Mitsubishi Triton 2.5 Standard
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| RM80,980.00 |
The new Triton pickup is called as the Triton 2.5 Standard. Available in Cool Silver Metallic and White Solid, the Triton 2.5 Standard is priced at RM77,715 (on-the-road, without insurance), which is about RM16,000 more than the Triton Lite and is RM14,000 less than the price you would pay for a Triton 2.5.It also comes with a 3-year or 100,000km warranty, whichever comes first.
The engine is the same 2.5 liter turbodiesel unit found in the Triton 2.5, which is the 2.5l Direct Injection Diesel Hyper Common Rail Turbo Intercooler engine that can produces 136 PS at 3,500 revs and 314Nm of torque at 2,000 revs.Power is channeled to the wheels via Mitsubishi’s Easy Select 4WD system which allows the driver to ’shift on the fly’ from 2WD to 4WD at speeds of up to 100km/h.It also equipped with comes with a RV meter display, sporty 16-inch alloy rims and bed liner as standard kit. The RV meter is a unique Triton feature that displays travel data such as range, average speed, fuel consumption and also a digital compass, barometer, altimeter and outer temperature.
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Mitsubishi Triton Lite
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| RM64,333.00 |
Meeting the need for a spacious pick-up truck that offers versatility for commercial or personal use, the new Triton Lite is powered by 2.5-litre diesel SOHC 8-Valve engine, an engine that is economically efficient, durable and reliable. Boasting superior fuel efficiency, the new Triton Lite produces 75bhp at 4200rpm and 149Nm at 2,500 rpm.
The new Triton Lite achieves the turning radius of only 5.7 meters, the smallest turning radius among all pick-ups. Offering the most spacious rear cabin space in its class with intuitive compartment features, the new Triton Lite provides sedan-like refinement at a competitive price tag.
Built on years of engineering expertise and tested on the gruelling grounds of one of the world’s toughest race, the Dakar Rally-honed Triton has earn praises and has been feted with many accolades worldwide and locally. This includes the Pick-up Truck of the Year award at the New Straits Times/ Maybank Car of the Year Awards 2007 and for the second year in succession, the Triton also claimed the top honours in the Pick-up of the Year category of the Autocar ASEAN Car of the Year Awards 2007.
Optimized Fuel Economy and Affordable
Featuring a stylish exterior and a sporty cabin, the new 2.5 litre 4×2 Manual Triton Lite combines the versatility of a commercial and a leisure vehicle that is affordable, light on fuel and solid in durability.
PERFORMANCE
The new Triton Lite is powered by a 2.5-litre Diesel SOHC 8-valve engine that produces 75bhp at 4200rpm and 149Nm at 2,500 rpm, an engine that is economically efficient, durable and reliable, assuring that the new Triton Lite runs on optimized fuel efficiency.
Aimed at providing driving agility and a steadier ride for greater comfort, the new Triton Lite rides on an improved newly developed 2WD front suspension system. Sporting a front independent wishbone and coil spring suspension, the coil spring is engineered to reduce friction and to provide optimum longitude stiffness for an overall improvement in ride comfort.
Improving vehicle dynamics through its new rack and pinion steering gear box, the suspension geometry has been optimised to improve straight forward driving stability and braking stability.
With an improved front suspension and new steering, the new Triton Lite achieves the best turning radius of only 5.7 meters. The smallest turning radius among all pick-ups.
SAFETY
Offering all-round protection, occupants can be assured the new Triton Lite is equipped with enhanced safety features.
Built on Mitsubishi’s superior RISE (Reinforced Impact Safety Evolution) body, the new Triton Lite’s reinforced support holds its form and directs damage and collision away from occupants with its energy absorbing crumple zones.
Its anti-intrusion safety release brake pedal acts on impact of a collision by collapsing inward, protecting the driver from injury.
Constructed on all four doors are side impact bars that diverts impact from reaching the cabin during side collision and its advanced structure with the ladder-frame construction is thicker and stronger with collision energy-absorbing joints that provides greater occupant safety.
EXTERIOR
Boasting a stylish exterior design with purposeful functionality, the new Triton Lite comes with a lower and wider body for a stable ride and excellent manoeuvrability. Its low tailgate opening ensures ease of loading and unloading cargo which gives less stress on back and arms.
Whether used for work or for leisure, the new Triton Lite works hard to provide you all the space you need to meet your demands.
INTERIOR
the new Triton Lite’s no-nonsense front cockpit features a stylish and ergonomic steering wheel flanked by easy to access control knobs and a centre panel with lid that holds anything from a toll ticket to a wallet. Providing smart, intuitive and convenient storage compartments around the vehicle, the new Triton Lite offers comfort and convenience that holds element of surprise as occupants step into the cabin.
With ample legroom and low hip point coupled with intuitive compartment features, the new Triton Lite provides the most spacious rear cabin space in its class and sedan-like refinement at a competitive price tag. The new Triton Lite is equipped with ETACS (Electronic Time and Alarm Control System). As a computerised control system, ETACS provides keyless entry, headlamp auto off function, turn flasher, power window timer, speed-sensitive front wiper, open door alarm, central door lock and room lamp timer.
The great features surely can attract more buyer specially from business owner that run their business daily using trucks or lorries.
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MITSUBISHI TRITON 3.2
Design
Those were the days when the designs of pickup trucks weren’t really a strong point of such vehicles, as practicality was the most important aspect of these work horses. These days, the gap between looks and practicality is closer than ever, and I must say, for the Triton, although it was very novel when it was initially launched, they really pulled it off in terms of the design.
It looks very aggressive and futuristic at the same time. this new 3.2 features a redesigned front bumper which brings out the imposing looks even more, a rugged metal mesh grille finish, and plastic wind deflectors on all four doors. The rest of the truck is pretty much similar to its 2.5 younger brother, except for the different wheel design and of course the 3.2 insignia.
Interior
The twin cab does offer adequate room on the inside. Leg room and head clearance isn’t a problem for any of the passengers either in the front or the rear. Apart from the redesigned climate control knobs on the dash, everything else is similar to the 2.5 Triton.
Both the 2.5 and this 3.2 features a “User Interface Display” screen which tells you the time, and journey data such as average fuel consumption, and yes of course, typical of a modern off-roader, it has a digital compass, a barometer, an altimeter as well as temperature indication. The fuel consumption meter on the Triton requires a long time to update the reading as the speed of your vehicle changes, sometimes minutes which is quite irritating for me. This is because it only displays your average fuel consumption over the whole journey instead of it being in real time.
It has a Kenwood audio player which, apart from a standard AM/FM tuner, it can play MP3 and WMA via CD or a USB stick. You can also hook up your iPod (and most MP3 players) via a built-in AUX in jack. The practicality of the interior is further enhanced with enough compartments and cup holders for front and rear passengers.
I do wish it had a fully functional centre arm rest. The reason why I said “fully functional” centre arm rest is because it’s just not high enough, leaving the driver nowhere to rest his left arm. The low ratio transmission transfer case shift lever can be also be a potential annoyance due to its constant vibration. This can be avoided by using a shift-by-wire knob like in the D-Max and Ranger.
Driving (Engine)
The Triton 3.2 features 4 cylinder 3.2 liter turbo diesel power plant, which is a major upgrade compared the 2.5 standard diesel engine used in the Triton Lite and the 2.5 turbo diesel used in the Triton 2.5. Unfortunately, I wouldn’t call it a major upgrade after driving it, of course I do feel the power difference but, not as much as I expected, it feels more like a “slightly” more powerful version of the Triton 2.5. There is torque however across the entire rev range, especially from the low end, but just like most turbo diesels out there, it tends to lose power after 4,000 rpm.
Acceleration for the 160 horsepower motor is more on the modest side and when I took it to a constant high speed of 160km/h, the revs settled down on 3,000 rpm. The in cabin engine noise is on the high side thanks to thin insulation and the noisy diesel engine but its acceptable for a pickup truck.
The turbo boost on the other hand was lag-free and kicked in whenever my feet became throttle happy. Around town, the Triton behaved well, as I didn’t feel like I was driving a big huge truck and the Triton offers a decent 5.9 meter minimum turning radius. Getting in and out of parking spaces wasn’t much of a problem.
Driving (Transmission)
The gear shifts of the Triton 3.2’s 4 speed automatic transmission was rather smooth, although I did notice that it tended to stay in gear longer at high revs right before it shifts into higher gear. The tranny kicked down into lower gear right away when slammed the pedal to the floor while cruising on high speeds (160km/h), giving me instant torque.
The Triton also comes with the “must have” transfer case enabling the driver to switch between 2 wheel drive high range, 4 wheel drive high range and the off-road, friendly 4 wheel drive low range. Shifting between 2WD HR to 4WD HR was a breeze as I was able to do it while driving (up to 100km/h) and to tackle a more stubborn or a steep road condition, I just needed to stop the vehicle, pop the Auto lever into neutral, and shift to 4WD LR mode.
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