We love to report on forbidden fruit in the form of trucks we can’t get Stateside. The 2024 Mitsubishi Triton, which dropped last summer in parts of Asia and Oceania, is one such sad story. However, new information suggests that we might get a Mitsubishi pickup after all.
It just might not be the Triton.
A Mitsubishi pickup in the U.S.?
According to a story by Automotive News, a new partnership between Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. has the duo teaming up to produce products for the states. The story says Nissan will get its first North American plug-in hybrid electric vehicle based on Mitsubishi’s tech, Mitsubishi will launch an EV based on Nissan’s tech, and the two automakers will team up to jointly develop a next-gen pickup truck.
OK, so the Mitsubishi truck isn’t coming soon. But with the truck being produced in Mexico, it does appear to be coming.
The Nissan Frontier was new in 2019, and according to previous information, it looks like that truck will be produced in Mississippi through 2029. Therefore, the question becomes: Will this new truck be the next-gen Frontier and Triton, or will it be a completely new truck?
The Auto News Story does say full-electric and PHEV versions of the truck are under consideration. So, maybe something completely new? Like the compact truck we’ve been speculating about for a couple years.
What is the 2024 Mitsubishi Triton?
The 2024 Mitsubishi Triton is a midsize truck with a new ladder frame, which has better ride quality as well as improved crashworthiness. It will have double cab, club cab and single cab options as well as a 2.4-liter clean diesel engine with three power output options. Plus, it will offer both a six-speed manual or a six-speed automatic transmission.
Obviously if this specific truck were coming to the U.S., it would get a different powertrain. So, again, it’s going to be a few years before we see it – or any Mitsubishi truck – in the U.S.
The bottom line
We’ll be curious to see how this all plays out since the midsize truck market is hot right now, and there’s a lot of opportunity in the compact segment.
Mitsubishi and Nissan have been corporate partners since 2016, and the Nissan Rogue and Mitsubishi Outlander are based on the same platform. So, it makes sense that the two automakers would team up to do more.
