Publication: Motor Fan
Format: Test Drive Report
Date: December 1971
Author: Hiroshi Okazaki

A Well-Judged Mass-Market Coupe

On the eve of the Tokyo Motor Show, Mitsubishi Motors has announced a new 1400cc coupe. We promptly took it to Fuji Speedway to assess its performance—and this is what we found…

A Nicely Settled Driving Position

A stylish compact coupe has now joined the Galant series.

Its name is the Galant FTO. The initials “FTO” are said to derive from the Italian Fresco Turismo Omologare—or, in English terms, “Fresh Touring Homologated.”

Publication: Auto Sport
Format: Road Test
Date: December 1971
Author: Hajime Hiratsuka

Driving the Galant Coupe FTO: Hard Cruising on Shinano Roads in Late Autumn

On November 1, Mitsubishi Motors introduced a new model under the catchphrase “a coupe with room to grow”: the Galant Coupe FTO, powered by a 1400cc Neptune engine. The name “FTO,” we’re told, is derived from the Italian Fresco Turismo Omologare—which, loosely interpreted, suggests a car homologated as a “fresh” touring machine.

Publication: Car Graphic
Format: Group Test
Date: February 1972
Author: “C/G Test Group” (uncredited)

Comparison test: Mitsubishi Galant FTO GIII vs. Toyota Sprinter SR

This month we conducted a comparison test between two 1400cc sporting coupes–the Sprinter SR and the Galant FTO GIII–under a wide variety of conditions, including testing at Yatabe. Before examining the results, however, it is worth explaining why these two were selected from among the many cars in the class.

Publication: Motor Fan
Format: Road Test
Date: March 1972
Authors (roundtable): Shinji Seki, Yasuhiko Yashiro, Osamu Hirao, Kenji Higuchi, Hiroshi Hoshijima, Motoo Suzuki, Kunitaka Furutani, Kunihiro Yoneyama, Hiroshi Okazaki, Masahide Sano, Taizo Tateishi, Yasuhei Oguchi, Katsuzo Kageyama, Chiaki Moritani, Kenzaburo Ishikawa, Toshihide Hirata, Minoru Onda, Motor Fan Editorial Staff (uncredited)

Fast-Notch Styling and a Wide Body

Magazine: First, could you give us an overview of the Galant FTO?

Publication: Auto Sport
Format: Group Test
Date: June 1973
Author: Auto Test Editorial Staff (uncredited)

Editors’ Comprehensive (?) Test Drive: Galant FTO 1600GSR and 1400SL-5 vs. Corolla Levin and Levin J

The car slides on at an angle, refusing to straighten. The guardrail closes in like an arrow…

The second editorial test session, held in the rain at Tsukuba, turned into something resembling a spin exhibition. Faces drained of color, sweat creeping in, legs trembling, we pressed on–telling ourselves that this, too, was valuable experience–as we fought to keep the cars under control.