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Mitsubishi Triton

August 13th, 2007 by shenron

The Mitsubishi Triton has a long history of production having started in 1978, and continued on to the present day.  The original name was the Mitsubishi Forte until 1986, then the name was dropped in favor of Triton and L200 (as it is known in other markets).  It has been known as the Mitsubishi Forte, Mitsubishi Mighty Max, Mitsubishi Strada, Mitsubishi Strada, and currently as the Mitsubishi Triton.  The vehicle is a normal front engine layout with two wheel drive or four wheel Drive and has either a 2.5L or a 3.2L turbo-charged Diesel with rail injection.  The success of this model has been largely credited to other markets than the Japanese market with 32 thousand sold in Thailand (where it is manufactured) and 88 thousand sold world wide, and this is in 2004.  The difference between total produced and sold is that in 2002 there were 100,000, while in 2004 the number was up to 120,000.  Unfortunately this compact pickup truck will not be seen in the American market with no plans for its import in the future.

Mitsubishi Triton

Currently it is on the third era of vehicles, and in the past had, at one time, been used in the United States by both Plymouth and Dodge as a re-badged truck to supplant their lines that lacked compact pickup trucks.  The Plymouth Arrow Truck and the Dodge Ram 50 were based and used the Mitsubishi Triton until 1993 when those lines of vehicles were discontinued.  In the Thai and world market the truck comes in various cab models, and the most popular is the four door that also comes with many add-on features.  Some of the higher class models come with a seven inch LCD monitor and DVD player, along with improved speakers and other things to enhance the ride.  The vehicle has been seen as a very competent competitor in markets around New Zealand and Australia, which also saw more cab options than the ones that had made it to North America under its imports by Dodge.

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Mitsubishi Raider

August 13th, 2007 by shenron

The Mitsubishi Raider is a car that was conceived with the idea for Mitsubishi to get a foothold in the lucrative pickup industry, with their foray debuting as a mid-sized pickup truck based on the Dodge Dakota.  The Mitsubishi Raider is currently still not selling anything greater than a few hundred a month, but it is hoped that soon this will change.  he truck itself is of the classic configuration with a front engine, however it differs in that it has a front wheel drive rather than a rear wheel drive, however it still does have all wheel drive.  The Mitsubishi Raider also comes with either a normal, cab or an extended cab and has two engines to choose from to supply the power.  The transmissions it supports are a four speed auto, a five speed auto and a six speed manual.  This truck is the predecessor to the Mitsubishi Mighty Max and the Mitsubishi Montero.

Mitsubishi Raider

The engines provide this vehicle with adequate power, being a 3.7L V6 with 210 horses, and also notable is the 4.7L V8 that supplies 230 horses.  This is Mitsubishi’s first V8 engines available in the U.S. market and thus spells a future trend that could see more vehicles other than the Mitsubishi Raider coming with the option for V8’s and other more powerful engines.
Currently the vehicle has had a run of just 10,000 and is still selling off their initial run - which has become back logged in many dealerships due to low selling numbers. It is unknown whether or not Mitsubishi will continue to manufacture the truck in the near or in the distant future due to the low selling rates, and equally unknown is whether they plan a redesign to somehow catch some more share in the market.

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