![]() It was a burned CD-ROM of Limewire-sourced Trip Hop in car form. A buddy of mine in high school drove a pink-ish one and that car was as much fun as a night of Mario Golf and a 12-pack of Josta soda. It was available as a coupe or a sedan, but the coupes were the ones to have. I think even today it looks great, with those twisty alloys and subtle ground effects. Yes, this is meant as a cheap entry-level car for people who wanted something reliable and relatively fuel efficient. They made great appliance cars in the 1990s. What made the cars so popular? Let’s look at the lineup, starting with the cheapest car and working our way up. At 263,464 vehicles sold, it wasn’t Mitsubishi’s biggest year, but it saw Mitsubishi’s biggest year of growth since the early ’80s at a remarkable 36.7% year-over-year (you can see all their historical sales here). ![]() In many ways, Mitsubishi was doomed, it just wasn’t clear to everyone yet. The year was 1999 and Mitsubishi had mostly survived Japan’s lost decade, though not without some major scars. Let’s take a trip back to a time when Mitsubishi had a truly remarkable product portfolio. The first three companies in that list still command a large market share in the United States, but Mitsubishi has been sent down to the bus leagues. This was a great era of cars from Honda, Toyota, Nissan, and Mitsubishi. ![]() Looking at photos of Nissan throughout the years yesterday brought me back to the late ’90s when Japanese car companies were solidifying their careful ascent into the mainstream. ![]()
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