300 hp, 80–100 km of electric-only range and a price tag of 5.8–7 million yen. Suddenly the rumored Mitsubishi Delica D:6 has very specific numbers attached to it. Almost too specific to be true right now: APOLLO NEWS SERVICE itself calls these figures projections. Mitsubishi hasn't announced the D:6, that powertrain, or a price.
Still, the scenario didn't come out of nowhere. Back in 2023, Mitsubishi showed the D Concept — a statement about where the Delica family is headed. A plug-in hybrid, electric all-wheel drive, the brand's S-AWC system. But that was a concept car. Mitsubishi never called it a production D:6, and never revealed power output or range.
According to the forecasts, the current 2.2-liter turbodiesel is on its way out. In its place: a 2.4-liter gasoline engine paired with two electric motors. Expect a longer wheelbase too, and a continuation of Delica's signature boxy silhouette — recognizable enough that a radical redesign seems unlikely.
It's worth pumping the brakes on the generational-change timeline too. The current Delica D:5 just got a serious update: Japan's official lineup still runs on diesel all-wheel-drive models rated at 12.9 L/100km under WLTC, priced from 4.51 to 4.94 million yen. That puts a projected D:6, at the top end, roughly 2 million yen above today's base minivan. That's a real gap.
Japanese outlets themselves don't agree on the details. Back in February, Response expected the next generation to debut in fall 2027, and left room for a fully electric variant alongside the PHEV. More recent reporting from Goo-net points to 2028, and keeps diesel in the mix alongside the plug-in hybrid. Neither the diesel's exit nor an exact launch year counts as fact yet — these are still two competing versions of the same rumor.
Meanwhile, the current Delica isn't just sitting around waiting for a successor. A camper version, the D, already exists on the current platform, with a pop-up roof and room for four to sleep. And if Mitsubishi does bring Outlander tech over to the minivan, the foundation is already there: the Outlander PHEV remains one of the brand's key models on its home market.
So the real question about the D:6 right now isn't whether the projected render looks like the eventual car. It's when Mitsubishi finally speaks up. Only an official announcement — with a model name and confirmed powertrains — will turn 300 hp, 80–100 km and 5.8–7 million yen from Japanese media guesswork into actual specs.
