IT’S been years in the making but Mitsubishi’s all-new L200 pick-up has now arrived at Devonshire Motors in Barnstaple, having picked up a top award en route – and it’s going to be well worth the wait. The L200 Series 5 received its European premiere at the Geneva Motor Show in February this year and drew widespread praise with its much larger loading area, more muscular bodywork and safety improvements such as Trailer Assist and seven airbags. In July, the all-new L200 was named Best Pick-Up 2015 by judges at Auto Express – the UK’s top automobile weekly. It has inherited the DNA of its predecessors and takes the pick-up concept even further.
And it received widespread praise from the motoring press as well last month, at its UK launch held at the MIRA testing ground in Nuneaton.
The L200 Series 5, which has four specification levels, is an entirely new vehicle from the ground up, with significant improvements in 330 areas. The result is the ultimate vehicle for commercial duty, combined with SUV-like refinement in quality and dynamic performance. In all key areas the new L200 Series 5 is best-in-class. These include fuel efficiency, performance, emissions and manoeuvrability plus combined carrying and towing. It is also the only pick-up that can be driven permanently in two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive on tarmac and off road.
The Series 5 is so much more fuel-efficient than before, now with a combined 42.9mpg, and returns the lowest CO2 figure in its class, emitting just 169g/km. It has a turning radius of 5.9m and can carry and tow a combined 4.1 tonnes, outshining similar vehicles from other manufacturers.
Powered by the new 2.4-litre MIVEC turbo-diesel engine, all high-series variants come with 178bhp in a five-speed automatic or six-speed manual. And with its leather interior and clean dashboard layout, it’s even been likened to a premium, executive vehicle more than a pick-up truck.
Nathan Tomlinson, Dealer Principal at Devonshire Motors in Braunton Road, said: ‘Everyone here is incredibly excited about the L200 Series 5. Our customers really love the existing L200 as it does such a great job and the new Series 5 is just so much better in every respect, we know that it won’t disappoint in the slightest. It’s as competent climbing up a mountain or navigating a building site as it is comfortable on a motorway or around city streets. It’s easy to drive, quick, economical and just amazing off-road and as a work vehicle for towing. Without any doubt it’s going to be even more of a hit than its predecessors were.’
The L200 is the biggest-selling 4x4 pick-up in the UK. Mitsubishi has sold 130,000 here since its launch in 1987 and 1.3 million worldwide.
The L200 range comes with the longest warranty of any pick-up in the UK – five years or 62,500 miles. They are also supplied with a 12-year anti-corrosion perforation warranty and three-year pan-European breakdown cover plus home and accident insurance.
The all-new L200 Series 5 will go on sale in September, but Devonshire Motors have already have a showroom vehicle on display with more stock and a demonstrator on its way. Initially available in double cab, prices start from £19,749 for the 4Life, £20,749 for the Titan, £23,049 for the Warrior and £23,799 for the top-of-the-range Barbarian. The prices quoted are the commercial vehicle list prices.
To find out more about the all-new L200 and arrange a test drive, call in and visit our friendly staff at Devonshire Motors on Braunton Road, Barnstaple, EX31 1LQ or phone
01271 342600.
