Driven: Mitsubishi L200 Barbarian

Should you be given a free choice of car for driving the best part of 2000 miles across Europe, the chances are you wouldn't opt for a huge, four-wheel drive pick-up truck. But our ride down to the Geneva motor show was no ordinary truck. Mitsubishi has revamped its L200 range and brought a top-of-the-range version named the Barbarian.

Sadly this means Mitsubishi has continued an odd naming policy that has also seen its trucks emblazoned with names such as 'Warrior', 'Animal' and, a personal favourite, 'Raging Bull'. But such are the proportions of the L200 it almost seems to do justice to its overtly macho name.

Getting in is very much a case of climbing up, so the foot plates are a welcome addition for anyone hoping to avoid scraping mud all over a trailing trouser leg. Shockingly, what was already a big vehicle has got even bigger thanks to this 2010 facelift – a whole seven inches have been added to the load bay.