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Mitsubishi Minicab Truck5th (last Mitsubishi built) generation
Minicab Truck U61T/U62T
Built January 1999 to January 2014. 3G83 657 cc 35 kW. Truck and dump bodies.
Engine and powertrain
What drives it.
The Minicab Truck U61T runs the 3G83 engine, 657 cc, naturally aspirated with fuel injection.
Mitsubishi prints 48 PS at 6,000 rpm, about 35 kW and 47 hp.
It was offered with a five speed manual or three speed automatic, in 2WD and 4WD.
From Sources below. Power is the maker's net figure; horsepower is worked from it.
| Engine | Size | Power | Imperial | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3G83 To confirm | 657 cc | 35 kW (48 PS) | 40 cu in, 47 hp | naturally aspirated, ECI-MULTI injection |
Specifications
Every figure, metric and imperial.
| Item | Metric | Imperial | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | January 1999 to January 2014 | Sources below | |
| Chassis | U61T, from January 1999; U62T, from January 1999 | Sources below | |
| Bodies | truck, dump | Sources below | |
| Drive | 2WD, 4WD | Sources below | |
| Transmissions | 5MT, 3AT | Sources below | |
| Engine size | 657 cc | 40 cu in | Sources below |
Dimensions, weights and fuel economy are being read from the maker's own catalogs and land here row by row, each with its source.
What changed
20 dates, launch to last.
Each date is Mitsubishi's announcement or sale month, never a build date. Open one for the whole entry and its source.
January 1999LaunchMitsubishi's car history: a full model change in January 1999 to a semi cab form for the new size, 100 mm longer and 80 mm wider, the front axle moved forward for a crush zone and the truck's wheelbase set at 2,200 mm (the van 2,390 mm).
Mitsubishi's car history: a full model change in January 1999 to a semi cab form for the new size, 100 mm longer and 80 mm wider, the front axle moved forward for a crush zone and the truck's wheelbase set at 2,200 mm (the van 2,390 mm). Body built for the new domestic crash rules and JNCAP. A new lean burn three cylinder with MVV (the 3G83). MacPherson struts in front, leaf springs on a rigid axle at the rear of the truck, front discs. A 4AT and Easy Select 4WD switched by a button. The fact book gives the sale date as 6 January 1999. Mitsubishi's recall lists show GD-U61T and GD-U62T built from 15 December 1998.
February 1999Launch detail To confirmja.wikipedia dates the sale to February 1999 and notes a high mount stop lamp outside on the back of the cab, unusual on a kei truck.
ja.wikipedia dates the sale to February 1999 and notes a high mount stop lamp outside on the back of the cab, unusual on a kei truck. It also notes the engine stays under the driver's seat, so the semi cab is still a cab over in structure.
December 2000Minor change To confirmA large scale minor change; on the truck the cab interior shapes were revised.
August 2002Partial improvement To confirmCertified 優-低排出ガス (E-LEV) per ja.wikipedia.
Certified 優-低排出ガス (E-LEV) per ja.wikipedia. Mitsubishi's recall list shows the type prefix moving from GD-U61T (built to 1 August 2002) to LE-U61T (from 8 August 2002).
September 2003Rebadge added To confirmSupplied to Nissan as the Clipper Truck (U71T and U72T), announced 16 September 2003 per ja.wikipedia.
October 2004Partial improvement To confirmThe 4AT TL truck dropped (ja.wikipedia).
The 4AT TL truck dropped (ja.wikipedia). Mitsubishi's recall list shows LE-U61T built to 30 September 2004 and GBD-U61T from 1 October 2004; the Clipper of the same month was certified 50 percent below the 2005 emissions standard (ja.wikipedia).
December 2005Partial improvement To confirmA trip meter and headlamp levelling on every grade.
May 2006Special edition To confirm40th anniversary special, 30 May 2006: a chrome grille, bright headlamp housings, large white mirrors, fabric seats and a woodgrain centre panel.
December 2006Partial improvement and variant added To confirmTall pivot mirrors on every truck and the farm grade Minori with rib lug tyres and strengthened rear suspension.
October 2007Variant added To confirmMinicab Bi-Fuel, petrol and compressed natural gas, about 840 km of range.
December 2007Minor change To confirmA new grille, a two tone instrument panel and an A and B trip meter.
December 2008Partial improvement To confirmHigh mount stop lamp, air conditioning and power steering standard on most grades, new audio.
October 2009Special edition To confirmKuro Tora, Black Mica on the V type with air conditioning, a chrome grille and bright headlamp housings.
January 2010Partial improvement To confirmAnnounced December 2009, on sale January 2010: a body colour grille, a new instrument panel, meters and wheel, a door ajar lamp, AM/FM radio, power steering on the Rakuyuka dump and an LPG only MPI-LPG special body.
August 2010Partial improvement and special edition To confirmLower engine friction for economy, knit seat facings and the Gin Tora special on the VX-SE in Cool Silver Metallic.
November 2011Partial improvement To confirmA new front and rear on every grade and a simpler floor console box.
July 2012Partial improvement To confirmDriver airbag and pretensioner standard on the truck.
December 2012Partial improvement To confirmRear reflectors for the January 2013 lighting rule, new seat fabric, the panel van dropped, JC08 figures.
January 2013Variant added To confirmMINICAB-MiEV Truck (U68T per ja.wikipedia), an electric truck on this body, on sale 17 January 2013 per Mitsubishi's fact book; a single VX-SE 10.5 kWh grade.
MINICAB-MiEV Truck (U68T per ja.wikipedia), an electric truck on this body, on sale 17 January 2013 per Mitsubishi's fact book; a single VX-SE 10.5 kWh grade. Production ended May 2017 (ja.wikipedia).
January 2014End of production
Body notes
- Type prefix on Mitsubishi's recall lists: GD- from December 1998 to August 2002, LE- from August 2002 to September 2004, GBD- from October 2004.
- Rolling into the 25 year lane: units built on or before 28 October 2001 are 25 today, all GD- prefix trucks.
- Mitsubishi's generation count differs from engines.json's by one: Mitsubishi calls the 1984 Minicab the 4th, the 1991 the 5th and this one the 6th.
The 25 year lane
In the road lane today.
Earliest units of this chassis turn 25 in this month, counted from production.from. Each truck's own date of manufacture decides, to the day, under 49 USC 30112(b)(9).
The last units turn 25January 2039
The newer lane
EPA certificates.
3G83Named 2010 to 2026
An injected family listing the Minicab U42T and U62T and the Clipper U72T, governed to 25 mph, model years 2010 to 2026. A carburetted one ran 2010 to 2016.
This chassis named in a nonroad certificate2010 to 2014
A truck under 25 can come in only as governed off road equipment, and only if its engine family held an EPA nonroad certificate for that model year. No kei engine family was certified for mini trucks before model year 2010, so a truck built after 31 October 2001 and before model year 2010 has no federal door until its 25th birthday.
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