2007 Mitsubishi 380 Series III
April 10, 2007 by Alborz Fallah
As mentioned previously, the struggling Mitsubishi 380 is set to undergo some minor cosmetic surgery, with the new and improved 380 (named Series III) set to hit the showrooms in July. Currently the 380 goes to around 1,000 new owners per month, not a bad figure, but no where near Mitsubishi’s expectations.
However, since Mitsubishi are not exactly making billions of dollars a year, the changes are not that extraordinary. All you get is a new nose, some new wheels, paint colours and some trim upgrades. The 380 is still driven via the front wheels and powered by its 3.8L V8 engine (175kW @ 5250RPM and 343Nm @ 4000RPM). There are currently no pictures of the revised version available
There are some manufacturers such as Porsche who have over 10 different variants of the same car (specifically the 911), whilst Mitsubishi is not as bad, with 5 models in the 380 lineup, there has been some internal pressure on Mitsubishi Australia to cull poor performing variants. Mitsubishi currently sells ES, SX, VRX, LX and GT variants of the 380
Whilst for the poor few who paid the $35,000 price tag back in 2005, Mitsubishi will continue to keep the entry price of the 380 Series III sedan at just $27,990 for the entry model, putting to rest fears of a further price cut (hurting resales and the brands image)
Print it: 
I think those people that paid $35k for their 380 got a refund cheque from mitsu for the difference.
In a word, why? Igor.
If you go to a shop and buy lets say a phone. Then the following month the shop has a sale on that phone. Do you get a refund for the difference? No.
The price drop was a reaction to poor sales, you could bash Mitsu for given us a car that wasn’t going to sell. But thats really about it.
Lazybones
They did not get the whole amount back but mitsu offered them $2000 refund.
Please read this article below:
http://www.drive.com.au/Editor.....3&vf=1
“The 380 is still driven via the front wheels and powered by its 3.8L V8 engine”
Nice work buddy, I won’t point out your mistakes though.
By the way, where did you source this news from. I have heard that the rear end is getting a very different treatment especially on the VRX and other upper models. It is meant to look far different and better to now. The taillights design has supposedly changed slightly, gone led of course, and the rear bumper no longer has well the, bump. We”ll have to wait until July but I am still sticking to my sources.
Some problems:
1. “Currently the 380 goes to around 1,000 new owners per month, not a bad figure, but no where near Mitsubishi’s expectations.”
-mitsu said thats about what they expected the 380 to sell, their quote was about a thousand.
2. “3.8L V8 engine”
-It’s a V6 engine.
3. “Whilst for the poor few who paid the $35,000 price tag back in 2005″
-They all got a refund for some of the price.
4. “All you get is a new nose, some new wheels, paint colours and some trim upgrades.”
-You forgot about the new rear end.
-How is the exterior and the interior of a car a minor upgrade?
5. “Since Mitsubishi are not exactly making billions of dollars a year”
-Mitsubishi UFJ is maintaining its full-year financial forecast in which net income is expected to come in at 750 billion yen ($6.5b)
One of the worst articles I’ve ever read. Your information couldn’t be more fallicious if you tried my friend. Give up writing these articles and bashing brands, it’s pathetic.
Mate, I don’t like the 380, but this article is absolute rubbish.
Go back to school.