Mitsubishi Toppo
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Mitsubishi Toppo | |
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Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Motors |
Also called | Mitsubishi Minica Toppo Mitsubishi Toppo BJ Mitsubishi Town Bee |
Production | 1990–2002 |
Successor | Mitsubishi eK wagon |
Class | Kei car |
Engine | 3G83 657 cc I3 4A30 659 cc I4 |
Transmission | 3-speed automatic 4-speed "fuzzy" auto 4-speed manual 5-speed manual Front- or four-wheel drive |
Wheelbase | 2260 mm (1990–93) 2280 mm (1993–97) 2340 mm (1998–2002) |
The Mitsubishi Toppo is a light RV (recreational vehicle) produced by Mitsubishi Motors from 1990 to 2001 and derived from their Mitsubishi Minica kei car. The name is derived as a portmanteau of the English "top" (roof) and the Japanese "noppo" (lanky).[1]
Originally named the Minica Toppo, a retro-styled variant was introduced in 1997 called the Mitsubishi Town Bee. Later that year a new generation was launched, and the "Minica" was dropped; it was now referred to as the Mitsubishi Toppo BJ ("Big Joy"). A larger derivative, the Toppo BJ Wide was introduced in 1998. The model was replaced by the new Mitsubishi eK in 2001.