The Mitsubishi Galant DE is a front wheel drive car, with the engine located in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 2.4 litre capacity. This powerplant features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 140 bhp (142 PS/104 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 210 N·m (155 lb·ft/21.4 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic transmission.
The Mitsubishi Galant DE weighs a claimed 1375 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2634 mm | 103.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1509 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1506 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Length | 4770 mm | 187.8 inches | |
| Width | 1740 mm | 68.5 inches | |
| Height | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 150 mm | 5.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1375 kg | 3031 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 60.7% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 61.8 litres | 13.6 [16.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mitsubishi | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.4 litre 2351 cc (143.467 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86.5 × 100 mm
3.41 × 3.94 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
142 PS (140 bhp) (104 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
210 Nm (155 ft·lb) (21.4 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
44.4 kW/litre 60.4 ps/litre 59.5 bhp/litre 0.98 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
89.32 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminum alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1122.5 kPa (162.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 587.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 103.23 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 75.93 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 101.82 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.17 kg/kW 22 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 21/28 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.2/8.4 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 8.9/11.9 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 25.2/33.6 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 21.0/28.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.150 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | P195/65 R 15 89T | ||
| Tyres rear | P195/65 R 15 89T | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 277 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 824472 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 Mitsubishi Galant DE added 2025-02-05. Last modified 2025-02-05. |
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