1991 MITSUBISHI Sigma 3.0L V6 DOHC 5MT FWD (205 HP)

Vehicle Overview

Mitsubishi gathered all the Japanese technology and stuffed it into one vehicle, and tried to compete with the much more acclaimed BMW 5-Series on the European market.

The result was named Sigma, and it was, basically, an over-engineered Mitsubishi Diamante. But the carmaker didn’t add unnecessary features to the vehicle. It tried to add things that, in 1991, looked more suitable for the Enterprise star-ship than for an executive sedan.

But Mitsubishi forgot to pay a big chunk of money to the design department, and the car’s shape was under its engineering abilities. At the front, it featured dual-headlights and a vertical slot in the middle that sported Mitsubishi’s three-diamonds badge. The third window behind the rear doors enhanced the interior lightness for the back-seat passengers.

Inside, the car sported a leather-clad interior with comfortable seats and tons of features. Its Clarion sound system featured a 6-CD changer in the trunk and a radio-cassette player in the dash. Moreover, Mitsubishi offered a few extra features such as cruise control and innovative safety features. The carmaker installed a traction-control and electronic stability control for the Sigma. Moreover, it added a variable ground clearance button that allowed the driver to raise or lower the car, depending on the road conditions.

Under the hood, the 3.0-liter V-6 was carried over from the 3000 GT sports-car and provided over 200 hp. It was paired to either an electronically controlled four-speed automatic transmission or to a five-speed manual. The only two technical features that were not available for the Sigma were the all-wheel-drive and the all-wheel-steering systems, which Mitsubishi installed on other models.