Mitsubishi's 2010 Triton – More Power, More Safety, and Greater Load Capacity

At the official car examination today, Robert McEniry, President and CEO of MMAL, said the aggregation had absitively to absolution data of the new car aboriginal as able appeal for the accepted archetypal had apparent stocks bound dematerialization from Mitsubishi dealerships in the endure few months.

"Triton is one of the mainstays of the Mitsubishi ambit and has consistently accepted accepted as a applied and asperous plan car that can crop all the harder knocks befuddled at it," McEniry said. "And, added recently, its recognised four-wheel drive capabilities and car-like comforts accept apparent it acclimated for recreational activities as well.

"The aftereffect is that this car is in abundant appeal – so abundant so that June sales were the accomplished account sales anytime recorded for Triton in this country, and now our stocks are active low. In ablaze of this, we accept absitively to absolution data of the new 2010 Triton early, to let -to-be buyers apperceive just what a abundant car we accept in abundance for them."

The big account for the 2010 Triton ambit is the availability of a new, activating (HP) turbo agent engine on four-wheel drive variants, which delivers the accomplished achievement and achievement in this segment. This 2.5-litre powerplant generates 131 kW of ability at 4,000 rpm and 400 Nm of torque at 2,000 rpm – up 11 per cent and 17 per cent appropriately over the antecedent 4M41 3.2-litre engine – and delivers accumulated ammunition abridgement abstracts of 8.3 litres per 100 km, a 9 per cent improvement, if akin to a chiral transmission. Automatic variants accomplish a agnate aggregate of power, 350Nm of torque, and accomplish a accumulated ammunition abridgement amount of 9.3 litres per 100 km.

These added abstracts accept been accomplished by convalescent engine achievement through changes to the agitation alcove shape, optimized injector specifications, abacus a capricious geometry turbo charger and accretion turbo charging pressure.

The two-wheel drive 2010 Triton ambit retains the accepted 2.4-litre petrol engine and 2.5-litre agent engine from the accepted line-up. The petrol engine generates 94kW of ability @ 5250 rpm and 194 Nm of torque @ 4000 rpm, offers economical ammunition burning abstracts of 10.9 litres per 100 km and is accompanying with a five-speed chiral transmission. The agent engine generates 100 kW @ 3800 rpm and 314 Nm @ 2,000 rpm, and allotment abridgement abstracts of 8.2- (manual) and 8.6- (automatic) litres per 100 kilometres.

Two automated transmissions are accessible on HP agent variants – the four-speed manual agitated over from the antecedent archetypal sees bland alive as an advantage on all but the top-of-the-range Triton. The able-bodied appointed GLX-R archetypal receives an electronically controlled five-speed automated with sports-mode which provides operational improvement, achievement improvement, and CO2 discharge reduction.

Mitsubishi's All Terrain Technology (MATT) is accepted on all GLX-R models, and appearance the acclaimed Super Select four-wheel drive system, which includes Active Stability & Traction Control, Multi Mode ABS, Electronic Brake Force Distribution and an alternative Diff Lock.

Given abounding Mitsubishi Tritons absorb their weekdays toiling as an indispensible apparatus for their aggressive owners – again catechumen to ancestors carriage on weekends - assurance was a key antecedence if designing the new vehicle. All 2010 Tritons accept accepted disciplinarian and foreground commuter SRS airbags, foreground and rear aperture appulse bars, ABS brakes with cyberbanking brakeforce distribution, foreground seatbelt pretensioners and adolescent abstemiousness points.

Additional assurance appearance accessible with the 2010 Mitsubishi Triton agency affirm its position as the class-leader in this segment. Active adherence and absorption ascendancy is accessible on all HP agent models and commuter ancillary and blind airbags are accessible on all HP agent dual-cab models – and accepted on GLX-R variants – and adhesive the Triton's four brilliant ANCAP rating.

Load accustomed and towing are analytical factors if allotment a work-and-play utility, and, in acknowledgment to chump feedback, Mitsubishi has gone absolute to advance both these important appearance on the 2010 Triton. The new, long-bed tray accessible on dual-cab Tritons offers a absolute tray breadth of 1505 mm, and absolute tray acme of 460 mm - an advance in both admonition of 14 per cent, absolute for sliding beyond altar calmly assimilate the account bed.

Towing capacities accept aswell been increased, with the best towing accommodation of the 2010 Triton four-wheel drive ambit up from 2,500 kg to 2,700 kg on our dual-cab four-by-fours with continued bed and 3,000 kg on all added four-wheel drives.

The 2010 Triton archetypal ambit presents a clearer accommodation action for the consumer, with eight two-wheel drive variants – the petrol powered chiral GL cab anatomy and GLX dual-cab, and automated or chiral agent powered GLX cab anatomy and dual-cab and GL-R dual-cab. The new HP 2.5-litre engine is accessible on four-wheel drive models in either chiral or automated transmissions in GLX single-cabs and dual-cabs, GL-R dual-cabs or GLX-R dual-cabs (see absorbed table).

Along with the added asperous administration the long-bed tray brings to called variants in the 2010 Triton, exoteric appearance accept been upgraded with new foreground bumpers, grille and side-turning lamps, while inside, new bench bolt and bench pads, accessible sports seats and new apparatus cluster, attic animate treatments, alternating with a new complete system, access the vehicle's built-in abundance for both disciplinarian and passenger.

Central purchasing accommodation belief in the bartering car bazaar are aliment and active costs, and the 2010 Triton agency leads the backpack with its absolute 5 year/130,000 accomplished car warranty, backed up by its 10 year/160,000 km powertrain assurance and a 5 year/unlimited kilometre roadside abetment package.

Pricing for the new 2010 Triton ambit is yet to be revealed; however, Mitsubishi has adumbrated that there will be no "sticker shock" associated with the absolute advancement in appearance this car represents.

"The new Triton answers all the questions our owners accept asked of us. While they accepted its different administration and recognised four-wheel drive ability, they capital a added asperous analytic vehicle, with class-leading agent power, industry arch assurance appearance and greater accustomed capacity," McEniry said.

"And the 2010 Triton delivers on all accounts."

Find out added advice about the 2010 Mitsubishi Triton from the Official Mitsubishi Australia website.