time in the Australian market, which produced 110 kW, (similar to normally aspirated engines with almost 3 times the cubic capacity of the Cordia's 1800cc engine.) It was able to achieve the 1/4 mile (400 metres) in 15.9 seconds and a top speed of 200 km/hr which in 1984/85 was exceptional for an 1800cc engine and boasted similar performance to cars approximately 3 times its price, so was truly the performance bargain of the mid 80's in Australia . When released in mid 1984 with its 4G62T 8-valve ECI (Electronically Controlled Injection) engine, the GSR AA Turbo version was something of a 4 cylinder performance phenomenon exciting the Australian motoring press and car enthusiasts alike until the last incarnation of the GSR the AC model was officially released January 1, 1986 to comply to the new Australian government's emissions requirements and was heavily detuned to run on the only available at the time 91 octane unleaded fuel and output was dropped by almost 20% to 90KW to cope with this. This markedly reduced the performance of both the normally aspirated and turbocharged models. The GSR was trialled as a pursuit car by NSW Police, and was reportedly the first Turbocharged vehicle used by Australian Police. The USA version had the enhanced low speed crash resistant deeper bumpers which were also used on the NZ Turbocharged variants. The places where these cars met with most enthusiastic success was in Australia and New Zealand. The success of the Cordia was based on its spirited performance for its cost. In New Zealand the Cordia was assembled, with the Tredia that it is based on, first by Todd Motors, and later by Mitsubishi New Zealand. The cars were imported as CKD kits and were built with about 41% local content including glass, upholstery, carpet, wiring harnesses and radiators. Both naturally aspirated engine models and turbocharged versions were made. NZ did not have an unleaded petrol version and when ULP was introduced in the nineties, the naturally aspirated GSL ran on premium unleaded petrol without any modification. References External links Official history of the Cordia & Tredia, Mitsubishi Motors South Africa website Specifications for Mitsubishi vehicles at Carfolio.com Cordia Front-wheel-drive vehicles All-wheel-drive vehicles Cars introduced in 1982 1990s cars Compact cars Hatchbacks Cars discontinued in 1990