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My 97 Mitsubishi RVR Hyper Sport Gear R
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My 97 Mitsubishi RVR Hyper Sport Gear R

I bought this car in 2021, was very neglected with a grinding clutch and a lot of exterior surface rust but the engine ran strong despite 270000km and bones were solid.

For those that don’t know it the RvR hsgr was a limited run (1997 only) ultra-high performance version of the Mitsubishi RvR with the engine and driveline from the evo3. It also has a Recaro interior that is unique to this model

I’ve done a lot of work and spent a lot of money, too much to list including a respray in factory white and a lot of rust repair. It recently passed a warrant of fitness which is needed to be road legal in New Zealand, it’s been super motivating to be able to drive it around.

Still a lot of small things to sort, eventually I will be lowering it on a set of white Advan sa3rs installing a link ecu and tuning to hopefully about 300hp at the wheels

Even as is though it’s a hoot to drive, boost comes on strong at 2500ish rpm and pulls hard to the 7k redline

by themwnn

7 Comments

  1. Significant_Win_345

    This thing is so fucking cool! I had no idea it existed but I’m so glad it does. Stellar work! You should be super proud of yourself! Is it AWD like the Evo?

  3. RANMAN20XO

    I been trying to find one. Maybe I’ll look when I get to japan.

  4. minion-steeve

    Nice! I nearly bought one a few years ago now but the chassis was covered in fibreglass so was a major red flag. Rare, quirky Japanese reasonably practical car, looks good too.