2024 Mitsubishi Triton review: First drive

It’s one of the crucial essential new fashions for Mitsubishi – the all-new Triton.

We’ve lastly had our first probability to get behind the wheel of the brand new Triton at an off-road setting in regional South Australia – it’s additionally the identical place the crew from Mitsubishi frolicked creating the automobile’s off-road controls earlier within the yr.

We had the prospect to drive the 2024 Mitsubishi Triton GLS (with leather-based possibility) and the 2024 Mitsubishi Triton GSR. It was solely a short drive on sand and over rocks, with a correct drive coming forward of the automotive’s launch in February 2024.

How a lot does the Mitsubishi Triton price?

2024 Mitsubishi Triton pricing:

• 2024 Mitsubishi Triton GLX 4×2 dual-cab ute: $43,690 (+$3250)
• 2024 Mitsubishi Triton GLX+ 4×4 club-cab ute: $50,340 (+$4900)
• 2024 Mitsubishi Triton GLX 4×4 dual-cab ute: $50,940 (+$6250)
• 2024 Mitsubishi Triton GLX+ 4×4 dual-cab ute: $53,290 (+$6100)
• 2024 Mitsubishi Triton GLS 4×4 dual-cab ute: $59,090 (+$7600)
• 2024 Mitsubishi Triton GSR 4×4 dual-cab ute: $63,840 (+$6900)

You possibly can see extra element in our 2024 Mitsubishi Triton pricing and specs article.

What’s below the bonnet?

All 2024 Mitsubishi Triton fashions use a 2.4-litre bi-turbo four-cylinder diesel engine with 150kW of energy at 3500rpm and 470Nm of torque from 1500 to 2750rpm.

It’s mated with an up to date six-speed computerized transmission. A six-speed handbook will likely be provided on some variants after the Triton’s launch.

GLX and GLX+ fashions provide an Simple Choose 4WD system with selectable low- and high-range gearing; the GLX+ additionally incorporates a locking rear differential.

GLS and GSR fashions get the Tremendous Choose 4WD II system, which additionally incorporates a full-time four-wheel drive mode to be used on tarmac. In addition they obtain terrain management and hill descent management.

How does the Mitsubishi Triton drive?

Our time behind the wheel was solely temporary, with a brief stint at Mitsubishi’s sand check facility. Instantly off the bat you may really feel that the Triton has turn into considerably sharper when it comes to throttle response.

Peak torque of 470Nm kicks in from 1500rpm – it’s not as doughy because the outgoing technology, and it feels fairly desirous to rise up and transfer. The opposite factor you’ll discover virtually instantly is the improved experience.

Native experience and dealing with work resulted in bigger diameter dampers and extra effort put into experience compliance each with and with no load. Australia has now been deemed a core marketplace for the Japanese model, which suggests the door is open far earlier when it comes to product growth and enter.

It additionally means they get better involvement when it comes to experience and dealing with customisation for our market. This dates again to when Mitsubishi used to fabricate vehicles in Australia and even had its personal proving floor (which has now fittingly been was a race observe).

Gone is the previous hydraulic steering system that lacked really feel and objective. The brand new electrically assisted rack presents a better deal of communication and suggestions via the wheel – there’s sufficient weight within the rack to make it really feel like issues are occurring, nevertheless it’s not prohibitively heavier.

So how did Mitsubishi obtain the added throttle response? The brand new engine now will get a further turbocharger, which helps service the decrease finish of the rev band. This groups with a secondary turbocharger on the high finish that sounds off that sharper really feel as you lay into the throttle.

Just like the earlier Triton, new technology will get Tremendous Choose, which is Mitsubishi’s branding for its four-wheel drive system.

This latest model presents two-wheel drive high-range for economic system (entrance axle disconnected), 4H that engages the entrance axle, however importantly permits the automobile to drive in four-wheel drive on sealed surfaces, which may’t be achieved in most common dual-cab utes.

There’s then a four-wheel drive high-range mode that locks the centre differential (referred to as 4HLc) and at last there’s a low-range mode. You’ll additionally discover a rear differential lock and hill descent management.

Additional to those manually chosen drivetrain modes, there are seven drive modes to select from – one among them is Sand mode.

We flicked over to 4HLc and entered Sand mode for our drive. The tyres had been additionally deflated to below 20psi to assist with traction within the sand. The GLS we first examined was on a set of all-terrain tyres.

The calibration work achieved to realize log off for sand mode at this check space in Peake, South Australia, focussed on how the traction controls work with throttle functions. The automobile wanted to have the ability to provide sufficient wheel spin to free itself from sand, but additionally restrict gearshifts that kill momentum.

The top result’s a noticeable change between on- and off-road drive modes. As at all times, these drive modes are there to help a driver that already understands the fundamentals of the terrain they’re driving on.

I’ve pushed on sand quite a few instances (however definitely no professional) and located that the Sand mode was a good assist. It allowed sufficient wheel slip and sufficient automobile rotation earlier than stability management or traction management kicked in once more.

I used to be fairly shocked at how punchy the engine was with revs on board. It was pleased to ship torque sharply and shortly at any time when it was required.

It leads me to imagine the 470Nm torque determine, regardless of being down on a few of the opponents within the section, might be being aided by the automobile’s weight – given it ideas the scales lighter than a Ranger, which packs extra torque.

CarExpert’s Tackle the Mitsubishi Triton

Our first drive of the brand new Triton was not solely temporary, however with pre-production vehicles and solely on sand.

However, based mostly on that very temporary first drive, I’m actually trying ahead to seeing the way it performs on the street.

The engine feels markedly totally different to the outgoing mannequin and that ought to imply higher driving traits on-road as compared.

Let’s see the way it all pans out after we get a correct drive early within the new yr.

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