It cannot be said that in recent years Mitsubishi shines with its novelties. In its defense, the brand wasn’t even supposed to be sold in Europe anymore… In 2020, it did announce its intention to leave the market due to lack of sales. Since then, the situation has developed and In the end, Mitsubishi decided to stay. He allowed “salvation” in the extreme Partners Nissan and Renault. They provide this with their support, both technological and financial. That is why two European new products from Mitsubishi are actually… rebranded Renaults. Colt is Clio, ASX is Captur. It’s still better than nothing because the range is extremely small. The only models left city ​​car Space Star and SUV Eclipse Cross. L200, Outlander and even Pajero left the market…

Return of the L200/Triton

Not everything is dark for the manufacturer. Despite this rather fragile European picture, the brand continues to do well in other countries. Thus, its global sales will drop by only 3.5% in 2022! After several Japanese novelties in the kei-car category, a large-scale launch is being prepared… The all-new Triton pickup truck will be unveiled in Thailand on July 26. This name does not mean anything to you? This is normal, this model is called L200 in Europe ! We have a well-known model that has been produced since the second generation in 1991. Current model of 2015and suffered a major restyling of 2019. Before leaving the French market, it was only available in recent months in diesel 2.2 D-iD 150 horsepower. The return of this model is great news for the pickup market.

much more modern

There is a new generation visible from almost all angles, thanks to a series of 4 images released by Mitsubishi! The gap with the current generation is obvious. This new Triton imposes much more, it is more massive, more geometric, more aggressive. Exit from curved forms, all cut with a sickle. Up front, it sports LED headlights as standard, which also appear to be present on the nose. Mitsubishi does not say more about the technical side. Will this generation see implementation plug-in hybrid engines? Bets are made. After the presentation in Thailand (where it is going), the Triton will be available in the coming months in the L200 for Europe. The future main competitor Ford Ranger, Volkswagen Amarok and Toyota Hilux…

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