Mitsubishi called the Galant Lambda a coupe, but the marketing term was 'personal luxury car,' because the Celeste already had that job.
Lead trim: Galant Lambda 1.6 4G32
Mitsubishi Galant Lambda1976–1980
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FactMitsubishi called the Galant Lambda a coupe, but the marketing term was 'personal luxury car,' because the Celeste already had that job.
The Mitsubishi Galant Λ (Lambda) is a two-door, four-seat hardtop / notchback coupé built from 1976 to 1984 on the third-generation Galant, introduced in Japan in December 1976 and described not as a coupé but a "personal luxury car" because Mitsubishi already had the Lancer-based Celeste. It competed in Japan with the Toyota Crown, Nissan Cedric and Gloria and the Mazda Cosmo coupés, with frameless door glass and no B pillar, canopy vinyl roofs, velour upholstery, wheel covers with whitewall tires and numerous power assists. From 1978 it was exported as the Mitsubishi Sapporo (named for the Japanese city, positive after the 1972 Winter Olympics) in Europe and South America (also the Colt Sapporo in the UK), the Dodge (Colt) Challenger and Plymouth Sapporo in North America, and the Chrysler Sigma Scorpion, Chrysler Scorpion and later Mitsubishi Scorpion in Australia (as the flagship of Chrysler Australia's Sigma range); it was also sold as the Eterna Λ. Engines were the 1.6-litre 4G32, 1.8-litre 4G62, 2.0-litre 4G52 and 2.6-litre 4G54 (which helped introduce Silent Shaft balance shaft technology) plus one of the earliest uses of the turbocharged 2.0-litre 4G63T in the top GSR model with independent rear suspension, with a five-speed manual or three-speed automatic.
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Trims & Figures
5 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galant Lambda 1.6 4G32 | 1976–1980 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Galant Lambda 1.8 4G62 | 1976–1980 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Galant Lambda 2.0 4G52 | 1976–1980 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Galant Lambda 2.6 4G54 Astron | 1976–1980 | 2.6 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Galant Lambda GSR 2.0 4G63T turbo | 1976–1980 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
Owning one
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Owners’ builds
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Photographs
Its GSR-derived rear-wheel-drive Starion kept the old Lambda's A180 chassis code, a paper trail back to a car most people forget existed.
Mitsubishi called the Galant Lambda a coupe, but the marketing term was 'personal luxury car,' because the Celeste already had that job.
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