Mitsubishi Triton

Ensuing its global debut (July 2023), one of Mitsubishi’s highly-sought-after models, the all-new Mitsubishi Triton, launched in Malaysia.

A sixth-generation pick-up truck, underpinned is a MEGAFRAME chassis (ladder-frame) and two body configurations (single cab, double cab).

Fully-imported (CBU - Thailand), available via Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM) are five variants (M/T Single Cab, M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium, A/T Athlete).

Priced (OTR, w/o insurance) at MYR 101,980, MYR 114,980, MYR 116,980, MYR 145,980, and MYR 165,980 respectively (introductory prices - 31 Dec 2024).

Included is a standard warranty (five years/200,000 KM), and an early bookings warranty (five years, unlimited-mileage - A/T Athlete - 31 Dec 2024).

Early bird reward (Mitsubishi Online Showroom bookings - first 500 units - exclusive 60-Litre folding storage box - worth MYR 450).

Variant-specific exterior colours (M/T Single Cab - Solid White/M/T GL, A/T GL - Solid White, Blade Silver/A/T Premium - White Diamond, Graphite Grey/A/T Athlete - Yamabuki Orange, Jet Black Mica, White Diamond).

The all-new Triton adopts a ‘Horizontal Axis’ design, featuring a geometrically-tiered dashboard, linked to a low-rising centre console (drive mode rotary, wireless charger).

Hard-touch (M/T Single Cab) and soft-/hard-touch (M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium, A/T Athlete) panelled, it sees a single-tone (Black) colour scheme with contrast trimmings (Silver - dash, centre console, steering wheel, door cards).

Filling-in the space are the central/driver displays (infotainment, instrument cluster), passenger dash-storage (lidless - M/T Single Cab, lid - M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium, A/T Athlete), and rectangularly-housed air-conditioning vents (trigger-like controls).

Inclusively, the layout has a robust outlook, with every accessibility ergonomically-arranged (user-friendly, driver-centric).

Installed is a digital-analogue (backlit - M/T Single Cab, M/T GL, A/T GL/high-contrast - A/T Premium, A/T Athlete) with a Multi-Information Display (MID) instrument cluster.

Variant-specific, the interior is in vinyl (Grey - M/T Single Cab), fabric (Black - M/T GL, A/T GL), leather (Black - A/T Premium), and suede knit-leatherette (Black-Orange - A/T Athlete) upholsteries.

The front gets manual-operated (driver - M/T Single Cab, M/T GL, A/T GL/passenger - M/T Single Cab, M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium, A/T Athlete) and electric-powered (driver - A/T Premium, A/T Athlete) seats.

The rear gets a bench (M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium, A/T Athlete). Included are armrests (front - centre console/M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium, A/T Athlete - rear - centre seat fold-out).

A two-seater (M/T Single Cab) or a five-seater (M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium, A/T Athlete) configuration, the pick-up truck offers generous cabin space, providing the occupants (single cab - front/double cab - front, rear) with ample interior mobility.

Sufficient head-, shoulder-, and leg-room.

Practical storage areas. E.g., side door/backseat pockets, centre console caverned/partitioned spaces, passenger-dash storage (lidless - M/T Single Cab, lid - M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium, A/T Athlete), sizable flatbed (deck), and a glove box.

Mounted is a three-spoke steering wheel. Urethane (M/T Single Cab, M/T GL, A/T GL) and leather (A/T Premium, A/T Athlete) with trims (Silver - M/T Single Cab, M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium, A/T Athlete, Orange stitching - A/T Athlete).

Features are multi-function controls (media, vehicle telematics, Bluetooth, voice command - A/T Premium, A/T Athlete) and column adjustments (tilt, telescopic). 

The steering is aided via hydraulic Power Steering (HPS - M/T Single Cab, M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium) and Electric Power Steering (EPS - A/T Athlete) setups (rack and pinion).

Multiple cup (front, rear) and bottle (door panels) holders, strategically-positioned around the cabin.

Variant-specific, provided are one 12 V socket (front - M/T Single Cab, M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium, A/T Athlete), three USB ports (one - front, two -rear - M/T GL, A/T GL), four USB ports (two - front, two - rear - A/T Premium, A/T Athlete), and a wireless charger (front - A/T Athlete).

The all-new Triton measures at 5,320 MM (M/T Single Cab, M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium) and 5,360 MM (A/T Athlete) long, 1,865 MM (M/T Single Cab, M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium) and 1,930 MM (A/T Athlete) wide, 1,785 (M/T Single Cab) MM, 1,795 MM (M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium) and 1,815 MM (A/T Athlete) tall, and with a wheelbase spanning 3,130 MM.

Deck (flatbed) measurements are 2,340 MM (M/T Single Cab) and 1,555 MM (M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium, A/T Athlete) long, 1,580 MM (M/T Single Cab) and 1,545 MM (M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium, A/T Athlete) wide, and 515 MM (M/T Single Cab) and 525 MM (M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium, A/T Athlete) tall.

Courtesy of the ‘Beast Mode’ styling, it exudes a robustly-smooth, solidly-stocky and athletically-blocky exterior (Beast Mode Styling), emphasised by horizontally-aligned and cleanly-cut contours.

The front-end sees a moulded-bonnet, muscular quarter panels, a three-dimensional grille (Mitsubishi script/emblem - Chrome), and a vented bumper (square-sculpted - M/T Single Cab, M/T GL, A/T GL/cascade-sculpted - A/T Premium, A/T Athlete).

Variant-specific fitments are the grille (Black/body-colour cover - M/T Single Cab, M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium/A/T Athlete - slatted/meshed Black inserts - M/T Single Cab, M/T GL, A/T GL/A/T Premium, A/T Athlete), ‘Dynamic Shield’ trims (Black - M/T Single Cab/body-colour - M/T GL, A/T GL/Chrome - A/T Premium/Metallic Black - A/T Athlete), and bumper (Black - M/T Single Cab/body-colour - M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium, A/T Athlete).

Elsewhere are the fenders (non-cladded body-colour - M/T Single Cab, M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium/over fenders Gloss Black - A/T Athlete), side mirrors (Black - M/T Single Cab, M/T GL, A/T GL/Chrome - A/T Premium/Gloss Black - A/T Athlete), thick door handles (Black - M/T Single Cab, M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Athlete/Chrome - A/T Premium), and side steps (Black - M/T GL, A/T GL, Silver - A/T Premium, Dark Titanium - A/T Athlete).

Continuing the ‘Beast Mode’ styling, it exudes a solidly-simple, ruggedly-sturdy and straightly-cut silhouette, emphasised by angularly-horizontal and symmetrically-designed contours.

The rear-end sees an upright tailgate (lock handle - M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium, A/T Athlete, no-lock handle - M/T Single Cab, Mitsubishi/Triton - emblem/script), muscular quarter panels, and a cladded bumper (bumper step).

Variant-specific fitments are tailgate spoiler (body-colour - A/T Athlete/spoiler-deleted - M/T Single Cab, M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium), and bumper (Chrome - M/T Single Cab, M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium/Black - A/T Athlete), 

Elsewhere are the fenders (non-cladded body-colour - M/T Single Cab, M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium/over fenders Gloss Black - A/T Athlete), and thick door/tailgate handles (Black - M/T Single Cab, M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Athlete/Chrome - A/T Premium).

The fascia-indented headlamps are inward-tilted and angularly-split-housed (upper-slim - DRL, lower-square - main). 

Variant-specific, installed are halogen reflector/LED projector (M/T Single Cab, M/T GL, A/T GL/A/T Premium, A/T Athlete) units. Included is a set of LED fog lamps (A/T Premium, A/T Athlete).

Features are LED Daytime Running Lights (DRL - A/T Premium, A/T Athlete), automatic On/Off, manual levelling, Automatic High Beam (AHB - A/T Premium, A/T Athlete), and signal indicators.

The side mirrors (Black - M/T Single Cab, M/T GL, A/T GL/Chrome - A/T Premium/Gloss Black - A/T Athlete) are electronic-powered (auto-fold - A/T Premium, A/T Athlete, adjust).

Features are turn indicators (A/T Premium, A/T Athlete) and Blind Spot Warning (BSW) indicators (A/T Premium, A/T Athlete).

Fitted are ventilated disc (front) and leading-trail drum (rear) brakes.

Gripping the terrains are variant-specific sets of wheels.

Variant M/T Single Cab rides on a set of 17-Inch steel rims, wrapped in 265/65 R17 (front, rear) all-season tyres.

Variants M/T GL and A/T GL cruise on a set of 16-Inch alloy rims (multi-spoke, Silver), wrapped in 245/70 R16 (front, rear) all-season tyres.

Variant A/T Premium sports a set of 18-Inch alloy rims (multi-spoke, Silver), wrapped in 265/60 R18 (front, rear) all-season tyres.

Variant A/T Athlete ploughs on a set of 18-Inch alloy rims (multi-spoke, Gloss Black), wrapped in 265/60 R18 (front, rear) all-season tyres.

The all-new Triton features the following suite (Mitsubishi Advanced Safety - A/T Premium, A/T Athlete) of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS).

Standard systems (M/T Single Cab, M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium, A/T Athlete) include Emergency Stop Signal System (ESS), Brake Override System (BOS), Active Limited Slip Differential (Brake Control), Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS), Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD), Brake Assist (BA), Active Stability Control (ASC), Hill-Start Assist (HSA), and Trailer Stability Assist (TSA).

Variant-specific systems (A/T Premium, A/T Athlete) include Hill Descent Control (HDC), Forward Collision Mitigation System (FCM) with Warning/Braking Function, Blind Spot Warning (BSW), Lane Departure Warning (LDW), Lane Change Alert (LCA), Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA), Auto High Beam (AHB), Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC - A/T Athlete), Active Yaw Control (AYC - A/T Athlete), and Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS - A/T Athlete).

Passive safety includes three/seven airbags (M/T Single Cab, M/T GL, A/T GL - driver-passenger, driver-knee/A/T Premium, A/T Athlete - driver-passenger, driver-knee, sides, curtains), seat belts (reminders, pretensioners, anchors), ISOFIX (two - outer-rear-seats - M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium, A/T Athlete), parking sensors (two-rear - M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium, A/T Athlete/two-front - A/T Premium, A/T Athlete), parking camera (reverse - A/T Premium, A/T Athlete), Passive Cruise Control (PCC - A/T Premium), impact beams (side doors), guard bar (rear - M/T Single Cab), collapsible steering column/brake pedal (M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium, A/T Athlete), automatic door-locks (central-locking - M/T Single Cab, M/T GL, A/T GL/speed-sensing - A/T Premium, A/T Athlete), and anti-theft (security alarm, immobiliser).

Equipped are variant-specific selectable drive mode programmes. 

The drive modes are (NORMAL, ECO, GRAVEL, SAND, MUD, SNOW, ROCK - A/T Athlete).

Easy Select 4WD (2WD-High - 2H, 4WD-High - 4H, 4WD-Low - 4L - M/T Single Cab, M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium).

Super Select II 4WD (2WD-High - 2H, 4WD-High - 4H, 4WD-High-Locked-Centre - 4HLc, 4WD-Low-Locked-Centre - 4LLc - A/T Athlete). 

Installed is a standard 2-DIN unit (Bluetooth, microphone - M/T Single Cab/USB, Bluetooth, MP3, microphone - M/T GL, A/T GL), and an 8.0-Inch touchscreen unit (USB, Bluetooth, MP3, microphone, voice command, Apple CarPlay/Android Auto - A/T Premium, A/T Athlete).

Entertainment is channelled via variant-specific setups (two speakers - M/T Single Cab, four speakers - M/T GL, A/T GL, six speakers - A/T Premium, A/T Athlete).

Nestled in the all-new Triton are variant-specific powertrain setups.

First setup (M/T Single Cab, M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium) is a 2.4-Litre in-line four-cylinder 16-valve DOHC turbodiesel (Euro 4) engine (4N16), producing 181 HP (135 KW) at 3,500 RPM and 430 NM at 2,500 RPM.

Second setup (A/T Athlete) is a 2.4-Litre in-line four-cylinder 16-valve DOHC MIVEC two-stage turbodiesel (Euro 5) engine (4N16), producing 201 HP (150 KW) at 3,500 RPM and 470 NM at 2,500 RPM.

Mated to the setups are six-speed manual (M/T Single Cab, M/T GL), and six-speed automatic (A/T GL, A/T Premium, A/T Athlete) transmissions.

Power is transmitted to all four wheels (M/T Single Cab, M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium, A/T Athlete), via a Four-Wheel Drive (4WD) system. 

Incorporated systems are Easy Select 4WD (M/T Single Cab, M/T GL, A/T GL, A/T Premium), Super Select II 4WD (A/T Athlete), and Active Limited Slip Differential (Brake Control).

Installed is a manual single-zone air-conditioning system (M/T Single Cab, M/T GL, A/T GL) and a dual-zone automatic climate control system (A/T Premium, A/T Athlete) with rear-vents.

Coming with a robustly-tuned suspension system, it provides an overall greater confidence on the road, especially when taking corners. 

The suspension sees a setup of double wishbones with coil springs and stabiliser bars (front), and elliptical leaf springs (rear).

Elsewhere, it is firm and safe, and the seats are supportive and well-bolstered, offering a comfortably sporty driving dynamic for all that all-terrain needs.

Good sound insulation, covering all the NVH (noise, vibration, harshness) aspects. No abnormal wind issues at any speed.

The all-new Mitsubishi Triton offers an all-rounder appeal with its commanding demeanour and robustly-comfortable interior.

Performance-wise, its multiple powertrain setups offer a dynamic and an engaging drive, and the suite of ADAS is a bonus.

Ultimately, the all-new Triton is satisfactory, a well-blended four-wheeler, combining design, performance and practicality.