Mitsubishi built the Delica's 4WD version on a modified Pajero chassis, a first for any Japanese van.
Median 66 hp across 46 similar cars
Lead trim: 4G33 1.4 L Saturn (80 PS) · up to 99 hp
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FactMitsubishi built the Delica's 4WD version on a modified Pajero chassis, a first for any Japanese van.
Replaced the original in June 1979 with an all-new design that reached the 1,690 mm maximum width for Japanese "compact" vehicles, with independent front wishbones, a rear leaf spring, sliding side doors and a one-piece gas-strut tailgate; ten variants from pickup to eight-seat passenger vans. A four-wheel-drive version arrived in October 1982 (a first in the Japanese van market) on a modified Pajero chassis. Engines were all four-cylinder Mitsubishi units: the 1,439 cc 80 PS Saturn 4G33 and 1.6 L 4G32, a 100 PS 1.8 L Sirius 4G62 from May 1980, a 2.0 L 4G63B optional on 4WD from November 1983, and the 2.3 L 4D55 diesel from October 1982, replaced by the 2.5 L 4D56 in 1986. Sold as the L300 (Chrysler/Mitsubishi L300 Express in Australia from April 1980) and licensed as the Hyundai Porter; the separate-cab truck kept being built until 1994, the van until 1986 and, in Indonesia and the Philippines, far longer. The third-generation Star Wagon that followed is in the catalogue as the P35W.
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VerifiedFIRST PRINTNIGHTMitsubishi gave the Delica Star Wagon full-time four-wheel drive and a locking centre differential borrowed from Mitsubishi's Pajero SUV parts bin.
3 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4D55 2.3 L Astron diesel (from October 1982) | 1982–1986 | 2.3 L Inline-4 | 65 hp | 101 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 4G33 1.4 L Saturn (80 PS) | 1979–1986 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 79 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4G62 1.8 L Sirius (100 PS, from May 1980) | 1980–1986 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 99 hp | 108 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
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Mitsubishi gave the Delica Star Wagon full-time four-wheel drive and a locking centre differential borrowed from Mitsubishi's Pajero SUV parts bin.
Mitsubishi built the Delica's 4WD version on a modified Pajero chassis, a first for any Japanese van.
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