Junkyard Find: 1992 Mitsubishi Diamante LS

by Murilee Martin

Published: March 16th, 2012

junkyard find 1992 mitsubishi diamante ls

Mitsubishi has struggled mightily to get a solid toehold in the North American market. The Eclipse sold fairly well, but Mitsubishi’s top-of-the-line (for America; we never got the Debonair) luxury sedan never really emerged from obscurity. Here’s an example I found yesterday at a Denver self-service wrecking yard.

The interior looks quite comfortable, with luxury rivaling its Lexus, Infiniti, and Acura competition.

The ’92 Diamante LS listed at $25,503, which was $503 more than the (rear-wheel-drive) Mazda 929 S. The Lexus ES300 listed at $25,250, the Infiniti M30 was 25 grand even, and the cheapest Acura Legend was $28,000. The Diamante seemed like a lot of car for the money.

The engine in the LS made 202 horsepower, which was pretty good for an early-90s front-wheel-drive sedan.

However, Mitsubishi never established a strong reputation for build quality or reliability, and perhaps the Diamante didn’t seem as safe an investment as its rivals.

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Murilee Martin

Murilee Martin is the pen name of Phil Greden, a writer who has lived in Minnesota, California, Georgia and (now) Colorado. He has toiled at copywriting, technical writing, junkmail writing, fiction writing and now automotive writing. He has owned many terrible vehicles and some good ones. He spends a great deal of time in self-service junkyards. These days, he writes for publications including Autoweek, Autoblog, Hagerty, The Truth About Cars and Capital One.

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Jos65691736 on Dec 17, 2022

Hi. How can I buy parts for Mitsubishi diamanté ? Can you text me at 4172316056?

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Jos65691736 on Dec 17, 2022

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