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designs and configurations. Now out of production, the ''6A10'' is still the smallest modern production V6. The small displacement was offered so Japanese buyers could purchase a powerful engine, while reducing their annual

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6A10

*''Displacement'' — *''Bore x Stroke'' —

DOHC

:*''Engine type'' — V type 6-cylinder DOHC 24-valve :*''Compression ratio'' — 10.0:1 :*''Fuel system'' — ECI multi :*''Peak power'' — at 7000 rpm :*''Peak torque'' — at 4500 rpm

Applications

::*1992–1994

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::*1992–1998

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6A11

*''Displacement'' — *''Bore x Stroke'' —

SOHC

:*''Engine type'' — V type 6-cylinder SOHC 24-valve :*''Compression ratio'' — 9.5:1 :*''Fuel system'' — ECI multi :*''Peak power'' — at 6000 rpm :*''Peak torque'' — at 4500 rpm

Applications

::*1992–96 Mitsubishi Galant/Eterna/Emeraude ::*1995–98

6A12

*''Displacement'' — *''Bore x Stroke —

DOHC

:*''Engine type'' — V type 6-cylinder DOHC 24-valve :*''Compression ratio'' — 9.5:1, 10.0:1, 10.4:1 :*''Fuel system'' — ECI multi :*''Peak power'' — at 6000–6750 :*''Peak torque'' — at 4000–4500

Applications

::*1992-1996 Mitsubishi Galant/Eterna/Emeraude ::*1992-1994

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::*1994-2000

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::*1999-2010

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DOHC & sports ECU

:*Engine type — V type 6-cylinder DOHC 24-valve :*Compression ratio — 10.0:1 :*Fuel system — ECI multi :*Peak power ''(1994–1996)'' — at 7000 rpm :*Peak torque — at 4000 rpm

Applications

::*1994–2000

::*1992–1996 Mitsubishi Galant/Eterna/Emeraude

MIVEC

:*Engine type — V type 6-cylinder DOHC 24-valve MIVEC :*Compression ratio — 10.0:1 :*Fuel system — ECI multi :*Peak power — at 7500 rpm :*Peak torque — at 6500 rpm

Applications

::*1994–2000

::*1993–2002

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DOHC Twin Turbo

:*Engine Type — V Type 6-Cylinder QUADCAM 24-Valve :*Compression Ratio — 8.5:1 :*Fuel System — ECI Multi :*Injector Size — :*Peak Power — at 6000 rpm :*Peak Torque — at 4000 rpm :*Turbocharger Model — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries TD025M-7G Eterna VR-4/ TD025L-7G Mitsubishi Galant Sports GT 1994

Applications

::*1994 Mitsubishi Galant Sports GT VR-4 TD025L-7G ::*1992–96 Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 — E84A ::*1992–96 Mitsubishi Eterna XX-4/GT — E84A ::*1994-1996 Mitsubishi Galant Sports GT (E50-E60-E70-E80) Accelerations: :*0- (sec):4.3 :*0- (sec):6.4 :*0- (sec):15.6 :*0- (sec):29 :*0- (sec): :*0- (sec):4.4 :*0- (sec):6.1 :*0- (sec):15.8 :*0- (sec): :*0- (sec):

6A13

*Displacement — *Bore x Stroke —

SOHC

:*Engine type — V type 6-cylinder SOHC 24-valve :*Compression ratio — 9.0, 9.5:1 :*Fuel system — ECI multi :*Peak power — at 5750 rpm :*Peak torque — at 4500 rpm

Applications

::*1996–2003 Mitsubishi Galant/Legnum ::*2002–2005

Twin Turbo DOHC

:*Engine Type — V Type 6-Cylinder DOHC 24-Valve :*Compression Ratio — 8.5:1 :*Fuel System — MPI Mitsubishi ECI Multi :*Peak Power — at 5500 rpm :*Peak Torque — at 4000 rpm :*Turbocharger Model — Mitsubishi TD03-7T :*Injector Size —

Applications

::*1996–2003 Mitsubishi Galant/Legnum VR-4 — EC5A/EC5W Accelerations: :*0- (sec):3.7 :*0- (sec):5.3 :*0- (sec):13.3 :*0- (sec):23.2

References

"Engine Epic Part 8 - Mitsubishi Engines"
Michael Knowling, ''Autospeed'', issue 48, 21 September 1999 {{Mitsubishi Motors technologies 6A1 V6 engines

6A10

DOHC

Applications

6A11

SOHC

Applications

6A12

DOHC

Applications

DOHC & sports ECU

Applications

MIVEC

Applications

DOHC Twin Turbo

Applications

6A13

SOHC

Applications

Twin Turbo DOHC

Applications

See also

References