm sure it's not too bad once you do it a few times 🫡

[@scaleworksRC]

@peterdevreter lol you know.. 😁

[@IceWatah]

Eearly 2000s I knew a guy in high school who had one of these, about 500 horsepower. Local police pulled him over and ripped up his seats convinced that he had drugs somewhere in the car. He did not in fact have drugs, and explained that this car was bought for him because he was a rich kid not a drug dealer.

[@HAL-dm1eh]

This was one of my all time favorite car interiors and I always liked the overall car design. Turbo 6, AWD and longer and sleeker than the Eclipse, it was the working man's supercar. The ONLY short coming making it less than some Italian supercar was the engine placement. I think it was a very, very underrated car and it deserves all the collectable and classic status it gets.

[@jesiahdechanel198]

Awesome comment. I like that, working mans supercar. I'm using that when I get mine hahahahah

[@joshesposito7858]

I’ve had 5 vr4’s, 2 spyder vr4’s (which I don’t like as much tbh) and currently a 99 VR4. These cars are NOT as unreliable/hard to work on as everyone says they are. I love them and will keep my 99 vr4 forever. Glad someone gives them some love in the reviews . If you’re ever in the Grand Rapids MI area, you’re welcome to my 99 vr4 (completely stock, I daily drive it though!)

[@jesiahdechanel198]

Cool so what makes you not like the spyder as much. The weight?

[@stephencavanaugh8377]

They're made by Mitsubishi. You couldn't pay me to take one. absolute crap, just like their planes.

[@StickMechanic]

FM diversity is just a fancy way of saying it had multiple antennas. The Subaru SVX also had that, but it's not advertised on the head unit. Basically, the radio can switch between the antennas, depending on which one has a stronger signal at the time. It's pretty cool how well it works, but you'd never really know it was there unless you installed an aftermarket head unit since most of them only utilize one of the antennas.

[@RegularCars]

Oh cool, didn't know that. Thanks

[@3n3ly7m9]

Yep its called a Diversity Booster in the Audis

[@TheKiltedYaksman1]

I rarely see Mitsubishis from this era, but when I do they are all leaving behind a thin-to-moderate haze of blue smoke.

[@Mrpartyallnight101]

valve stem seals are toast. All turbo charged Japanese engines from this era have the same problem.

[@daves4202]

That's the 3.0L Mtsu V6 from the 90s that I remember. For sure.

[@Broken_Yugo]

I remember my $600 98 Mirage I bought to learn stick in like 15 years ago was already on its second smoky engine, in it's defense it did hold up to my constant abuse for several months before I sold it along.

[@manulucky027]

He loves it, so much that it became a proper review

[@ChiefCrewin]

Damn i miss mine... Twin Turbo V6, AWD, 4 wheel steering, active aero, digital AC, crazy stereo equalizer. The 95 is the best year.

[@ItalianGigante]

For those that went right to rage posting: he does address his previous sentiments on the stealth at 19:27. I went back and watched the Stealth review since everyone is up in arms - he still praises a lot for the same weirdness and echoes the sentiments about Mitsubishi shooting their shot with all their tech, and it looking sharp. In this one, he actually seems to drive the vehicle, forgoing the criticisms about the MSRP (which was one of the biggest hangups), how the Stealth RT was overshadowed by the Viper, and the forum-echoed sentiment of their powertrain fragility and comes away with a new appreciation from just driving it. By separating his usual nuanced views on value and society and whatnot, and just driving the car - he learned to really appreciate it, or maybe HE SALES PITCH GIVEAWAY AND IS BAD.

[@crisbwilliams]

He could have driven the dodge stealth. I didn’t stop him. So yeah this is all about making money.

[@updog4L]

He also doesn't have the owner, wary of their engine or whatever blowing up, sitting right next to him. It's also a different series and spec. Or maybe his opinion changed, considering what he says at 17:27

[@dodecahedron1]

@@updog4L and a later year, the 1991 stealth he drove back then had all of the fancy but fragile features except active aero(the stealth never had active aero), this 1995 one only has the active aero(removed in 96) and 4WS

[@refugeinc.159]

No excuses. This is supposed to be a car 'review' channel....says so right in the name.

[@updog4L]

@@dodecahedron1 Yeah that's what I meant by "series", this series 2 has a better (and more reliable) transmission for example

[@mdstevens8989]

The VR4 with snow tires is the most amazing vehicle to drive in Minnesota winters.

[@brokensmilephoto]

The 3KGTVR4 is one of my favorite cars out there despite it's short comings with the reliability. It and the 300zx both aged like a fine wine. Both look like new cars still today. But the 3KGT had so much tech from active aero, damping, and 4ws. The interiors are great as well. But to me a 3KGT is a bit of a forbidden fruit. You know you want one, but you know it's going to come with downtime, and hard items to service. If you can't do it your self, its going to come with hefty service bills as well. If you want to modify it, you know it's fragile and already built to it's limits from the factory. (unlike the Supra which was overbuilt) I think we all want one, but sometimes just know better than to buy one. To me, it's on my bucket list of cars, but at a low priority.

[@NightsN2dr3ams]

I would buy one and mod it lightly only use the best parts or replace parts with same factory ones.

[@shrizzyP]

i had the same 6 cd changer on my pioneer disc player, freaking incredibly satisfying pulling the disc trays in and out

[@RegularCars]

YEAH

[@scottboyer8450]

The adjustable ball cooler is the entire reason to own the car, everything else is just gravy

[@MayheM_72]

I absolutely LOVED the 3000GT VR4 back in the 90s! We got this instead of the Skyline GTR.

[@somejackball]

my Ex got one of these back then, parked her 89 Turbo TA to keep miles of it, and got this car. i really miss it, was a 91. really handled, fast, and the active exhaust thing was pretty cool.. hit a button and it got louder. and i think the rear spoiler flipped up when you went over 45, 50, something like that. was pretty sweet! ☮

[@CutACrow]

You flip flopped like CRAZY from the stealth video and actually spoke facts this time.

[@Leightspeed_]

The Stealth was beat, as anyone who knows these cars could tell third hand. This is what a GOOD one feels like.

[@crisbwilliams]

@@Leightspeed_nope. The dodge is still driven every summer and I push it hard.

[@PliskinHK]

If you watch the original Stealth driving video he's driving pretty casually and in traffic. Definitely didn't push it as hard as he could have.

[@crisbwilliams]

@@PliskinHK that was my car and yes he gave it some gas that day…. But his attitude for the beginning was piss poor. All the information I gave him during the shoot went right out the window.

[@BitcoinTo100K]

​@crisbwilliams he's getting paid double for this review(youtube ad revenue and getenteredtowin) so course he's gonna try sell it hard to make more lol

[@tlniec]

I've been fascinated by the 3000GT VR4 since the mid-90s. Never got a chance to drive one, though. A kid at my daughter's high school drives a really well-preserved base model 3000GT in dark blue, which is kinda cool. It occurs to me that would be akin to one of my classmates having something like a 60's Mustang or Camaro back in the day. Damn, I'm old!

[@criznitty]

My dad bought a 3000 GT new and when he brought it home, my mom wouldn’t talk to him until he returned it.

[@contractor556]

My dad bought one for my mom… still ended up in divorce years later 😅

[@PLAYER-MOST-WANTED]

​@@contractor556LMAO

[@AdamG1983]

So, how was it like growing up with two Christmases?

[@contractor556]

@@AdamG1983 they waited till we were older(ish) at least, I was 18, brothers were 16 and 14 and I don’t remember the two xmas too much tbh

[@ferenc-x7p]

Maybe she knew it was a chick magnet?

[@anthonygonzalez9422]

The smaller turbos, low end torque, and AWD made this thing a unbeatable from stoplight to stoplight.

[@iNZane_Mustang]

This makes me so happy that you loved driving this car. As an owner, I always had to "explain" why this was my favorite JDM legend.

[@2003.K]

I used to want one of these at one point at time not a vr4 just a 3000GT in general so I used to ignore people telling me that parts are few and in between and how cramped the engine bay was. One day i was at a car meet and met a guy with a blue one he popped his hood and i took a look at the engine and said damn it really is cramped in here

[@aw294man]

I daily my base 3000, car really doesn't give me any issues.

[@Jordaninspace]

I know it's controversial, but I do like the pop up headlights better

[@aw294man]

1st gen is by far the best looking.

[@Phenom98]

This car instantly reminded me of the Turbo sound effects of the first Gran Turismos ❤

[@cameronupton8220]

I saved all my pennies as a kid and bought one of these for my first car. It had issues but i drove the balls off of it down PA back roads having some of the best fun of my life... then i totalled it. I will always remember that car and always consider getting another one. Thank you for shedding some much needed attention on such a legend ❤

[@pjs31416]

re Metal Tapes there are extra holes in the top of cassettes inboard of the write protect holes, near the centre, to indicate metal tape

[@Pepsiphopia]

Was looking for this comment. Otherwise I would have posted it myself

[@TheMsdos25]

"This motor is more fragile than a Proud Boy's self-efficacy." -RCR reviewing this car in 2018.

[@tim3172]

He better be careful before he riles up the MAGAts.

[@updog4L]

Overblown imo. Kinda like how an Altima doesn't automatically make you a bad driver, it attracts that certain type so you associate the two. 6G72TT doesn't automatically mean it's gonna blow up, it attracts the type to trash it or make it unreliable with dumb mods. With time people also figured out how to mod them reliably, it's easier now than ever to not blow up.

[@mikeadams2677]

It's ironic that you said the car is like being in a fighter plane, because if you didn't know, Mitsubishi made fighter planes during WWII. 😊

[@rubberwoody]

and chrysler built tanks in wwii

[@mikeadams2677]

@@rubberwoody Yep

[@THEATOMICB0MB]

Amazing that there was ZERO mention of the 300ZXTT considering it was the progenitor of the six cylinder twin turbo GT car. When the GTO here was designed, there was no 4th gen Supra; it was gunning for the Z. It even ripped off Nissan tech like all-wheel steering. It's a far more apt comparison than a 4th gen Supra or a NSX. Heck, with all the mentions of fighter jets and ad talk, you didn't even mention that the Z32 ad FEATURED a fighter jet. I think the lack of recognition lends creedence to that car being the ACTUAL dark horse of the 90s.

[@jacquesc3166]

It's 2024 and they haven't done a single Z33. These guys seem to dislike Z lineage heavily, for whatever reason.

[@justinfabricius1597]

Glad to see you come around on these! Your dodge stealth review was pretty savage 😂

[@greyclassic6563]

Never thought id see the day comments get removed from this channels comment section 😢

[@kz1000ps]

Yeah, not a great look at all

[@annadelsiena]

Was wondering if he adressed any of the complaints about it, only to see those comments calling him out removed Class act, mr regular 🥲

[@greyclassic6563]

@@kz1000ps he should know that's the fastest way to get shadowbaned... idunno, bad times :\

[@kiritokyra1674]

Wait what comments are getting removed

[@samgome01]

​@@kiritokyra1674i think they're referring the bias he has on this 3000gt vr-4 over an older review he did with American cousin the dodge stealth r/t. Two similar cars and yet different outtakes.

[@shintopig]

the commercial was for when the Mitsubishi 3000GT won the 19991 Motor Trend Import car of the Year

[@ronnierodriguez697]

Didn’t Mr. Regular completely trash the equivalent Dodge Stealth Turbo? WTF.

[@karlgustav999]

It's an ad.

[@therealsnoop7497]

@@karlgustav999nah, the owner didn’t want them to beat on the car. As you can see here he’s actually taking it to redline instead of 4k rpm

[@aldo9923]

The owner is also in here crying like a mfer.

[@brendanfoti]

This is an ad, not a real review. He’s been doing this for years now with the giveaway cars. It’s kinda slimy but it is what it is...

[@tonyrichards254]

I remember when yall reviewed the non-VR4 and the entire review was about how fragile these are, how expensive repairs are, and how parts are hard to find.

[@crisbwilliams]

He reviewed my 91' Dodge Stealth Turbo and shit all over the same dam car.

[@thrillhouse8787]

@@crisbwilliams Yeah but didn't you insist that he couldn't rev it or give it any power whatsoever? Why even both bringing your 90s Japanese muscle car out if the reviewer has to drive it like it's some precious antique? Wasted the dude's time and he was probably super annoyed by you lol - you deserved it.

[@crisbwilliams]

@@thrillhouse8787 Where you there with us? nope? So stop with the bs lies. Dude could do whatever he wanted and he was in a bad attitude that day. Wore flip flops that day too. All information about the car was told to him and he didn't even include anything I told him, but he did mention everything in the 300gt review.

[@Watermalone119]

@@crisbwilliamsman flip flops while driving is comfortable as hell.

[@thrillhouse8787]

@@crisbwilliams lol the flip flops comment is so weird. You said "he gave it some gas" as if it was some huge privilege. Ehhhh nah, your car was a bad example, this one wasn't 🤷

[@kristjanveski]

I still love these so much. One of my dream cars growing up, got a non-turbo in HS, begrudgingly sold it after college, now the nostalgia bug has hit me hard and I'm lusting after a proper VR-4 before they're unattainable. Maybe I'll go buy a mug..

[@Super22b]

I remember when you tested a Stealth R/T back then and you said it was too complicated and potentially unreliable. Is it the same feeling with this one?

[@qmto]

He’s going to be nice because he wants your money. It would really be the day if he really shat on a car in the review then gave it away.

[@autoteleology]

@@qmto That would actually be based.

[@tim3172]

@@autoteleology Is "based" just the PC way of saying r*rarded? I always read the *dumbest* thing followed by "based'.

[@autoteleology]

@@tim3172 The word is equally used sincerely and ironically. It means "grounded and true to yourself".

[@JPR3D]

Mitsu was balls to the wall in the 90s. I had an 95 eclipse GS-T and it was a pretty nutty for being the "smaller, cheaper, beginner" of their sports car lineup.

[@toterkanalkeinmotodesgmehr8956]

9:40 Mr.Regular is driving past the standard Windows XP background 😅

[@buzzsp0t]

Will never forget the guy who took CHP on an hours long chase along SR-299 in one of these. Was in the late nineties between Redding, CA and the coast. SR-299 is a windy mountain road for a significant portion. The ball cooler came in handy for that drive I'd wager.

[@druunderwood]

and yes..i remember your Stealth video and was surprised by your reaction....i honestly think that one had boost leaks..it seemed slow, and you are correct...these cars are meant for a twisty back road or long high way cruise...

[@aldo9923]

Yeah I just rewatched the stealth video and something seems off with it. Maybe the owner told him not to go crazy?

[@crisbwilliams]

@@aldo9923 nope.

[@willvr4]

I had both the non turbo and VR-4 version of these cars up until my mid 20's. Even the 1991 model was like 38k USD at the time which is like an 85k dollar car in today's money. They were pretty baller.

[@Roadiedave]

I have so many RCR mugs at this point, but the 3000GT VR-4 is my unicorn, and it's my birthday this month.

[@Aminmotors]

Correction: It was a direct answer to the skyline GT-R. Big GT car loaded with every technology they could stuff in it. Twin turbo 6, 4wd, 4 wheel steering, active aero, adaptive suspension, adaptive exhaust, just to name a few. The 6G72 engine is a worthy competitor to the RB26 as well, being capable of 700-800hp on stock internals with proper tuning and supporting mods. With a fully built engine, the sky is the limit. The car's heavy front overhang leads to an understeer characteristic, which is why Keichii Tsuchiya for example and other testers preferred the GT-R. Despite being slightly slower around a track after several laps, the GTO dominated the GT-R in straight line acceleration tests. It was released in Japan as the GTO twin turbo. They also decided to release it in the US, where it inevitably was compared to cars of a slightly different nature such as the JZA80 supra. The supra is an FR, that is also more focused on being a pure sports car rather than a tech laden digital monster. In modern times, a 3000GT VR-4 can be had in excellent condition for 10k or less, compared to the 60-150k of comparable GT-Rs (depending on the generation) and they go for even less in Japan, making the car one last hope for people who love japanese sports cars and don't want to pay TikTok tax. Common complaints include that they have cramped engine bays and are a pain to work on. This is absolutely true; however, the GT-R isn't better in that regard either.

[@nonamecc79]

Own a JDM GTO TT6 in the UK. Been waiting for a regular review of one of these!!

[@neogriff]

You're right. The "*take deep breath" Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4 Twin Turbo is fan-freakin-tastic.

[@EMdemo]

Bruh, that mic in the engine compartment was a terrific idea. Fuck me

[@MrMpm3001]

9:10 The "Metal" function on old-school cassette tape decks was used to enhance the playback quality when using metal-formulated cassette tapes. Metal-formulated tapes were a type of high-performance cassette tape that required a different equalization setting for optimal playback. The "Metal" function adjusted the equalization of the playback to match the characteristics of the metal-formulated tapes, resulting in improved sound quality.

[@alphatrion100]

I thought you hated the Dodge Stealth

[@saeedhossain6099]

word, that back catalog of episodes is looking fairly incriminating for that RCR fella....

[@TempoMontages]

maybe because he drove a bad dodge stealth with bad transmission and multiple other issues

[@57precision]

Easy, this is a giveaway and the Stealth was not.

[@yellowdog2842]

Exactly! I unsubscribed

[@alphatrion100]

@@TempoMontages Why would you review a broken car? That doesn't make it better.

[@azndood]

There were a lot of reasons why Mitsubishi made great cars like this. Diamond star partnership was going as well, Carol Shelby still helping Lee Lacocca back in the 80s and early 90s. Mitsubishi had some influence from those motoring greats and nailed it in the 90s. Sadly they don't have any great influencers now nor they the capital to make a worldwide sports car. Sometimes I wish Mitsubishi would still punch hard as this car when it debut. Hopefully they'll come back to sports cars in the future, probably with help with auto partnerships like in the past.

[@damienlee1165]

Good luck finding someone willing to work on this thing when the time comes.

[@gresnake.]

I can do it

[@CutACrow]

Become your own champion wrenchlet.

[@AdamG1983]

For the right price you can find a skilled mechanic

[@damonmorris5590]

For whoever wins it, have fun with maintenance. The rear bank of cylinders are angled up against the firewall with about an inch of space to work with and you have to take off the entire intake and plenum to check your back 3 plugs. It's really annoying

[@Gerald-lc2nt]

Lol taking off the intake barely takes any time

[@rufusdudenessproductions9564]

Please review a 300zx twin turbo to compliment the 3000gt! It would make an interesting comparison against this and your mk4 supra video.

[@Aleiza_49]

This is back when Mitsubishi still had passion and soul for their vehicles. As a 90s kid I remember seeing this back then along with the other JDM legends (that were sold here in the US)....also I had this car on the original Gran Turismo back in 1998 😆

[@ernestnatiello]

No Purchase Necessary Laws The most important laws that you need to be weary of when you run a sweepstakes or contest are No Purchase Necessary Laws. No Purchase Necessary laws essentially outline that for-profit businesses cannot ask for a purchase or any other form of consideration as an entry for a prize promotion if winners are selected at random. This means that if you're running a sweepstakes where winners are drawn at random you are prohibited from requiring entrants to make a purchase. However, if you're running a contest where entries are skill-based and winners are chosen based on the merit of their entry you are free to ask for purchases and other forms of consideration. This opens the door to run contests which task users with submitting photos or videos of your product in action or write up testimonials about their experience with your product. However, there are a few exceptions to this rule. Colorado, Maryland, Nebraska, North Dakota and Vermont all prohibit purchase requirements both in sweepstakes and contests where winners are chosen on merit.

[@Doyoulike4]

I also honestly view these as the closest things we ever got to an R32 GTR actually purchasable in the US at the time. The 300ZX Z32 TT was it's own thing entirely. I do think the 276 gentleman's agreement halo/flagship cars brought the best out of each company, the 3000GT, the Z32 and R32/33/34, the FD3S RX-7, the A80 Supra, the NSX, and even the SVX despite flaws was still a good attempt by Subaru.

[@MrSupro]

I think metal tapes had a notch in them that good players could feel with a switch.

[@Kacpa2]

The vents were meant to be fully functional, but it would mean it could have rear seats. It was traded off for more practicality.

[@refugeinc.159]

Stark difference from your other review where you shit on it the entire time. Weird.

[@tropicaljupiter]

Opinions are like assholes in that they’re full of different things depending on the day and who’s watching. And they’re usually empty and meaningless.

[@johnj.baranski6553]

Because it was a Dodge, and he only blows Japanese tailpipes.

[@joemichalski1246]

Thank you for doing RCR. These videos bring me lots of joy.

[@CodyFullmer]

I’m a little confused because you certainly didn’t have as glowing of a review of the TT dodge stealth….?

[@rubberwoody]

think about it

[@americanAlienBoy]

I know a guy who's been tweaking and tracking one of these for 25 years. It's always been consistent: Runs a few laps reasonably fast, and then it breaks. They are heavy beasts. His is completely stripped out with a 1/2 cage, and it still weighs about 500 lbs more than my E36 M3 with a full cage.

[@senseicorey9979]

I was gonna buy one of these as a fun project car. My mechanic friend said , good luck with that, don't bring it to me for service. Not fun to work on I guess.

[@NewEdgeDesigns]

Junk

[@CutACrow]

Skill issue

[@DK-nv9zu]

25 years ago I wanted one of these SO bad. Just couldn’t afford it so I settled on a 1992 Eagle Talon and got into DSMs instead. Still have that Talon and still wonder what a 3kGT would have been like. Thanks for the virtual experience RCR!

[@FrankDux-rq7go]

still a sexy beast. always wanted one of these as a kid.

[@Tbird761]

11:45 Those aren't LEDs. You're looking at a vacuum fluorescent display. They're really cool. Giveaways: You can see the control grid and bright, commercially-available LEDs in those colors (especially blue) were not really common yet by 1995. This sort of display from that period will almost always be a VFD.

[@Xelliz]

I've always preferred the look of the Stealth to the other sister cars, but apparently I'm in the minority with this.

[@hypocycloidiaspora]

I'm with you on this, and it starts with those Pop-ups, but all the subtle differences are better on the Dodge. I'll take the Talon over the Eclipse as well, though the differences are smaller.

[@dbman992]

@@hypocycloidiaspora the older ones of these had popups, they recieved a small facelift and power bump halfway thru production. Earlier ones will have popups like the stealth

[@ChiefCrewin]

Maybe in the front, but in the back the GT is way better. I can't stand the stealths little high wing thing it has.

[@idontgotagun9867]

It’s mainly the weird wing the Stealth has honestly