Mitsubishi L200 review

All L200s have the same engine and six-speed auto, ADAS, rear parking camera, phone mirroring and side steps. Cosmetically, you get alloys and painted bumpers, so you don't look like you work for the council.

Titan costs £43,471 and Barbarian £47,991 – those are inc-VAT prices; Mitsubishi actually prints the ex-VAT numbers in bigger type, as it's often a business buy. You might want the latter just for its more towing-friendly 4WD system, but it also gives you a body kit and bigger wheels, LED headlights, leather seats with the front pair electrified and heated, carpets, a wireless phone charger, two-zone climate and a smart key. Not a bad bundle of spec for the price hike.

On PCP finance the Barbarian asks for a £13,763 deposit then four years of £489 a month. On ex-VAT business contract hire it's £4,131 down and £459 a month.

The commercial versions of each are an extra £1,200+VAT. That conversion removes the back seats and belts, blanks out those windows, lines the new load bed with resistant plastic, and inserts a bulkhead behind the front seats. That gives a fixed BIK allowance of £4,020, plus 100 per cent plant and machinery allowance.

Insurance group is a pricey 49D. Better news on warranty: five years, 62,500 miles. If you flog it like a truck, that seems eminently generous.