Arriving in UK Mitsubishi Motors showrooms in time for the new registration plate month of September is the new Series 6 L200 Pick-Up range where the Double Cab versions are the most popular for business, hard graft and leisure uses, writes David Miles. Mitsubishi say the Series 6 is more advanced in terms of technology and safety, more efficient and cleaner than ever before, quieter … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Mitsubishi L200 Warrior DC Auto
It takes a special sort of vehicle to survive, challenge and virtually dominate a sector of sales, and that’s what the Mitsubishi L200 has done for decades, writes Robin Roberts. It’s about to be reborn for the sixth time, but before it is I wanted to see what the Series 5 offers to explain its stranglehold on the sector which is a combination of workhorse and lifestyle, and often … [Read more...]
Classic pick-up carries off 40 years
It’s 1978, and the world is changing as Space Invaders spreads to arcades across the globe and launches the video game industry, writes David Miles. The first automated cellular phone network is being built in Japan and Superman takes off in cinemas. Another product is launched which, over the next four decades, will bring mobility to 4.7 million people – the Mitsubishi 1-ton … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Mitsubishi ASX 1.6 2WD
Mitsubishi has always risen to a challenge. It has produced some memorable models and then moved on but with a few exceptions like the popular Shogun and Pickups, but they have also set benchmarks with models like the Outlander MPV PHEV and it seemed only a matter of time before they entered the booming Crossover sector with their ASX. That was in 2010 and there have been four generations of … [Read more...]
Very special Barbarian appears from Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi is adding even more style and purpose to the multi award-winning L200 with the unveiling of the new special edition Barbarian SVP II – the second vehicle to be produced by its Special Vehicle Projects division. The Mitsubishi L200 Barbarian SVP II builds on the success of the original limited edition SVP version and, like its predecessor, is instantly recognisable with a striking … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Mitsubishi L200 Barbarian SVP Double Cab
The award winning Mitsubishi L200 pick-up range is now into its fifth generation and latest is the limited edition Barbarian SVP Double Cab, which becomes the range flagship with prices from £28,479 excluding VAT. The line-up includes Single Cab, Club Cab and Double Cab versions with UK prices starting from £18,500 excluding VAT as they are classed as commercial … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Mitsubishi L200 legend lives on
A legend in its own lifetime is Mitsubishi’s L200 pick-up, sold globally over six decades accounting for over four million sales. Now the fifth generation versions are with us. The first generation was launched in 1978 as a single cab body style with standard and long wheelbase body options with two wheel drive and 4x4 traction for SWB models was introduced in 1982. Series 2 came along in 1987 … [Read more...]
Newslines 8 January
This year’s mobility roadshow will be held at Silverstone 26 to 28 May. Europe’s biggest event for its kind will feature vehicles and products and visitors will have the opportunity to evaluate them on the track. Economists believe European car sales will grow 3% this year. The VW Group diesel-gate is only likely to slightly impeded sales which will be 14.46 million or more as the … [Read more...]