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2015 Mitsubishi Triton (A.K.A. L200) Review
I’ve just spent two weeks driving the all-new Mitsubishi Triton Ute, to find out if it’s really up there with Australia’s best utes.
The previous Mitsubishi Triton ute was released in 2006. Back then, the ‘works burger’ of ML Mitsubishi Triton utes - the GLS diesel - was $49,990. The new top-spec MQ Triton ute (this model) is the Exceed. The Triton Exceed today is $2500 cheaper ($47,490rrp) - to say nothing of the nine years’ worth of dollar devaluation that’s taken place in the meantime. It is massively more affordable in real terms.
Today’s MQ Mitsubishi Triton headlines are:
* 3.1-tonne maximum tow capacity on 4X4 dual cabs
* five-speed auto or six-speed manual transmissions
* five-star safety rating
ANCAP’s all-up safety score for the new Mitsubishi Triton was 36.22 out of a possible 37. An excellent performance.
But the Ford Ranger, Mazda BT-50 and Holden Colorado all offer six-speed auto transmissions, while the new Triton ute is stuck on five. And the Mitsubishi Triton's new 2.4-litre diesel engine is also behind the eight-ball compared with those other dual-cabs.
Mitsubishi does not to offer a reversing camera standard in the base-model GLX Triton ute - effectively making the GLX ute buyer a second-class citizen on safety. That decision will cause preventable driveway deaths in children. Completely unacceptable, given the minimal cost of the hardware.
On the towing capacity: the new Mitsubishi Triton is still eclipsed by the Mazda BT-50, Ford Ranger and Holden Colorado. But when you look at their gross combination masses, the four utes are actually a lot closer.
Obviously Mitsubishi is gearing up to target those ‘suits in utes’ just as heavily as hardcore tradies. Passenger comfort has been pumped right up.
There’s a single cab and a double cab as well as the hermaphrodite of cabs: the so-called Club Cab. The spec levels are: GLX (the poverty pack) plus GLS and Exceed. But you only get GLS or Exceed in 4X4 dual cab. No single cab or club cab GLS or Exceed. But you can have a Triton GLX any way you want - 4X4, 4X2 single cab, hermaphrodite cab, double cab...
Mitsubishi Triton GLS and Exceed get some cool features - HID headlamps and LED daytime running lamps. Triton ute actually leads the ute class in a couple of ways: the approach angle, which is vitally important to off-roaders, is 30 degrees, and the turning circle is 11.8 metres.
In the Triton 4x4 ute range, there’s a low-range gearset as well as on-the-fly shifting from 2H to 4H up to 100km/h. Mitsubishi Triton GLS and Exceed get the Super Select 4WD system with a lockable centre differential. That allows you to use 4WD on high-traction surfaces without damaging the transmission. A big plus there for Mitsubishi Triton, compared with other utes.
Drilling right down into it, the hard-working base-model Mitsubishi Triton GLX, has steel wheels, halogen headlamps, air conditioning, cruise control with buttons on the wheel, bluetooth with voice control and even more complimentary buttons on the wheel. There’s USB, a trip computer (sort of), hill start assist, trailer stability assist (that’s always good for the plutonuim in the wheelie bin) as well as an alarm and an immobiliser.
Mitsubishi Triton GLS adds 17-inch alloys, HID headlamps and LED daytime running lamps, fog lamps, and side steps. I hate side steps. You get a step in the rear bumper (I don’t mind that), you get the rear-vision camera, a better steering wheel, leather on the knob (and you know how pleasant that is). There’s also a 6.1-inch touchscreen, dual-zone climate air conditioning, DAB radio and six-speaker audio.
Top-shelf Mitsubishi Triton Exceed gets paddle shifters for the transmission, diff lock functionality, a proximity key with pushbutton start, auto headlamps and wipers, electric driver’s seat, a bigger 7-inch LCD with GPS and SD card support.
Mitsubishi Triton service interval - brilliant: 12 months or 15,000 kilometres. The distance matches the time perfectly, in the way that few other Japanese manufacturers can managed. The standard service items never cost more than $600 annually in the first four years.
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