Yoshiki Masuda, a product specialist for the Japanese brand, did not hide the fact that although the truck had just debuted, the “three diamonds” were already thinking about an upgrade. Important innovations that are promised to the “sixth” Mitsubishi L200 are rear disc brakes and a digital instrument panel. Both can be added to the configurator during the lifecycle.
Yoshiki Masuda explained that rear disc brakes are needed to further improve the driver assistance systems (ADAS) and automatic parking assistant. In addition, the elimination of drum brakes can improve braking performance. Mitsubishi is ready to consider switching to disc brakes without waiting for restyling.
Another option that the new Mitsubishi Triton (L200) does not yet have is a digital instrument panel. Even the top versions are equipped with analog dials with a seven-inch display, but in the future, a pickup truck may have a full-fledged virtual “tidy”. The logical decision is to take a 12.3-inch screen from the Mitsubishi Outlander, because in this case the improvements will be minimal.
Yoshiki Masuda confirmed that the new pickup was designed with minimal reliance on the Renault-Nissan alliance: the engine, frame and other important structural elements were made in-house. However, the exchange of information within the alliance is not excluded, which means that the next generation of Nissan Navara can be partially unified with Mitsubishi.
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