Japan Used Mitsubishi Starion for Sale

The Mitsubishi Starion was a 2-door, turbocharged 4-cylinder rear-wheel drive 4-seat hatchback sports car that was manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Japan from 1982 to 1989. 

The Starion is one of the 1st modern Japanese turbocharged performance automobiles with electronic fuel injection, following the earlier Isuzu 117 Coupe.​

Mitsubishi began the marketing of the Starion in 1982, in which a number of Japanese grand tourer (GT) sports cars were available, which includes the Nissan Z cars, Mazda RX-7, Toyota Supra and to a smaller extent, the Honda Prelude, Isuzu Piazza and Subaru XT.

The Mitsubishi Starion uses a traditional front-mounted engine with rear-wheel drive layout. Many came with a limited slip differential and anti-lock brakes as standard features. The entire chassis was attained from the high-performance predecessor like the Mitsubishi Sapporo or Mitsubishi Galant Lambda sports coupé, with a MacPherson strut suspension and sway bars that were fitted to the front and rear. Rack and pinion steering was not provided, instead gearbox steering was standard on all models.

The Starion was not very successful off-road, but found victory in Group A World Rally Championships and Asia Pacific Rally Championships during 1987 and 1988. An all wheel drive version of the Starion was also produced for Group B specifications, but after an encouraging start as a prototype, it was not improved before the FIA banned Group B cars for safety reasons. Later the Starion was converted to all wheel drive by adding a strengthened transfer case from a Pajero behind the transmission.