Mitsubishi Starion

Mitsubishi Starion
1988 Mitsubishi Starion Turbo 2.0 (wide-body)
Overview
ManufacturerMitsubishi Motors
Also called
  • Mitsubishi Colt Starion
  • Chrysler Conquest
  • Dodge Conquest
  • Plymouth Conquest
Production1982–1989
Model years1983–1989
AssemblyJapan: Okazaki, Aichi (Nagoya Plant)
DesignerRyu Kaibuchi, Takashi Kono, Masaki Iwamoto, Hidetoshi Aoki
Body and chassis
ClassSports car
Body style3-door coupé
PlatformFR layout
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,435 mm (95.9 in)
Length
  • 4,410 mm (173.6 in) (1982–87)
  • 4,400 mm (173.2 in) (1988–90)
Width
  • 1,685 mm (66.3 in) (narrowbody)
  • 1,745 mm (68.7 in) (widebody)
  • 1,735 mm (68.3 in) (1988–89)
Height
  • 1,320 mm (52.0 in) (1982–87)
  • 1,275 mm (50.2 in) (1988–89)
Curb weight
  • 1,260 kg (2,780 lb) (narrowbody)
  • 1,340 kg (2,950 lb) (widebody)
Chronology
PredecessorMitsubishi Galant Lambda GSR
SuccessorMitsubishi GTO/Dodge Stealth
Plymouth Laser/Eagle Talon
Mitsubishi Eclipse

The Mitsubishi Starion is a sports car which was manufactured and marketed by Mitsubishi from 1982 until 1989 — with badge engineered variants marketed in North America as the Conquest, under the Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouth brands. It is a two-door coupé with a fastback design and seating for four passengers. The Starion's straight-four engine is mounted in the front and drives the rear wheels, with some models being turbocharged.

The Starion was one of the first modern Japanese turbocharged performance automobiles with electronic fuel injection.