SURPRISE FINDINGS!! 2024 Mitsubishi Triton GLS 4x4 Towing Test Review

The new Mitsubishi Triton is better in a lot of ways, but it still isn't the go-to ute for towing. Subscribe here: / @therightcar
I've done an extensive review of the Triton range - • Mitsubishi Triton 2024... - but in that launch drive I only got time on-road and off-road, and didn't get to tow a load.
Now that I have, my thoughts on the Triton have changed a bit. It's not the best towing ute in the segment, and in fact, there are plenty of other dual-cab pick-up trucks that I'd recommend over it, if you're planning to tow something as large as I did in this test.
You might be better off choosing one of the more affordable models if you’re hell bent on a Triton for towing, as they have a heavy duty rear spring setup for hard work. Or you could spend thousands on modifying it to suit what you want to do.
But as it is, off the showroom floor, it’s not as good as many of the other utes, in my opinion.
Thanks to my mates at Avida RV for helping out with the loan! www.avidarv.com.au
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00:00 Mitsubishi Triton Towing
00:16 Is it the right price?
01:06 Under the bonnet
01:33 Weights and capacities
02:13 Driving
11:41 Efficiency
12:31 What are the best alternatives?
14:17 Ownership
14:58 Verdict
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[@brentonl1746]

Obviously not sponsored by Mitsubishi, great real time review so thanks for that.

[@richardtimms6645]

Only ford sponsor journalists to not mention the blown engines lol

[@E.Vancina88]

Lol what? He is about to throw up driving it and still can't say that the ride is absolutely rubbish. These journo's just sit on the fence because they don't want to upset any brand.

[@VintageRKO]

Badass looking truck. Cant wait to see the new wagon version of it, the Pajero Sport

[@itzerisadomeeiot4980]

if youre blind yes 😂😂😂

[@ktmjet]

@@itzerisadomeeiot4980 I agree, would be the ugliest ute on the market

[@rustykilt]

Great to see a review on towing ability.

[@IsaanSlowLife]

Triton owner here and the new Tritons have different leaf spring configurations for towing. They are sold with 3 and can be equipped with 4 and I have 5 leafs which is awesome for towing a caravan😍

[@JW-xg9my]

Fully agree, there are comparisons in this review that just don't ring true on an "apples for apples" basis and certainly not consistent with my experience of towing a 2.5 tonne caravan and the testing I did for myself before I purchased a Triton!

[@davidmohan6629]

Can you option the heavy duty 4 leaf suspension on the GLS and GSR ?

[@IsaanSlowLife]

@@davidmohan6629 Not sure, but the local dealer will know.

[@tyroneclarke1666]

All Triton models have same gutless engine.

[@AndyPat239]

Just checked prd can do heavy duty leaf springs for 500kg load for about $850 a pair😊

[@dirtmonkey4x435]

Excellent review, well done.

[@rubyred8845]

Poor Mitsy! A good and honest review Matt.

[@grindathont9729]

You picked the wrong model for the tow test. The glx and glx+ both get 4 leaf rear end opposed the the gsr and gls that get 3 to soften up the ride so I think it should atleast be mentioned in your review. I personally have the gls and my parents got the glx+ specifically for the extra leaf for there 2.8 ton van

[@therightcar]

That’s fine but more people buy the high spec models, and they deserve better.

[@richardtimms6645]

People want a comfortable ride with no Van on. Can't have stiff suspension that doesn't sag and then be comfortable unladen. Every tow vehicle needs the springs upgraded ​@@therightcar

[@JF-di1nr]

@@therightcarexactly what I thought when I read his comment.

[@davidmohan6629]

Good review thanks. Did you travel the same route while towing with the amorok, ranger and dmax, i couldn't tell from the comparison reviews?

[@MRCtouring]

@therightcar it would be awesome to see you get hold of a GWM Tank 500 and the new Cannon Alpha hybrid and put a big van on the back, it would be extremely interesting to see how the hybrid goes towing.

[@robinkuther]

Agreed

[@TC-ev6nb]

Yes!

[@christofroets4328]

I’m interested to see the Cannon Alpha Hybrid. It has the 3.5t towing. Would also like to see the BYD Shark towing once released.

[@malcolmmcrae7040]

A towing test of a ssangyong musso xlv would be interesting

[@troutchaser7424]

i Like you guy's who always go to the V6 utes but not everybody has the money to purchase the V6.

[@shaunjej1855]

I have a slightly older Triton, and we bought a new van. We loved our old Triton (2018), but towing the 2500kg van was terrifying. We have bought the Dmax. I'm sorry to see the old one go, as it was very reliable. I didn't like the test drive with the 2024 Triton.

[@charlesarmstrong8206]

Luckily all I am towing is a JetSki 👍👍

[@The_Travelling_Jonoberries]

Cheers appreciate your test tow, any word on the new gen Pajero Sport coming this year and will it have the same tow capacity as the Titan

[@dannyo957416]

I wish they would bring this truck to the US market Mitsubishi made a good truck back in the day

[@mrz1281]

big missed opportunity to give the triton more grunt like we all been asking, adding an extra turbo and a couple kw's did stuff all.

[@MrAidenaiden71]

Just because it can tow 3.5t doesn’t mean you should Never make the cart heavier than the horse

[@AceOfSpadesPRO01]

I have the MR Triton and I love it, but I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone that plans on towing regularly, for everything else they’re great

[@clintonmorris1945]

Great tow review. Would love you to tow review the GWM Tank 500 ultra and the GWM Cannon Alpha Ultra.

[@therightcar]

Thanks mate. I’d love to do a GWM Tank/Cannon tow test fest when the vehicles are available, but they’re not typically offered with towing kit. Leave it with me.

[@davidpeters6004]

When's beast mode activated..😅

[@PETERILIFFE]

Yep I know there is limited demos but a towbar will be an issue . These are the two I’m considering already have a deposit on an alpha . I currently own. A haval h8 and a 2017 steed so I know the product well so would be keen on a tow test on the alpha . All the best . Thanks peter

[@stendecstretcher5678]

Ideal for a trip to Dingo Piss Creek.

[@therightcar]

Bonza.

[@superwag634]

Best place to park your acoustically transparent shittoir 😂

[@slatibaadfast]

I'd be interested to see the van AND the Ute loaded for a family doing 'the lap' then thrown over a weigh bridge to see just how over it is.

[@geoffwalker7396]

Thanks for the tow test. Would you be able to tee up a VW Touareg tow test in the future please, either engine option.

[@therightcar]

I can see what’s possible, but the downball weight limitation on the vehicle makes it hard to find a suitable tow vehicle. Not impossible. But I’ll have to hunt!

[@woky57]

Interesting test. I have just towed a 3000 Kg van from Perth to Queensland with a 2019 Triton GLX+ 6 speed manual. Tow Ball Mass was 256Kg and although the lack of power was evident on some sections of the trip, I was happy with the job it did. In the picture at the end the Triton appeared to be sitting very low at the rear compared to mine. I also had 900Kg of payload which made the front axle weight a little light than preferred but manageable. I would like to know the Tow Ball Mass from the van you towed and the weight distribution on both axles. My van was 60Kg more on the front axle than rear of the van which gave a good spread of weight overall. I bounced around on some very dodgy roads along the way but overall I was pleasantly surprised with my old Tritons performance. I would like to upgrade to an Amarok when I get back to Perth if my budget allows.

[@Zedinator593]

Can you turn off driver monitoring with gaffer tape I’m wondering ?

[@trickster8635]

75 litre tank is just not on. Not for Oz and our huge distances between fills. Minimum should be 100 litres or better. Mitsu, not the only one making this mistake btw.

[@PETERILIFFE]

Thanks for this review , would love to see a tow review for the new cannon alpha ultra diesel as this would be a good comparison to the triton as similar price .

[@therightcar]

Yep, I’d love to try and do one if I can get my hands on one with a towbar!

[@bishopkinlyside8477]

Hi, once again, I don’t understand why Mitsubishi would put a twin turbo on the same size motor/diesel why wouldn’t I just put a bigger diesel in from the beginning that is not going to struggle once again I don’t understand as a retired, truckdriver you don’t go and buy a prime mover with the smallest motor and put heaps of gears behind it , anyway that’s my feeling. In my opinion I certainly like the look of the Mitsubishi Triton think they look fantastic.

[@therightcar]

Thanks mate. Efficiency is part of it. Global brand politics is another. But the 2.4 is great in heaps of other scenarios. Not so much with towing.

[@pcs1222]

Are you going to do a towing review of the petrol version of the VW Amarok Aventura TSI452?

[@bradleyfryer5563]

I like Mitsubishi I had a 2014 3.2l nx Pajero which had 331000ks on it with great reliability and I am towing a 2300kg caravan. After seeing how good the 150kw 500nm 70 series cruiser out tows the v8 I bought a GR Sport Hilux with 165kw 550nm with its wide stance and industry leading 4 piston front brakes and rear disc brakes its an impressive tow vehicle.

[@gtf0102]

Thats good to hear, if your impressed with that you would be blown away with the 523kw 882nm ram trx

[@bretthampson8991]

@@gtf0102 but it would be double the an triple the fuel,

[@adamwestphoto]

Hi. What's the ball weight of that van? Thanks.

[@metalmick99]

Wonderful review. I enjoyed it and found it interesting, even though I don't have any intention of caravaning, and don't even have a towbar on my vehicle. But hearing how unsettled you (and your ute/caravan combination) felt on the road was illuminating. You mentioned not traveling at 110kmph - isn't the maximum lawful speed for a caravan 100kmph in NSW?

[@therightcar]

Yep I didn’t travel at 110 because it’s not legal (or safe or smart) to do so in most instances!

[@raysalter6456]

In New Zealand tow speed is 90

[@ozmaen]

Would be interesting to get your opinion on a lighter weight tow. I agree i wouldnt buy ine if i was towing that weight, but love it towing 2t trailer. Much better than previous models

[@therightcar]

I imagine it will find its happy place with 2 tonne on the back. I know this is a big van, but that’s indicative of what people tow.

[@robertstojcevski1098]

I wonder how it would go with suspension upgrade and a manual??? Mitsubishi dies have a very good warranty

[@TritonAdventures-AU]

Nice review. Probably the wrong model to test though as GLX+ and lower have better rear springs as the 'lux' models are going for softer ride.

[@John-fb5ib]

Please do a towing test on the new tank 500

[@Mick_4591]

Where's ya towing mirrors?

[@TasmanTravels]

Hey mate, how big, long, heavy is the caravan you're towing?

[@therightcar]

Big. Long. Heavy. 😂 It’s 8.3m total length, 2.5m tall, and 3.1 tonnes

[@richardtimms6645]

Im towing a 3.3T van around oz with the MV and it does it well. Yes a V6 ranger will do it better but it has half the warrnty and a long list of defects which include popping engines, snapping transmissions. Please tell me what ute or SUV that doesnt sag with 300kg on the tow ball. All utes need upgraded rear springs for towing. MV also has thes best rear axle weights of all the dual cabs and the landcruiser and patrol.

[@therightcar]

I never said “that there are other utes that don’t sag”. But check my other reviews and you’ll see the others didn’t sag as bad as this.

[@tallboy49]

What is it with Australians where they have to rubbish something or someone that is on top of its game. There are more new rangers around here and no one has ever had a problem.

[@richardtimms6645]

Lol you obviously arent on the next gen ranger pages where engines pop weekly, plastic transmission sumps break or turbo lines explode. Oh and the self destructing drive shafts @tallboy49

[@richardtimms6645]

​​@@therightcarI didn't see any measurements of sag? You did measure the sag didn't you? Or are you guessing?

[@MiggyMndza]

​@therightcar sorry, that wasn't bad. Might be talking about the Navara, I guess?

[@kimscott1578]

Would have been good to have the Triton loaded as it would if you were off on a holiday.

[@jeppo1185]

No surprise the V6 is the better tow donk No replacement for displacement

[@garrygraham]

You looked like Aqua Boy with all that porpoising going on. Seriously, the only thing that exceeds expectations with the Triton is the indefatigable optimism of Triton fanboys 🤣🤓

[@markhamnett4997]

This surly is a great advert for buyers of big caravans towing with a vehicle which is not suited to a Ute , brilliant video though.

[@MRCtouring]

Agree, people love and fall for the hype of 3.5t towing capacity when in reality I personally would never tow more than 2.5t (up to a maximum of 2.7t) with any mainstream dual cab ute. I’m sure there are plenty of people out there towing with weights closer to maximum figures without issues and possibly have GVM upgrades as well to go with it but it just doesn’t make sense to me to have something pushed to its maximum and not have a safety margin.

[@charlies5858]

GCM over 4.5T speed limit is 100Kph, not 110Kph.. Same applies to trucks with GVM over 4.5T.

[@adamg6199]

This will be on my list when I upgrade hopefully they fix the stop start and driver attention. I drove one last week and it annoyed the pants off me.

[@therightcar]

I hope you and your pants recovered.

[@adamg6199]

@@therightcar the salesman wasn't happy lol

[@longdongjohn6588]

​@@adamg6199Were you wearing pants when you saw him or were they still annoyed off at that point? 😉🤣

[@chriskitchener1129]

New shocks, 500kg leafs and load distribution and 300-400kg in the tub under a canopy...oh and a 3.2 upticked diesel please.

[@MRCtouring]

For a Ute that Mitsubishi advertised that they were investing so much into making this the best Triton ever, everything I have read and seen reviewed shows that it fall short in every measurable sector. I have an old Pajero (2012) and I love towing with that (2100kg) and I was looking forward to the New Triton but I definitely won’t be buying one. It definitely seems that Mitsubishi is suffering the Stalantis curse of producing average 💩, only thing decent left in the Stalantis group is the Patrol and it will be interesting to see what the new Patrol delivers.

[@bruce7890]

New Infiniti QX80 is out so there will be a fair bit shared with that I assume

[@mitchyman10]

Easy suspension up grade would fix alot of the problems

[@art-is-lazy4509]

Non of the dual cabs, excluding yank tanks and 70s, should be allowed to tow over 2.5t, its simply dangerous to their owners and other road users. I have two purpose built tow tugs, v6 and v8 diesels, both with all the needed towing mods, suspension, brake, engine upgrades, etc. V6 is merc auto and V8 a Toyota manual. V8 has almost double the torque of the V6 but V6 is my preferred tow tug for blacktop and made gravel roads, auto is best for ease of towing. V8 is built to tow/tour the outback and when i do that i drop the torque/tune back to around 750nm, which is more than enough. My van tops out at 3t, which places me safely within both vehicle GVM/GCM limits. I never tow above 100kmph but obviously/safely exceed that when overtaking slower traffic.

[@jsmack100]

A pity you couldn't replicate wet weather towing. My Ranger is one scary beast in the wet... My employee's Triton feels a hell of a lot better

[@richardtimms6645]

Tows awesome in the wet. Super select means 4wd full time

[@keithholland7465]

Is it better than the MR for towing?

[@therightcar]

Yes.

[@chrisstevens463]

This engine is too small for towing that size van,yes it will do it but for how long?

[@lonerider9037]

You'd be nuts to tow 3.1 ton let alone 3.5.ton with any ute (American trucks excepted).

[@therightcar]

Thousands of Aussies do.

[@PhilBopf]

How about you use the correct set up for what you are doing

[@rideswithhoover9789]

Who in thier right mind would tow a van that big, with a light weight Ute. I wouldn’t tow anything bigger then a 16 foot van.

[@therightcar]

Heaps and heaps and HEAPS OF PEOPLE DO.

[@superwag634]

I certainly wouldn’t, and I was a durability engineer for Toyota, ford, Holden and Mitsubishi 🤷‍♂️ But KZbin is full of self proclaimed experts, so the opinions are worth what you pay for them 😅

[@lonerider9037]

@@therightcar that doesn't make them right.

[@rideswithhoover9789]

Yes they do and its only because they're allowed to get away with it.

[@DerFledderer]

Now I know, why Mitsubishi pulled out of the German market with the L200. Not competitive enough...

[@therightcar]

It wasn’t just Germany and it wasn’t just the L200…!

[@michaelswitzer8930]

Shouldn't be towing at 110 anyway, tow speed limit is 100km when you exceed 4.5 ton GVM or GCM

[@therightcar]

Yeah I know, it probably came out wrong the way I phrased it.

[@andrewlawrance3751]

Next time put your towing mirrors on.

[@Chris-fh7fq]

No towing mirrors? And up to 110kph? Caravans in NSW are not permitted to exceed 100kph

[@therightcar]

I didn't get up to 110km/h. And you don't legally need towing mirrors in NSW. I was driving safely and responsibly. Any towing mirror manufacturers who want to sponsor the channel, hit me up! :D

[@richardtimms6645]

What about the fact you compared it to towing with the amarok which had a 2" ome lift? ​@therightcar

[@Chris-fh7fq]

@@therightcar still. You should have said in the video and others, while towing in nsw the law states. 100kph limit

[@AussieDazza]

Anybody towing a 3.5 T van with a Thai built dual cab is a piss take.

[@Family_and_Happiness]

You obviously need your licence for work so I thought I'd share some information I found out recently. In NSW if your combined G.C.M is 4.5T or more (or maybe above 4.5T), you're only allowed to drive at 100km/h max (same as a heavy vehicle). But in Victoria and Queensland, you can still do 110km/h as long as your cars GVM isn't 4.5T or above. I was just lucky that my old car couldn't do 110km/h towing, otherwise I probably would have found out the hard way.

[@David-hi9yx]

None of these uses should be towing this weight.

[@therightcar]

Plenty are. But suspension changes would be a first mod!

[@David-hi9yx]

@therightcar they certainly are. Manufacturers say they can.not for me.

[@johnday3701]

Pity you couldn't fit towing mirrors, drivers like you are what gives caravaners a bad name, unless the mirror to mirror is 2500mm! Truck looks good, shame you did not fit extra mirrors!

[@therightcar]

I think you make presumptions about “drivers like me”. I could see. I drove safely. I didn’t cut anyone off. Don’t presume.

[@davidfletcher4560]

Tell the people that Ute is a 3 leaf set up the glx plus is 4 leaf set up

[@therightcar]

You just did.

[@ianmirfield5485]

We all know that utes of that weight and power shouldn’t be towing anything heavier than the tow vehicle. Whether it be an Amarok , Ford or whatever ! Even if it has more power, you are only putting the occupants at risk. Don’t be foolish do your homework. An innapropriate test. Good luck finding a suitable van weight to match the power and the engineered capability of the vehicle of choice or modify accordingly. Happy towing

[@therightcar]

If this is “inappropriate”, you must be disgusted by the THOUSANDS of families with utes just like this towing vans just like this. I base myself in reality.

[@user-xg3qb1oh3m]

Shouldn’t you have a wdh fitted.

[@therightcar]

It may have helped out, sure. And you may use one if you tow something like this. Sure! I hear you.

[@jessemartin6461]

“Other utes” = Ranger

[@therightcar]

Amarok too

[@geoffreyanderson1758]

Thst camera is the dumbest idea

[@bretthampson8991]

The gigglyness you are mentioning at 9:47 would indicate the car needs to be set up better for towing, this is the first time I have seen your channel, maybe you need to set up cars for purpose to do the job ,rather than just take a showroom stock vehicle & expect it to do an extreme job, how many people would do that, not many I would suggest and if they do they need education, how about you do a video on what people need to do/ consider when setting up a vehicle like this for towing,

[@therightcar]

I hear you, but the vehicle is rated to tow 3.5 tonnes, I towed 3.1 tonnes, and that leaves room for a person to interpret how they might set it up and consider their payload / GVM and GCM. I'm not going to set up a vehicle with a family's worth of stuff, because it's just not possible, and every person has a different setup.

[@bretthampson8991]

@@therightcar mate, I disagree - I've towed all my life sine I was 17, (now 64) and you can't seriously do it properly with a stock vehicle, did you modify it to make the trailer brakes work (yes), it's the same with the suspension, and the problem is the rating doesn't actually mean it should be done, this is a major problem with the industry (IMO), and creates more problems out there with the consumers who have no idea, I would seriously suggest you get the same vehicle and do the mods, show what needs to be done to do it properly. I have an NP300 (2023) we just bought a used Golf 650 Tourer caravan, because it was under 2.4T tare and under 3T loaded. We know what even though the vehicle is rated to 3.5T it's not really capable to do the job. there is no way I would tow any Max rating, of any stock vehicle, We have towed he van on its first trip from Brisbane to Lennox Head for a shakedown run (still stock suspension), it sagged 45mm and I will now look at airbags to solve that issue, Towball download is 160kg, people load 250kg, ancillary load 120kg, total load 530kg, + fuel (well within spec) The car towed the van well with a total fuel consumption of 13.3 L/100k over 470K (371 actually towing) the rest running around the area sightseeing). Once I do the airbags it will be spot on for the job. If people who tow aren't taking into consideration all the things I have mentioned above they shouldn't be towing, (IMO) that why we have so many caravan incident's out there, People who know need to be part of the solution, In the first shot of the set-up I could tell the ute was not set-up properly in the rear suspension, did you measure the sag, You have the perfect opportunity to do a follow-up video of how to improve the car to do the job properly, All the 4x4 dual cabs on the market need s mods to tow correctly, You say your site is all about the "rightcar" how about going the extra mile & show people how to do it right. There are plenty of people in the industry that will help you do the article because they are interested in safe towing, I'm sure you have the contacts anyway, Best Regards,

[@thelonewolf666]

underpowered and unsafe for towing a tandem van and the camera will be sending data

[@gtf0102]

Great another underweight over rated under powered slow diesel dual cab .They should be limited to 2.5t for everyones saftey and sanity. Couldnt keep at 90 up the hill, see what i mean !! And thats empty with 1 person and no additional holiday food people and gear...

[@therightcar]

Yeah, plenty of these utes have the big towing capacity on paper but there’s a bit of a gulf between the rating and reality.

[@ab7406]

Muppet, pay attention!! No tow mirrors ( illegal ), arse dragging, yes nose up

[@Mikelennon78]

I've done some shameful things in my life, but I've never owned a Triton.

[@therightcar]

Hahaha wow

[@ianmirfield5485]

Reality doesn’t make it correct . If you have the knowledge then educate the masses.

[@romemancer7905]

Your kidding yourself...towing that big heavy van with a light utility...Nothing short of a Dodge Ram or F150 would do...and ive seen dummies tow bigger vans with Prados and subaru outbacks for god sake !!!

[@chrisscott558]

Ford are blowing up engines. No thanks

[@jasonmach339]

What a ridiculous tow test common sense knows you don't tow any more than the weight tow vehicle

[@therightcar]

There’s a lot of people without common sense then! If a vehicle is rated to tow 3.5 tonnes, then it is a fair test to tow LESS THAN THAT with that vehicle. Have a look on the road. There are heaps of dual-cabs towing big vans.

[@jasonmach339]

Yes and there's the problem common sense I don't even tow that size van behind my 300 series old china plate

[@geoffreyanderson1758]

Over rated