The 3000 GT VR-4 is a motor vehicle from Mitsubishi, with all wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
Its 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 3 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 282 bhp (286 PS/210 kW) at 6000 rpm and 407 Nm (300 lbft/41.5 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The Mitsubishi 3000 GT VR-4 weighs a claimed 1719 kg at the kerb.
Top stated speed is 256 km/h (159 mph), quoted fuel consumption figures are 8.5/10.7/14.2 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2470 mm | 97.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1560 mm | 61.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1580 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Length | 4544 mm | 178.9 inches | |
| Width | 1839 mm | 72.4 inches | |
| Height | 1285 mm | 50.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.84 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1719 kg | 3790 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 57% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 75 litres | 16.5 [19.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.33 | ||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mitsubishi | ||
| Engine code | 6G72 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2972 cc (181.363 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 91.1 × 76 mm
3.59 × 2.99 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.2 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
286 PS (282 bhp) (210 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
407 Nm (300 ft·lb) (41.5 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
70.8 kW/litre 96.2 ps/litre 94.9 bhp/litre 1.55 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
136.94 Nm/litre
1.66 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | ECI-Mitsu fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1720.9 kPa (249.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 495.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 2 turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 16.1 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 14.5 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 26.2 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 256 km/h (159 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 166.33 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 122.33 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 164.05 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.17 kg/kW 13.65 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.5/10.7/14.2 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.5/10.7/14.2 l/100km /90kmph/120kmph | ||
| km/litre | 11.8/9.3/7.0 km/l /90kmph/120kmph | ||
| UK MPG | 33.2/26.4/19.9 UK MPG /90kmph/120kmph | ||
| US MPG | 27.7/22.0/16.6 US MPG /90kmph/120kmph | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | 45/55 | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.40 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS.DW.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 225/50 ZR 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/50 ZR 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-ABS-S | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.66 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.97 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 21197 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 30.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1990 Mitsubishi 3000 GT VR-4 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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