The brand-new 6th Series of Mitsubishi’s L200 pickup truck is 40 years in the making and is everything you’d expect from a pickup truck built for European roads – except this latest version feels like much more of a refined package than the previous one.

So we decided to go the extra mile and show off the Warrior, Barbarian AND Barbarian X!

Nearly one in every three pickups bought in the UK is an L200 and the Series 6 is determined to better that. The interiors feel better than ever, the tarmac handling is the best it’s ever been, and the off-road capabilities are staggering.

Now, we’ve been lucky enough to drive this vehicle on all manner of surfaces – tarmac, deep mud, snow, a rally course – and now we get to tell you all about it in its very own Vanarama Roadtest – ain’t life grand?

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The new front end of the Series 6 L200 is VERY different from the old Series 5, looking much more like the front of the Outlander SUV than ever – this is deliberate as Mitsubishi looks to bring its pickup trucks in line aesthetically with their cars.

These top 3 trim levels all feature the Dynamic Shield Front Bumper and chrome detailing around the excellent LED headlamps and fog lights

And all have 18" alloy wheels and an alloy spare… so far so similar.

But… there are SOME differences…

• External decals – showing you which one is which…
• Barbarian X is the only one to feature the full 360-degree camera view – and you can tell that because BOTH wing mirrors have the little cameras mounted on them
• Barbarian and X have puddle lamps – very useful in the colder months when it gets darker earlier
• Barbarian X has LED front fog lamps and LED number plate illumination
While the external look and feel are relatively the same, inside is where these derivatives really show their differences.

Some SUVs on the market don’t have luxury interiors like the L200… let’s take a trip through the highlights of each trim level.

WARRIOR
• Auto-dimming rearview mirror
• Cat 1 Thatcham approved alarm
• DAB radio
• Dual-zone air-conditioning
• KOS and push-button start
• Leather steering wheel & gear knob
• Multi-info display - colour
• Privacy glass
• Rear heater duct
• SDA and a rear-view camera
• Silver air vent surroundings
• Super Select 4WD
• Tilt & telescopic steering wheel
• 6 speakers
• Android Auto / Apple CarPlay

BARBARIAN
• Barbarian mat set
• Hill Descent Control
• Illuminated door entry guards
• Leather heated front seats with power driver's seat
• Mood lighting
• Off-road mode
• Rear USB x2

BARBARIAN X
• Auto transmission
• New Barbarian six-pack leather
• Safety Pack includes: Blind Spot Warning, Rear Cross-Traffic Alert, Ultrasonic Misacceleration Mitigation, Auto High Beam, Corner sensors (front and rear)
• Steering wheel heater
• 360° camera
The loading bay is the same for all 3 models… except that…

BARBARIAN and X
• Spring-assisted tailgate
• Tailgate damper

While there might be a lot of competition out there for the L200, this latest Series builds on the previous in ways we really didn’t expect – it feels like a totally new proposition, and Mitsubishi deserves real credit for creating this excellent vehicle.

So, how do we finish this one…

Well, what’s clear is that Mitsubishi has approached this latest version of the L200 with a much-improved clarity of vision.

This is a European pickup truck, designed to drive on European roads which is capable of driving on dust, mud, tarmac, snow, water, and anything else. And this vehicle CAN do it with what feels like bags of confidence!

What’s most impressive is how it does all the gritty stuff while feeling like your driving an SUV – and at the higher trim levels it feels like you’re sitting in a luxury hotel suite – the views alone justify that comparison.

The one you choose out of these three trim levels will be decided by how much you want to pay per month.

But either way, you’ll be driving an L200 – quite simply one of the best trucks we’ve ever driven.