1.6 L I4 (81 PS / 60 kW) 2.0 L I4 (95 PS / 70 kW) 2.6 L I4 (103 PS / 76 kW)
The car was powered by one of three four cylinder engines of 1.6, 2.0 and 2.6 litres, producing respectively 81, 95 and 103 bhp.
The largest of these power units produced a maximum torque of 192 Nm., and was one of the largest post-war four cylinder engines produced.
Although the Sigma was merely an Australian version of Mitsubishi Motors'Colt Galant[3] which was already available in the UK, the company's plan was to circumvent the "gentlemen's agreement", a voluntary import quota which limited Japanese-manufactured imports to 11 per cent of the market (which typically amounted to fewer than 200,000 cars per year). However, the idea proved unsuccessful and most of the cars imported by Lonsdale remained unsold by the time the company ceased trading. The Colt Car Company continued to sell the vehicle in the UK for 1984, although rebranded as the Mitsubishi Galant.[4]
lonsdale, lonsdale, marque, sold, united, kingdom, colt, company, between, 1982, 1984, took, name, from, industrial, suburb, lonsdale, adelaide, south, australia, where, mitsubishi, australia, engine, production, facility, only, sold, under, this, brand, lonsd. Lonsdale was a marque of car sold in the United Kingdom by the Colt Car Company 1 between 1982 and 1984 It took its name from the industrial suburb of Lonsdale in Adelaide South Australia where Mitsubishi Australia had an engine production facility The only car sold under this brand was the Lonsdale a badge engineered Mitsubishi Sigma GJ It was sold as the Lonsdale YD41 and the Lonsdale YD45 700 were produced 2 Lonsdale YDLonsdale YD41OverviewAlso calledMitsubishi GalantMitsubishi EternaMitsubishi Sigma GJ Production1982 1983AssemblyAdelaide South AustraliaBody and chassisClassCompactBody style4 door saloon5 door estateLayoutFR layoutPowertrainEngine1 6 L I4 81 PS 60 kW 2 0 L I4 95 PS 70 kW 2 6 L I4 103 PS 76 kW The car was powered by one of three four cylinder engines of 1 6 2 0 and 2 6 litres producing respectively 81 95 and 103 bhp The largest of these power units produced a maximum torque of 192 Nm and was one of the largest post war four cylinder engines produced Although the Sigma was merely an Australian version of Mitsubishi Motors Colt Galant 3 which was already available in the UK the company s plan was to circumvent the gentlemen s agreement a voluntary import quota which limited Japanese manufactured imports to 11 per cent of the market which typically amounted to fewer than 200 000 cars per year However the idea proved unsuccessful and most of the cars imported by Lonsdale remained unsold by the time the company ceased trading The Colt Car Company continued to sell the vehicle in the UK for 1984 although rebranded as the Mitsubishi Galant 4 See also edit nbsp 1980s portalColt Car Company List of car manufacturers of the United KingdomReferences edit Throwback Thursday 1983 Lonsdale 2 6 road test Autocar Lonsdale YD41 and YD45 1982 1984 Honest John Retrieved 7 August 2022 Australian Motor Vehicle Manufacture Tonsley Park SA Culmer Kris 17 August 2017 Throwback Thursday 1983 Lonsdale 2 6 road test Autocar Archived from the original on 2020 02 02 External links editBBC Top Gear 10 Forgotten cars Lonsdale nbsp This article about a modern automobile produced after 1975 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lonsdale car amp oldid 1102917206, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
