Mitsubishi · 1994–2000
Mitsubishi FTO
The Mitsubishi FTO is a front-engined, front-wheel drive sport compact car produced by Mitsubishi Motors between 1994 and 2000. Originally planned exclusively for the Japanese domestic market, its popularity as a grey market import to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand led to eventual limited distribution through Mitsubishi's official dealers in those regions at the tail-end of production. Upon its debut it won the Car of the Year Japan award for 1994–1995, commemorated by a Limited Edition of the FTO GPX model. FTO stands for "Fresh Touring Origination". The name recalls the Galant FTO coupé of 1971, one of the company's first sports cars.
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UK vehicles on the road
38 licensed and 169 SORN (207 total) at 2025 Q4.
| Year (latest quarter) | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 382 |
| 2015 | 367 |
| 2016 | 317 |
| 2017 | 305 |
| 2018 | 282 |
| 2019 | 263 |
| 2020 | 248 |
| 2021 | 243 |
| 2022 | 241 |
| 2023 | 233 |
| 2024 | 218 |
| 2025 | 207 |
DfT/DVLA VEH0120 vehicle licensing statistics, source ↗, Open Government Licence v3.0. Small counts are rounded or suppressed at source.
Sources
- Wikidata / Wikipedia profiles — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/cars/Q1786235CC0 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- DfT/DVLA VEH0120 licensing statistics — https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tablesOpen Government Licence v3.0
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.