2006 Mitsubishi Raider

teevee247 · 2005年09月05日

2006 Mitsubishi Raider

2006 MITSUBISHI RAIDER LS
ON SALE: Late September
BASE PRICE: $19,900 (est.)
POWERTRAIN: 3.7-liter, 210-hp, 235-lb-ft V6; rwd, six-speed manual
CURB WEIGHT: 4317 pounds
0 TO 60 MPH: 9.5 seconds (est.)
FUEL MILEAGE (EPA COMBINED 19 mpg

Mitsubishi and Chrysler have made a science out of swapping their stuff, with the Japanese company typically on the selling end. For proof, one need look no further than the Mitsubishi Montero sport/utility vehicle (Dodge Raider), Mighty Max pickup (Dodge Ram 50), Eclipse sports coupe (Plymouth Laser/Eagle Talon/Chrysler Sebring/Dodge Stratus) and 3000GT sports car (Dodge Stealth), among others.

But now, with Chrysler resurgent and Mitsubishi on the ropes, the German-American companyâ€™s Dodge division is providing Mitsubishi with a ready-made product for the hot midsize pickup market in the States.

Enter the 2006 Mitsubishi Raider, which goes on sale in late September. Based on the Dodge Dakota pickup, the Raider gets a significantly restyled body and interior while retaining all of the Dakotaâ€™s underpinnings.

Foremost among those Dakota parts is an optional 4.7-liter, 230-hp, 290-lb-ft V8 engine, which allows Mitsubishi to tout its Raider as the only midsize import truck to offer a V8. Itâ€™s a fine point, but hey, they will take the little victories at Mitsubishi these days.

The base engine, a 3.7-liter, 210-hp, 235-lb-ft V6, offers buyers the option of a six-speed manual gearbox or a four-speed automatic. A five-speed automatic is paired with the V8. Towing capacity for the V8 model is 6500 pounds.

With all the basic hardware in placeâ€”and with a mandate to make changes without adding complexity and production costsâ€”Mitsubishiâ€™s only way to distinguish its truck from the underlying Dakota came in the styling studio.

Design chief Dave Oâ€™Connell kept the Dakotaâ€™s roof, rear doors and windshield, but added wider fenders to bulk up the appearance, body-side trim to visually lift the body, and a taller bumper with a slimmer grille opening to set the Raider apart from Dakota and other trucks. Oâ€™Connell is particularly proud of Raiderâ€™s taillights, which use a single light source and reflectors to emulate more complex LED lights.

Inside the highly stylized cockpit offers a more car-like environment than many trucks, providing space for passengers and gear as it tries to fulfill the Mitsubishi mantra: â€œEvery-thing a truck buyer might need, with everything a car buyer might want.â€

Raider comes in three trim levels: base LS, DuroCross and XLS, in extended-cab and double-cab configurations. All trim lines and engines are available in either two- or four-wheel drive

ORIGINAL STORY: http://www.autoweek.com/article.cms?articleId=103091

What a half-assed way to get into the truck market :|

AE102 · 2005年09月06日

i hate their grills and headlights...

SlowRolla97 · 2005年09月06日

Looks like ass.

AE102 · 2005年09月06日

SlowRolla97 said:

Looks like ass.

like you

Fgca_rolla · 2005年09月06日

when will these people learn that toyota is the only company allowed to make trucks?

JspeXAE102 · 2005年09月06日

I hope they're not dead set on that name cause its ghey..

oh and ummm..
I wonder why gas prices are going up.

Prodigy3006 · 2005年09月07日

titan-like

Cuztomrollaz98 · 2005年09月07日

eh not feeling it too much and my mom's SUV outputs more power and torque than this pick up dude..... 250 hp and 255 lbs of torque and it's .2 liters smaller too

http://automobiles.honda.com/models/specifications_full_specs.asp?ModelName=Pilot

Paolino · 2005年09月07日

No love for it personally.

01rollas · 2005年09月08日

yeah it looks like shit and to find out it has Diamler-Chrysler underpinnings just makes it worse. and its a mitsu the ford of Japanese vehilces.

Cuztomrollaz98 said:

eh not feeling it too much and my mom's SUV outputs more power and torque than this pick up dude..... 250 hp and 255 lbs of torque and it's .2 liters smaller too

http://automobiles.honda.com/models/specifications_full_specs.asp?ModelName=Pilot

Wanna race your moms Pilot against my moms Accord at the track? J/k suv Vs car just don't work.

ToyRolla · 2005年09月12日

What an ugly truck. Ugliest truck I've ever seen.

corollarider19 · 2005年09月12日

other then the titan

mburket · 2005年09月12日

Worst truck ever.

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