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Private Fleet Car Review: 2019 SsangYong Tivoli ELX
This Car Review Is About: SsangYong’s Tivoli. SsangYong is the quiet third of a three tier car making setup from Korea. Nestled well below Hyundai and Kia, SsangYong currently have a three model range, and the Tivoli is the entry level to the brand. The Tivoli itself is based on the Kia Soul and is badged as EX, ELX, and Ultimate.
The ELX is a solid mid-level competitor in a very crowded market. Being based on the quirky looking Soul isn’t a bad thing either. SsangYong’s designers have done a good job of hiding the relationship with a heavily reworked interior and exterior. There’s no hiding that steeply raked windscreen though.
Power Comes From: Behind the bluff and upright schnozz that hides a diesel or petrol powerplant. Our test car had the 1.6L diesel, a slightly chattery but butter smooth item. There’s a huge 300Nm of torque on tap between 1,500rpm and 2,500rpm. Peak power is just 85kW and is available from 3,400rpm to 4,000rpm. The diesel comes in 2WD or AWD for the Ultimate, and is a six speed auto only for the oiler. Economy is, unsurprisingly, pretty good for the pert little five door. Urban driving is quoted as 7.4L/100km for the 2WD version. We saw a best of 7.6L/100km in the urban cycle. Combined is 5.5L/100km and that’s without the realms of possibility. Tank size compromises range though, at just 47-L.
What’s It Cost?: The range starts at a miserly $22,990 driveaway for the EX, without premium paint. It’s $27,990 driveaway for the ELX diesel auto, with premium paint an extra $495. Outside one can choose six colours, the test car was Space Black. Inside there are three choices with black overall, brown (mocha coffee shade), and beige. The trim is on the seats and the doors.
What Does It Look Like?: Overall, the presence is restrained from the outside, innocuous even. The front end is very SsangYong family in look, with LED eyebrow driving lights in a swept back cluster design. The lower air intake surround is a horizontal “double Y” with black urethane underneath joining the front and rear. The tail end itself is a look that evokes the MINI Countryman’s styling and a bold C pillar joins the top to the bottom.
It’s compact in size to look at. Length is 4,202mm, height is 1,600mm with roof rails, and overall width is 1,798mm. What these numbers mean is good interior space for the 1,480kg (dry) Tivoli.
There’s some good looks inside too. The dash is the current Euro themed arch-type sweep from door top to door top and in the black-on-black it looks ok. The dash’s look is a mix of black textured plastics. There is a faux stitched look, a hood style binnacle, and piano black centre stack.
This holds the aircon controls which are soft-touch buttons. An old-school amber backlit display screen sits above a dominant fan speed dial. Unlike most other manufacturers, SsangYong haven’t gone down the path of a standalone touchscreen for the audio/satnav, with the Korean make staying with an embedded look here. Again there is no DAB and that peculiar predilection to have one radio station sound like a skipping record.
The driver faces a binnacle that has bright red backlit dials. These can be changed to five other backlights such as blue and yellow for that extra bit of personalisation. A monochrome centre screen shows wheel angle when parked. This is presumably to remind a driver which way they’re pointing when getting ready to move on.
Splashes of alloy look plastic add some colour to the black trimmed option. The seats are comfortable and not heated or vented in the ELX.
There’s the usual apps for the sound system, storage spaces front and rear, and a good amount of cargo space at the rear. There is a pair of 12V sockets, one up front and one for the rear.
Safety is high. AEB is standard, as are warning systems for forward collision and lane keeping. Australia doesn’t get the Euro spec traffic sign recognition system…yet.
What’s It Go Like?
It’s a hoot to punt around. There’s the barest hint of hesitation in the diesel from a standing start. The turbo very quickly spools up and there’s a rapid, smooth, but slightly noisy launch. The engine is a real old-school chatterer under load but there is no sense of vibration is any form. The gearbox is the same. It’s super quiet, super smooth, and rarely proved indecisive in its cog-swapping.
Off the throttle the engine is whisper quiet. There is a minimal amount of road and wind noise whilst coasting, and it’s again only when the go pedal gets the ask that the engine gets noticed. Mid range urge is sensational given the size of the engine. It’s relatively effortless in how it performs when compared to bigger cars with bigger engines. Ride is on the hard side however. The 205/60/16 from Kumho provide plenty of grip but that highish sidewall doesn’t do much in the way of aiding the suspension’s absorption. The spring and damper rates are almost adequate for smaller bumps but hit a traffic calmer at anything other than walking pace and it’s kapow.
The rear corners will even “cock a leg” when in tight turns or at odd angles coming in and off some driveways. The upside is how it goes on the freeways. Undulating surfaces don’t exist, stability is high in windy conditions, and the steering, adjustable via a drive mode button, is well weighted. It’s responsive and ratioed so understeer is also kept to a minimum. As a driving package it’s far better than expected.
Warranty Is? Seven years. That’s also with unlimited kilometres, from front to rear. Srvices are 12 months or 15,000 kilometres.
At The End Of the Drive: It’s a real shame that this quiet achiever is due to be discontinued. Although the forthcoming Korando promises to be just as good, the Tivoli could be kept as an alternative addition, much like many Euro makers seem to offer nowadays. And it’s at a price and trim point that would be a good alternative to quite a few others. And the Tivoli has just had an addition to the range in the form of the long wheelbase XLV.
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Car Review: 2019 Hyundai Kona Highlander & 2019 Hyundai Tucson Elite.Private Fleet
This Car Review Is About: A pair of SUVs from Korean goliath, Hyundai. It’s great to have to Hyundai back in the garage, and the two cars reviewed, Kona and Tucson, show the direction of one section of the car market. The Kona was the highest trim level, the Highlander, with the Tucson a mid level trim, the Elite.
Kona comes in four trim levels with the conventional, non-electric, powertrain. There is Kona Go, Kona Active, Kona Elite, and Kona Highlander. There is also the limited edition “Iron Man” version. Tucson is Go, Active X, Elite, Special Edition, and Highlander.
Under The Bonnet Is: A choice of turbo or non-turbo engine. The Highlander spec Kona came with the Atkinson cycle 2.0L that drives the front wheels, the turbo is AWD. 110kW and 180Nm are the peak power and torque outputs, at 6,200rpm and 4,500rpm. The Elite came with the same capacity engine and front driven wheels, but slightly uprated in regards to power and torque, at 122kW and 205Nm, which are available at 6,200rpm and 4,000rpm. Tucson also has the 1.6L/AWD, and adds AWD to a 2.0L diesel.
Both cars run E10 compatible fuel systems and are EURO 5 compliant. Transmission for the 2WD Kona is a six speed auto, as is the Tucson. The Elite Tucson is available with the diesel and 1.6L petrol, which gain an eight speed auto and seven speed dual clutch auto respectively.
Consumption for the Kona is rated as 7.2L/100km for the combined, 9.7L/100km for the city, and just 5.8L/100km on the highway cycle. In 2.0L and 6 speed auto trim, the Tucson has 7.9L/100km combined, 11.0L/100km in the city cycle, and a reasonable 6.1L/100km for the highway. Weights are 1,290kg (dry) to 1,383kg for the Kona, with Tucson ranging from 1,490kg (dry) to 1,590kg.
On The Inside Is: A really funky interior for the Kona Highlander, a restrained and functional interior for the Tucson. Highlander spec for the Kona sees the body colour added to the piping on the seats, colour coordinated seatbelts, the air-vent surrounds, and gear selector surround. As the test car came in a colour called Lime Twist it makes for a very eye-catching look.
The Tucson Elite review car had mocha coloured seats and an otherwise standard looking interior. There are notable similarities between the two in respect to the layout of the dash, and a couple of of differences. The Tucson, for example, has two separate buttons for fresh and recirculating, whereas the Kona uses one. The Kona also goes for a Head Up Display, accompanied by a slight buzz as it rises monolithically out of the top of the driver’s binnacle. The actual dash designs are different; the Kona is at odds with the sharp and edgy exterior design by having a flowing, organic, dash. The Tucson is a more traditional look, with a flatter profile and has air vents at either end that are reminiscent of an American classic car’s rear end.
Kona Highlander has dials for both fan speed and temperature, Tucson Elite has a separate pair of tabs for fan speed, and two dials for individual front seat temperatures. Naturally the Kona offers venting and heating for the front seats but the Elite offers neither., even with perforations in the seat materials. Kona Highlander has a wireless smartphone charge pad, two USB ports up front, with Tucson Elite having a sole USB port front and rear.
Headroom is identical, at 1,005mm up front, and virtually the same at 961mm for the Kona, 963mm for Tucson in the rear. Front seat legroom is lineball with Kona scoring 1,054mm for the front, Tucson 1,053mm in the front, with the shorter overall Kona losing out in the rear leg room stakes. It’s 880mm to 970mm. Shoulder room for the Kona is 1,410mm/1,385mm front and rear, whilst the Tucson has 1,450mm/1,410mm. Load up the rear and the Kona has 361L/1,143L to the Tucson’s 488L/1,478L.
Both have steering wheel controls for audio, dash screen information, Bluetooth phone connection and voice activation, with both looking virtually identical. the driver’s displays are the same, and the upper centre dash for both is where the touchscreens for audio, satnav, and more are found. There are minimal design differences between the two, and both have screens that are a delight to use in their looks, simplicity of usage, and layout. Both have the almost mandatory apps including Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, and DAB audio.
On The Outside It’s: Revolution and evolution. The Kona is one of the new breed of small SUVs that are supplementing the medium and large SUV segments. The marketing for the Kona is aimed at the younger demographic and the design of the Kona itself is of an appeal to the same. Kona eschews the traditional front end design of upper mounted headlights and replaces them with LED daytime running lights. the headlights themselves are mid mounted, with the lower centre air intake featuring conventionally powered lights, with cornering lamps also up front. The rear has LEDs in the Highlander, with separate clusters for the reverse and indicators.
Tucson is in its second generation and has been given a refinement front and rear. The LED DRL strips are now set as “eyebrows” to the headlights, rather than being located in the lower front quarters. The grille and headlights are reprofiled, there are new wheel designs, and the rear has been subtly reprofiled from the originals slightly bulbous shape, and the horizontal line in the lower third of the rear door has been deleted. Both have the durable black polyurethane body mouldings for soft-roading protection and visual appeal.
Rubber for the Highlander is 235/45 on 18 inch alloys, with the tyres from Hankook. The Tucson is slightly smaller in width at 225/55/18, with Kumho the supplier here.
On The Road It’s: A bit chalk and cheese. Although the Highlander is no heavyweight, the high rev point for the peak torque means off-the-line mojo isn’t great with the 2.0L non-turbo. Patience is required and any move from a stop sign before going into oncoming traffic needs to be well judged. Rolling acceleration isn’t fantastic but it’s nice enough and builds in a linear fashion.
The Tucson Elite is more spritely, more responsive from the start. Although it was the non-turbo engine, the performance was definitely more engaging and sparkling. Peak torque is higher in numbers and lower in the rev range, so the cogs can deliver the torque more efficiently, it seems.
Both exhibit well mannered on-road credentials. The Highlander is harder in the suspension, with a notably tighter ride across all tarmac surfaces. Steering initially felt like twisting a thick rubber rope, the Tucson lighter and easier to deal with daily. The Kona eventually felt as much of an extension as the Tucson. Braking in both was balanced, progressive, and although not instant in response from a press of the pedal, could be judged perfectly as the pedal went down.
The Tucson had an opportunity to show off its soft-road ability with a long drive in a national park and on gravel roads. Up front, the ABS calibration definitely errs towards a tarmac bias. Some of the roads are just wide enough to allow two vehicles to pass at low speed safely, and occasionally the Tucson’s stopping ability into a certain section was called upon. There was no lack of control, the car went straight ahead, and once or twice the pressure was such to engage the emergency flashers.
On the rutted surfaces the suspension was tuned well enough that body control was solid. There was little noise intrusion, and the suspension transmitted little of the jiggles through. The front end felt connected to the front and even when provoked somehow managed to keep understeer to a minimum.
The Safety Systems Are: Quite solid in both. The Hyundai SafetySense package in the Kona Highlander is shared with Kona Elite, and included Forward Collision Alert with Pedestrian and Car avoidance, Rear Cross Traffic Alert, Lanbe Keep Assist, and six airbags. In Tucson trim, the Elite gets these but they’re an option below. The Lane Keep Assist is perhaps a bit aggressive, with a non-subtle tugging of the wheel in the driver’s hands as it works to centralise the cars in a lane.
And The Warranty Is: Five years/unlimited kilometres is the current Hyundai package. 12 months worth of roadside assistance is included at purchase, the first service is free. Hyundai also offer a Lifetime Service Plan, and your local Hyundai dealer can explain how that works in more detail. There is also the Hyundai AutoLink app, and it looks pretty cool to play with. It’s a multi-function monitor system that transfers info from the car to a smartphone, allowing tyre pressure checks, fuel and battery status, even driving time.
At The End Of The Drive. The growth of the SUV market seems almost unstoppable. Here, a major world player offers a small and medium sized option, with the Santa Fe at the top of the tree. The Kona and its marketing seem to be ideal for a clientele in the 20-30 year old demographic, and potentially a sing;e or couple with no children. The Tucson goes towards the mid 20s and upwards, and with one child at least.
Neither are horrible to live with and certainly the Kona became easier to understand in how to drive it as the week progressed. the Tucson, in comparison, was like strapping on a familiar set of boots, partly because I was involved in the original model’s launch program. The fact that the room up front is identical and really not that much different for the rear seat speaks volumes for the overall design and packaging of the Kona.
On a tech level the Kona Highlander has the HUD to offer, and for those that don’t wish to use it there is a switch that lowers the screen. Dynamically the Tucson comes out as the winner, but a trim-for-trim comparison would provide a more apt comparison. In either respect, Hyundai kicks goals as a car brand to aspire to, and the “N” series of i30 is certainly highly regarded.
2019 Hyundai Tucson range and 2019 Hyundai Kona range info is available in more detail via these two links.
Eight Is Still Not Enough For BMW
BMW has released details of the forcthcoming 8 Series coupe and convertible as the brand continues to renew its extensive range. The 8 Series features the BMW M850i xDrive Coupe with an Australian price of $272,900, and the BMW M850i xDrive Convertible, priced at $281,900. Prices include LCT but not on-road charges.
Power comes from a 4.4L twin turbo V8. 390 is the number of kilowatts, and they’re found between 5,500rpm and 6,000rpm. But it’s the impressive 750Nm of torque that tells a better story. Maximum twist is available from 1,800rpm and goes all the way through to 4,600rpm. This will launch the 850i Coupe to 100kmh in 3.7 seconds, with the slightly heavier Convertible just 0.2seconds slower. The torque comes from the inside-vee location of the twin-scroll turbos, with that location providing a better, quicker, response time. Aiding the beast up front is an eight speed auto with ratios well spaced to take advantage of the liners power and torque delivery. Matched to a manual change option of paddle shifts, BMW fits their brilliant “ConnectedShift” system which reads the road ahead and pre-empts a driver’s change of gears and adjusts the transmission automatically to suit the oncoming road.
A very tech-laden feature in the 8 series is the BMW Live Cockpit Professional. It’s a hi-res and customisable 12.3-inch instrument cluster that sits behind the steering wheel, with a 10.25-inch Control Display mounted in the centre of the vehicle.
Additional BMW Live Cockpit Professional features include adaptive navigation, a 20gb hard drive, two USB ports for type A and type C connections, Bluetooth and wireless charging. A Head Up Display is included and at 16 per cent larger than before, provides the driver with valuable feedback, enhancing safety and the driving experience.
This configurable system includes details of vehicle speed, Speed Limit Info, Check Control messages, detailed route guidance information, driving assistance information, and infotainment lists. Shifting the Drive Experience Control switch to SPORT or SPORT+ brings additional information, with engine revolutions and a shift indicator displayed.
The BMW Operating System 7.0 connects the driver’s displays with the infotainment system, enabling the overlay of information from the Control Display onto the instrument cluster.
A new feature, and one sure to make its way through to other marques, is the Digital Key. Near Field Communication (NFC) technology allows the new BMW 8 Series to be locked and unlocked from a smartphone. The smartphone simply has to be held up to the door handle to open the vehicle and, once inside, the engine can be started as soon as the phone has been placed in the Wireless Charging tray. Available via the BMW Connected App, the Digital Key also offers plenty of human flexibility, as the driver can share it with up to five other people.
Carbon fibre plays a bigger role than before in the chassis.Called “BMW Carbon Core centre transmission tunnel”, it reduces weight and adds rigidity, allowing optimised suspension geometry and improving both ride and handling characteristics. Front suspension is a double wishbone setup, and it’s specifically designed to separate the steering function from the damping force.and a five-link rear uses bi-elastic mountings and houses a load-bearing rear strut to further enhance rigidity and response.
Should one choose the soft top, the BMW 8 Series Convertible roof operates automatically via the touch of a button. It completes the opening or closing motion in only 15 seconds and can be activated at speeds of up to 50km/h.
Check with your BMW dealer for more details.
(Information courtesy of BMW Australia.)
Private Fleet Car Review: 2019 Mitsubishi Triton GLX+ Club Cab & GLS Four Door.
This Car Review Is About:
The 2019 model year Mitsubishi Triton GLX+ Club Cab and GLS four door. Both were fitted with a six speed auto, spun by a 2.4L diesel. Mitsubishi lists the GLX+ Club Cab at $39,990 driveaway, and the GLS four door ute at $46,990 driveaway. The four door is available with a manual, and the Club Cab also says yes to the manual if an alloy tray is fitted.
Under The Bonnet Is:
A pretty nice engine and transmission combo. The 2.4L is quiet, smooth on idle, pulls nicely from a standing start and shows no sign of diesel turbo lag. Chatter is muted, and rarely gets intrusive when pushed. Peak power comes in at 3500rpm, once almost unthinkable for an oiler, with peak twist at a more familiar looking 2500rpm.
Economy from the 132kW/430Nm engine, drinking from a 75L tank, is rated as 8.6L per 100 kilometres for the combined cycle.
The Club Cab was taken on a business trip from Sydney to Melbourne and back. Getting under 9.0L/100 km simply didn’t happen and it’s a fair bet the aerodynamics of the two-door ute were to blame. Airflow would have piled over the roof and hit the tray, with the door blocking a clean flow. The four door, used in a mainly urban drive, used 8.6L/100km.
Both have a four wheel drive system, accessed via a centre console dial. The Club Cab+ has Easy Select, the GLS has Super Select 2, which brings in Rock, Sand, Gravel, Snow, and a locking centre differential. This is available in both high and low range drive.
Transmissions in both exhibited some odd tendencies to hunt, to be sometimes indecisive about the cog they were in. Light acceleration would have the mid range, cogs three and four, sometimes blur between each other, but feel that from second to third, and fourth to fifth, that the gaps were bigger than what they actually are. Go hard and heavy, and sometimes here too the changes weren’t as “slurry” as they could have been. Overall, the refinement level wasn’t as high as expected.
On The Inside Is:
Not a huge amount of difference from the driver’s seat. It’s the seat coverings and the cramped rear seats in the Club Cab+ that tell the trim level story. Front seats in the Club Cab+ are fully manual, as are the ones in the GLS, a strange omission in a second from top level vehicle. Both have a 7.0 inch touchscreen for audio including DAB, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, and Bluetooth streaming. Satnav is standard. Inputs are 2 USBs up front, a pair in the rear for the GLS, and oddly, a HDMI input…There is a pair of 12V sockets too.
The Club Cab+ has a pair of rear seats that have the uprights effectively bolted to the rear of the cabin. This means no adjustment of the seats for fore and aft or tilt. The seat cloth in the Club Cab+is a comfortable mix of light and dark grey, the GLS a darker weave. Head room once inside is better than adequate at 1020mm, however the design of the doors presents an issue only found, for us, in the Triton. It is the only vehicle of its type where a duck of the head is required otherwise a knock to the bonce happens. Shoulder room on each side is fine also at 1430mm up front, 1368mm & 1390mm in the rear for each. Leg room up front is 1067mm, with the rear seats in the GLX725mm, 860mm in the GLS.
As is expected in Mitsubishis, the ergonomics are MOSTLY spot on otherwise. Switchgear, and indicators/wipers are just where they feel they should be. This extends to the operation of the touchscreen, with a simple, untroubled layout. Where the dash’s layout falters is by having buttons in the centre section and in the lower right where the driver’s knee resides. Both had blank plates fitted in both areas so why not use one area alone? Another hiccup is the high level of reflectivity of the upper dash in the inside windscreen.
The feel for the tiller is spot on, with a thickish heft to the wheel itself, meaning fingers are right where they need to be and there’s no sense of wrapping further around than required. This aids in driving as the hands don’t get tired and aching for a break. There’s some extra tech too with dusk sensing headlights and rain sensing wipers. And, by the way, both cars are not keyless, even with the plastic plug in the dash showing that’s a possibility.
Both are family friendly when it comes to the little things. Four bottle holder, two or four cup holders, the spread of USBs for smart devices work well.What About Safety?
This is where going up in levels may pay off. The GLS has Blind Spot Detection with Lane Change Assist, Rear Cross Traffic Alert, and a heavily named Ultrasonic misacceleration Mitigation System. The Club Cab+ does not. Forward Collision Mitigation and Lane Departure Warning are common to both. Hill Start Assist is common but Hill Descent Control is GLS specific. The Club Cab+ misses out on front parking sensors and Automatic High Beam. Both have seven airbags including a driver’s kneebag. AEB is not fitted, but the Triton isn’t alone in this.
The Outside Has:
Been given a substantial makeover. The front is now in alignment with the “shield” design seen across the rest of the Mitsubishi family and features LEDs for the GLS and halogens for the Club Cab+, they’ve lost the overtly ovoid cabin section, and the rear lights are more squared off, edgy in design. The GLS came with road style rubber, the Club Cab+ provided was with spongy, high walled, off-road capable tyres. Profiles were 265/60/18 and 245/70/16 respectively.
Sidesteps were standard on each and are metal made and mounted. This provides strength and durability as opposed to others that use plastic brackets or shrouding. Both roll with leaf sprung rears, double wishbone with coil sprung fronts, and brakes are drum rears with discs up front.
The colour palette is decent. Plain White, White Diamond, Sterling Silver, Graphite Grey, Impulse Blue, Plain Red, and Pitch Black are the choices. The GLS was the blue, the GLX in silver.
And big, yes. The GLX is 5270mm long, the GLS bigger again at 5305mm. Both have the same width at 1815mm and there’s a slight height difference, with the GLS 15mm higher at 1795mm.
Dry weights are substantial, at 1900kg and 2000kg respectively. Further economic improvements would comes if the Tritons were put on a diet. Towing, however, is great, at 3000kg and 3100kg respectively. Cargo tray sizes varied between the two in length: 1850mm in the GLX, 1520mm in the GLS. Widths and heights from the cargo floor are the same at 1470mm and 475mm. Payload for both is 974kg or 900kg for the GLS.
On The Road It’s:
A mix of spongy, bouncy, and not-quite-so. The GLX was, as mentioned, driven to Melbourne and back and proved to be a capable long distance hauler. If anything, a need for a seven or eight speed auto was highlighted, and that big open rear tray really did screw the pooch in the fuel economy stakes. The GLS deals with the suburban road a little better, thanks to its bigger but lower profile rubber.
It’s the higher walls in the GLX’s case that gave it a spongy ride. This, though, isn’t necessarily a bad thing as it meant a lot of irregularities were ironed out, and this made for a more comfortable, more plush ride, that the more tautly sprung GLS. And this isn’t a hard suspension either, not by any measure. But the lower wall profile picked up more of what the GLX dialled out.
Both have slightly rubbery steering, a little indecisive off centre, and in 2WD mode still a touch prone to nosing wide in corners. In high range 4wd, the turning circle was increased and steering felt tighter. The GLS was taken off-road and clearly showed how effective the all-terrain capable machine is.
Both high and low range 4WD was tested, and the low range ability in some testing areas proves that the on-board drive modes are well researched and implemented into the Triton’s electronics. Over varying surfaces that included mud, rock, gravel, and included some 25 degree plus descents and ascents, the Triton wasn’t frightened. The GLX has an approach angle of 30 degrees, the GLS 31. Departure is 22 and 23 degrees respectively, breakover is 24 and 25, with ground clearance higher higher in the GLS at 220mm, against the 205mm for the Club Cab+.
Braking was a concern. The drum brakes simply never felt up to hauling down the big machines effectively. Soft and long pedals are not confidence inspiring. But the upside is the drive from the engine. There’s little to zero turbo lag, and although get and go isn’t rapid, a plant of the right foot has the Triton scurry away at something approaching alacrity. Overtaking isn’t great either, but in the right area there’s enough on tap to hustle along, it just needs to be planned. Engine noise never reaches a thrashy level but the familiar diesel chatter is noticeable at the high end of the rev range.
The Warranty Is:
Standard at five years or 100,000 kilometres. Mitsubishi Australia bump that to seven years or 150,000 for the MY19 Triton, on the condition it’s purchased before June 30. Servicing is capped at $299 for the first three, at 15,000 kilometres or 12 month intervals.
At The End Of The Drive.
The redesign looks great, the interior could use more, and the ride quality is about par for the kind of vehicles they are. There’s some good tech but still no AEB. The current pricing structure is competitive too. All of these have worked together to raise the Triton up in the “for sale” stakes. And off-road it’s proof that nothing can frighten a Triton. Find more here 2019 Mitsubishi Triton range
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