AMG Tuned 6G Galant ?

[king_panther]

http://autospeed.com/cms/title_The-AMG-Tuned-Galant/A_2709/article.html

I never knew this variant existed? Interestingly, it's only FWD & non turbo.

 

[fieldy107]

Sounds like it was made to keep up with hondas

 

[veegeeta]

seen one of these in townsville,there around

 

[king_panther]

Sounds like it was made to keep up with hondas

Going down a different path too to achieve the ouput. I wonder what got AMG involved.

I'd have to go a Honda CRX VTEC though if I had to choose.

 

[fieldy107]

Going down a different path too to achieve the ouput. I wonder what got AMG involved.

I'd have to go a Honda CRX VTEC though if I had to choose.

amg must be some jap tuning house? Dont think it would be same amg as Mercedes because isnt that just Mercedes performance division? Like what hsv is to holden

 

[Guest]

AMG also had a relationship with Honda at one stage.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_....80.931995.29_-_EK1.2C_EG.2C_EH.2C_EJ1.2C_EJ2

All these companies will sleep around if enough money is involved or if they can do some technology sharing.

AMG were mainly involved with their racing developments and moonlighting as tuners for hire for different companies but specialising in Mercedes, until Mercedes bought them out in 1999 and they became Mercedes-AMG. And it wasn't until 2005 that they became wholly owned by Mercedes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-AMG

The Galant wasn't the only Mitsubishi that wore the AMG badge, check out the Mitsubishi Debonair V3000 Royal AMG.

The Mitsubishi Debonair V 3000 Royal AMG debuted in 1986 amongst huge Japanese bubble economy hype and equally huge expectations as far as the “FF NEW CLASSIC” advertising slogan was concerned.

The Debonair originally appeared way back in 1964 designed by none other than American H.S. Bretzner who produced an excellent design and it was such a success that Mitsubishi’s flagship model was produced basically unchanged for 22 years! The 1964 model Debonair was RWD, but in 1986 the Debonair went front wheel drive to gain more space in the cabin particularly for the rear seat passengers. To add to the Debonair’s prowess, AMG (well before Mercedes Benz bought a majority share) was called in to give the flagship Mitsubishi a touch of sportiness and gave the Debonair V 3000 base car the once over.

The collaboration only saw AMG supply a rudimentary body kit, badges, an ugly steering wheel and alloy wheels, but hey at least Mr Tanaka can show off the AMG badge to low ranking V3000 owners! The 3.0 DOHC V6 went untouched and it was probably for the better because at 1620kg a FWD sedan with 200+ hp might not have been a good idea.

Despite joining with AMG the Debonair AMG was a flop. In fact after 1989 the Mitsubishi/AMG partnership faded and successive Debonair models never wore the AMG badge again. The curious large front wheel drive V6 combination was moderately well received with class leading rear leg and headroom, and in the lesser models at least, the ever so soft ride and fluffy pillow like handling made sure that the only hard driving the Debonair saw was on crazy 1980s Police dramas. The 4,516,000 yen asking price wasn’t so tempting either.

http://definemotorsports.tumblr.com/post/12140378657/mitsubishi-debonair-v3000-royal-amg-1986

Which also links to...

http://www.7tune.com/mitsubishi-debonair-v-3000-royal-amg/

 

[king_panther]

lol, that car is fugly

 

[Nitephyre]

That looks like no other Mitsubishi I've ever seen... at first I thought it was something American, like a Cadillac

 

[Guest]

There Is a 6G AMG here in Townsville, It's in good knick and has been for sale for a while, I originally seen the AMG badge and thought he was just trying to out do the commodore/chev badge dickheads, but then I looked into it haha.

 

[king_panther]

What's he asking for it?

 

[Guest]

Ill link the Ad

Edit. Ad seems to have disappeared from gumtree, there is one for a 1989 VR4 Galant in the same area that needs a new clutch and LSD though lol. Maybe took it for a pre sale thrash haha.

From Memory he was asking around $5,500

 

[Jonson]

Black one?

 

[Guest]

Yeah the one for sale at the moment has no picture but from memory the AMG one was Black or Very Dark Blue with gold badges.AMG badge on the rear I definitely remember.