Mitsubishi Canter Car Guide

From1993 to 2002

Overview

Canter with high safety and abundant type choices!

The truck made between 1993-2002 is a popular generation. It features a truck-like structure, the headlight is a projector type that was installed for the first time, the door outer handle has been changed to a vertical flap type, and the window on the passenger seat side had a full model change in 1992 which was used in the 2nd generation. The design is so popular that it will be followed by the 7th generation later.

Canter

1995

4t product of wide cab and 3.5t product of standard cab was added

FE638F-503134 wide cab

The minor change in 1999 was the biggest, and there were changes around the front upper grill and tail lamp.

Before minor change
After minor change
Before minor change
After minor change

After the above minor change in 1999, there was no change until the 7th generation production.

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Popular Models

FE51CBD and FE52CE are the top 2 popular type！

There are many options when choosing canter. There are various types such as body type, engine, high deck and low deck. Among them, we will mainly introduce the popular FE51CBD and FE52CE, and also introduce popular engines etc.

Model Code	FE51CBD	FE517BD	FE52CE	FE648E	FE638G
Engine	4D33			4D35
Seats	3
Displacements	4,200cc
Body type	Dump		Flat
LWH	4.69m x 1.68m x 1.96m		5.98m x 1.93m x 2.22m	6.08m x 2.12m x 2.22m	6.80m x 2.60m x 2.50m
Load	2			3	2

About Model Code (e.g. FE51CBD)

1st digit

Base Model

F	Fuso Truck
B	Bus

2nd digit

Drive System

A	Petrol 2WD
B	Diesel 2WD
C	Petrol 4WD
D	Diesel 4WD
E	Rear Wheel Drive Model of Canter
F	2-rear Axle Vehicle

3rd digit

Body Type-1

Odd Number: Basic body
Even Number: Wide body

4th digit

Loading Capacity

0	2t
1	2t
2	2t
3	2 - 3t (Basically: 2t)
4	3.5t
5	4 - 4.7t

5th digit

Engine Model

B	4M42
C	4D33
D	4M50(T)
E	4M51(1) or 4M51(2)

6th digit

Length

B	Standard 2,500 / 2,520mm
C	Standard 2,750mm
E	Long 3,350mm
F	Ultra long 3,760mm
G	Ultra long 3,850mm

7th digit

Body Type-2

D	Dump
P	Packer

Body type

As an easy way to identify the body type, if there is a "B" at the end of the model, it means flat, and if there is a D like "BD", it means a dump!
ex) FE517BD is a dump
Both Dump and Flat body are popular, and for Dump, FE51CBD and FE517BD are popular. Both models were made after the minor changes in 1999, and the design performance is reliable.

Dump

For flat bodies, FE52CE and FE648E are popular. The FE648E was released in the early days, and has a large loading capacity of 3 tons and is equipped with a 4D35 engine.

Flat body

If you look closely, Canter has many choices, and there are various body types such as 2t, 3t, flat, dump truck, etc.
Especially in Africa, dump trucks are very popular and demand is expanding. There are many other options such as refrigerate cars.

Engine code

The most popular engine installed in the 6th generation Canter is the 4D33 engine. The model of the engine changes depending on the tonnage and the type of engine. At first glance, the engine code is complicated, but in reality, each number has a meaning. The table below introduces the engine code installed in the 6th generation Canter. Please refer to it when purchasing!

List of engines installed in the 6th generation Canter

What is a 4D engine？

The "4" in a 4D engine means in-line 4-cylinder, and D means diesel.
The difficult part of the engine model is how to read the numbers after 4D. The size of the numbers is not simply proportional to the engine displacement. Of the 4D33 and 4D34, the 4D33 engine has a larger displacement.

4D engine, displacement

4D30	4D31	4D32	4D33	4D34	4D35	4D36
3.3L		3.6L	4.2L	3.9L	4.5L	3.6L

Among the 4D engines, the 4D33 engine has become an immovable and popular engine throughout the series. As you can see in the table, the 4D35 engine is more powerful than the 4D33 engine and is hard to throw away.

Dump features

Dump trucks can be divided into two types. One is "High deck". This is a vehicle with a high height from the ground to the loading platform, making it a very popular body type suitable for driving on rough roads. The second is a "Low deck", which has a lower loading platform. Compared to a high-floor car, there are disadvantages such as vibration being transmitted more strongly on rough roads, but conversely, if you are not particular about it, you can purchase it on a low budget.

FE51CBD High deck

FE51DC Low deck

As an easy way to understand , you can check whether the spring is above the differential or below the differential in the tire picture above. In addition, it can be judged from the viewpoint of the model, and if the 4th digit is 0, the spring is definitely the body under the differential if it is the easiest to understand.

About loading capacity

Another way to divide is the loading capacity. Please pay attention to the model as a way to distinguish the loading capacity. When the 4th digit of the model code is 0 or 1, it is 1t when the code is 2, it is 2t. When the code is 3, basically it is 2t but sometimes they have 3t.

Market Price

Used Canter starting from US$3,333 FOB price.

It can be said that the average new car price of the 6th generation Canter is about 27,000 to 33,000 USD. If you stick to the grade, there will be a difference, but if you look at the table below, there are many cases where you can purchase at less than half the price as a used car! Even if the mileage is 150,000 to 200,000 km, the Canter can be used without problems because it is equipped with a high quality engine.

Model	New car price	Used car price
FE51CBD	US$ 26,769 - US$ 32,721	US$ 3,809 - US$ 9,046
FE517BD	US$ 26,397 - US$ 33,483	US$ 4,285 - US$ 11,427
FE52CE	US$ 28,007 - US$ 29,054	US$ 3,333 - US$ 5,713
FE648E	US$ 28,074 - US$ 30,930	US$ 5,237 - US$ 10,951
FE518BD	US$ 27,978 - US$ 34,397	US$ 4,285 - US$ 10,475

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Compare Models

Canter VS Dyna

Dyna is often mentioned as a rival car of Mitsubishi Canter.
Here, we will introduce while comparing the specifications of Canter and Dyna.

Model	Canter (FE51CBD)	Dyna (BU67D)
New car price	US$ 26,769 - US$ 32,721	US$ 17,984 - US$ 21,419
Used car price	US$ 3,809 - US$ 9,046	US$ 5,311 - US$ 6,760
Drive system	FR
Seats	3	2-3
Body type	Dump
Engine	130ps (96kw) / 3,200rpm	140ps (103kw) / 3,400rpm

Dyna is often said as a rival of canter.
The specifications of both cars are similar, and the specifications such as the drive system do not change so much, so I think that many people may be confused with the Canter.

However, if you look at the table, you can see that the Canter has better performance at a lower price when comparing the new car price and the used price. After all, as mentioned above, the Canter is equipped with a popular model of engine and its performance is also popular worldwide.

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