This Delica sold so well in Indonesia that the word Colt became the generic local term for minibus, and a Greek company copied its design outright as the Record GS2000.
Median 64 hp across 30 similar cars
Lead trim: KE44 1.1 L OHV (58 PS, 1968) · up to 85 hp
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FactThis Delica sold so well in Indonesia that the word Colt became the generic local term for minibus, and a Greek company copied its design outright as the Record GS2000.
A light commercial cab-over pickup that began in July 1968 with the chassis code T100 (in line with the January 1968 T90 Canter), payload 600 kg and a top speed of 115 km/h from the 58 PS 1,088 cc KE44. A cargo van and a nine-seat passenger van, the Delica Coach (dropped in 1976), followed a year later, and the engine rose to 62 PS in 1969. The slightly facelifted Delica 75 of March 1971 (T120) added a 1.4 L Neptune 4G41 at 86 PS and a small grille; a fall 1974 facelift gave a plastic-clad nose with double headlights, and from then it was just the "Delica 1400". A longer-wheelbase one-ton T121 followed in 1976. Sold abroad as the Colt T100/T120/1400, it was such a hit in Indonesia that "Colt" became synonymous with minibus there and the T120 stayed in production until 1982. A Greek maker plagiarised the design as the Record GS2000.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4G41 1.4 L Neptune OHV (86 PS, from 1971) | 1971–1979 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 85 hp | 85 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| KE44 1.1 L OHV (58 PS, 1968) | 1968–1969 | 1.1 L Inline-4 | 57 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| KE44 1.1 L OHV (62 PS, from 1969) | 1969–1971 | 1.1 L Inline-4 | 61 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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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.
This Delica sold so well in Indonesia that the word Colt became the generic local term for minibus, and a Greek company copied its design outright as the Record GS2000.
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