Mitsubishi Town Box

Mitsubishi Town Box

Manufacturer	Mitsubishi Motors
Also called	Nissan Clipper Rio
Production	1999–present
Assembly	Mizushima plant, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Predecessor	Mitsubishi Minicab Bravo
Class	Kei car (Town Box) Minivan (Town Box Wide)
Body style	5-door hatchback
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
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)
Related	Proton Juara

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.

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

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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

1. ^ "Oh, Kei Go! Nissan’s New Clipper Rio Debuts", Peter Nunn, Winding Road, June 19, 2007^{[dead link]}
2. ^ "Proton Moves into a New Niche", Chips, Autoword.com.my, July 23, 2001

External links

• Mitsubishi Town Box, Mitsubishi-motors.com
• "Mitsubishi Town Box" (in Japanese). Mitsubishi-motors.co.jp. July 1, 2007. http://www.mitsubishi-motors.co.jp/tbox/index.html.