Finland exempted vans from a car tax, so Mitsubishi had a boatbuilder graft a taller fiberglass roof onto this Chariot to qualify it as cargo — at the cost of an 80 km/h speed limiter.
Median 112 hp across 27 similar cars
Lead trim: 2.0 G63B permanent 4WD (110 PS) · up to 133 hp
Mitsubishi Chariot D02W–D09W / Space WagonD0#W · 1983–1991
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FactFinland exempted vans from a car tax, so Mitsubishi had a boatbuilder graft a taller fiberglass roof onto this Chariot to qualify it as cargo — at the cost of an 80 km/h speed limiter.
The first Chariot, built from February 1983 to May 1991, based on the Tredia (from the SSW concept shown at the 1979 Tokyo Motor Show), partly replacing the Galant wagon: a six- or seven-seat compact MPV whose rear rows folded flat and whose middle row on the six-seater could face rearwards for a sitting area. SOHC fours ran from the 1.6 L 4G32 to the 2.0 L 4G63, plus a 1.8 L 4D65T turbodiesel from October 1984; permanent four-wheel drive came in June 1984 (a viscous-coupling on-demand system on the MF and MT from mid-1985). The MR Turbo (July 1983 to the 1987 model year) made 135 PS from 1,795 cc for 175 km/h. Sold abroad as the Space Wagon, Nimbus (Australia, Wheels Car of the Year 1984), Dodge/Plymouth Colt Vista and Eagle Vista Wagon, and as the fibreglass-roofed Space Van in Finland, where such vans were tax-exempt.
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Trims & Figures
4 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.6 G32B | 1983–1991 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1.8 4D65T turbodiesel | 1984–1991 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1.8 G62B turbo MR (135 PS) | 1983–1987 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 133 hp | 145 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 G63B permanent 4WD (110 PS) | 1984–1991 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 108 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
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Photographs
Most family minivans of the era made do with four cylinders — this Chariot Grandis offered a 3.0-litre direct-injection V6, an unusual amount of firepower for the segment.
This JDM-only, Lancer Evolution-engined Chariot wagon claimed an alleged 139 mph top speed — making it, supposedly, the fastest three-row passenger vehicle in the world when new.
Finland exempted vans from a car tax, so Mitsubishi had a boatbuilder graft a taller fiberglass roof onto this Chariot to qualify it as cargo — at the cost of an 80 km/h speed limiter.
Rivals
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