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.
Median 139 hp across 108 similar cars
Lead trim: Galant Lambda 2.6 4G54 Astron (105 hp, North America)
Mitsubishi Galant Lambda1980–1984
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FactIts 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.
The second-generation Lambda / Sapporo of 1980 had styled steel wheels with blackwall tires, less chrome trim, interior courtesy lights, a fuse box with a built-in test light, under-seat and console storage and a radio antenna in the trunk lid, on a lengthened wheelbase and revised roofline that stayed within Japanese Government dimension regulations, with more shoulder room, leg room, headroom and trunk capacity — enough to merit a new chassis code, A160 in place of A120. It also got improved front geometry, an all-new four-link rear suspension, variable-assist power steering, turbo models (some with independent rear suspension, as later applied to the Starion), and from 1980 Japanese versions were available with electronic fuel injection or the new 2.3-litre Astron turbodiesel. North American cars (the Dodge Challenger after 1981, dropping "Colt", and the Plymouth Sapporo, an electric sunroof new) received only the 2.6-litre inline-four with balance shafts and 105 hp; they were discontinued after the 1983 model year to make way for Diamond-Star Motors products, with the platform and 2.6 engine continuing through 1989 as the Conquest. The GSR was a predecessor to the Starion, which continued the rear-wheel-drive Galants' model codes as the A180 while the new front-wheel-drive Galants started afresh from E10.
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Trims & Figures
2 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 2.3 4D55 Astron turbodiesel (Japan) | 1980–1984 | 2.3 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Galant Lambda 2.6 4G54 Astron (105 hp, North America) | 1981–1983 | 2.6 L Inline-4 | 105 hp | 142 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
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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.
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