1997 Mitsubishi Galant

Proudly unveiled, Mitsubishi was Japan's latest Car of the Year, for 1997, the eighth generation Galant. The styling was somewhat less than ground breaking, yet, in Japan, the range did boast of the revolutionary Gasoline Direct Injection petrol engines, the GDI. There were some fine-tuning for the Galant, which rolls out for the 1997 model-year designation in three revised trims. It sports a nose and tail job, contains new interior perks and wraps all ina  4-door sedan style with base price falling well below bottom lines of class best-seller cars.

Several cosmetic changes were made to the 1997 Galant, Mitsubishi provided the base 4-cylinder with two more horsepower. The appearance changed with the addition of a new grille above the car's reshaped bumper, and the revised taillights. Interiors featured lighter color schemes, more-contoured front seats, with a higher center console, and, for the ES and LS, the new elegant accents. Presenting efficiently rounded form from every angle, Galant earns a pull coefficient the measure of wind resistance of only 0.29, which positions on top.