Mitsubishi L200 Double Cab Barbarian X 2.3 DI-D Automatic

Final Report I’ll say from the outset that I don’t think I’ve done the Mitsubishi L200 justice. Aside from the Subaru Outback, I can’t think of another Diesel Car long-termer better suited to our life in Devon. It’s why I jumped at the chance to run the L200 for the magazine, as I felt I […]

Mitsubishi L200 DOUBLE CAB BARBARIAN X 2.3 DI-D AUTOMATIC

Fifth Test It’s the season of mist and mellow slipperiness, when the combination of wet leaves and mud dragged onto the roads by tractors emerging from fields turns the local lanes into something resembling narrow ribbons of grease. Not the ideal conditions for a rear-wheel drive pick-up weighing two tonnes which, for the most part, […]

Mitsubishi L200 DOUBLE CAB BARBARIAN X 2.3 DI-D AUTOMATIC

Report 3 It’s five months since the L200 was originally scheduled to arrive in Devon. Maybe the pick-up will stick around long enough this time for me to carry out a proper evaluation. I began last month’s report by saying that the L200 had returned to Mitsubishi HQ to fix a couple of issues, then […]

Mitsubishi L200 DOUBLE CAB BARBARIAN X 2.3 DI-D AUTOMATIC

Report 2 The Mitsubishi L200 has gone, replaced by a Mitsubishi ASX. Shock horror: the ASX is powered by a petrol engine. I haven’t had the courage to tell our esteemed editor yet. But fear not, Ian, because the L200 will be back once Mitsubishi has fixed a few electrical gremlins that we’ve been experiencing. […]

Mitsubishi L200 Double Cab Barbarian X 2.3 DI-D Automatic

First Report I’m writing this first report exactly three months to the day since I was scheduled to take delivery of the Mitsubishi L200. It was delivered to Simon Thompson in the West Midlands, so the plan was to meet in Bristol and swap cars. I’d drive home in the L200 and he’d take custody […]