Rate It: Was This Rare Mitsubishi Galant Was the Only Japanese Car To Be Tuned by AMG?

Even though Mercedes-Benz and AMG are known to go together like the entire GRM staff and a cheap Chinese buffet, that wasn’t always the case. Before being acquired by Daimler-Chrysler AG in 1999, AMG was, essentially, a German tuning house whose performance expertise could be hired.

One company to take advantage of AMG’s freelance years was Mitsubishi, with the Japanese …

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It certainly looks like what you would expect an AMG-tuned Gallant to look like, and the numbers were kind of respectable for 1989. Not as great as the Gallant VR4, but better than the Lancer O-Z Ralley.

MadScientistMatt said:

It certainly looks like what you would expect an AMG-tuned Gallant to look like, and the numbers were kind of respectable for 1989. Not as great as the Gallant VR4, but better than the Lancer O-Z Ralley.

There is something very German about it. You're right. 

Uhhh, not the only car. There was also an AMG-tuned version of the Mitsubishi Debonair

Wow, that's quite the De-boner. 

NickD said:

Uhhh, not the only car. There was also an AMG-tuned version of the Mitsubishi Debonair

This what I'd expect a yakuza mini-boss to drive at the time.

Interesting that they both use the same wheel.

matthewmcl (Forum Supporter) said:

Interesting that they both use the same wheel.

But didn't produce rights and lefts. 

Looks like something the Japanese police would drive as well.

matthewmcl (Forum Supporter) said:

Interesting that they both use the same wheel.

I had those AMG sawblade wheels on my 91 Galant vr4. The AMG mitsu's actually could be had with a choice of two wheels. Think they're called AMG type-1 and AMG type-2 wheels. The other set was similar to the typical AMG wheel you'd find in the 90's but unique. 

An AMG MisterBitchy. Wow, I had no idea.  

Adrian_Thompson (Forum Supporter) said:

An AMG MisterBitchy. Wow, I had no idea.  

I remember hearing someone talk about how they wanted an AMG Galant when they were new and contacted AMG to see if they were willing to do one for the US market. According to him, when he called AMG and mentioned a Mistubishi Galant, there was audible confusion at AMG about what he was talking about. So it sounds like AMG may have had no idea as well.