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Valuation · Mitsubishi · Z16A · 1993-99

Mitsubishi GTO Twin Turbo

3.0L twin-turbo V6 (6G72) · 206 kW / 427 Nm · 5sp manual/4sp auto · AWD
CONSIDERRated within the under $30k band · 31 of 46 at this money
Model value
$25,000
Must gain each year to break even
+16.1%
The projection does not clear it, and nor does most of the library.
CarQuant score
41/100
Scored against the under $30k band, not the whole library
Evidence grade
Measured
Four or more recorded Australian sales
$25,000
$13,985 lowhigh $25,372
Modelled estimate
No recorded Australian sale stands behind this figure. Treat the level as indicative and the structure as the analysis.

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Should make, typical example
$25,000
At about 155,000 km. Enter an asking price to compare.

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Price history

Today $25,000 · modelled median at five years $20,020
Solid line: the value this library has carriedDashed from 2026: modelled · even money $16,846 to $22,835
The green band is the even-money range and the one to plan on: half of outcomes land inside it. The pale band behind it bounds eight in ten ($13,985 to $25,372). The path is this model's own: it starts along the momentum of its recorded history and bends toward its projected median as the horizon lengthens, so no two cars share a future curve.

The verdict

A defensible case with reservations. Scores 41/100, ranking 31 of 46 in the under $30k band. Demand durability is the strongest input, liquidity the weakest.
Running it costs about $4,950 a year (19.8% of value), which is what the economics score measures. All in, including the projected value change, it is $6,326 a year.
The model's five year median is $20,020, a -19.9% move, with the tenth percentile at $13,985.
Value calibrated to recorded sales.
Evidence
Measured4 recorded sales
Off its peak
-26%
Value band
moderate
No external evidence. A modelled estimate whose structure is more useful than its level.
Scored against every recent Australian sale this library holds, half its values land within 11.2 per cent of the price paid and the rest miss by more, in either direction. Projections are therefore damped toward flat in proportion to how little is known, and the plausible band is never narrower than the error the model is known to make.
Short term (1-5 years)$6,326 a year all in, -19.9% median value move
Long term (10-15 years)Scarcity case already formed
Negotiate from$25,000

Recorded sales

Every recorded observation, and when
4 rows on record
$58k$34k$10k
202120222023202420252026
the value this record published, year by yearnow $25kwhat the model expects across 27k–262k kmsold
Every row, with its price and note (4) ↓
Library value against the sold record
4 sales · median $26,750
Value $25,000
$15,150$31,750
Aug 2025Collecting Cars$30,500Sold
SOLD. 4 Aug 2025, Blacktown NSW, 140,018km from new. 1995 twin-turbo six-speed, JDM import complied June 2025 and sold unregistered, red over black. THE JAPANESE DEREGISTRATION CERTIFICATE VERIFIES THE ODOMETER, and Australian import approval and a Japanese export certificate came with it. Work Emotion 18-inch wheels, Tein adjustable suspension, aftermarket exhaust. Clean roadworthy June 2025. Timing belt at 98,325km in 2012 is the last recorded service
Jul 2023Collecting Cars$31,750Sold
SOLD. 14 Jul 2023, Five Dock NSW, 27,062km. VERIFIED by the house. 1997 twin-turbo six-speed, JDM import sold at Japanese auction as GRADE 4.5 in March 2022, silver over black leather, four-wheel steering and electronically controlled suspension, reportedly still on its original tyres. Original service book, tools, spare wheel, import, export and registration documents. The lowest distance on record for the model here and the top of the set. serviced 2019 and 2015 only, reportedly original tyres
Jun 2023Collecting Cars$15,150Sold
SOLD. 14 Jun 2023, Queanbeyan NSW, 141,802km. 1996 twin-turbo six-speed, JDM import, black. Blitz coilovers, APEXi exhaust, Razo pedals. FAULTS DISCLOSED: a minor exhaust leak and non-functional remote central locking, with chips and areas of fading on the paint and a stain on the instrument cluster. Timing belt at 135,995km. Registration expiring four months after the sale. Within 1,800km of the August 2025 car and half the money
Feb 2021Collecting Cars$23,000Sold
SOLD. 14 Feb 2021, Townsville QLD, 262,257km. 1996 twin-turbo six-speed, JDM import, Danube Blue, seven years with the seller, sold unregistered. Right rear quarter and side skirt repaired and repainted by RACQ after a merging impact. Seibon carbon bonnet with gel-coat damage, Koya wheels, Mishimoto radiator, sports suspension, active exhaust components removed. Cam belt at 190,000km in 2016, oil every 5,000km. The highest distance in the set and it beat the June 2023 car by half again
4 completed Australian sales of 4 rows. Rows marked asking, no sale, or context are shown for honesty but do not count toward the evidence grade: an ask is not a transaction, a pass-in is a refusal, and a provenance or overseas result does not price the ordinary local car. The badge on every row is computed by the same rule as the grade, so the two cannot drift apart.

Score breakdown

Against the under $30k band median
46 cars in band · ink tick marks the median
Ownership economics30% of total
31/100-4
Scarcity25% of total
50/100+9
Demand durability20% of total
58/100+2
Liquidity15% of total
28/100-31
Risk resilience10% of total
30/100-7
Sub-scores run 0-100 before weighting; the weighted total is 41/100. Medians are computed live from the 46 cars currently in the under $30k band, so this picture moves when the library does.
The working behind each factor: baseline and drivers ↓
Ownership economics30% weight
31/100
Baseline80 pts
− 19.8% of value a year to run-49 pts
Sub-score (baseline plus drivers, clamped 0-100)31 pts
Scarcity25% weight
50/100
Baseline34 pts
+ 152 registered in Australia, manuals a small subset+16 pts
Sub-score (baseline plus drivers, clamped 0-100)50 pts
Demand durability20% weight
58/100
Baseline44 pts
+ 1990s tech-laden Japanese GT has a dedicated nostalgic following+14 pts
Sub-score (baseline plus drivers, clamped 0-100)58 pts
Liquidity15% weight
28/100
Baseline20 pts
+ Niche market, 50 days on market+8 pts
Sub-score (baseline plus drivers, clamped 0-100)28 pts
Risk resilience10% weight
30/100
Baseline38 pts
− Complex electronics (active aero/4WS) can fail expensively with age-8 pts
Sub-score (baseline plus drivers, clamped 0-100)30 pts
Model output, not advice or a valuation. Verify independently before acting.

What it costs to own · about 5,167 km a year

Annual cost of access, excl. fuel
$4,950a year
Share of value per year
19.8%
Scheduled servicing$95019%
Tyres, annualised$85017%
Registration and CTP$80016%
Insurance$1,45029%
Sinking fund (failure table)$90018%
All-in annualised (a different number)
Purchase (model value plus duty)$26,000
Running costs × 5 years$24,750
Median exit, net of selling cost$19,120
All-in annualised over 5 years$6,326/yr
Share of value per year25.3%
Cost of access is what the car costs to run. All-in annualised adds depreciation, duty and selling costs across a five year hold. They answer different questions and are labelled separately for that reason.
Break-even appreciation, 5 year hold
16.1%a year, only to get the money back
This library projects
-4.3%a year
The projection falls 20.4 points a year short of the hurdle. On these assumptions this car is a cost, not an asset, which can be an entirely rational thing to buy but should be bought knowing it.
Purchase$25,000
Stamp duty$1,000
Running costs x 5 years$24,750
Selling cost at exit, 3.6% of the salescales with price
Sale price needed at +5 years$52,645
Storage
Bought at
No forecast is used to compute the hurdle. It is the purchase, the duty, any premium and 5 years of running cost, grossed up for the cost of selling and spread back over the hold. The projection it is measured against is the weakest number in this product and is drawn that way in the chart above. Transport, finance and any restoration spend sit outside it.

Specification

Engine3.0L twin-turbo V6 (6G72)
Power / torque206 kW / 427 Nm
0-100 km/h5.5 s
Transmission5sp manual/4sp auto
DriveAWD
Kerb weight1,720 kg
Built worldwide25,000
Delivered to Australia3,800
Effective AU survivors152
Australian sales / year110
Typical days on market50 days
Launch price$106,000

What moves the price on this model

Colour hierarchy
Red+3%
White+1%
Black-1%
Options
Getrag six-speed (1994 on)+5%
Active aero and ECS functional+3%
Final Edition/MR lightweight (JDM)+10%
Japanese deregistration certificate verifying the odometer+14%
Japanese auction grade sheet, 4 or better+9%
Original paint with no repaired panels+6%
Current compliance and a clean roadworthy+5%
Odometer sensitivity±1.6% per 10,000 km vs 155,000 km
Applied on top of these

Condition, history, originality, ownership, delivery and modification multipliers apply to every car in the library. They are applied automatically when an advertisement is analysed, and the schedule is set out once, on the analyser page.

Projected value in five years

Projected value at five years
$20,020
-19.9% on today
The model's figure. Today it is $25,000.
Even odds it lands between $16,846 and $22,835.
$13,985 lowhigh $25,372
The shaded range is even money and 36% wide; the outer figures bound eight outcomes in ten. Band width follows the evidence - a model with a tight measured record carries a tight band.
A weaker five year outlook than 93% of the library.
-26.6% weakest projected move in the librarystrongest +73.1%
Five-year cost of ownership
Value change alone: -$4,980 across five years.
Running costs over the same period: $24,750.
Duty and expected selling costs: $1,900.
Net cost of five years of ownership: $31,630, or $6,326 a year.
The projected value fall is added to the running cost. Depreciation is the larger number here.

The case for and against

The case for

A tech-laden 1990s Japanese GT with twin-turbo AWD and four-wheel steering, values are up about 40 per cent since 2016 as nostalgia for the era grows, off a 2024 high. Genuine manual examples are a small, sought-after subset of the surviving fleet.

The case against

The complex 1990s electronics, including active aero and four-wheel steering, can fail expensively as the car ages, and specialist knowledge is increasingly scarce. It remains a niche pick with a thin market at 50 days on market.

Known faults and risks

Risk 1Active aero/four-wheel steering electronics failure
Risk 2Twin-turbo AWD driveline service costs
Risk 3Timing belt service history critical
Active aero/4WS system repair$2,800
Twin-turbo service$1,800
Timing belt kit$1,200

Similar cars, and what they cost to run

Evidence behind this valueMeasured · 4 recorded sales
Carried value
$25,000
Historical price
2016 · $18,0002026 · $25,000
Measured
No external evidence. A modelled estimate whose structure is more useful than its level.
Four Australian results, and the pair in the middle is the whole story

$30,500 at 140,018 kilometres in Blacktown, New South Wales, August 2025, against $15,150 at 141,802 kilometres in Queanbeyan, June 2023. One thousand seven hundred and eighty-four kilometres apart on the odometer and a hundred and one per cent apart in price.

Read the rest of the evidence notes (4 more)
What separates them is paperwork and condition

The dearer car came with a Japanese deregistration certificate that verifies the reading, Australian import approval, a Japanese export certificate, fresh compliance and a clean roadworthy. The cheaper one was sold with a disclosed exhaust leak, dead remote central locking, chips and fading paint, and a registration expiring four months later. On a thirty-year-old Japanese import the certificate is worth more than the reading it certifies, because without one the reading is a number on a dial.

The odometer still prices the car, just not much

Across the four the slope is 1.5 per cent per 10,000 kilometres with a correlation of minus 0.46. This record already carried 1.6 as an assumption and it is now a measurement.

The top and the bottom of the set both argue for documentation

Over distance. The dearest, $31,750 at Five Dock in July 2023, is a 27,062-kilometre car sold at Japanese auction as grade 4.5 and verified by the house. The highest-distance car in the set, $23,000 at 262,257 kilometres in Townsville in February 2021, still beat the Queanbeyan car by half again - with a disclosed RACQ repair to its rear quarter and a full maintenance record.

The value moves $26,000 to $25,000,

Which is the mean of the four ($25,100) and sits between the fitted figure at the expected distance ($24,647) and the median ($26,750). SOURCING: all four are read from the Collecting Cars lot pages themselves, which is where the certificate, grade and fault detail above comes from.

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