Mitsubishi RVR Hyper Sports Gear - An Evo 3 SUV?

[@falkin42]

Grateful that this video exists. "People Mover" with just four seatbelts? It's a tall hatchback, regardless of how the door works. Also, try zooming out or holding the camera further away for the interior so there's reference points in frame to get a sense of what the interior looks like as a whole.

[@Gismotronics]

I had a test drive of one of these today - modified to nearly 300 bhp. Pretty cool. Love the sleeper look.

[@joydrive]

Awesome fun, and those rear seats are so ingenious!

[@crx083]

Clive Richardson good fun cars that fly under the radar

[@anthonynovak4015]

My family had the expo lrv which was essentially the same car and I miss it every day

[@TheCoolOwen]

My mom had a 1986 Plymouth Colt Vista (build by Mitsubishi for the Chrysler Corporation) and drove it daily until 2001. Amazing to think Mitsubishi had a serious performance version of that family people mover.

[@joydrive]

Such a damn cool car too!

[@willspicer3190]

Been a DSM fan for years now and even an owner. Love anything 4G63 tho and know the Colt, Mirage, Summit, swaps ect. Never heard of this one and im in love

[@joydrive]

Super cool cars 😎

[@Emily.Naomi10]

This things wicked, better get one before it getting more hype and the price become astronomical 🗿

[@alexjones2141]

Love your work brother, awesome video and interesting* car

[@Zerofightervi]

There's even a targa roofed version of the RVR. You can tell this was built in the Japanese bubble period.

[@michalzak416]

Aeros are indeed very very cool!

[@Zerofightervi]

@@michalzak416 I've only ever seen one in real life. Very odd vehicle.

[@bethomamanivillca8920]

Cuantas versiones hay del RVR si fueses tan amable de responderme

[@gorsair7458]

Was at Whiteman park two weekends ago for the motor museum. Roads are oddly windy in and out....but I wasn't complaining :)

[@joydrive]

I'm still yet to go! Really need to make time and get down there. And yeh, roads are certainly nice, very nice! Shame with the speed limit and pedestrians you'd never ever be able to enjoy them properly ha.

[@trikdoutvl]

Is this in perth?

[@joydrive]

Both car and place are in Perth :)

[@梶山貴弘-v9y]

ホンダCR-Vより三菱RVRのほうが超一番カッコ良くてランエボみたいなモデルカーみたいで皆一番大好き😊✌🇯🇵

[@neilbirkby3365]

Just to let you know it's 2.3 liter 4g63 with fp red turbocharger and 330kw at all four wheels

[@crx083]

Neil Birkby which car? This will go up to 600hp with a bigger turbo. Currently 348hp/420Nm@16psi on a td05-16G

[@willspicer3190]

Thats 442.5 horsepower pretty damn impressive.. Im assuming shes heavier then a Evo/Galant/DSM wonder how the trans holds up

[@dondelavista4289]

I own one of these not many quality vids about them floating round. They are a bit of an all rounder. Only negative is they guzzle gas. Good content.

[@dondelavista4289]

Of and the roof rusts out.

[@joydrive]

Haha, classic old school Japanese! Thank you! :)

[@crx083]

Super thirsty definitely!!

[@crx083]

Thanks for getting the word out Simon on these now somewhat rare models of the RvR. I am trying to attend as many local meets and greets as possible since getting this car, it turns heads everywhere because of how strange it looks but still packs a punch. Thanks to @steveseow for keeping the car in great condition and mods. If the subscribers are interested in seeing some more vids of this car as I take it to some events and races - follow me and check out the 1/4mile runs already done.

[@trikdoutvl]

Oh its yours😂

[@crx083]

Indeed :)

[@trikdoutvl]

You bring it out to any car shows? Love too see it

[@joydrive]

Pleasure man! Absolute blast of a car 🤙

[@梶山貴弘-v9y]

ホンダCR-Vより三菱RVRが皆一番大人気だよ！😊✌🇯🇵

[@Amunta]

I have the Super Sports Gear chassis but have built it beyond a Hyper model. Would love to share pictures and further details if your interested

[@joydrive]

Yeh man, chuck them to my email [e-mail]

[@crx083]

Would love to see it too Matt!

[@doncorleon9]

Hey. Would love to see a build thread if you have one. Would like to see if that build makes sense.

[@pranavarora7933]

Would love to see it too man. [e-mail]

[@adamward1008]

I’m definitely down for doing episode 50!!

[@joydrive]

Could be a while at the rate I'm doing joydrive episodes haha. But by then, hopefully, I'll be able to afford to do something awesome for everyone that's supported me up until that point! Thinking huge warehouse, big drive, huge bbq, legal burnouts, meet and greet if anyone cares to meet me by that point haha - many ideas!

[@moassafiri2786]

Great videos mate, love this RVR shout out to Michael the owner.

[@joydrive]

Thanks Mo, and for sure, Michael is a great man for letting me out in it!

[@crx083]

Thanks Mo!

[@stevenseow647]

It's actually called a Hyper Gear R. The Sports Gear is a different model with less EVO genes and a top mount intercooler instead of this model's front mount. And it has way more than 280ps since it was modded. Thanks for representing Perth cars though!..

[@joydrive]

Interesting! That was the information I was given so just going by that - will have to let Michael know! Thanks for stopping by! :)

[@stevenseow647]

No worries, he knows.. I did all the mods and sold him the car. He's a close friend of mine.. 👍 He's got other interesting cars too.. You could feature another of his.

[@joydrive]

Haha, had a feeling you knew more then the average for a good reason! Yup, I'm a Honda guy so hoping the genone is on the cards at some point :)

[@stevenseow647]

Go the Hondas!! I'm a Honda guy at heart (and Alfa too!) 👍

[@LACustoms1]

Wrong. Its called a hyper sports gear R.

[@Richardlau160]

Great work mate, Keep up the good work

[@joydrive]

Thanks bud, appreciated it!

[@梶山貴弘-v9y]

三菱RVRが日本で皆一番大人気ですから三菱RVRが皆一番大好き😊✌🇯🇵 三菱RVRのナンバープレートは熊谷ナンバーや所沢ナンバー、大宮ナンバーです😊✌🇯🇵 おまけに関西のなにわナンバーや大阪ナンバー、京都ナンバー、神戸ナンバーです😊✌🇯🇵

[@nazu5998]

Seen one on ebay i really want one now ! New subscriber !

[@joydrive]

Super cool car for what it is, and if you need it for what it can do! Space and rad factor in abundance 🤙

[@joydrive]

And thank you! Much appreciated 🤙🤙

[@nazu5998]

joydrive £3.5k with tasty mods with evo 9 turbo mapped to 320bhp , was interested in the Evos but this is way cheaper and such a sleeper ! so tempted!

[@梶山貴弘-v9y]

三菱RVRが超カッコ良くてランエボみたいなモデルカーで皆一番大好き😊✌

[@MrAcgolem]

I've got one of these. My sliding door closes 99% of the way. An electric motor then pulls it completly closed but it then pushes it back out to 99% closed again. Just enough to let rain drip in. Any ideas. Also recently it has started only opening half way. There is a spring loaded shaft that comes out and stops the door in its bottom track. I can push it back in with a finger to open the door all the way. Any viewers had one of these and fixed either of these issues. Thanks.

[@crx083]

Mine isn’t electric sliding door so hard to say but I would suspect it’s a motor issue which needs its limits reset

[@BrendanShort1]

That's an aftermarket accessory. They were never electrified from the factory. How do I know? I've owned a RVR Hyper Sports Gear R for over 16 years

[@mortensenvick5711]

I like the 2002 version more, it's a bit bigger and less powerful, but more refined

[@梶山貴弘-v9y]

三菱RVRが超一番大人気ですから三菱RVRのナンバープレートは熊谷ナンバーや所沢ナンバー、大宮ナンバーです😊✌🇯🇵

[@willspicer3190]

Back when Mitsubishi could take a car I love, turn it into a minivan/crossover and I still love it...maybe more lol. Then you have the new "Eclipse" smh

[@joydrive]

Haha, yes, manufacturers have lost their way a bit. A few have made some recent gold... but not all.

[@梶山貴弘-v9y]

三菱RVRが超一番カッコ良くてランエボみたいなモデルカーで日本で皆一番大人気だよ！😊✌🇯🇵 三菱RVR超一番大好き😊✌🇯🇵

[@King_Jerry]

Nice video, used to own one, brilliant

[@joydrive]

Such a unique car, and oddly practical ha. Thanks!

[@King_Jerry]

joydrive I used to live in Tanzania,east Africa for about 6 years, it's quite a common car, although you don't get many in that sports edition

[@joydrive]

That's crazy how different countries adopt different cars! 👌

[@crx083]

Interestingly in Malaysia they have the two and 4 door versions of the rvr and modify them to look like the HSG versions.

[@scrollnslide]

Would you build it into rocketbunny and stuff?

[@joydrive]

Nah, not an SUV ha, wrong shape

[@scrollnslide]

​@@joydriveyeah i have a plan doin that coz inspired by subaru forester build

[@TitoGaryB]

Hey Bro, are the Body kits original Evo 3 or its fabricated?

[@joydrive]

That's stock kit 🙏 from factory came like that 😎

[@TitoGaryB]

@@joydrive oh wow... thank you for the response bro.

[@chotiphanseanthumphol7567]

Nice​ Car

[@joydrive]

Certainly is!

[@pepecoco]

Nice car. Great Video.

[@joydrive]

Thank you! :)

[@mapaez13]

Hey, I recently saw one of these for sale in my country and I am very interested on the car. It looks just great and its adequate for a jdm enthusiast. But my question for the owner is, is it reliable as a daily driver?

[@joydrive]

Owner daily drives this and has for years, you'll be good 🙏

[@crx083]

Hi Matias, definitely reliable as a daily especially with the built motor. Its not running the 600hp its built for, so its a capable daily. Previous owner has daily driven it, I use it on the weekends mainly. My previous RVR hsg had over 200,000km and is still running.

[@ancientwisdom8883]

If this ever becomes for sale... Please let me know. I have looked all over the world for a Hyper Sports Gear R and to no avail...

[@joydrive]

I've let the owner know :)

[@ancientwisdom8883]

@@joydrive Cheers!

[@crx083]

There’s a few up for sale Kevin, depending there your located. One in Perth WA right now (black with good mods), couple others around Australia come up for sale too. I’m not planning on letting this one go anytime soon - too much fun so you may be waiting a while 😜

[@ancientwisdom8883]

@@crx083 No worries, thanks for the heads up! These cars have become quite the unicorns. Cheers.

[@crx083]

Kevin King where are you based?

[@MrWombatty]

I want one!

[@joydrive]

They are pretty rad!

[@MrWombatty]

@@joydrive Would be an awesome daily-driver when I'm not driving my JDM Pajero 2.5L TD J-top!

[@joydrive]

JDM Pajeros are rad! Those shorty 3 doors look so good 😎

[@MrWombatty]

@@joydrive Mines only a GL, but is white with matching 5-spoke factory alloys & I managed to buy the last white soft-top from the guy that was making them to the factory-pattern in quality material! The top cost me $100 more than the $1500 paid for the vehicle due to it blowing smoke from what turned out to be a broken rocker! Currently replacing timing-belt, water-pump, & seals, etc., along with a new turbo purchased before the Aussie dollar began sliding in value!

[@crx083]

MrWombatty couple RVRs for sale.. check them out!

[@shazza1]

my mother had one of these when I was small and my father had a bmw x5 m at the time and the rvr would blow the bmw out of the water

[@dreetre5876]

Have you encountered any issues while using evo III ecu?

[@crx083]

Thanks for commenting Dree, its not using an evoIII ecu. An AEM ecu is installed to take care of all it needs.

[@trikdoutvl]

Is this in perth? I swear i just saw it near the airport

[@crx083]

car is in Perth, yes

[@trikdoutvl]

Wonder if the owner wants to sell😂

[@crx083]

Nope 😊 not for sale mate!

[@trikdoutvl]

😢 sadface lol. Swap you one day if u ever get a taste for rwd😃

[@atom608]

My uncle had one of these when i was like 10. He did some stuff to it i think he upped the boost but holy fuck these things ripped for what they were. this was in a time before fast SUV's were a thing (early 2000s) this thing put you back in the seat sadly it got stolen and set on fire

[@mortensenvick5711]

oh fast suvs were already a thing. from lamborghini LM002 and monteverdi safari to gmc typhoon passing through dodge durango sp360

[@rememberthis132]

how much is it going for in the market right now?

[@michalzak416]

Depends on the car but anywhere between AU$12k-$17k

[@devononeill8637]

Surly someone can tell me where to get this Front bumper from

[@joydrive]

It's stock, so from a wrecker, might be able to find some aftermarket OE replacement but given the rarity of car maybe difficult 😥

[@FOURTEEFIVE]

How does the car handle

[@crx083]

thanks for your comment Luke. Handling wise - its respectable. Its not a sports car because of its height but its not a boat either. Future mods include coilovers.

[@MinhNguyen-is9zx]

​@@crx083what coilover setup are you running on the R? I just picked one up and want to get new suspension for it. Thx mate!

[@jabninja2577]

How would I get one in the USA

[@joydrive]

Should be able to import ones from Japan, that's where this one is from, just depends on your 25 year rule

[@weisssssst4223]

is the cams same with evo???

[@joydrive]

Entire engine is the same 😎

[@weisssssst4223]

@@joydrive owh thanks for the information im from malaysia im getting this engine in my old car haha

[@isaacmagovero296]

Topic of the video was the car, not this dudes face for 80% of the video..

[@joydrive]

Noted, next time I'll put a photo of the car up and do a 10 minute voice over, thanks for the advice KZbin CEO 💪💪😅

[@isaacmagovero296]

@@joydrive yup, anytime

[@mohdhairimharryz5577]

Dia cakap arab daaaa...

[@redbullboy6492]

Owner rvr gak ke?

[@daikonn-hotal]

お前らに合わせて作ってんじゃないからな。文句言わんでほしいわ！

[@kenny10rendon]

Worst review of a car I have ever seen 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@joydrive]

But you still took the time to make a comment 💛 if only you spent your horrible human energy to be a better person, maybe the world would be a bit better place. Why was it horrible? What can I do to improve? Tell me more expert in the field of car reviews 😎

[@akdfnsdnfkasd]

no one cares about your jumper or the weather bro

[@joydrive]

Unsure, I'd say they are pretty crucial pieces of information for the enjoyment of this video.

[@joydrive]

Unsure, I'd say they are pretty crucial pieces of information for the enjoyment of this video.

[@joydrive]

Unsure, I'd say they are pretty crucial pieces of information for the enjoyment of this video.