Mitsubishi
3000GT SL Spyder (retractable hardtop, ASC)

Why it matters

The 3000GT Spyder added a power-retractable hardtop to the 3000GT, with each car converted from a coupé by ASC in California. Mitsubishi's VIN data record 741 SL Spyders for 1995–1996.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

Designed at Mitsubishi's Cypress, California studio, the Spyder was produced by ASC Inc., which converted 3000GT coupés at about 12 a day. Dealers pre-ordered 1,800 for the 1995 model year at $57,449 (SL) and $64,449 (VR-4), but sales were slow — 232 in 1995 and 56 in the first two months of 1996 — and only the 1995 and 1996 model years were built.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

SL Spyders are naturally aspirated and front-wheel drive; the VR-4 Spyder is the turbocharged all-wheel-drive version. The 3000GT Spyder Registry records cars individually with manufacturing and ASC dates.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   3000GT/Stealth Production Numbers (Michael Reid, from Mitsubishi CAPS VIN database) Level C

   • 741 SL Spyders produced, model years 1995 (376) and 1996 (365), from Mitsubishi CAPS VIN data

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   3000GT Spyder Registry – History Level B 3000GT Spyder Registry

   • SL is "normally aspirated"

   Accessed 2026-11-12