The Mitsubishi Town Box is a kei car (Town Box) and

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(Town Box Wide) produced for the Japanese domestic market (JDM) by the Japanese

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'' 4A30'' 657 cc

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, but switched to the '' 3G83'' 659 cc straight-three engine in 2002. In August 2001, a slightly larger version of the same vehicle powered by a '' 4A31'' 1.1 L straight-four, the Mitsubishi Town Box Wide, was discontinued. The first generation Town Box was discontinued in November 2011, ending the twelve-year production run. The model returned in February 2014 as a rebadged version of the Suzuki Every Wagon. The first generation Town Box was also sold in Japan as the Nissan Clipper Rio, while the Town Box Wide was also produced under licence in

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as the Proton Juara."Proton Moves into a New Niche"
Chips, ''Autoword.com.my'', July 23, 2001

Suzuki OEM deal

In February 2014, Mitsubishi started selling rebadged

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trucks and Every vans as the

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. The passenger-oriented Every Wagon, which has a more designed rear end but shares the Carry Van's chassis code, was also included and received the Town Box badge (DS64W). As the Every only had a year of production left, Mitsubishi did not spend a lot of effort to distinguish their model, restraining themselves to changing the badges. In March 2015 a new Every Wagon and Town Box was introduced (DS17W). The newest model offers increased interior space, a longer wheelbase, and the new Suzuki R06A engine; turbocharged and intercooled. It is offered in G and G Special specs.

Annual production and sales

''(Sources
Facts & Figures 2000Facts & Figures 2005Facts & Figures 2009
Mitsubishi Motors website)''

Gallery

File:1999 Mitsubishi Town-Box 01.jpg, 1999 Mitsubishi Town Box rear view File:Mitsubishi Townboxwide.JPG, Mitsubishi Town Box Wide File:Clipperrio.jpg, 2007 Nissan Clipper Rio File:Mitsubishi TOWNBOX G (DS64W) right.JPG, Second generation Mitsubishi Town Box G (DS64W) File:Mitsubishi TownBox G 4WD DS17W.jpg, Third generation Mitsubishi Town Box G 4WD (DS17W) File:Mitsubishi TownBox G 4WD DS17W Rear.jpg, Third generation Mitsubishi Town Box G 4WD (DS17W)

References

External links

Mitsubishi-motors.com * {{Mitsubishi Motors vehicles Town Box Cars introduced in 1999 2000s cars 2010s cars 2020s cars Microvans Rear-wheel-drive vehicles All-wheel-drive vehicles OEM Suzuki vehicles