MITSUBISHI L200 VOTED WHAT VAN? ‘PICK UP OF THE YEAR’ [UK]

Wednesday 08th December 2010 – CIRENCESTER, UK

MITSUBISHI L200 VOTED WHAT VAN? ‘PICK UP OF THE YEAR’

~ Legendary Mitsubishi L200 wins ‘Pick up of the Year’ 2011 at prestigious What Van? Awards ~

Mitsubishi Motors is celebrating for the fifth consecutive year after winning the esteemed What Van? award for ‘Pick-up of the Year’ – an impressive 15 times in 18 years.

For many years the L200 has led the way with its innovation, styling, specification and its 4x4 capabilities. With a fully comprehensive range of pick-ups, the Mitsubishi L200 remains the leader in its segment at a staggering 32.6% of the market share year to date.

“The Mitsubishi L200 has again retained the What Van? Pick-up of the Year title, and it’s easy to see why,” said What Van? Editor Paul Barker. “The versatility of the range is unmatched, with everything from practical and functional single-cabs through to powerful lifestyle double-cabs, and all are as stylish and drive as well as anything in the market.”

Lance Bradley, the Mitsubishi Motors UK Managing Director stated that “It is an honour for us to receive this award as it firmly establishes the L200 as the clear favourite among commercial vehicle operators.

What Van? double awards for Mitsubishi [UK]

8th December 2009

A WHAT VAN? DOUBLE FOR MITSUBISHI

* Fourth consecutive win for L200 pick up

* Third consecutive win for Outlander Commercial

Mitsubishi Motors is celebrating another double at the 2009 What Van? awards. The L200 took ‘Pick-up of the Year’ for the fourth consecutive year, a remarkable 14 times in 17 years, with the Outlander Commercial collecting the ‘4x4 Van of the Year’ for the third consecutive year.

Mitsubishi win honors in What Van?'s awards [UK]

OUTLANDER SEALS MITSUBISHI’S 4x4 COMMERCIAL VEHICLE CREDENTIALS AT WHAT VAN? AWARDS


• Mitsubishi Outlander Commercial wins What Van?’s ‘Best 4x4 Van’ award for 2007
• 4 wins in the last 7 years, and 2 runners up places since the award began in 2001

The Mitsubishi Outlander Commercial has been named ‘Best 4x4 Van’ at this year’s prestigious What Van? Awards, firmly establishing Mitsubishi as the 4x4 commercial vehicle supplier of choice, regardless of the job in hand.


What Van?’s Neil McIntee commented that the Outlander Commercial is “capable in the rough and user-friendly around town and on rural routes and high speed intercity runs”. He also noted that its specification, handling on-road and off-road and faultless reliability make it “a handy package for everybody from the construction site foreman to the local vet”.

The Outlander commercial costs just £16,999 CVLP , and has sold out across the UK in both car and commercial variants since launch in March 2007. Mitsubishi recently announced that it will be adding an additional 20,000 units of production to its Nedcar plant in Holland for 2008 to help satisfy UK and pan-European demand.


Toby Marshall, General Manager of Fleet & Used Car Sales at Mitsubishi collected the award, stating that “the Outlander’s easy-to-use four-wheel drive system and Active Stability Control make it a positive asset for corporate health and safety concerns, and with an mpg of 42.8 (combined) and an incredibly low CO2 rating of just 174g/km means that businesses can reduce their carbon footprint as well”.


MITSUBISHI CROWNED “TOP TRUCK” AT WHAT VAN? AWARDS


• Mitsubishi L200 wins What Van?’s ‘Best Pick-up’ award for 2007
• 11 wins in the last 15 years, plus 2 runners up prizes since the awards began in 1993
• Rugged and stylish off-roader proves its UK and global popularity


The Mitsubishi L200 has been named ‘Best Pick-up’ at this year’s prestigious What Van? Awards for the 11th time out of the last 15 years since the awards began.

What Van?’s Neil McIntee commented that the L200 was a good example of a “stylish, well equipped comfortable package… not lacking in punch around town or the motorway”. He also noted that it “is no slouch off-road either, fording streams and tackling muddy ascents and descents, and rutted boulder strewn tracks with ease”, which is exactly why small businesses, farmers, construction companies and Government Departments such as the Environment Agency have once again chosen the L200 for their businesses in 2007.

Toby Marshall, General Manager of Fleet & Used Car Sales at Mitsubishi stated that “it is an honour for us to receive this award as it firmly establishes the L200 as the clear favourite among commercial vehicle operators”.

Indeed, Mitsubishi offers the most comprehensive range of pick-up trucks from the entry level single cab at just £12,599 CVLP up to the range-topping Diamond double cab with automatic transmission at £22,249 CVLP.

The award, combined with Mitsubishi’s Thai production facility exporting its millionth L200 this year, sets the vehicle apart as a clear favourite in the UK and across Mitsubishi’s global markets.