Step back in time. As soon as you sit down in a classic Mitsubishi Starion, it'll feel like it's 1987 all over again. Get your hands on one of the most classic used Mitsubishi vehicles for sale. Get this timeless, turbocharged coupe, and you'll be ready for Mitsubishi Turbo time travel as soon as you speed out of our lot.
Mitsubishi's Classic Coupe
Born from a legacy of rally car racing, the Mitsubishi Starion has spent the last couple of decades zooming over countless roads throughout the world, trying in perpetuity to live up to the lofty expectations of its name. "Starion'' refers to the vast and unlimited beauty of the universe and Arion (Hercules' horse in Greek mythology). As you can see, this car may have ceased production after releasing wide body cars in 1986-89, but its high-performance heritage reaches much farther back than a couple of decades.
A Star, Inside & Out
The Mitsubishi Starion ESI-R is known for being able to challenge anything under the hood, and that reputation is well-earned. The 1988 three-door hatchback coupe, for example, boasted 188 hp on a five-speed manual powertrain. Accelerate from 0-60 mph in just 6.5 seconds, a figure that would rival even some modern movers. Though many years have passed since the Mitsubishi Starion debuted, revving up a used Starion that still has an engine in good condition is a thrill that is not bound by the strict hands of time.
Venturing inside the Mitsubishi Starion is quite the throwback as well. There's no Apple CarPlay® or Android Auto™ here, so we hope you have some songs on tape. Enjoy coffee brown leather retro interior linings, a vivid red dashboard, or a cockpit clothed in black velour. All kinds of interior options from long ago pop up inside the Starion, giving today's drivers a window into the style options of vehicles past. Remember automatic seatbelts? No two interiors are exactly the same here at our Mitsubishi dealer near Charlotte, so we encourage you to come look for yourself. We spend more time in our cars than nearly anywhere else, so make sure you have a cabin that comforts you when you need it and is suited to your vision. If you're buying a new sports car, don't get stuck worrying about how it looks from afar. How it looks, feels, smells, works, and sounds when you start it up, when you're actually sitting there ready to take your new toy out into traffic - that really matters.
How much is a Mitsubishi Starion?
The price range for a Mitsubishi Starion at our lot near Charlotte will be different based on the year, condition, and trim of the coupe you've selected. Generally, prices go from $2,600 to $4,400 for the latest year the model was manufactured, 1989. Be sure to talk through each element of our coupes for sale with one of our vehicle experts. They'll not only be able to tell you the price of each individual model, but also the condition, year, and other factors that are behind that price. Transparency is of the utmost importance to us, particularly with pre-owned automobiles. A new car is no small decision, we're proud to have North Carolina neighbors that come to our lot again and again, trusting our locally fortified staff to match them up with a car that fits.
Is the Mitsubishi Starion RWD?
Just as all of the rally car champions that came and went before the Starion, rear-wheel-drive powers this classic hatchback sports car. Mitsubishi manufactured and marketed the Starion from 1982-1989 across North America, Australia, Europe, and the coupe's home country of Japan, where assembly took place in Okazaki, Aichi.
Is the Mitsubishi Starion a Performance Car?
Mitsubishi produced the first turbocharged performance automobile with electronic fuel injection long ago, setting the table for cars that go beyond conventional capabilities, bursting by limits that don't actually exist. Initially powered by a SOHC 2.6-liter engine in the American markets, the Starion provided 150-197 horsepower depending on the turbocharger. Today, car geeks that love to reassemble racers of the past love opening up the Mitsubishi Starion. Some cars mean much more than fast figures or eye-popping edgy designs. The Starion is a moment in time, forever frozen on four wheels, ready to be thawed out and gassed up for you at a moment's notice.
When You Wish Upon A Starion
Don't buy a used or new Mitsubishi for sale from just anybody. We're talking about a car that's older than college kids and likely has been driven all over town by previous owners. After all, nobody clamps both hands on the wheel of a Mitsubishi Starion and chooses not to chase the night. Visit our showroom today to saddle up your Starion and gallop towards a future filled by fuel-powered fun.
