Mitsubishi Galant first appeared on American streets under the name Dodge Colt 1971 and then a moment later with Dodge Challenger And Plymouth Sapporo badge. Mitsubishi Motors has finally started selling Galants from its own US showrooms at 1985 modeland Galant sales continued here for four more generations before being phased out in 2012. We’ve seen a number of interesting and/or fast Galants along the way, including Sigma, VR-4, GS-X And Ralliart; Today Junkyard gem is a rare example of sport eighth generation Galant GTZ sedanfound in a self-service demolition yard in North Carolina recently.
The last year for the all-wheel-drive VR-4 and the hot all-wheel-drive GS-X Galants in the United States was 1992. By 1998, there were only three trim levels of the new Galant, all of which had four-cylinder engine with 141 horsepower. front wheel drive.
Then the 1999 model year arrived, and 6G72 V6 engine under the hood of the Galant.
This SOHC (still 24-valve) engine has 161 horsepower and 205 pound-feet of torque. It was available on the US market with the ES-V6, GTZ-V6 and LS-V6 Galants for ’99.
The GTZ has a sporty design but does not have many luxury features like the LS.
1999 was the first model year of the eighth-generation Galant in North America, and it finally became big and powerful enough to be considered a real rival to the Galant. Toyota Camry And Honda is suitable (both have been available with V6 engines for a few years).
The 1999 Galant has the same grille as above its premium big brother Diamantewhich had five years to live at that time.
MSRP for this car is $24,300, or about $46,374 in 2024. The base 1999 Galant DE started at just $16,999, or $32,441 in today’s money.
Those prices are on par with the Galant’s Camry and Accord rivals; Camry LE V6 with the automatic started at $22,748 ($43,412 today) with the automatic, while the Accord LX V6 with the automatic was $21,700 ($41,412 today). Both of those cars have it much However, more powerful than Mitsubishi: 194 horsepower for Toyota and 200 horsepower for Honda.
The 1999 Galant sold in the United States was not available with a manual transmission, which makes the El Cheapo DE trim a steal compared to the price of the base two-pedal Accord and Camry. The Galant DE is even equipped with air conditioning at no extra charge.
The factory wing on the GT-Z is serious.
Is it possible to collect today? Hardly, but an interesting bit of automotive history.
Galant DE 1999 is really a good product for the price.
As always, JDM ads are more interesting.
