Entering The Philippine Market, The Latest Mitsubishi Triton Is Priced From IDR 300 Million

Mitsubishi All-New Triton. (Doc. Mitsubishi Motors)

JAKARTA - After being launched in July 2023 in Thailand, Mitsubishi resumed its expansion by presenting all-new Triton to various markets, one of which was the Philippines, through distributor Mitsubishi Motors Philippines (MMPC).

The pickup, also known as L200, carries the same design from its concept, XRT Concept. Not only does it look different from the previous generation, this pickup was developed and produced in Thailand using a tadder frame chassis.

This latest generation pickup debuted with an exterior that underwent an overhaul. It was this new box-shaped Dynamic Shield design that now adorns the front, with a big grip, DRL sweeping back, and a large and charming headlights.

Reporting from Top Gear Philippines, Monday, January 29, the company presents seven different variants with the Athlete type as the top. Especially for this variant, Triton looks even more dashing with a touch of black color contrasting and black rims.

To provide customers with options, Mitsubishi offers some color options for All-New Triton, namely Yamawi Orange Metallic, Blade Silver Metallic, White Diamond, Solid White, Jet Black Mica, and Graphite Gray Metallic.

Mitsubishi guarantees that cars have a high level of toughness including presenting the latest double wishbone front suspensions and back suspensions that provide good driving performance.

Not only tough in chassis and suspension, but L200 also has a strong engine. The machine has a capacity of 2.4 liters of turbo diesel which offers a strength of 148 dk and a torque of 330 Nm, 181 dk and a torque of 430 Nm, as well as a more powerful power of 201 dk and a torque of 470 Nm.

The Athlete variant also offers the top technology with seven different driving modes, a nine-inch touch screen display with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto wireless connectivity and a head unit.

Tritons with top specifications also get a series of full safety features including Active Yaw Control, Hill-Descent Control, Forward-Collition Mitigation with Pedestrian Detection, Blind-Spot Warning, and Lane Departure Warning.

For the Philippine market, this pickup is priced from 1.134 million pesos to the highest in the Athlete variant for 1.909 million pesos (equivalent to IDR 317.9 million to IDR 535.4 million).