New Launches
Show Report: CV Show 2012
What a cracking event the 2012 Commercial Vehicle Show turned out to be, thanks in no small part to Ford… Read More
Mitsubishi L200 4x4 Long-Term Test 1
We has just taken delivery of a Mitsubishi L200 4x4 Club Cab for long-term appraisal… Read More
Ford Transit ECOnetic Brief Test
We’ve been putting a SWB 100hp 2.2TDi Euro 5 Transit 280 ECOnetic through its paces… Read More
Renault Kangoo ZE 2011 European Launch
Renault is at the forefront of manufacturers offering a mass produced factory-built electric van… Read More
Fuso Canter 2011 European Launch
Fuso has completely revamped its range of light and heavy truck Canter chassis and chassis crew cabs… Read More
Iveco Daily 2011 European Launch
Iveco has introduced new, latest generation diesels to its Daily range, along with detail changes inside and out… Read More
Ford Transit 2011 European Launch
Ford takes the iconic Transit to the next stage with an all-new range of 2.2-litre Euro 5 diesels… Read More
Volkswagen Crafter 2011 UK Launch
VW’s large panel van has undergone a serious makeover with changes to the front-end styling and the cab interior, as well as new Euro 5 diesels… Read More
Ford Transit Connect Electric Brief Test
We spent a day with the battery-powered Connect to get a better idea of what it’s like to live with in its natural, urban environment. Read More
Mercedes-Benz Vito E-CELL Brief Test
Currently undergoing trials with selected fleet customers in the UK, we managed to get behind the wheel of a battery-powered Vito E-CELL… Read More
Friday, 12 November 2010 05:56 | 
Written by Neil McIntee
All-new Fuso Canter goes on sale in Japan
Due to replace the current range in Europe some time in the last quarter of 2011, the all-new Mitsubishi Fuso Canter gets an exterior makeover, redesigned chassis frame, improved suspension and brakes — including an engine brake as standard — updated cab and new engine line-up. It also gets a Duonic twin-clutch semi-auto gearbox as part of the package. This is similar in conception to the DSG ’box available on Volkswagen’s Transporter and new Caddy.
The new engines are based on the current 175hp/430Nm 3-litre turbodiesel powering the recently introduced 7.5-tonner. Developed in conjunction with Fiat Powertrain Technology — Iveco versions can be specified on the Daily — they feature a variable geometry turbo and the BlueTec exhaust emissions control system. This combines Selective Catalytic Reduction, which requires AdBlue (a solution of urea) to function, with a Diesel Particulate Filter to surpass Euro 5 regulations easily. In conjunction with the Duonic transmission Fuso claims a fuel consumption improvement of between five and eight per cent compared to the current line-up.
Mitsubishi Fuso is 85 per cent owned by Daimler and Canters are sold through the Mercedes-Benz Trucks dealer network in the UK.