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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.

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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