Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 (sixth generation)

The sixth-generation Mitsubishi Galant VR-4, codes E38A and E39A, was the Galant homologated for the Group A class of the World Rally Championship after the Group B class was outlawed, using the mechanical underpinnings of the aborted Starion rally prototype. Group A rules required a turbocharged engine of 2.0 litres and four-wheel drive, and to meet the minimum sales requirement of 5,000 units Mitsubishi sold it in North America, New Zealand, Australia, Japan and other Asia-Pacific territories, with 2,000 reaching the United States in 1991 and 1,000 in 1992. The four-door sedan made up to 195 horsepower and could pass 130 mph. It had power-assisted, speed-sensitive four-wheel steering and the Dynamic Four system with a viscous coupling centre differential, four-wheel independent suspension and four-wheel ABS. A liftback version was sold as the Eterna ZR-4, and trims included VR-4 R, RS, Super VR-4, Monte Carlo and Armed by Ralliart. It won three WRC rallies for the factory team from 1988 to 1992.