FCA, Mitsubishi Team Up to Create a New Global Pickup - PickupTrucks.com
Those Mitsubishi (bitsamissing) L200 trucks were garbage when I was down in Latin America. They had loads of power and held the road well when driving on the highway, but they broke down a lot and didnt hold up to heavy use around the farms like the Hilux and Landcruisers did. I would guess that FCA, and others, will be watching GM/Chevy very closely to see how their smaller pickups do. Which, at first glance, seem to be big winners. If they do well I imagine Ram may try to bring back a small pickup. However, considering the Ram 1500 diesel gets better fuel economy than the smaller GM pickup, Ram may not be interested in a small pickup. I spent some time in central america where these trucks are quite prevalent and they seemed to be a little more on the upscale as far as design and creature comforts as others have noted. Most of the trucks I saw doing actual work were mostly the Hilux models and the Nissan Navara. The L200 does tend to look better in person than in pictures and likely better in the more muted colors of grey, white and black. Poor Mitsubishi likely doesn't have long for this world in the US. Of course they have earned that spot by not having very competitive products and models with less than stellar reliability and high repair costs (I should know my 2001 Mitsu Galant... Source: news.pickuptrucks.com
