To the despair of its rivals, the Mitsubishi L200 pick-up has held its leading position over the past seven years. The brand's best-selling pick-up has been a big hit with both business and leisure customers and has secured its place as the king of the pickups, with a massive 48% retail market share. However, Mitsubishi is not one to rest on its laurels, with the introduction of the new L200. Bold, rugged and packed with new design features, the all-new L200 is a completely new model from the ground up. It builds on the strengths of its popular predecessor but promises to exceed expectations with a combination of best in class specification, car-like driving dynamics - including a turning radius of only 5.9 metres.Chassis strength has also been increased and all-terrain capability has been further improved on high series models with the addition of traction control and super select four-wheel-drive as standard - great news for all those who drive off-road or tow heavy loads. Lift the bonnet and you'll find a new Euro IV compliant 2.5 litre direct injection turbo diesel engine. This time though, standard power is upped to 136bhp and, for the first time, there's the option of an automatic gearbox. Sitting high up in a pick up is great for visibility, and not just for spotting other road users, but with all four corners of the vehicle visible from the driver's seat, negotiating loading bays and parking areas is easy. For customers who want a few more horses under the bonnet a power upgrade is available taking the standard power output up to around 160bhp. Three body configurations are on offer Single, Double Cab and Club Cab. Load lengths are 2,220mm, 1,325mm and 1,805mm respectively. A single handle opens the tailgate for access. Payloads are all in excess of one tonne with the Single Cab offering the most at 1,120kg. Steering is power assisted and the brakes are ventilated discs at the front and drums at the rear. ABS is fitted as standard across the range. Depending on the trim level, the four-wheel drive system is either the basic Easy Shift or Super Select (high spec), but both provide a low range of gears for off-road. The latter includes a centre viscous coupling as well as a Stability and Traction Control system. Service intervals are set at 12,500 miles and the warranty remains at three years/100, 00 miles.
