some lad at work has a mitsi fto and reckons it is running 340bhp and has done 174mph in it, anyone know what the top speed of these cars is?

its the 2.0 v6 mivec engine with aftermarket air filter

 

it will need alot more mods than a air filter to get to 340, but that does sound high

 

what about the top speed? my mates got a evo fq320 and i think that would struggle to do 174

 

fto? Theyre slow as ****! About 135 mph, their 0-60 is about 7.4 isnt it? imports around 6.5 sec

 

Were they not all imports?

 

I thought so mate but figures quote for non imports?

 

had a search came up with this 300+ bhp Mitsubishi FTO and this Mitsubishi : Mitsubishi FTO GPX Ralliart Mivec Turbo (reduced)

 

he might of got 174 out of an imported fto he might not of changed the dials over to mph from kph

 

174 kph is that around 112 mph....

Standard limiter for Japanese spec. cars.

LOL

 

112mph if its got its 180kmh limiter on.

 

340bhp from a 2.0 NA engine.. someones been taking something illegal

 

No Mitsubishi UK did sell a few to order, sadly, cost more than an import

 

340hp? NA 2.0 V6? Ok, whatever. How quick does it get through a bottle of NO2?

 

Nearly as quick as it melts it's front tyres...

 

Has he had any floor panels randomly drop out while achieving 174mph?

 

they do sound nice though

 

i dunno but they are big ugly hunks of **** lol

 

he's telling porkies, it would require bucket loads of cash to be thrown at the mivec engine to make 340bhp

 

You wouldn't get that out of an FTO.
They are nice cars though and that V6 is a lovely motor.
I've had a UK turbo Impreza and an FTO. The FTO was as quick as the Impreza (only 2WD and a much lighter car) and IMHO the FTO is prettier than the Impreza...

 

Which is valid if your a hairdresser called Julian.

 

V6 MIVEC 1999 MY cars were good for 200PS. Youll be lucky to see 200BHP here (and140mph), no matter what you add.....

 

Nope totally agree with Microstar. I had one for about two years. 197 bhp standard, gorgeous induction and engine note. Usual iffy plastics interior but no worse than subaru at all.

Standard easy as quick as a wrx and i believe 50 -80 mph actually faster since it weighs little and revs to 8250rpm pulling strongly all the way through thanks to the MIVEC system.

Interesting handling too. for a FF car if you pushed it they actually lose the back end first. Catches people out. Still looks modern and in many ways resembles much newer and more expensive motors.

Electrics were a bit dodge though and early ones have a roof rust issue.

Ralliart cars were 'official imports' which means for the purposes of insurance they are still an import.

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Not to mention converting it to a rear wheel drive car if you actually want to be able to use said power

 

I think a couple of the guys in the FTO OC were running that sort of power. One had a Galant VR4 twin turbo motor and the others were standard engines with a turbo on. All front wheel drive. Fastest was a tiptronic too. 0-60 in 5 or less i believe (depending on conditions)

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No, valid whatever your name and occupation. The FTO has 'mini-Aston Martin' looks from the front. Imprezas (whichever model) are a bit ugly from most angles, if we're being honest. Its not really a valid comparison anyway, because the FTO is a coupe and the Impreza's a saloon.

 

I never heard of electrical issues (mine was 100% reliable). Roof rust affected certain colours IIRC (dark blue, black and burgundy).
Surprisingly quick little cars. Everybody I knew who owned one had nothing but good things to say about them and definitely one of the best cars I ever owned. Its a pity Mitsubishi never followed up with a newer version.

 

 

Aye right !

 

Wrong i'm afraid. The roof rust was down to build dates. Early cars used a non water resistent bond to join the support bars to the roof skin. Mine had it and it was silver. Early Evo's/Lancers had the same problem.

Electrically, the climate control box goes wrong in a lot of them - lots of owners swapped them out. gain, exactly same unit as in the Evo.

Mine was brilliant though, fast, great to drive and very reliable. As you said, shame they never did another.

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174MPH PMSL! ~ the only way you'd get that kind of speed out of an FTO would be if you push one off a cliff..

Seeing as we're being honest ~ You've got to admit that they are a little bit ghey looking..

Stick up for yourself though mate, I would, there's nothing wrong with being in touch with your feminine side