Mitsubishi Galant Lambda

Mitsubishi Galant Λ (Lambda)
1982 Mitsubishi Sapporo 2000 GSL
Overview
Manufacturer	Mitsubishi Motors
Also called	Mitsubishi Eterna Λ (Lambda) Mitsubishi Sapporo Mitsubishi Scorpion Chrysler Sigma Scorpion Chrysler Scorpion Colt Sapporo Dodge (Colt) Challenger Plymouth Sapporo
Production	1976–1984
Body and chassis
Class	Mid-size
Body style	2-door hardtop/notchback coupé
Layout	Longitudinal front-engine, rear-wheel drive
Related	Mitsubishi Galant
Powertrain
Engine	1.6 L 4G32 I4 1.8 L 4G62 I4 2.0 L 4G52 I4 2.0 L 4G63T turbo I4 2.6 L 4G54 I4 2.3 L 4D55 turbodiesel I4
Transmission	5-speed manual 3-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,515 mm (99.0 in)
Length	4,430–4,525 mm (174.4–178.1 in)
Width	1,675 mm (65.9 in)
Height	1,330–1,345 mm (52.4–53.0 in)
Curb weight	1,035–1,205 kg (2,282–2,657 lb)
Chronology
Predecessor	Colt Galant, Galant GTO
Successor	Starion Galant/Eterna Σ hardtop

The Mitsubishi Galant Λ (Lambda) was a two-door, four-seater hardtop/notchback coupé built by Mitsubishi from 1976 to 1984. From 1978 it was exported under various names; as the Mitsubishi Sapporo in Europe and South America (named for the Japanese city of Sapporo, Hokkaido), the Dodge (Colt) Challenger and Plymouth Sapporo in North America and Puerto Rico, and the Chrysler Sigma Scorpion,Chrysler Scorpion and later the Mitsubishi Scorpion in Australia. It was also sold as a Sapporo in the United Kingdom under the Colt brand.

In 1987, Mitsubishi resurrected the Sapporo name for their Mitsubishi Galant Sapporo, but this was an unrelated front-wheel drive, four-door sedan.

Introduced in Japan in December 1976, the Lambda was described not as a coupé but a "personal luxury car", as Mitsubishi already had the Lancer-based Celeste coupé in its line-up. It competed in Japan with the Toyota Crown, Nissan Cedric, Nissan Gloria, and the Mazda Cosmo coupes newly introduced to Japan. In Australia the car was imported from Japan as a flagship model of Chrysler Australia's highly successful Sigma range.