Mitsubishi Town Box
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Mitsubishi Town Box | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Motors |
Also called | Nissan Clipper Rio |
Production | April 1999–November 2011 |
Assembly | Mizushima plant, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Kei car (Town Box) Minivan (Town Box Wide) |
Body style | 5-door hatchback (Town Box) 5-door MPV (Town Box Wide) |
Related | Proton Juara |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 1999: 659 cc I4 2002: 657 cc I3 1,094 cc I4 (Wide) |
Transmission | 4-speed auto or 5-speed manual; rear-/four-wheel drive |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,390 mm (94.1 in) |
Length | 3,395 mm (133.7 in) 3,605 mm (141.9 in) (Wide) |
Width | 1,475 mm (58.1 in) 1,535 mm (60.4 in) (Wide) |
Height | 1,890 mm (74.4 in) 1,810 mm (71.3 in) (Wide) |
Curb weight | 970–1,030 kg (2,138–2,271 lb) 990–1,050 kg (2,183–2,315 lb) (Wide) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Mitsubishi Minicab Bravo |
The Mitsubishi Town Box was a kei car (Town Box) and minivan (Town Box Wide) produced for the Japanese domestic market (JDM) by the Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors. It was initially available with the alloy-headed 4A30 657 cc straight-4 engine, but switched to the 3G83 659 cc straight-3 engine in 2002. At the same time, a slightly larger version of the same vehicle powered by a 4A31 1.1 L straight-4, the Mitsubishi Town Box Wide, was discontinued. The Town Box was discontinued in November 2011, ending the twelve-year production run. The model returned in February 2014 as a rebadge of the Suzuki Every Wagon.
It is also sold in Japan as the Nissan Clipper Rio,[1] while the Town Box Wide was also produced under licence in Malaysia as the Proton Juara.[2]
Annual production and sales
Year | Production | Domestic sales | Export sales |
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1998 | 2,261 | n/a | |
1999 | 14,421 3,616 (Wide) |
n/a | n/a |
2000 | 8,953 1,441 (Wide) |
8,772 809 (Wide) |
– 664 (Wide) |
2001 | 6,662 2,939 (Wide) |
7,357 79 (Wide) |
420 2,640 (Wide) |
2002 | 4,949 | 5,170 | – |
2003 | 5,561 | 5,430 | – |
2004 | 4,262 | 4,201 | – |
2005 | 4,143 | 4,171 | – |
2006 | 3,357 | 3,649 | – |
2007 | 10,105 | 3,696 | – |
2008 | 8,241 | 3,162 | – |
(Sources: Facts & Figures 2000, Facts & Figures 2005, Facts & Figures 2009, Mitsubishi Motors website)
Gallery
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A Mitsubishi Town Box Wide
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A 2007 Nissan Clipper Rio
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Fire engine version
References
- ^ "Oh, Kei Go! Nissan’s New Clipper Rio Debuts", Peter Nunn, Winding Road, June 19, 2007 Archived November 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Proton Moves into a New Niche"[permanent dead link], Chips, Autoword.com.my, July 23, 2001
External links
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- Mitsubishi Town Box, Mitsubishi-motors.com
- "Mitsubishi Town Box" (in Japanese). Mitsubishi-motors.co.jp. July 1, 2007. Archived from the original on June 23, 2007.
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