Mitsubishi is just about to release the all-new Mitsubishi Triton/L200. It will be revealed mid-2023 and go on sale late in 2023 or early in 2024. This platform is expected to be shared with the next generation Nissan Navara as well, which is likely to go on sale later.
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00:00 G'day, I'm Paul. So, Mitsubishi Triton, it is one of the best-selling dual-cab utes here
00:05 in Australia. It's called the L200 in other parts of the world. There is a brand new version
00:09 of it coming in today. I want to take you through some new pictures that have just been
00:13 released plus some renders that our computer person has put together based off the images
00:19 that Mitsubishi has actually officially released, plus some info that we've recently found out
00:25 about as well. So, today's going to be a brief video. If you do want to skip ahead to other
00:28 parts of this video, you can use the time codes on the screen there, or if you're on
00:31 YouTube, you can scroll down and use the chapters below. And hey, if you haven't done so already,
00:35 subscribe to our channel and press the bell icon. That'll keep you posted whenever we
00:39 get more information on the new Mitsubishi Triton, but let's get right into it.
00:44 So let's kick off with what is the Mitsubishi Triton. So, it is a dual-cab ute that is sold
00:49 around the world. In Australia, it is a, I guess, a value proposition. So, it's not as
00:54 expensive as something like a Toyota Hilux or a Ford Ranger, but it still gives you a
00:58 lot of the stuff that you'd need without all those frills. It seems to me that Mitsubishi
01:02 is going to continue down that path. We do have some sources that have given us some
01:06 information and we now have some further details from Mitsubishi in terms of the design. One
01:12 of the things that is worth pointing out early on is that it is likely to have a plug-in
01:16 hybrid at some point within its life. So, Mitsubishi has told us on the record that
01:21 they are looking to electrify the Triton, and that means giving it technology such as
01:25 plug-in hybrid, which is currently found on things like the Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in
01:30 hybrid, also the Eclipse Cross as well. So, they have the technology there and they could
01:33 be the first to market with that kind of tech. And it is big for commercial organizations
01:38 who need to tick boxes. And it means they don't have to spend mega dollars on something
01:42 like the electric version of the LDV-T60, which is incredibly expensive compared to
01:47 most other dual-cab utes on the market.
01:49 Now let's talk about the design. I'm going to start off with our renders here. I'm going
01:55 to do some sort of squiggling and colouring in here as well so you can see what I'm seeing.
02:00 Our renderer has done a really good job here because he's based this off a concept that
02:04 was shown for the Beijing Motor Show, and it kind of gives you a bit of an idea of where
02:09 Mitsubishi is heading with everything. So, this is kind of an off-road version that we've
02:12 rendered here. You can see straight away up the front here, they've gone down the path
02:16 of splitting those headlights. So, you've got an LED daytime running light at the top,
02:20 and then you have the headlight cluster just beneath it. And then in addition to that,
02:24 you have fog lights all the way down the bottom there. That's going to mean that this probably
02:27 has LED headlights, hopefully a bi-LED setup as well. Mitsubishi's headlights are typically
02:34 pretty good, but we have seen with Triton that it has lagged behind a little bit in
02:37 terms of headlight technology, and I think this kind of setup here will really bridge
02:41 the gap that it needs to bridge.
02:43 It is interesting though, we did notice with the LDV-T60 when they moved to that two-tier
02:47 setup that it really affected things like a big bumper or a big bull bar that you want
02:52 to fit on the front, because all of a sudden you have to engineer it to work for the safety
02:55 system, such as that radar sensor there, the camera directly above it as well. And then
03:00 you also have to allow for the headlights to work too. So, there are a lot of openings
03:04 there that you have to kind of compromise your bull bar to actually fit around. It is
03:08 worth pointing out as well at the same time that the concept has shown us that it will
03:12 come with a 360 camera. So, you can see a camera nestled in there. You can also see
03:16 a camera nestled in over here as well under that wing mirror. That means that this is
03:22 likely to have a 360 degree camera setup. Hoping the camera quality is good. In the
03:26 Outlander, the camera quality is actually pretty good, so hopefully they use that same
03:29 technology here in Triton to deliver that decent camera quality when you are off-roading.
03:34 We did notice as well in the Spy photos that Mitsubishi has unfortunately retained drum
03:41 brakes. It is a bit hard to see, but in this particular picture and in the other Spy photos
03:45 we've had, it shows that there are still drum brakes here behind the rear wheels. And look,
03:50 to be honest, that doesn't make any sense to me. You're building a car on a brand new
03:54 platform for a brand new generation. This is going to have a shared platform with the
03:57 Nissan Navara as well, and then you're still fitting drum brakes to the rear. It almost
04:02 feels prehistoric when you consider things like Hilux and also Ranger, at least in top
04:06 specs are now available with disc brakes that really sort of modernize that vehicle.
04:11 The other thing that has really irritated me as well, and I'm going to go back to my
04:15 little drawing tool here, is this. Look at that. That camera is still offset. One of
04:22 the things that we noticed during our big towing test recently, and if you haven't seen
04:25 that video, click up here, where we tested every dual cab ute on the market and we tested
04:31 the towing systems. And that offset camera meant that when you were mounting a trailer
04:35 to the vehicle, it wouldn't be central. So when you were reversing it, nothing was kind
04:39 of lining up. Most other dual cab utes on the market will actually fit the camera dead
04:43 centre and that means when the camera is there, you have direct line of sight to your tow
04:46 bar and it means that when you do connect it all in, there is little effort required
04:50 to line everything up.
04:51 The other thing you'll notice on the back here as well is Mitsubishi is persisting with
04:55 incandescent lighting. Again, a vehicle that's going to be released in 2023, it needs to
05:01 be LED and it looks like they haven't gone down the path of doing that. We'll jump back
05:05 over to our actual renders here so you can have a bit of a clearer look at what the aggressive
05:12 version of this is going to look like.
05:14 So this is the rear. You'll notice here that they've gone down the path of adding a bit
05:17 of taper there to those taillights. So keep in mind, this is just our artist's impression
05:22 of spy photos and also the pictures that we've seen. So a little bit of depth there to the
05:26 rear and then the light sort of tapered down and inwards a bit there just to give you a
05:30 bit more profile. And again, as I mentioned, incandescent globes there. There will probably
05:34 be some LED element up the top there, but for the most part, it'll be incandescent and
05:39 then that's a clearer look there of that camera that isn't mounted directly in line with the
05:45 tow bar.
05:46 I would like to see the return of the lip up the top. So we did see in the spy photos
05:50 that Mitsubishi has put a plastic lip up the top. Nissan had it on the Navara and they
05:56 removed it. Mitsubishi has put it back here. Like I said before, this is going to have
06:00 a shared platform in the Navara. So having that in place there means if you do load stuff
06:04 into the tray and have it sitting out, we'll prevent that from getting scratched up.
06:07 Other thing, hopefully, that it will come with is a torsion bar here. When you do drop
06:11 that tailgate down, it'll make closing it a little bit easier as well. We don't have
06:16 a side step. Well, we haven't seen a side step here. So Ford with the Ranger seems to
06:20 be the only one at the moment that has that side step integrated. It'll retain leaf springs
06:24 at the rear, even though Navara went down the path of coil springs, it looks like Mitsubishi
06:29 will keep leaf springs within the Triton.
06:32 It's worth keeping in mind that they are doing a lot of tuning work to Triton in Australia.
06:36 They've said that on the record. So hopefully that means the ride will at least be nice
06:39 and compliant for Australian conditions. Keep in mind this one here is a bit of an aggressive
06:43 looking thing we've mocked up. So it's probably not going to have all of those side scoops
06:47 and stuff like that, but it gives you a bit of an idea of what they could do with a rally
06:51 art version of this with those big sports bars up the top there.
06:55 Let's talk about interior. One of the things we noticed in one of the spy photos is this.
07:01 And there's a bit of a backstory to this, but with these camouflaged vehicles, when
07:06 they are driving around, they'll often have like a material that they put over the dashboard.
07:11 When the vehicle is parked, it means you don't get to see what the interior looks like. When
07:15 it is driving around though, the driver needs to be able to change climate controls, radio,
07:18 that type of thing. And often they'll uncover it briefly. And you can see here as the driver
07:23 has gone to cover that back up again. This is an indicator to me that it's going to have
07:27 the same infotainment system as the Outlander. What makes me think that, look at that taper
07:32 there that cuts down. If we then jump over to our shots here of the Mitsubishi Outlander's
07:38 infotainment system, you can see it has the exact same taper there. So I think that they're
07:43 going to fit that same infotainment system, which is a good thing. It's nice and sharp,
07:48 easy to use, comes with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. So it is a really good system
07:52 they can be integrating into Triton. And it looks like it'll sit nice and high as well
07:56 there, so you get good visibility while you're driving the vehicle into that. And just so
08:00 you can have a little bit of a refresher, this is what it looks like inside the Outlander
08:04 as well. So sits up the top there, screen central with actual physical controls either
08:09 side of it. Hopefully they'll also fit a digital display like they've got there in the Outlander
08:14 as well. We did notice on the Spy Photos that it looks like they're going to have more rear
08:18 leg room. So that door looks like it opens a little bigger than it does on the current
08:22 generation Triton. That'll mean that you have a bit more space afforded in the back. Spy
08:26 photos also show us that they have some kind of a permanent roof rail system set up there
08:31 with the antenna located at the front of the vehicle. And that'll probably point backwards.
08:36 You can actually see a physical antenna sticking out of there. So hopefully it's not like the
08:40 Ranger that has a shark fin aerial and then another aerial that sticks out of there as
08:43 well. So I've showed you there what the aggressive version of the Triton will look like, but
08:47 here is just your standard one. It's a little more simplified, but again, same story. You
08:50 have that split headlight design up the front here with fog light section at the bottom
08:56 and then daytime running light at the top. Big Mitsubishi logo there, big grille as well.
09:01 And then underbody here, it looks like they have rated tow hooks. Certainly it looks very
09:06 similar to the D-MAX. I am hoping that they follow that trend and make them rated recovery
09:11 points as well so you don't run into any dramas. On the safety system front, this will come
09:14 with autonomous emergency braking and hopefully a full suite of technology that we find in
09:18 vehicles like the Ford Ranger and the Toyota Hilux today. This is what the back of the
09:23 standard one looks like as well. It's all sort of pretty straightforward there.
09:27 So that has been your first look at the new Mitsubishi Triton. We are expecting it to
09:33 be released in 2023 and it'll go on sale either late 2023 or early 2024. There is still a
09:39 lot of development work going on with this. And in terms of the engines, I am hoping that
09:43 they go down the path of a V6 diesel and at the very least, they really amp up the current
09:48 generation diesel to have at least 500Nm of torque. Hopefully they stick as well with
09:52 the Super Select 4WD system we found during our big dual-cabute off-road test. And if
09:57 you haven't seen that one, click up there. The Triton actually did incredibly well despite
10:01 the fact that the platform is so old. So let's hope that Mitsubishi continues that trend
10:05 with Super Select 4WD and we have the availability of a full-time 4WD system that you can drive
10:11 on sealed surfaces as well.
10:12 So let me know what you reckon about the new Mitsubishi Triton. I know that I've talked
10:17 a lot at you today, but I just wanted to share all of the information that we have on it
10:21 so far. When we do get more details, we will update you as much as we possibly can. Let
10:25 me know in the comments section below, what do you think about this design? Do you think
10:28 it's aggressive enough? Do you want to see a full-on rally art version that is kind of
10:32 a Raptor in disguise as well? Let me know what you think in the comments section below.
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