Starion: This High Tech Mitsubishi Sports Car Was Rebadged 3 Times
The Mitsubishi Starion is a criminally underrated high tech 80s sports car that was also rebadged and sold through Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth as the Conquest, earning it the celebrity couple nickname, the Starquest! The Starquest is essentially what you get if you throw a Toyota Celica Supra in a blender with a Porsche 944 and a Toyota Cressida. Its a luxurious sports car from a time when performance and luxury usually didn't coexist. Follow 20th Century Cars: INSTA → / 20th.century.cars.official TikTok → / 20thcenturycars Store → https://acuraadvice.com ▶︎ The Car Pit: "Was the 1982 Mitsubishi Starion name a mistake? The investigation no one asked for" https://carpit.com.au/was-the-1982-mi... ▶︎ The NY Times: "SO MANY NEW MODELS, SO FEW WONDERFUL NAMES" (1986) https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/26/au... ▶︎ If you like my deep dive model history videos, I've done a lot of them at this point, here's the full playlist: • Deep Dives: Model Histories and Evolution

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