Vintage Mitsubishi Colt GLX | Japanese Car review | Wheels | 1980

*Please note that this is the entire report/preview of the Mitsubishi Colt that appeared in this episode of 'Wheels'
A short review from 'Wheels' Correspondent Tony Bastable. Tony takes a look at the Mitsubishi Colt GLX 1400cc from 1979
First shown: 1980
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[@Ravensclawed]

I'll have to replay this as I blinked and missed it

[@spankysmp]

I feel a bit ripped off...just over a minute long :-(

[@colind9638]

Only 45 seconds of the actual car itself

[@katkylekim]

Maybe he smashed it :-) @@colind9638

[@S7EVE_P]

Who wouldn't want a range shifter on a car??!!! What a superb idea

[@S7EVE_P]

@thames TV You've got a loyal following here that probably accounts for most of your views, can't you just for once post more than a few minutes of these motoring shows??

[@Jay-Kay-Em]

Couldn’t agree more. Look at the viewing figures for the car reviews and it’s like 10:1 against the other stuff... please Thames... do us proud!

[@sarjim4381]

Where's the rest of the review? You've been doing this lately, cutting things off in the middle. Why?

[@Tuppoo94]

Someone didn't read the video description.

[@1t2o3p]

Hello hubnut

[@Blaa_Boi]

God damn it Thames, stop cutting the car review videos. I get you want to licence them out, but I can't see many people paying for a nearly 40yr old clip, just put ads on the car review videos and roll in the easy 💷💷💷

[@glpilpi6209]

A friend's mother had a W reg. model with this feature . Mitsubishi bought a yellow W reg for their motor collection which they bought at an auction in the UK some years ago and was in immaculate condition.

[@judethaddaeus9742]

The Colt was such an excellent car when it launched. It was just a pity that, in the US, Mitsubishi didn’t have a dealer network to market it, and the Dodge and Chrysler-Plymouth dealers that sold it instead were much more keen on shifting Omnis and Horizons instead. So the Colt didn’t get the focus and effort it was due.

[@rheijm9201]

@thadeus Don t take it the wrong way, but getting a brnad going is a struggle. Selling new cars is almost impossible. Scnd hand is too, but the poor people in the shop (in contrast to new sales) enjoy showing their girlfriend a different lend car every week. I get a tad irritated when Americans say a. I like soooo dig Japamaes, Japanese women maybe? No US is a very chauvinist patriot land, not even Renault came close to marketshare. b. Say a ca r is brilliant,that was on like 30 40 yrs ago. Nowadays asian cars are a sound alternative, but bad luck : not very cheap no more. The first Japanese cars to name a bad side had bumpers that were just bolted on the metal. Their car keys could bend. Mileage was worse t-avg, as was exhaust. But they were quick to learn. Like on this channel, Dolemite 16 valves..go extra Mile And Excell, they sorta anticipated the poor mans sportscars for it, but .. their risk avoidance..maybe now,? in the last years of combustion engine? 2023 that is

[@juanmanuelorozco1216]

As a 21 yo I am the proud owner of a 1981 Mitsubishi Colt that belonged to my grandfather, and I could not fall more in love with a vehicle in my life...

[@ronmccullock1407]

Trucks had a splitter gearbox, tractors had a high, and low gearbox, Leyland Leopard coaches had a two-speed rear axle

[@payamyazdi7672]

when USA and UK made endless money Pitts Japanese were making vehicles that lasted for 50 years without any problems

[@jonedgar5996]

But there's none left??

[@payamyazdi7672]

jon edgar it depends on your location Down Here there is many Japanese cars from 1970s&80s still on the road.

[@davidkennedy1077]

The UK had the sense to stop making cars, but America still keeps churning out their crappy cars and wondering why no other countries are interested in them. There are numerous reasons, they are badly made, feature horrendously outdated engineering (like pushrods, leaf springs etc) that decent car manufacturers stopped using decades ago, they have horrendous fuel efficiency and are only suited to roads with no corners. And America wonders why its car industry is going down the crapper!!!

[@johnj3577]

SuperShift, what a great idea! Short spaced gears for the town centre rally stage, then longer gears for cruising up the motorway

[@richardbaron7106]

Yeah, so in reality it was only a two-speed final drive and not enough range between the two gears to make a real difference. You did at least have two reverse gears, though...

[@ketoking9435]

Luv the old cars,,,Nostalgia,,,Thanx for a great upload,,,,

[@jezstokes8592]

Where’s the rest of it? FFS!

[@109-w7v]

I had a cordia turbo with one of those gear shifts, absolutely brilliant.

[@Emppu_T.]

Supershift on a hatchback. That's intriguing

[@fourtoes412]

Short but Sweet - I just discovered the "super shift"

[@nlpnt]

Also known as Twin-Stick.

[@abrahkadabra9501]

I drove a Colt for a while. Bought it used. Nice little econobox for mild weather driving.

[@theaylesburycyclist8756]

T'would be lovely to see an entire episode posted.

[@volvo480]

The reason they've put in this extra shifter was the position of the engine and gearbox in a front wheel drive configuration. They needed an extra shaft to reverse the engine rotation and cleverly put an extra set of gears in, calling it the Super Shift transmission. It meant you also had two reverse gears :)

[@Jb74W]

Why always so short???????

[@monkehbitch]

Pfft... Pointless at over minute long.

[@farmersboy]

I had the five door version, cracking little car it was, took me ages to stop reaching for the second gear lever in the car that replaced it. 8 forward and 2 reverse gears.

[@deefenbakerone4369]

And what's wrong with a well spaced 5 speed box, may I ask....

[@mauricevanmourik1982]

Perhaps the 4x2 is cheaper to produce? I'd buy a 4x2 gearbox now if one brand introduces one. very useful indeed!

[@nlpnt]

That's what the next generation Colt had, but not until the '85 models. Either way, the base trim had just a four speed and masochists could order a 3-speed auto.

[@civlyzed]

Short attention span theatre? Some of us can stay focused for several minutes!

[@therealbettyswollocks]

Cut before Tony ripped into it for not being a British Leyland

[@tonypp.7093]

Not worth posting if you cut it to 45 seconds..

[@pit_stop77]

That clearly never took off.....

[@johnstairs]

Steady 0.30 it’s not the Sweeney!

[@charlesmacgilchrist3648]

8 speed manual that came out in 1978 but was a joke because it was a final drive difference of 4.1 vs 5.3. Basically having a 5th gear 30% longer than 4th would have been just as effective.

[@mindfixer4you]

Again showing fuel economy figures of tody nothing special.

[@garbage854]

Cool :)

[@jamesgallagher1992]

🤔😖😖too short

[@vintagecarnews5899]

great

[@rjft7003]

This was so fast that if it wouldn't be for the description I would say the car was a Daihatsu or a Mazda... 😆

[@JS-1983]

Twin-stick like old trucks 😁

[@simonlb24]

Shortest. Test drive. Ever.

[@rheijm9201]

Mitsubishi is the type of brand that does better with a almost as dynamic looking imitation of a alfa 159.. then in the clip, this Colt,doing something originally and authentic.this car s very Bonsai ish, has few space, nimble, socialist you could even dub it. Y this is Japan. Anyway many clips on youtube channel with Happy scnd hand salesmen, the Lancer, a poor man s alfa 159 in crisp colour schemes, but black works well too. Jetfighter nose they call it.

[@ThamesTv]

Thank you all so much for your comments. We here at Thames Tv archive are delighted that you are enjoying the clips from some of our motoring programmes. Please be rest assured that when possible we try and add the entire package/report about particular cars/topics - in the instance of the Mitsubishi colt upload we have added the entire section that contained the colt and the review, we appreciate it was a little on the short side. Keep an eye out for more motoring uploads in the near future 😊 Check out the additional video that went live on the same day. - kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJjaqWR6gqaJm8k Thank you for all your support!

[@Scalihoo]

odd

[@erfoolak]

WTF!?