Mitsubishi GrandisOverviewManufacturerMitsubishi MotorsModel codeAlso calledMitsubishi Space Wagon (Thailand)Production2003-2011AssemblyDesignerOlivier BoulayBody and chassisClassMid-size MPVBody style5-door wagonLayoutRelatedMitsubishi OutlanderForthing Jingyi X5PowertrainEnginePower output121 kW (162 hp; 165 PS) (4G69)TransmissionDimensionsWheelbase2,830 mm (111.4 in)Length4,765-4,780 mm (187.6-188.2 in)Width1,795-1,835 mm (70.7-72.2 in)Height1,655-1,700 mm (65.2-66.9 in)Kerb weight1,655-1,725 kg (3,649-3,803 lb)ChronologyPredecessorMitsubishi ChariotSuccessorMitsubishi Delica D:5 / Delica Space Wagon
The Mitsubishi Grandis (Japanese: 三菱・グランディス, Hepburn: Mitsubishi Gurandisu) is a seven-seat MPV built by Mitsubishi Motors between 2003 and 2011. It was introduced to replace the Chariot/Space Wagon/Nimbus minivans. It was also marketed as the Mitsubishi Space Wagon in Thailand.
The Grandis was launched on 14 May 2003 as a 2004 model year vehicle and sold in Japan, Asia, Europe, Oceania, Mexico, Honduras, Jamaica and South America.[1]
The exterior styling was based loosely on designer Olivier Boulay’s earlier Mitsubishi Space Liner,[2] a monobox four-seat concept vehicle with centre opening “suicide doors”, first exhibited at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 2001.[3]
It was the first all new vehicle featuring the company’s new common “face”, comprising a curved lower grille edge and a sharp crease rising up the leading edge of the bonnet from the prominent corporate badge.[4] It shared its platform with the Mitsubishi Airtrek, minus the increased ground clearance.[citation needed]
The Grandis was also the basis for the Mitsubishi FCV (Fuel Cell Vehicle) concept, powered by a fuel cell technology developed by then controlling shareholder DaimlerChrysler. DCX’s “FC System” uses a fuel cell stack to replenish an array of NiMH batteries from 117 litres of compressed hydrogen storage.[5]
The Grandis was launched in Malaysia on 28 July 2005 in conjunction with Mitsubishi’s return to Malaysia.[6] The Grandis was updated in Malaysia in September 2007,[7] July 2009[8] and in August 2010.[9]
It won the Best MPV award at the Bangkok International Motor Show from 2005 to 2010.[10] During March 2009, it saw the cancellation of this model in the Japanese market. In 2011, it was discontinued globally.
Engines available were a 2.4-litre four-cylinder and a Europe-only Volkswagen sourced 2.0-litre turbodiesel, badged DI-D rather than TDI as Volkswagen denotes it. The diesel model arrived in conjunction with the Grandis’ European launch in 2004. It originally used the 136 PS (100 kW) BSY version of Volkswagen’s Pumpe Düse diesel engine; in 2008 it was changed to the 140 PS (103 kW) BWC variant of the same with no declared performance changes.
Year Production Sales Japan Overseas 2003 28,821 23,834 3,574 2004 19,173 5,247 14,352 2005 29,466 4,490 24,507 2006 17,928 1,756 16,870 2007 15,549 674 15,161 2008 8,583 281 8,283
The Grandis nameplate was reintroduced in July 2025 as a crossover SUV based on the Renault Symbioz.