| Production | 1990–1996 |
|---|---|
| Body style | 4-door sedan 4-door hardtop sedan 5-door station wagon |
| Layout | Front engine, front-/Four-wheel drive |
| Engine | 2.0 L 6G71 V6 2.5 L 6G73 V6 3.0 L 6G72 V6 |
| Transmission | 4-speed automatic 5-speed manual |
| Wheelbase | Sedan: 2,720 mm (107.1 in) Wagon: 2,723 mm (107.2 in) |
| Length | Sedan: 4,830 mm (190.2 in) 4,886 mm (192.4 in) |
| Width | 1,775 mm (69.9 in) |
| Height | Sedan: 1,335 mm (52.6 in) Wagon: 1,470 mm (57.9 in) |
The Japanese market Diamante was a four-door hardtop with frameless windows. Five months after the Diamante's launch, Mitsubishi also introduced the Sigma, which was different from the Diamante with its slightly taller roofline, six-windows as opposed to four-window glasshouse, window sashes, and front/rear treatment.
In Japan, the Diamante was available with three V6 engines (2.0, 2.5 and 3.0 Liter) of the 6G7 family; all-wheel drive was available on most models. Perhaps contrary to its overseas image, Mitsubishi at the time fully emphasized the use of electronic gadgets in its cars, and the Diamante is notable for a long list of such features. This generation won the Japan Car of the Year award in 1990. The Diamante was first sold in 1992 in the United States, replacing the Sigma, which was based on previous generation Mitsubishi Galants.
In Australia, the Sigma was manufactured locally as the Mitsubishi Verada, with a cheaper mainstream version known as the Magna. The Magna/Verada station wagon was designed locally in Australia, and was exported to Japan and the United States as the Diamante wagon, to Europe as the Sigma wagon, and to New Zealand as the Magna/V3000 wagon.
The first generation Diamante came in three versions:
Four-side window sedan: Unlike the Magna/Verada this Diamante did not have the rear quarter windows. The only side glass was that in the doors. All of these vehicles were built in Nagoya in Japan and were intended for the Japanese domestic market.
Six-side window sedan: Much the same as the Second Generation Magna/Verada. Built in Australia.
Wagon: Introduced in 1993, again the same as Magna/Verada and built in Australia.
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