There are more famous, more focused Aussie sports sedans, but surely none that occupy such an undeservedly sad and truncated place in Aussie automotive history.Looking back through the Unique Cars classifieds...Win an Indian FTR1200 S motorcycle prize package worth up to $52,000The ‘tempter’ tag may not apply for everyone, but this was a world-class car in its day, and when...Want to read Unique Cars on the go? "We were just trying to keep the cost under control. And that's just what he, Heaphy and various enthusiastic Tonsley Park engineering, manufacturing and product-planning staff laboured to bring to reality over the next 12 months.In the end, the orthodox manufacturing processes of a mainstream car company just did not lend itself to building such a small run of performance vehicles.So TMR shouldered the financial risk and took on the job of creating a bonafide 380 sports sedan. "We lost about 50 percent of the orders and thought 'right, what are we going to do here?'"
"Indeed, a 380 with a bit more is just how the TMR drives.
Prices on VRX, LX, and GT models were also reduced by amounts ranging from $1,500 to $3,000. 2005–2008 Mitsubishi 380 2006–2012 Mitsubishi Eclipse. Great! "I think Rob would have liked to work together with us on the TMR in the same way that Holden and HSV work together, but it was just not possible in the end," Heaphy recalls. Browse News & Reviews
The production car is a five-speed automatic so the trick helical limited-slip differential and rattly ceramic clutch of the manual show car have been dispensed with. The price of the ES model rose by $1000 but was compensated for by the addition of alloy wheels, fog lights and traction control. Standard equipment included: twin front and side airbags, climate control air-conditioning, cruise control, power windows, trip computer, steering wheel audio controls, and Bosch 8.0 anti-lock braking system.On 28 April 2006, Mitsubishi announced price reductions with the introduction of the Series II upgrade. "Eighteen TMR380s went to dealers, McEniry bought one for Mitsubishi and Heaphy kept 001 for himself. In the end we got sold without too much trouble. The last, regular Mitsubishi 380 ever built at Tonsley Park – a silver 'Platinum' model – was bought by a Mitsubishi dealer at an internal auction for $100,000 in April 2008.
This thing stops hard! Unlike the Series II, the new series saw all models received subtle visual and trim changes.Available with either a five-speed manual or automatic transmission, standard features on the ES included traction control, front and side air bags, automatic climate control air conditioning, power mirrors, power windows, power driver's seat, steering wheel-mounted remote audio controls, and At the Series III launch, Mitsubishi released two special edition variants. Headlining the modifications was a supercharger connected to the 3.8-litre V6 that increased power from 175kW/343Nm to 230kW/442Nm. The RRP was hefty at $56,990, but it intentionally undercut Toyota's TRD Aurion - remember that car? "It got very complicated, let me tell you.
Having said that, no doubt one thing that RRP did buy was exclusivity.
Every nook and cranny of the failure was picked over and reported exhaustively - tracing back through the Chrysler years, then through Sigma and Magna to Mitsubishi's last shot at an Aussie sedan, the 38.
It had been Heaphy's job to pull the original TMR380 concept together a mere 10 weeks out from the 2006 Sydney Motor Show. There are branded floormats and TMR logos in the seatbacks, but everything else remains as it was from Tonsley Park. If you’re from outside of Australia, simply email us at [email protected] your vehicle details for a price including shipping worldwide.
he remembers.
But one small part of the story was never reported.Quietly, Mitsubishi shelved plans to announce the build of 20 supercharged 380s. Unlike some 'sportier' models of mundane cars, the 380 didn’t just have visual upgrades, there were also major changes under the bonnet. All 20 TMRs were quickly claimed by dealers and there was a waiting list for more, prompting plans of another batch.But within hours of the closure announcement, Heaphy had four cancellation faxes in his hand and another five rolled in over the next few days.
Mitsubishi Supercharged TMR 380
Indeed, the TMR380 does look the business, painted in unique TMR Red, sitting on chrome-finish ROH Flare 19x8-inch alloys, two 60mm chromed exhaust outlets protruding from cut-outs (the standard 380 only had one). "All that stuff was too expensive," Heaphy explained.
However, to 400m it's a couple of tenths quicker at 15.7sec and it's a massive 0.8sec quicker from 80-120km/h once the (still fairly tight) engine is untethered.The chassis set-up has a similar comfort zone built into it.
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