2023 Mitsubishi Triton

About the Mitsubishi Triton
The Mitsubishi Triton has lost its petrol engine for 2023, and there’s a new special edition and some minor specification tweaks throughout the range.
The Mitsubishi Triton is one of the best-known names in utes, up there with Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger.
It's also one of Mitsubishi Australia's best-selling cars, available in specifications to suit everyone from budget-oriented fleet buyers to adventurers who like the finer things in life.
Summary
Low price, long feature list
Super-select four-wheel drive system
Helpfully tight turning circle
3.1-tonne tow rating lags rivals
Likewise its payload rating
No digital speedometer
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Price Value
Details
RRP
$49,690
Manufacturer listed price
RETAIL DRIVEAWAY
$52,740
Advertised Driveaway Price
ON ROAD INCENTIVE
$829
On road costs
CASH INCENTIVE
$961
Cash bonus or discount
TOTAL DISCOUNTING
$1,790
Incentive total
Body Style
Dual Cab Pick Up
Fuel Type
Diesel
Number of Doors
4
Number of Seats
5
Drive Type
AWD
Transmission
M6
Engine Size
2.4 L
Torque
430 Nm
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Mitsubishi Triton Range Guide
The base GLX single-cab chassis comes with the following standard features:
- 6.1-inch touchscreen infotainment system
- Cruise control
- Remote central locking
- Air-conditioning
- 16-inch steel wheels
- Vinyl floor covering
- Two-speaker sound system
- Reversing camera (dependent on tray fitted)
All other GLX models include:
- 7.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system
- Wired Android Auto and Apple CarPlay
- DAB+ digital radio
- Four-speaker sound system
- 16-inch steel wheels (17-inch in 4WD Single Cab cab-chassis)
All dual-cab GLX models plus the GLX club cab auto also feature:
- Rain-sensing wipers
- Autonomous emergency braking
- Lane-departure warning
- Automatic headlights
- Front fog lights
The GLX+ adds:
- 16-inch alloy wheels
- Reversing camera with rear parking sensors
- Side steps
- Climate control air-conditioning
- Rear differential lock
- Roof-mounted rear air circulator
The GLX-R adds:
- Leather-wrapped steering wheel and shifter
- Chrome door handles and mirrors
- 18-inch black-finish alloy wheels
- Privacy glass
The GLS adds:
- Super-Select II four-wheel drive system
- LED headlights and daytime running lights
- Keyless entry and start
- Six-speaker sound system
- Front parking sensors
- Automatic high-beam
- Power-folding exterior mirrors
- Dual-zone climate control
- Blind-spot monitoring
- Rear cross-traffic alert
- Paddle shifters (automatic only)
Over the GLS, the GSR adds:
- Black grille
- Black roof
- Black 18-inch alloy wheels
- Power driver’s seat
- Heated front seats
- Leather upholstery
- Surround-view camera
Price & Specs
Interior
The Triton’s interior is no-nonsense and rather plain, but well made. The plastic panels are hard-wearing and fit together consistently, and over corrugated roads there was no rattling. There are also multiple grab handles to help you up.
Small touches to jazz up higher-specification models include padding at knee height along the transmission tunnel, a fairly upmarket steering wheel with rally car paddles mounted on the column, and silver and black plastic trim highlights.






There is telescopic adjustment for the steering wheel – unlike some ute rivals including the Ranger – yet no height adjustment for the seat. The pews themselves are trimmed in tough, yet nicely-patterned, cloth.
Storage spots include cupholders, an open cubby below the USB ports ahead of the gear shifter, a narrow but deep centre console, big doors bins with room for a one litre bottle or two, and a glovebox.
The analogue driver instruments are clear and the screen between them shows trip data and four-wheel drive system settings, but lacks a digital speedo. In states like Victoria where 104km/h can get you fined in a 100km/h zone, this feature should be mandatory.
The centre screen is basic but everything works fine. Bluetooth phone quality was sufficient for highway calls and the reversing camera has clear resolution. Some might rue the lack of satellite navigation, but the Apple CarPlay and Android Auto phone mirroring allow Google Maps or Waze.
Because the Mitsubishi Triton is a little narrow by class standards, you do sit closer to your passenger. However there’s ample headroom and shoulder room for most.
The rear seats are protected by side airbags and come with two ISOFIX and top-tether anchor points. The seat-backs fold down to reveal the spare-tyre tools.
Between each outboard rear seat is a pull-down armrest with cup holders. Other amenities include two USB points, grab handles on the B-pillars, folding overhead handles that sit out of way unlike the rigid ones in a HiLux, and air vents in the roof with controls. The reading lights are bright.
At 194cm our tester had adequate knee room and foot room behind their driving position, but less-than-perfect headroom, since the seats are mounted quite high. For most people they’ll be fine.
There’s nothing too showy about the Triton’s cabin, except the Lancer Evo paddle shifters on the steering column, but it feels hard-wearing, the ergonomics are sound, and the infotainment won’t date quickly. It’s also suitable enough as a second family car.
















Exterior
The Triton is lighter on flashy touches than the Ford Ranger or Toyota HiLux, but there's still plenty to separate low-end models and high-end models.






Base models ride on 16-inch steel wheels, and feature black plastic bumpers and mirrors.
Moving through the mid-range gets you 17-inch alloy wheels, and body-coloured cladding in place of the black plastic.
At the top end of the range, the Triton GSR uses black and orange accents to stand out from the crowd.


























Mitsubishi Triton Colours
The 2023 Mitsubishi Triton is available in the following colours:
The Triton is available in the following colours:
- White (GLX, GLX+, GLX-R, GLS)
- Sterling Silver metallic (GLX, GLX+, GLX-R, GLS)
- Graphite Grey metallic (GLX, GLX+, GLX-R, GLS)
- Red (GLX+, GLX-R, GLS)
- Impulse Blue metallic (GLX+, GLX-R, GLS)
- Black Mica (GLX+, GLX-R, GLS, GSR)
- White Diamond (GLX-R, GLS)
- Sunflare Orange (GSR)






The GLX-R gains a Diamond White option.

The range-topping Triton GSR is offered in:
- White Diamond
- Sunflare Orange
- Graphite Grey
- Black




Cost of Ownership
Service pricing is as follows:
- Service 1: $399
- Service 2: $499
- Service 3: $499
- Service 4: $699
- Service 5: $499
- Service 6: $699
- Service 7: $499
- Service 8: $999
- Service 9: $599
- Service 10: $699
Mitsubishi’s standard warranty covers five years or 100,000km, but so long as you return to one of its dealerships at each service this extends to 10 years or 200,000km.
Servicing at dealerships also lets you take advantage of Mitsubishi’s 10 years of capped-price servicing. Maintenance in the Triton is required every 12 months or 15,000km – whichever comes first.
10 years of servicing will set you back $6090 using the capped-price service plan.
How it Drives
The engine is refined and quiet by class standards, with the body and steering wheel at idle largely free of vibration.
While it’s down on power and torque compared to a few competitors it’s worth nothing the Triton is lighter – at 1990kg, it weighs 220kg less than a Ranger and 55kg less than a HiLux.



It pulls along fine albeit gruffly under a heavy throttle, and sits happily at 110km/h at about 1800rpm in sixth, quietly enough to make phone calls without necessitating a loud voice.
It uses leaf springs at the rear like most pickups – Nissan Navara aside – and like most the body jiggles and the ride pogos a little when unladen, while corrugations are felt in your hands through the hydraulically assisted steering.
It’s not as composed as a Ranger or as sharp-handling as the almost SUV-like Amarok, but it’s also far from a class outlier. Indeed, the steering is nicely weighted and consistent, and the Triton’s relative lightness makes it feel almost nimble at times.
The maximum payload is 910kg, which is 81kg less than the Ranger’s and 45kg less than a HiLux’s. Its gross combination mass of 5885kg means that at maximum payload you can still legally tow anything up to 2985kg.
If there’s one obvious potential shortcoming it’s the particularly long rear overhang. For instance the Triton is only 77mm shorter than a Ranger overall yet 220mm shorter between the wheels. This potentially makes it a smidgen trickier to balance loads and gives it a large departure angle when off-roading.
On the upside, this three-metre wheelbase gives the Triton a smaller-than-average 11.8m turning circle, which is particularly useful in urban conditions or navigating a cluttered building site, but also has useful applications on tight trails.
Mitsubishi Triton Safety Rating
When the Mitsubishi Triton was tested by ANCAP in 2015, it received a rating of five stars.
That rating was based on a frontal offset score of 15.22 out of 16 and a side impact score of 16 out of 16. Whiplash and pedestrian protection were rated Good and Acceptable, respectively.
All 2023 Mitsubishi Triton models come standard with front, side and curtain airbags, as well as a driver’s knee airbag and anti-lock brakes.
All models bar the base GLX in Single Cab and manual Club Cab guise also include autonomous emergency braking with forward-collision warning, as well as lane-departure warning.
The GLS and GSR add blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert.
Mitsubishi Triton Lifecycle
The current generation Mitsubishi Triton was launched in April 2015 and is currently 99 percent through its lifecycle. The last update was a limited edition release that was launched in November 2023 with the next model expected in 2024.
Mitsubishi Triton Options
A $3000 Deluxe option, available only on the GLS auto, adds:
- Power driver’s seat
- Heated front seats
- Leather upholstery
- Leather door inserts
- Surround-view camera
The $1000 Tan Orange interior package adds:
- Tan Orange leather upholstery
- Tan Orange interior trim
The $6700 GSR Roll Top Tonneau Pack includes:
- Black roll top tonneau cover
- Black sports bar
- Cargo tie-down kit
- Front and rear carpet mats
- Tailgate lock
- Under-rail tub liner
Mitsubishi Triton Warranty
Mitsubishi’s standard warranty covers five years or 100,000km, but so long as you return to one of its dealerships at each service this extends to 10 years or 200,000km.
Servicing at dealerships also lets you take advantage of Mitsubishi’s 10 years of capped-price servicing.
Maintenance in the Triton is required every 12 months or 15,000km.
Mitsubishi Triton Stock Availability
"Triton is currently in a reasonable stock position, with around a month’s worth of available stock (ie. Not customer ordered) currently in the network," a Mitsubishi Australia spokesperson told CarExpert.
"In addition, we have approximately three months’ stock available, either on arrived ships (waiting for port entry) or on land at distribution partner facilities being prepared for dealer distribution. Like many manufacturers, are currently working with our partners in COVID-restricted conditions to process these vehicles through as efficiently as possible. "
Mitsubishi Triton Boot Space
Unbraked towing capacity is 750kg across the entire range, while braked varies. It’s 1800kg in the petrol GLX, 2500kg in the diesel single cab-chassis, and 3000-3100kg across the rest of the range.






Mitsubishi Triton Fuel Economy
In rear-wheel drive form, the 2023 Mitsubishi Triton consumes 7.8L/100km on the combined cycle in Single Cab with a manual transmission and 8.3L/100km with an automatic.
In Double Cab auto guise, it uses 8.4L/100km.
With four-wheel drive, the Mitsubishi Triton diesel consumes 7.9L/100km on the combined cycle with a manual transmission and 8.6L/100km with an automatic.
All Tritons have a 75L fuel tank.
Depending on the variant, view the 2023 MITSUBISHI TRITON fuel usage below.
All Highway, City, and Combined figures below are litres per 100km
Variant | Series | Style | Fuel Type | Highway | City | Combined | E10? |
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GLX (4x2) | MR MY23 | C/CHAS | DIESEL | - | - | 7.8 | - |
GLX (4x2) | MR MY23 | C/CHAS | DIESEL | - | - | 8.3 | - |
GLX (4x4) | MR MY23 | C/CHAS | DIESEL | - | - | 7.9 | - |
GLX (4x4) | MR MY23 | C/CHAS | DIESEL | - | - | 8.6 | - |
GLX (4x4) | MR MY23 | CLUB CAB CHASSIS | DIESEL | - | - | 7.9 | - |
GLX (4x2) | MR MY23 | DOUBLE CAB P/UP | DIESEL | - | - | 8.4 | - |
GLX (4x4) | MR MY23 | DOUBLE C/CHAS | DIESEL | - | - | 7.9 | - |
GLX (4x4) | MR MY23 | CLUB CAB CHASSIS | DIESEL | - | - | 8.6 | - |
GLX (4x4) | MR MY23 | DOUBLE C/CHAS | DIESEL | - | - | 8.6 | - |
GLX-R (4x2) | MR MY23 | DOUBLE CAB P/UP | DIESEL | - | - | 8.4 | - |
GLX (4x4) | MR MY23 | DOUBLE CAB P/UP | DIESEL | - | - | 8.6 | - |
GLX+ (4x4) | MR MY23 | DOUBLE CAB P/UP | DIESEL | - | - | 7.9 | - |
GLX+ (4x4) | MR MY23 | CLUB CAB P/UP | DIESEL | - | - | 8.6 | - |
GLX+ (4x4) | MR MY23 | DOUBLE CAB P/UP | DIESEL | - | - | 8.6 | - |
GLX-R (4x4) | MR MY23 | DOUBLE CAB P/UP | DIESEL | - | - | 8.6 | - |
GLS (4x4) | MR MY23 | DOUBLE CAB P/UP | DIESEL | - | - | 7.9 | - |
GLS (4x4) | MR MY23 | DOUBLE CAB P/UP | DIESEL | - | - | 8.6 | - |
GLS (4x4) SPORT EDITION | MR MY23 | DOUBLE CAB P/UP | DIESEL | - | - | 8.6 | - |
GSR (4x4) | MR MY23 | DOUBLE CAB P/UP | DIESEL | - | - | 8.6 | - |
Mitsubishi Triton Dimensions
The 2023 Mitsubishi Triton measures 5295mm long in Club Cab guise and 5305mm in Double Cab ute guise. Cab Chassis length is dependent on the tray.
The Triton is 1775mm tall as a rear-wheel drive Single Cab and 1780mm as a rear-wheel drive Double Cab or any four-wheel drive variant.
This excludes the Single Cab 4WD (1785mm) and the GLX-R, GLS and GSR Double Cabs (1790mm).
All Tritons measure 1815mm wide.
The approach and departure angles of 4×4 Triton models are 30 degrees and 22 degrees, respectively (31 degrees and 23 degrees in the GSR). Ramp breakover angle is between 25 and 26 degrees on all models.
Unbraked towing capacity is 750kg across the entire range, while braked varies. It’s 2500kg in the diesel single cab-chassis, and 3000-3100kg across the rest of the range.
Depending on the variant, the 2023 MITSUBISHI TRITON measures as below.
Variant | Series | Style | Length (mm) | Width (mm) | Height (mm) | Wheelbase (mm) |
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GLX (4x2) | MR MY23 | C/CHAS | 0 | 1815 | 1775 | 3000 |
GLX (4x2) | MR MY23 | C/CHAS | 0 | 1815 | 1775 | 3000 |
GLX (4x4) | MR MY23 | C/CHAS | 0 | 1815 | 1785 | 3000 |
GLX (4x4) | MR MY23 | C/CHAS | 0 | 1815 | 1785 | 3000 |
GLX (4x4) | MR MY23 | CLUB CAB CHASSIS | 0 | 1815 | 1780 | 3000 |
GLX (4x2) | MR MY23 | DOUBLE CAB P/UP | 5305 | 1815 | 1780 | 3000 |
GLX (4x4) | MR MY23 | DOUBLE C/CHAS | 0 | 1815 | 1780 | 3000 |
GLX (4x4) | MR MY23 | CLUB CAB CHASSIS | 0 | 1815 | 1780 | 3000 |
GLX (4x4) | MR MY23 | DOUBLE C/CHAS | 0 | 1815 | 1780 | 3000 |
GLX-R (4x2) | MR MY23 | DOUBLE CAB P/UP | 5305 | 1815 | 1795 | 3000 |
GLX (4x4) | MR MY23 | DOUBLE CAB P/UP | 5305 | 1815 | 1780 | 3000 |
GLX+ (4x4) | MR MY23 | DOUBLE CAB P/UP | 5305 | 1815 | 1780 | 3000 |
GLX+ (4x4) | MR MY23 | CLUB CAB P/UP | 5295 | 1815 | 1780 | 3000 |
GLX+ (4x4) | MR MY23 | DOUBLE CAB P/UP | 5305 | 1815 | 1780 | 3000 |
GLX-R (4x4) | MR MY23 | DOUBLE CAB P/UP | 5305 | 1815 | 1795 | 3000 |
GLS (4x4) | MR MY23 | DOUBLE CAB P/UP | 5305 | 1815 | 1795 | 3000 |
GLS (4x4) | MR MY23 | DOUBLE CAB P/UP | 5305 | 1815 | 1795 | 3000 |
GLS (4x4) SPORT EDITION | MR MY23 | DOUBLE CAB P/UP | 5305 | 1815 | 1795 | 3000 |
GSR (4x4) | MR MY23 | DOUBLE CAB P/UP | 5305 | 1815 | 1795 | 3000 |
The 2023 MITSUBISHI TRITON has a braked towing capacity from 2500kg to 3100kg depending on the variant and an unbraked towing capacity of 750kg.
Mitsubishi Triton Market Fit
The Mitsubishi Triton is categorised as a Pick Up or Cab Chassis 4X2 and has a price range of $30,740 to $57,940. There are currently 7 other options in the Pick Up or Cab Chassis 4X2 segment, those that fit within a similar price range include:
Mitsubishi Triton Sales Data
The Mitsubishi Triton finished 2021 as Australia's ninth-best selling vehicle, with a total of 19,232 sales across its 4x2 and 4x4 model lines.
That puts it behind the Isuzu D-Max, Ford Ranger, and Toyota HiLux in the ute sales race, but ahead of the Nissan Navara.
Should you buy the Mitsubishi Triton
The Triton has two big selling points: its price, and its excellent Super Select four-wheel drive system.
On the price front, it offers almost all the equipment and capability of a range-topping HiLux and Ranger, but has a sticker in the $50,000 price range at the very top end.
Super Select makes the Triton easier to drive on wet roads, by allowing owners to use all-wheel drive on paved roads instead of limiting four-wheel drive to gravel or sand.
The car's compact proportions (relative to the rest of the dual-cab class) make it friendlier to drive in town, too.
Competitor Analysis
The Triton competes with the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux, but it's not necessarily as polished as those utes. Instead, the Triton offers almost the same level of luxury and performance for significantly less money.
At the bottom end of the range, the pared-back Triton goes head-to-head with 1.9-litre versions of the Mazda BT-50 and Isuzu D-Max.
At the top end, not only does the Triton take on the Ranger XLT and HiLux SR, it battles fully-loaded versions of the Great Wall Cannon.
Mitsubishi Triton Interesting Facts
The Triton is known as the L200 in Europe, and has tough model names such as Warrior, Barbarian, and Barbarian X.
In Australia, the Triton features paddle shifters lifted from the Lancer Evolution X rally car.