This Verada's slippery shape set a record that stood for decades: even the Commodores and Falcons built almost twenty years later never matched its drag coefficient of 0.28.
Median 168 hp across 363 similar cars
Lead trim: Verada 3.5 Cyclone 6G74 V6 (197 hp)
Mitsubishi Verada KE / KF / KH1996–2000
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FactThis Verada's slippery shape set a record that stood for decades: even the Commodores and Falcons built almost twenty years later never matched its drag coefficient of 0.28.
The KE Verada of July 1996 (Ei or Xi) was available only with a 3.5-litre Australian-built 6G74 V6 making 147 kW (197 hp) and 300 N·m (221 lb·ft), mated to an automatic, with more luxurious fittings and longer bumpers to meet US safety standards; its highest specification formed the basis of the export programme as the sole Diamante for all world markets except Japan, at a planned 25,000 units a year to 18 countries. The KF (1997) kept the identical 3.5-litre with new wheel designs, cabin trim, an over-speed warning and standard dual front airbags (over 5,000 KF Veradas were built for Australia), and the KH of March 1999 brought the first Australian four-channel ABS with EBD, an eight-function trip computer and an integrated anti-theft alarm.
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Trims & Figures
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verada 3.5 Cyclone 6G74 V6 (197 hp) | 1996–2000 | 3.5 L V6 | 197 hp | 221 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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In April 2003, the KL Verada (badged Diamante abroad) became the first Australian-built car ever previewed on the world stage, bowing at the New York Motor Show before it had even gone on sale back home.
The GTV started as a 400-unit limited run riding on the Magna Sports' hot V6 — it sold so well Mitsubishi made it permanent within a year, renaming it GTVi.
The Verada GTV started as a limited run riding on the Magna Sports' hotter drivetrain — demand kept it alive, and by 2003 it became a permanent model renamed GTVi.
This Verada's slippery shape set a record that stood for decades: even the Commodores and Falcons built almost twenty years later never matched its drag coefficient of 0.28.
The 1991 Verada Xi was no ordinary luxury trim — it packed four-way adjustable dampers and adjustable air springs on top of the standard coils, an electronically controlled ride unheard of in the class.
Rivals
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