In the early 1990’s, Japan was experiencing a massive economic boom. Japanese car manufacturers were engaged in an intense head to head competition to see who could make the best affordable sports car. Top engineers were busy pushing the limits of what a production car could be, and this feud provided the world with some of the most iconic vehicles ever produced. Cars like the MK4 Toyota Supra, Nissan Skyline GTR, and Mazda RX7 were busy making the front page of automotive magazines and taking the podium on racetracks. However, one car seemed to always live in the shadow of it’s competitors. The Mitsubishi GTO. That’s not to say that the GTO was a bad car, it was a fantastic car, and this particular example is a low mileage example of the fully loaded “VR4” version. This VR4 was equipped from the factory with Mitsubishi’s 3.0l 6G72 V6, with a couple turbochargers added on for extra “oomph.” This bumped factory horsepower up to 320, with a top speed of around 155 mph. Paired to a 5 speed manual transmission, this thing is dangerously quick in its factory form. The exterior is in excellent shape, with ferrari-esque styling cues perfectly accentuating this GTO’s smooth OEM body lines. The original white paint shows no signs of fading or peeling, and all body panels are free of dents and scratches. The OEM three spoke alloys are in great shape, free of pitting and curb rash. You can’t forget about the pop up headlights! Swing open the wide coupe doors and you’re greeted with an interior chock full of more features than most cars available on the market today! The amount of technology in this thing is seriously impressive. Fully functional active aero deploys speed-activated splitters in the front and rear, an electronic exhaust cutout switches the dual exhaust from quiet to loud on the fly, and active suspension can switch the struts from soft to hard, depending on your driving style. The driver’s seat even has electronic side and rear bolsters! The rest of the interior is incredibly clean, which is to be expected given the mileage on the cluster. The seats are free of any serious rips and tears, and the dash and other interior plastic has no cracks or sun fading. Turn the key and the aforementioned twin turbo V6 powerplant roars to life. Put the pedal to the floor and you can certainly feel all 320 horsepower kick in as you get thrown back into your seat. The GTO is larger than one might expect, with a wide stance and average curb weight of about 3,700 lbs, but handling is quite nimble, and the factory active suspension is more than capable of handling even the tightest of hairpin turns. If there was ever a car that perfectly described the Japanese bubble market, the Mitsubishi GTO would be the one, and this example is a twin turbocharged time-capsule perfect for transporting the owner to that iconic period in automotive history.