The Legendary Japanese Beast Everyone Forgot About!

[@randylear8264]

I still own my 88 Conquest TSI. I bought it in 1996. I rebuilt the engine with forged pistons. A Schneider cam and spec clutch. 18 G turbo and a Marnel head. Chrome hard pipes and a blow off valve. The car is still quick on the street and turns heads. Fun car to drive.

[@ISpinUWin]

Love that you are keeping it alive!

[@unicornharry7995]

Good move they are super cool. Never seen any of these along with the daytona. I am glad you built it. These along with all Chryslers, and dsm are not around for reliability reasons.

[@servoarmy2539]

AWESOME!!! I test drove one back in the day, and have ALWAYS wanted one... Good On You for keeping it alive!!

[@jakerazmataz852]

Bastard.😁

[@stonemichaels1774]

I have a red 88 with 82k miles. It's down now due to an electrical problem, but I'll never sell her and hopefully I'll get this fixed by Christmas. lol

[@randyhuff9013]

I owned 2 of these....both black. 87 Starion & 89 Conquest TSI. definitely underated

[@miggy9260]

It and the MR2. Two goats of that era.

[@dcvroom]

@@miggy9260 I had a 93 MR2T, only car I regret selling :/

[@ippideeduda6282]

One of the raddest looking car of its time. Always loved how it looked.

[@marvinheemeyer6660]

Same here. Eveytime I look at one I just crave to buy it. Something about its style makes me want one.

[@brianmoney410]

When I was 15, my 16 year old friend had a widebody one. It was my favorite car at the time, and I was able to drive it before I was 16. I thought I was king when driving it. Good times.

[@bawintermage8351]

I didn't forget about this car. It spurned a love affair with diamond star that culminated into an Eclipse and a Eagle Talon.

[@Banthisyoutube-zs6sx]

I still have my 91 eagle summit........i always wanted to get a 4g and put it into that tiny ass car

[@tambosnipes1652]

What about the lancer

[@TweakRacer]

Sounds like hefty repair bills

[@johnpopoff7950]

I worked at a Dodge dealership in the 80'S. Had some of those on the lot. Would love to have one to this day.

[@bawintermage8351]

@@Banthisyoutube-zs6sx Ah, I remember the summit

[@kipdiggs1827]

The widebody combined with the aggressive tire and wheel package made it one of the best-looking cars of its time.

[@600wheel]

Man I miss the old Mitsubishi. I love them so much I imported an Evo1 from Japan. I would love a Starion with a 4g63T

[@7Logik]

Should do the 4g63 in the Mitsubishi version and an A855 from the SRT-4 in the Chrysler version , would be dope !

[@600wheel]

@@7Logik that Chrysler engine is too expensive to work on and I’m an Evo guy saying that so you know it’s bad

[@cynthia6389]

I had one. It was fast,it handled so well. It was a sleeper. No support. No parts. It won the scca championship several years in a row. You will never see one now.

[@aac993]

Owned A Red, 1988, wide-body, manual Conquest TSi. I loved that car. Super-Fun to drive. So sharp looking. I always got compliments.

[@LevelCyclery]

i never forget the Starion....until today...its still my dream car ..such a masculine looking grunt..

[@youtubecarspottersguide1]

yes mine 2, had pic on my wall

[@AliasHSW]

Saw a white wide body Starion just 3 days ago. It was a pleasant surprise!

[@jasonflannery4741]

Cannonball 2, Jackie chan and a giant race it across America with some computer modifications like Kit had.

[@daniellang1513]

That car was bad ass

[@ducedevlstear2471]

He also drove Subaru

[@rowdienights9136]

Came here for this comment.

[@joeymerrell8585]

I loved when he was playing Atari in the back while in the race and then as a submarine 😂

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Richard Kiel "Jaws" from the James Bond films...

[@KevinD_33x150]

7:48 Kevin Bartlett? Shows a pic of Greg Murphy... 👍🏼🤣🤣

[@roddas26]

Came to comments to say the same thing 😁

[@garageredzone]

I'm going to have to show this to Kevin lol

[@rohankiwi]

​@@roddas26ditto!

[@brainsmatter7067]

Americans get faces wrong as well as not being able to pronounce “coupe” properly 😂

[@assininecomment1630]

Ha! 😂 No, @@brainsmatter7067, it's an A.I. channel, with an automated bot doing the narration.

[@MrDanielmarlowe]

I will never forget this car! It was one of my favorite cars of my youth in the 80s. Its interior in the Dodge version was incredible.

[@stargazeronesixseven]

😮🙏 OMG! The iconic Mitsubishi Starion! Yes , we remembered this low-profile Beautiful Beast alright! The father of the later Mitsubishi Lancer Evo series ... Thank You So Much for the Tribute & Remembrance of this lesser known but iconic Mitsubishi Starion! 😊🙏🌷🌿🍎🍊🌎✌💜🕊

[@robainscough]

I had a Starion (white exterior and red plush inside), loved it!! Destroyed the Mustang/Camero crowd as my HP/weight ratio was MUCH better. Added a simple vaccum control (manual) to increase the boost, for 1980's the thing was crazy fast (197 HP stock, squeezed out 250 HP).

[@trollbot3728]

I was a huge fan of the Starion. My dad test drove the Turbo in 82? I remember the sales guy took us to the airport road next to the runway. Me and my brother were in the backseat as we launched and then came to a complete stop. I always loved the 3000GT Twin Turbo and the Eclipse Spyder Turbo in the 90's. I would love to see Mitsubishi make a come back.

[@mw6563]

I had a black on black 87 Starion ESIR. Loved that car! Was a direct performance match for the Mustang SVO.

[@gmike912]

Loved the looks of that SVO!

[@druckerman247]

My neighbour had one in the 90s. He let me drive it once, threw me the keys, and some cash, said take it time the car wash. I was like, mmmkay.... yes. First turbo car I ever drove. I now own 3 turbo cars. Love em!

[@dcrasta]

I owned 3 Starions. Love the G54b

[@JenGM24]

That car is a legend, way before the lancer evo.

[@djf7380]

Owned a red 87 and a black 88. Both Conquest TSi. Always had people asking me what it was. Very cool cars.

[@tjioeardiyanto1518]

We didn’t abandon the Diamond Star, they abandoned us

[@DAP91Si]

Diamler abandoned them

[@DILUSI]

My friend still has his widebody conquest , absolutely a cool car to see out in today's time.

[@yuribezmenovwasright5625]

My uncle had one. I was eleven years old and thought it was amazing. The 80's were damn good.

[@BilboBaggins-q8k]

These were everywhere . Not forgotten maybe by time a little and y’all new young 20 year olds just learning about cars .

[@Toddscomp2]

I had the first year intercooled 1986 Conquest no auto seatbelts one of the most favorite vehicles I ever owned. way before it's time.

[@nezabytes]

I never forgot about the Starion!!! I've always wanted one!

[@bhajans1973]

I was the CEO of Mitsubishi. I would’ve already brought that car back. People don’t understand how bad ass the car was.

[@felixinoa8599]

Owned the 89 Fiji back in high school, now found two 88' and 89 ' projects to at lest put one back on the road and remineceses those wonderful times

[@adonian]

One of my favorite cars.

[@tonkatoy4207]

I had 89 Conquest TSi (red with black interior). My sister had a 87 Starion (silver with black interior).

[@Cakebattered]

Never heard the name Starion until the early 2000s, but Conquests were quite common when I grew up in Detroit. Such a cool car.

[@adriengadson3544]

These cars are not forgotten. These cars where quick in those days and had nice styling. My neighbor had one and my boss had the other. Conquest - Starion

[@GIJO]

Aww the good ol Conquest, I had such a crush on that car.

[@brantleyfoster021]

The JDM Starions were faster than the rest of the world as they offered 4G63 turbocharged engines with 150kw & 275nm. They also got a limited edition 250kw AWD model that only weighed 1000kg. I'm surprised that they weren't more popular as they did extremely well with all of their racing victories across the world.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

The "Limited Edition" AWD model was a prototype Rally Car only used for two races in China in 1986 & 87. The 1000kg weight is an estimate.

[@brantleyfoster021]

@edwardfletcher7790 There was also 1 limited edition which had gull-wing doors like a Delorean.

[@kristxlaw]

I had a narrow body 1984 Conquest back in 1991 and loved it. I was young, wanted a wide body 1989 model, but couldn't afford one.

[@deejaytubbster8983]

I loved to drive and tune it in the Grant Tourismo gaming series. A beast indeed!

[@joevanseeters2873]

The Conquest TSI was one of the cars I lusted after when I was younger. Both the TSI and the Starion were awesome automobiles in both performance and looks.

[@SandDabs]

I loved my Starion ESi. One of the best looking Japanese cars of all time, in my opinion. The specs were pretty good too: RWD, stock front mount intercooler, limited slip, Dukes of Hazzard fun! The transmission was the weak link. The brakes heated up fast too, but at least they didn't grenade. The psychotic-mouse seatbelts were memorable too.

[@krafter324]

I owned 3 of them, including a Yellow with the sports handling package. Such a great car!

[@dannygonzalez6548]

My neighbor Lamar had one when I was like 12yrs old. It was a red Chrysler Conquest TSi and he was the only person I had ever seen driving one.

[@0wl999]

Conquest tsi was a totally different car, they just look similar at first glance.😅

[@christopherbradley5575]

I didn't forget. I loved those cars and always wanted one.

[@cygnusx-1862]

My best friend had an 89 conquest and we all loved that car it was fast it was nice looking had a killer interior and great sound system. I miss those days

[@rocketsurgeon11]

At 0:40, that is a Chrysler Laser XE. NOT a Star/Quest. Mentions the "wide body" version then proceeds to NOT show a widebody and then a 300ZX. The Conquest was only sold as a Chrysler that I have ever seen.

[@delftfietser]

I remember the Conquest being sold as a Dodge, being surprised when it was the sold as a Chrysler, and confused just now to hear it sold also as a Plymouth. Behold, searching found a 1986 Plymouth sold by Garage Kept Motors in Grand Rapids; looking at all the pictures there is not one Plymouth badge on the car, amazing.

[@rustyfan89]

Back in high school I had a conquest TSI and it was a great car, wish I still had it today!

[@chrisb8046]

My neighbor had one when I was a child. It was the most insane car I had ever seen.

[@donkeysho5469]

still have mine ....86 conquest intercooled. blown head and all.....i should get that running again. now how to find a 2.6 head?

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

Mitsu Sigma, Magna, Canter, all had variations of the 2.6. Try an Aussie wrecker and get them to ship it. Probs just grab the whole motor. Magna ones had balance shafts, but were FWD.

[@markcrockford9679]

use the head of the 2.6 l sigma , there must be plenty of them about

[@matttucker5786]

Not hard at all.

[@jerodTSI]

Have a spare if you are interested

[@skylinefever]

I heard that many Mitsubishi forklifts had the 2.6, and you could buy a new 2.6 head from a forklift parts catalog.

[@Komeuppance]

Great vid, appreciate the credit to my channel but more that you're continuing the legend. Starions only get rarer, while the rumors and legends grow. For example: the origin of The Fast and The Furious was a short story based on a mysterious Starion vs a 300zx.

[@tonydrake462]

I had a 83 JB Starion - loved it - it was a car I lusted over since it came out, and got one in 1990 - Had it for too short of time... I only sold as I 'needed to', not because I wanted to... Hard to get one now in nice condition, but would love to have it as a sunday ride.....

[@mrwp819300]

I bought a red 1989 in 1990 and in 1990, it was a true rocket ship. The most fun by far of all the cars I've owned.

[@frankartale1026]

My friend had a red 87 Starion when we were young in the early 90's. This was a nice car.

[@hribc78]

@7:25 if you squint hard, it's a Starion

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

Mitsubishi 944 😂

[@qbaneando]

AI doesn't know the difference. There's a clip of a Mitsubishi Z @1:35.

[@steveletson6616]

Also showed a Shelby Daytona 4 banger.

[@SnoopyCoupe]

Not to mention talking about the widebody while sowing noting but pics of the narrow body AND first pic shown while discussing the engine has a Toyota engine.

[@michaelsmedley7519]

Just came here to say that😂

[@rosenfeld68]

I’ll never forget my father’s Starion, the first rocket ship I flew with my newly passed licence.

[@Zerobar78.]

Growing up in the 1st gen DSM era I have been familiar with the Starquest and still plan to own one someday, my favorite car from the 80's!! Great video!

[@slosubies4845]

I got to drive one of these just once, when I was in the Air Force and we apprehended a DUI on base in the early 90s. The subject gave us permission to drive his car to somewhere safe to park it, and I was the only one on-scene that could drive a manual transmission. I didn't abuse his car, but it was the first turbo car I had driven and I remember the dash looking like a UFO compared to my Thunderbird at the time.

[@JasonRado-z3l]

I never forgot this car, I actually loved the body style when it came out but it faded away in Australia

[@alanmoncus2331]

My uncle bought a brand new 85. In 84 ($18000) it was like a space ship then 😂 he gave it to me in the early 2000's, after it had sat for a few years As much as I liked it, I could never get the fuel system working right again (lack of available parts at the time)

[@derekcoaker6579]

My Uncle owned a Conquest...always loved this.

[@RandallHoward-v8l]

I had a 1989 conquest TSI that was red with black interior and an automatic ……God I loved that car. It was so cool looking. One of the best looking cars ever designed.

[@franksantos4505]

I only seen it once and haven't seen another since. Late 90s old Boss had a wide body White/Red interior "Conquest" Couple months ago thinking back of old school this car in my head. 🤙🏽😍🙏🏽❣️

[@ISpinUWin]

I loved the Conquest TSI and had a picture of one in the front cover of my Trapper Keeper in high school 🤣😆. A friend had a white one with white Enkei mesh wheels. 🤤

[@shonbratton1906]

Had a 87 bought new, but 88’s already out. So it was a leftover 87 Special Edition Conquest TSI silver with maroon leather. I traded in my 86 Olds 442 with 23K. mi. Couldn’t afford insurance, being only 19yrs old. Sold it, loved it very much. Decades later I bought a 88 Black on Black sunroof adjustable suspension model with the 1” wider factory wheels. The TiKco adjustable click manual struts were in need of replacing

[@WisconsinEric]

I never forgot about the Starion. I remember my friend's neighbor had one circa 1992 and he had a bumper sticker on it that read "Life Begins at 170mph"

[@scriptedreality-i1t]

It would do it too,my friend had one back in high school.

[@basicforge]

I was always interested in the Starion. I owned a 1981 Dodge Challenger which could be called this car's predecessor. I loved that car. I wish I could find one today in good condition.

[@pauls5745]

Loved seeing a Conquest/Starion, really sharp and sporty in the time of econo boxes.

[@bills6093]

First saw one in that Cannonball Run sequel and was hooked ever since.

[@jamescameron2521]

The A187 chassis was quite stiff out of the box compared to its contemporaries. After starting with a flat fender 85 then moving on to a TSI 86 then 87, I still feel this was one of the most fun cars I’ve owned.

[@akrocuba]

I did not forget about these cars. I Always wanted one but at the time couldn't afford it.

[@scottrichardson1014]

My brother had one in the early 90s . Great car . It had a little turbo lag but once it kicked it was quick and nimble. He put that thing through a 30mph curve at over 60 slid it into the other lane bumped the curb on that side of the road punched it and drove out. He was drifting that car before drifting was popular.

[@Boba_Brett13]

The silver Starion @1:40 is Mikie Sorrel's car. He transplanted a 1JZ with Haltech into it.. as you can see in the video..

[@Bobby-z7o]

Had an 89 tsi. Loved that car.

[@kheff46]

Great cars! I love driving them

[@mcm95403]

These were VERY COOL!. I worked at Speed Merchant in San Jose in the late 80's, and customers there will remember my Hemi Orange Aspen R/T that had a set of the 16x8 and 16x9 Conquest TSI wheels and 255/50/16 Comp T'A's. I had the centers bored to fit a standard 4-lug cap (which I put Weld Wheel emblems on) and had to slightly trim the front upper control arms. Those wheels were so great looking, I loved them!

[@alouiciousjackson5812]

This was my dream car when I was in high school. We occasionally had them in the shop I worked at after graduating, and they were just great cars to drive. If someone could find and restomod one today that would be the coolest thing ever! Parts are no doubt very hard to get though.

[@truthingrace3594]

I had one of these in the 90s not even the mitsubishi dealer I went to knew how to work on them but it was my favorite car and I have always wanted another one.

[@funwithcars3154]

Dude, Greg Murphy is NOT Kevin Bartlett! Please fix your error 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@assininecomment1630]

1. There is no "dude" making any error. It's an A.I. channel, with a bot / automated narration. 2. The A.I. program won't read your comment, or make any corrections. 🤷‍♂️

[@neilasd3043]

​@@assininecomment1630AND WHO CARES!!!!!

[@djhero0071]

@assininecomment1630 if that's true, I'm downvoting the channel and blocking the videos. FUCK A.I.

[@antoniomaruge8218]

I had an 88 Conquest 😢 I loved it.

[@jramos9832]

Use to have a 1989 Chrysler Conquest Tsi! Killer 5 speed with incredible interior. Ran the tires bald and enjoyed the hell out of it. Kids came then had to upgrade to 4 doors

[@Danger_mouse]

1:08 Mitsubishi was fully 2 years behind the Nissan 910 Bluebird SSS Turbo sedan and Coupe, which had proper multi point EFI and was turbo charged in 1980. This same Z18ET engine was then installed in the S110 Silva as well in 1982. It was a genuine Coupe contender against to Station, with similar power and much less weight. The Station engine had center point fuel injection - basically a rich man's carburettor, the extra 200cc allowed it to make 8kw more power.

[@Komeuppance]

Ratsun guys lol

[@Danger_mouse]

@@Komeuppance Ha ha ha. Just keeping it real 😁

[@skylinefever]

TBI just a slightly better carb? I would not say that, but maybe that is because I was around Chevy trucks often. The V8 Chevy trucks got a TBI engine in 1987. It was a huge improvement over the smog carb found in earlier Chevy trucks. You ever deal with a carb that is connected with an O2 sensor? TBI is a massive improvement over that.

[@hateforall4012]

I had a supra/celica and an 85 corolla GTS... so much fun!!

[@coreylucas5997]

I miss the nostalgia 😢 when I was a kid I drooled over a Mitsubishi 3000GT and Dodge stealth I imagined having either version, but in. 2009 I got the last Hyundai Tiburon GT love the Copy cat like Maserati shape and V6 very fun lightweight vehicle it’s been paid off but needs mechanical work which I can no longer repair or up keep, the cost to repair and my insurance going up on it I have to part ways I’m married now to my wife and no longer to my car but will make due with one vehicle my memories I will always cherish, I’m sure owners of these vehicles felt truly special and cherished the design and performance as well great video 😊

[@ExUSSailor]

I had one. An '87 Chrysler Conquest TSi. Great little car!

[@MakingItHappenMWC]

My buddy had a Conquest growing up. I always thought it was fast as hell back in the mid 90s.

[@nsu300zx]

Loved my Starion '88 ESI-R.

[@1chumley1]

The wide-body Conquest is super rad.

[@4acae86]

I miss my Starion. I had an 87 wide body, but always wanted an 84. Fun car, but trouble with driveways. lol

[@RRVCrinale]

Jeremy Clarkson made sure I never forgot about the Starion.

[@TheExodusV]

Still looks better than most of the cars out today!

[@joeymerrell8585]

I had a 89 conquest and I loved that car

[@dogger37JC]

Such a great era for Japanese cars. I never owned one but got to drive a few. Definitely a fun car. I wish Japanese would bring back some of the 80’s styling in a more modern way.

[@Pablo-cp9nc]

The wide body car in black is beautiful.

[@Elbowbanditest2003]

Dont remind the jdm boys, i like the 15k prices on these, im not gonna pay 40k plus once they find out.

[@jimcachero]

One of my dream cars

[@victorthecarguy3126]

We called the Star I on. They were all over the junkyards in the 90's the tbi 2.6 turbo wasn't great compared with the 5mge in the supra. They looked great with huge fenders.

[@y0ur_name_here]

I had a blue 89 Tsi, and my only regret was selling her.

[@Gale_Force_Raceway]

I loooooved my 88' Conquest TSi! First car I bought new!

[@ttinnovations3310]

my friend had a black one in high school, think it was a 87, it had and epic shape, and such a cool design, nobody is making this style now

[@NR-vw2rd]

Some dream of Ferrari’s and the like, I dreamed of the Starion (and after 34 years, I finally got one. Happy old man.

[@adrianmonk4440]

WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE ?? Except early days of Turbos, so you didn't shut off the engine UNTIL you gave the turbo a few minutes to spin down & cool off. Great looks, package, layout, features, options, & engine sizes. Love the wide track years.

[@williammayojr5620]

When I was a kid ,my dad got one and ran down a Corvette and the look on his face was priceless trying to figure out what just bested him on the highway. I would to restore one