1996 Mitsubishi 3000GT: The Japanese Supercar That Time Forgot

In the '90s, Japan went to war on the supercar establishment. Honda brought the NSX. Toyota brought the Supra. Mazda brought the RX-7. And Mitsubishi brought this — the 3000GT. All-wheel drive, twin turbos, active aerodynamics, four-wheel steering, and a body that looked like it was designed in a wind tunnel by someone who'd had a few too many cups of coffee. The 3000GT was the most techno-loaded of the Japanese supercar bunch — it had more gadgets than a Sharper Image catalog — and that's exactly why it's a fixer-upper today. Complex systems age, and when they break, they break expensively. But here's the thing: clean 3000GTs are getting rare, the JDM crowd is discovering them, and prices are starting to climb. This one's a project — she'll need sorting — but the bones are there and the potential is real. Get her running right and you've got one of the most underrated performance cars of the '90s for a fraction of what a Supra costs.