This automobile has a 2 door coupé body style with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, single overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 3 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2.6 litres. It produces power and torque figures of 170 bhp (172 PS/127 kW) at 5500 rpm and 290 Nm (214 lbft/29.6 kgm) at 3500 rpm respectively.
Power is supplied to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
Having a stated weight at the kerb of 1125 kg, the Mitsubishi Starion 2.6 Turbo manages to cover the 0-60 mph benchmark sprint in 7.8 seconds and the standing quarter mile in 15.9 seconds.
Maximum quoted speed is 208 km/h (129 mph).
Full specs
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2435 mm | 95.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4425 mm | 174.2 inches | |
| Width | 1745 mm | 68.7 inches | |
| Height | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.82 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1125 kg | 2480 lb | |
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| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mitsubishi | ||
| Engine code | 4G54B | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.6 litre 2555 cc (155.916 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 91.1 × 98 mm
3.59 × 3.86 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.93 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
3 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 172 PS (170 bhp) (127 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 290 Nm (214 ft·lb) (29.6 kgm) at 3500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 49.6 kW/litre 67.5 ps/litre 66.5 bhp/litre 1.09 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
113.5 Nm/litre
1.37 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1426.3 kPa (206.9 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Other | ||
| Unitary capacity | 638.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.9 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 208 km/h (129 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 153.21 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 112.68 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 151.11 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.87 kg/kW 14.82 lb/bhp |
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
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| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
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| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 12628 | ||
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| RAC rating | 20.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1989 Mitsubishi Starion 2.6 Turbo added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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