Mitsubishi Delica D:3: which version to buy

The catalogue lists one Mitsubishi Delica D:3 you can actually specify: 1.6 AT. There is 1 generation (October 2011–April 2019), Minivan body, and 1 factory version. A “which version” decision here is not a choice between engines or gearboxes.

The catalogue lists one Mitsubishi Delica D:3 you can actually specify: 1.6 AT. There is 1 generation (October 2011–April 2019), Minivan body, and 1 factory version. A “which version” decision here is not a choice between engines or gearboxes. It is a check of whether 1.6 AT’s numbers fit the job: 109 hp from 1597 cm³, 152 Nm, 4-speed Automatic, FWD, kerb 1350 kg, gross 1735 kg, tank 55 L, clearance 160 mm. Acceleration to 100 km/h, top speed, fuel use, CO2, eco class, and wheel size are not measured in this data set — they cannot be used as buying filters.

Specs of the only version: 1.6 AT

1.6 AT is the full powertrain list. Engine: Gasoline, 4 cylinders, Inline, 4 valves per cylinder, boost No, Front, transverse, Distributed injection (multi-point). Compression 9.8, bore × stroke 78 × 83.6, fuel 92. Peak 109 hp (80 kW) at 6000 rpm, 152 Nm at 4400. Gearbox Automatic, 4 speeds. Drive FWD. Front brakes Ventilated disc, rear Drum. Front suspension Independent, spring; rear Dependent, leaf spring. Production of this version matches the generation: 2011-10-01 to 2019-04-30.

If another Delica name appears in a listing with a different engine, gearbox, or drive, it is not this catalogue row. The only exact name that maps to these figures is 1.6 AT.

Engine: 109 hp, 152 Nm, 1597 cm³ — what the ratios say

Power per litre for 1.6 AT: 109 hp ÷ 1.597 L = 68.3 hp/L, or 80 kW ÷ 1.597 L = 50.1 kW/L. Torque per litre: 152 Nm ÷ 1.597 L = 95.2 Nm/L. Those ratios sit on a naturally aspirated map (boost No) with compression 9.8 and fuel 92.

Peak power is at 6000 rpm; peak torque is at 4400 rpm. The gap is 1600 rpm. With a 4-speed Automatic, that spread is the whole “sport vs haul” argument: there is no second engine with a lower peak-rpm torque figure to pick instead. You either accept 152 Nm at 4400 or you look outside this model.

Displacement 1597 cm³ versus the “1.6” in the version name is 3 cm³ under a round 1600. Cylinder count is 4, layout Inline — both from the data, not from a guessed V or boxer pattern.

Weight per horsepower and payload (the real split)

Kerb 1350 kg ÷ 109 hp = 12.4 kg per hp. Gross 1735 kg ÷ 109 hp = 15.9 kg per hp when the van is at the plated maximum.

Payload from the two masses: 1735 − 1350 = 385 kg. That 385 kg is 28.5% of kerb mass (385 ÷ 1350) and 22.2% of gross (385 ÷ 1735). 1.6 AT is a Minivan with a Dependent, leaf spring rear axle, so the 385 kg figure is the buying number that matters more than a missing 0–100 time: people, cargo, or both have to fit inside 385 kg including occupants above kerb.

Tank 55 L. Ground clearance 160 mm. Wheel sizes are not measured — tyre packages cannot be compared between trims because no trim list of wheels exists here.

Performance and mpg: not measured, so they are not a reason to pick a trim

For 1.6 AT:

Do not rank “the economical Delica D:3” or “the fast Delica D:3” inside this catalogue. Those ranks would require numbers that are absent. Reliability and problem lists are also outside this data; they are not buying criteria derived from the table.

Dimensions, weight, tank, clearance

What is measured for 1.6 AT: kerb 1350 kg, gross 1735 kg, clearance 160 mm, tank 55 L. What is not measured: wheel sizes. Overall length/width/height are not in this launch data either, so they are not stated.

160 mm clearance with FWD and a Minivan body is the ground-clearance choice you get; there is no second generation with a different clearance to compare. 55 L is the only tank size.

Generations: one generation, nothing restyled as a second buy

1 generation ran from 2011-10-01 to 2019-04-30. Body: Minivan. Versions in that generation: 1 (1.6 AT). There is no restyling row and no second generation with a different hp, gearbox, or drive. “Which generation changed what” has a short answer: nothing in this data set changed generation to generation, because generation count is 1.

Production span of 1.6 AT is the same window as the generation. You are not choosing an early 1.6 versus a late 1.6 with different power; both dates attach to the same 109 hp / 152 Nm row.

Gearbox, drive, chassis: no alternate to pay extra for

1.6 AT is Automatic, 4 speeds, FWD. There is no manual, no extra ratio, no AWD line in the data. Front brakes Ventilated disc, rear Drum. Front Independent, spring; rear Dependent, leaf spring.

The extra money question — “what does the higher spec buy?” — has no second spec. Arithmetic between versions is empty because version count is 1. The money question that remains is whether 109 hp, 4-speed Automatic, FWD, 385 kg payload, and 160 mm clearance are enough. If you need more gears, another driven axle, or a different fuel type, that need is not met by another Delica D:3 row here.

Which version to choose

Choose 1.6 AT if the following measured package is the job: Gasoline 1597 cm³, 109 hp at 6000 rpm, 152 Nm at 4400 rpm, 4-speed Automatic, FWD, kerb 1350 kg, payload 385 kg, tank 55 L, clearance 160 mm, fuel 92, boost No.

Do not choose among Delica D:3 engines in this catalogue: there is only 1.6 AT. Do not choose on 0–100, top speed, or mpg: all not measured. Do not invent a second generation to “buy the facelift” — pokoleniy is 1.

If two adverts both say Delica D:3 but only one matches 1.6 AT with 109 hp and 152 Nm, the match to this article is the 1.6 AT with those figures. Same name, different power would be a different row; that duplicate name does not appear here.

1.6 AT weight-to-power at kerb is 12.4 kg/hp; at gross it is 15.9 kg/hp. Those two ratios are the honest spread between empty and plated-full. That is the comparison this model allows.