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Mitsubishi adds telematics to Triton ute

Mitsubishi says it recognises the importance of on-board telematics in growing its fleet-sector sales – and improving safety for light commercial utility operators… Telematics reporting has become a vitally important tool in managing vehicle fle...

2019 Mitsubishi Triton pushes upmarket

Upgraded pick-up also pushes up prices, fuel consumption and weight, while payload drops And that’s not all that’s on the rise as the bluffly-styled new Mitsubishi Triton 2019 is up in weight and fuel consumption. Mitsubishi says a big hike in equip...

2019 Mitsubishi ASX v Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross comparison

It’s an interesting conundrum Mitsubishi presents to prospective buyers in the small-SUV segment. The Japanese manufacturer offers two candidates in the hotly contested segment, but each with a different approach. Having two players in a burgeoning se...

The History of the legendary Pajero LWB

The fantastic history of the legendary Mitsubishi Pajero LWB is definitely one of true off-road and safari nature. From its origins as a short wheel base, long wheel base variants were introduced approximately a year after its production initialised in...

2019 Mitsubishi Triton has new tricks up its sleeve

The formidable bakkie benefits from fresh styling and numerous under-the-skin improvements The new face of the 2019 Mitsubishi Triton. Mitsubishi SA has just whipped the covers off its new and improved Triton bakkie. Already a formidable machine th...

Mitsubishi introduces new compact SUV range in SA

Following the arrival of the new Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross, Mitsubishi Motors South Africa has launched its new Compact SUV Range strategy aligning its compact sport utility vehicles on a variety of value points. "Our new strategy will emphasise the val...

Everything you need to know about the new Mitsubishi Triton ute

Mitsubishi New Zealand is bullish about the prospects of its new tougher-looking range of Triton utes. Although the Triton has always been popular with fleet buyers, the company believes the more contemporary look of the new models will appeal to indiv...

Mitsubishi Pajero to soldier on

MITSUBISHI Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) says it has no plans to replace or discontinue the ageing Pajero four-wheel drive SUV, despite having been on the market in essentially the same form since 2006. The Mitsubishi Pajero is now one of the oldes...

Mitsubishi Triton Review

Mitsubishi's one-tonne workhorse has long been good value, but now's a great time to do a deal Almost in official runout, the 2018 Mitsubishi Triton represents comparatively good value in the dual-cab ute market. Add to that the fact that it's one of ...

All-new Mitsubishi Pajero Sport rumbles into SA

Some of the world’s leading value-for-money SUV’s are built on bakkie chassis, and now Mitsubishi has joined that group with the new seven-seater Pajero Sport, based on the Triton one-tonner, and launched in South Africa recently. Bakkie-based it may b...