Numbers first, because with the Mitsubishi Proudia they are the story: Petrol engine, 177 kW. Mitsubishi built from 1999 to 2016, when airbags, anti-lock brakes and Japanese build quality became the world standard.
Where it came from
The Mitsubishi Proudia (Japanese: 三菱・プラウディア, Hepburn: Mitsubishi Puraudia) is a luxury sedan manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors, positioned below the flagship Dignity limousine (itself a lengthened version of the Proudia) in the company's range. Its name is a portmanteau derived from the English word "proud" and "diamond" (referring to the company's logo). The first generation was produced from late 1999 to 2001, while the second generation (a rebadged second-generation Nissan Fuga) was produced from 2012 to 2016.
Under the skin
Power comes from Petrol engine; 177 kW is the published figure; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. It weighs 1950 –. Work it out per tonne and you get about 91 horsepower — brisk everyday performance. It shifts through a 5-speed INVECS-II automatic. The wheelbase is 2830 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
Its family tree is legible: it took over from the Mitsubishi Debonair; assembly was at Nagoya, Aichi (Ōe Plant), Japan. Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Toyota Noah, the GMC Envoy, the Lincoln Aviator — show what else the money bought that year. Nearby in the Mitsubishi catalogue sit the Mitsubishi Lancer and the Mitsubishi 360.