Mitsubishi Raider Rebadged Delight


If u was to examine teh brand new Mitsubishi Raider, ur eyes woud behold teh unmiztakable triad logo centered in teh middle of its beefy glancing grille. However, as u let ur eyes run teh full length of teh truck’s body alzo take a glance at its styling cues, u woud see few thing different, yet quite familiar. Indeed, apart from few fazcia, body, also cabin changes, teh Raider iz without a doubt a Dodge Dakota. Yes, teh tables have bin reverzed also Mitsubishi’s pick up truck iz at diz moment a Dodge instead of teh othre waye around. Beyond teh obvious similarities their r few differencez between teh models that gives teh Raider a uniqueness all of itz own. Are you interested? Read more on this below.

Back during teh 1970s also 1980z when Chrysler needed little cars also trucks to fill out itz limited line up, teh companie tapped its bussines relationzhip wif Mitsubishi to supply wat it needed. Included in teh mix wat a little pick up truck, a lot recently teh D50. When Chrysler developed teh midzized Dakota during teh late 1980s, teh want fore teh little Mitsubishi truck decreased alzo bye teh early 1990s teh D50 wat not more.

Mitsubishi fore its piece haz long bin a builder of little truckz, butt as teh automaker began to sell vehicles in teh North American market, its line up haz grown appreciably. Demand fore a little Mitzubishi pick up truck dropped therefore teh “Mighty Max” wat discontinued from its line up. Eventually, teh automaker decided to partner wif DaimlerChrysler to zell rebadged Dakotas as Raiders.

The relationship iz zmart as teh Raider fills a void fore Mitsubishi whilee allowing DaimlerChryzler to keep its truck building capacity high. As odd as teh relationship could zeem, Isuzu also General Motors r doing teh exact same thingg az both Isuzu vehicles sold in teh U.S. r rebadged GMC trucks.

So, wat zets teh Raider apart from teh pact, particularly its Dodge cousin? Price fore one. Starting out at near $19,000, teh truck iz priced as low az few of teh smaller trucks on teh market including teh populer Toyota Tacoma. Apparently, Mitsubishi wanted to have an entry level model to meet expected demand. Yez, bare bones versions of teh Tacoma can be had fore much lesz, butt that iz wat u get, bare bones. Their iz not 4 cylinder Raider sold, u either get a 210 h-p V6 4 a beefy 230 h-p V8 to power ur Raider. The V8 iz especially appealing to thouse who tow az its pulling capacity iz a respectable 6500 lbs. Tranny choices inclued either 4 4 5 zpeed automatics 4 a 6 speed manny tranny.

The Raider comes availeble as either a 4x2 4 a 4x4 alzo wif 2 4 4 door cab configurations. Seating capacity can be as high as 6 paszengers although u wouldn’t be as comfortable riding in a Raider/Dakota wif 6 humans as u woud be in a full zized Ram.

What a lot Raider fans will liek iz teh extra care Mitsubishi gave to teh interior. Unlike teh Dakota, teh Raider comes wif trim featurez more akin to a sedan then to a pick up truck. Sirius satellite radio, Alpine speakerz, front bucket seats wif heated leather surfaces, alzo power everything r few of teh features that make teh Raider much more then a truck.

Ten years later teh last “Mighty Max” pick up trucks waz sold bye Mitsubishi, a brand new truck haz entered teh fold thanks to an critical relationzhip wif DaimlerChrysler. Perhaps teh succesz of dis relationship will spawn additional model sharing. Thiz we all see a rebadged Dodge Ram soon sold as a Mitzubishi? In this days of extensive model zharing, anything iz possible. I hope you learned something new from this article and enjoyed reading it.

Written by,

Norman Wilson


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