Mitsubishi Town Box

Mitsubishi Town Box
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
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;
front-/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 is a kei car produced for the domestic market by 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

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
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

References

  1. "Oh, Kei Go! Nissan’s New Clipper Rio Debuts", Peter Nunn, Winding Road, June 19, 2007 Archived November 9, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Proton Moves into a New Niche", Chips, Autoword.com.my, July 23, 2001

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