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Mitsubishi 3000GT Named Best Overall `Sport Class' Value By IntelliChoice(R)

4 February 1998

Mitsubishi 3000GT Named Best Overall `Sport Class' Value By IntelliChoice(R); Grand Touring Sports Car Has Lowest Ownership Costs

    CHICAGO, Feb. 4 -- IntelliChoice(R), a California-based
research firm that analyzes automobile ownership and leasing cost data,
announced today that the 1998 Mitsubishi 3000GT grand touring sports car has
won the firm's Best Overall Value of the Year (BOVY(TM)) award in the sports
car class.
    Compiling data such as depreciation, insurance, maintenance, repair and
fuel costs, IntelliChoice(R) selected the 3000GT as having the lowest overall
ownership costs in its class over a projected five-year period.  The 3000GT
was selected over other sports cars such as the Toyota Supra, Porsche Boxster
and Chevrolet Corvette.
    "For the past 12 years, we have been pleased to provide consumers with
valuable information expressed by our Best Overall Value Award," said Peter
Levy, founder and CEO of IntelliChoice(R).  "The 1998 Mitsubishi 3000GT, with
the lowest overall projected ownership costs in its class, proves that a
sports car can indeed have value."
    The Mitsubishi 3000GT, which continues to be one of the top selling cars
in the premium sports car class, is perhaps the ultimate grand touring sports
car.  With a high performance heart and a comfortable soul, the 3000GT is easy
to get in and out of, and once inside, there are wide, multi-adjustable seats
trimmed in either sport cloth or available leather.
    The 3000GT line includes the 161-horsepower base model, the luxury-
equipped 218-horsepower 3000GT SL, and the twin-turbocharged, all-wheel drive
320-horsepower 3000GT VR-4.
    Founded in 1986, IntelliChoice(R) is the only company that develops and
distributes consumer automobile ownership and leasing cost data.  Complete
ownership information -- ranging from the best to worst values -- can be found
in the annual editions of "The Complete Car Cost Guide" and "The Complete
Small Truck Cost Guide."
    Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc. was established in 1982 by
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, Tokyo, and markets a full line of vehicles,
including coupes, convertibles, sedans and sport utility vehicles.

SOURCE  Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America, Inc.