This Mitsubishi Galant clone got so Australian that Mitsubishi eventually just took over the factory and renamed the car after itself.
Lead trim: Sigma Galant 1.6 Saturn 4G32 (75 hp) · up to 98 hp
Chrysler Sigma GE1977–1980
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FactThis Mitsubishi Galant clone got so Australian that Mitsubishi eventually just took over the factory and renamed the car after itself.
The Chrysler Sigma is a version of the Mitsubishi Galant built by Chrysler Australia at Tonsley Park, Adelaide, from October 1977 to replace the GD Galant (it became the Mitsubishi Sigma when Mitsubishi Motors Australia took over Chrysler Australia's facilities in 1980, and was progressively replaced by the Mitsubishi Magna from 1985; also sold as the Mitsubishi Galant and, in the UK, as the Lonsdale). The GE was the first to introduce Australia to the Astron engine range: the engines were initially imported, with the Lonsdale, South Australia engine plant producing the Astron from October 1979. The 1.6-litre Saturn with a four-speed manual was good for 75 hp (56 kW) and 86 lb·ft in the base "Sigma Galant"; the mid-range GL came with the 1.85-litre Astron (80 hp, 107 lb·ft); both had an upgrade to the 2.0-litre Astron (86 hp, 107 lb·ft, four-speed standard, five-speed or three-speed automatic optional); the top-line SE had the 2.0 with the five-speed standard. A "Sportspack" option for the GL 2.0 (striping, quartz-halogen high beams, sports steering wheel, low-fuel light, tachometer, steel-belted radials) came from launch. In March 1978 a Japanese-made two-door coupé, the Sigma Scorpion (from the Galant Lambda), was released, and on 12 October 1978 a station wagon in Galant, GL and SE trims. On 1 November 1979 the enlarged 2.6-litre Astron Sigma GL and SE went on sale (the 1.85 was dropped), believed the biggest four-cylinder engine sold internationally at the time, automatic only, with a new braking system (56% more pad area) and optional 14-inch alloys; Chrysler claimed 98 hp (73 kW) and 139 lb·ft, the most powerful four-cylinder then sold in Australia.
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Trims & Figures
4 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigma 2.0 Astron 4G52 (86 hp) | 1977–1980 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 86 hp | 107 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Sigma GL 1.85 Astron 4G51 (80 hp) | 1977–1979 | 1.9 L Inline-4 | 80 hp | 107 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Sigma GL/SE 2.6 Astron 4G54 (98 hp) | 1979–1980 | 2.6 L Inline-4 | 98 hp | 139 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Sigma Galant 1.6 Saturn 4G32 (75 hp) | 1977–1980 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 75 hp | 86 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
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