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 (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
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)

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
  • 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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