{"id":19864,"date":"2019-04-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/mitsubishi-starion-esi-r-2\/"},"modified":"2020-10-05T18:51:57","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T18:51:57","slug":"mitsubishi-starion-esi-r-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/mitsubishi-starion-esi-r-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitsubishi Starion ESI-R"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do you still know the Japanese sports cars and sports coup\u00e9s of the 70s, 80s and 90s? No? There were the better-known models like the Mazda RX-7, Toyota Supra or the Z-series from Nissan\/Datsun (starting with the 260Z and continued until today with the 370Z). In addition, also less well-known model series rolled of the production lines of various manufacturers, whose names such as MX-3, MX-6, XV, SVX, NSX, Prelude, CRX, 100NX, 200SX, Piazza, FTO or 3000GT rather reminded of electronic appliances. Even Toyota, where full names such as Celica or Paseo were maintained, entered the world of shortcuts with the mid-engined MR-2. Even Mitsubishi preserved the tradition of consistent model names for a long time before they switched to FTO and 3000GT. For example they had the Celeste from the mid-1970s and as its successor the Cordia, next to the top model Starion.

The latter sports vehicle is our topic of the day. According to Mitsubishi, the name derives from the invulnerable horse Arion from Greek mythology, after which also a star is named. In short the ‘Star of Arion’ is ‘Starion’. In various online publications, there is the suspicion that the Japanese engineers weren’t sure how to pronounce the word ‘stallion’ correctly. However, the mythological explanation fits better, as models like the Colt and Eclipse also got their names from famous horses. Under the bodywork with a long bonnet, flat sloping rear window and correspondingly compact passenger compartment is a classically constructed platform with the engine up front and rear-wheel drive. This was taken from the predecessor Sapporo. Under the bonnet was a four-cylinder turbo engine, which was available with two different displacements and in various power levels, depending on the market.<\/p>\n\n\n

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