Mitsubishi Delica Mini Is Arriving to Money In on Delica Craze

The Mitsubishi Delica has evidently been appointed because the importer’s JDM van of alternative, given what number of of them I occur to go on the highway on a month-to-month foundation. The Delica is having a second globally. Perhaps that’s why Mitsubishi has seen match to shrink its widespread van to kei scale for its Japanese clients. Meet the 2023 Delica Mini.

The Delica Mini isn’t formally out but, having merely been teased forward of its full reveal on the Tokyo Auto Salon in January. However Mitsubishi could be very excited for the cute, adventurous field, and is sharing that enthusiasm on its Japanese web site. The upcoming mannequin seems to share the floorplan of the eK van, per Carscoops, can be provided with elective all-wheel drive and, doubtless, a 660-cc three-cylinder producing as much as 63 horsepower. A hybrid powertrain may even be out there, judging from one of many few teaser renders Mitsubishi has offered the world.

The vibe seems to be “robust, however playful,” which shines by means of through the half-circle LED daytime operating lights. Bisected in the way in which that they’re, they provide the van a severe look at odds with its dimension, however they additionally name again to the unique Delica’s wide-eyed mug with its spherical sealed beams, as you possibly can see within the timeline above.

The Delica emblem embossed broad on the entrance and rear depart no ambiguity as to the kei van’s origins, and the silver cladding on the fringes of the bumpers give the bundle a purposeful look. We barely get a facet view of the factor, however I like the choice to black out just about every part above the beltline, whereas having the physique coloration portion rise as much as meet the D pillar. That cue additionally seems on the present eK X House, for what it’s price.

The therapy of the wheel arches is somewhat unusual, as you possibly can see within the prime shot. They give the impression of being painted on greater than anything. However the dimensions of a kei-class automobile are extremely stringent, so merely blacking out the perimeter strikes as a cute nod to what this van needs it might be.

A lot of the allure of kei vehicles will be noticed solely on the within, and regrettably Mitsubishi isn’t providing any clues as to what the Delica Mini’s inside seems to be like but. For that, you’ll have to attend two months. To drive one with out relocating, you’ll have to attend 25 years. Oh, the ache of being a Delica fanatic.