What about the Mitsubishi Triton for towing

Cruiser 3
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Visit http://www.newtriton.net and ask your questions there. An absolute treasure trove on info as it relates to the ml/mn Triton. In your case MN.

Short answer, yes and auto.

Paul

In Vic the Herald Sun ran a few pieces over the last year by a motoring journo who bought a 2nd hand Triton and went around Oz towing a CT. 40,000 kms, some of them hard. The only failure was a broken bracket on the windscreen washer reservoir. The ARB canopy did have problems though and were fixed under warranty. The guy's name was McKinnon IIRC and he has a web site somewhere.

They do suck up the juice and the front seats are not exactly ergonomic.

You'll come across plenty of warnings to avoid overloading and airbag suspension aids. Frames have cracked.

Hi Cruiser 3,

I tow my yacht with the Mitsi Challenger, has the same 2.5 turbo diesel than the Triton.
The yacht is close to the max 3 ton towing capacity and the 2.5 turbo engine tows alright once its going. Have the manual gearbox but would choose the automatic if I had a chance again.
The first gear in the manual 5 speed box is too high to get going on a hill, sometimes embarrassing, but there would be no problem at all with your lighter pop top.
Towed the yacht several times Perth - Shark Bay & return and had no trouble along the way other than the tank being on the small side for towing consumption. Fixed that by installing the 120 liter auxiliary tank.
V8troopie

It can't hurt to have a look at this site: http://autoexpert.com.au/buying-a-car?category=ute%20advice

WBS

Hi Cruiser 3
The Caravan world in the march 2025 Page 170 has a road test for a Nissan Navara i know you are talking about a Triton
The Navara has a 2.3 l twin turbo inter cooled and tows 3.5 tonne here is the fact it uses 8.6 lt/100 ks and when towing 20.6 ltr /100 ks
So expect the triton to be near the same
Terry

Mitsabishy has 2shipping containers full of 2.5diesel engines coming from the mitsabishy box of where theyre built.
currently a recall on all 2.5td.
a friend has his keep overheating soo theyre replacing the engine under warranty.
Another mate hasnt had troubles heating wise
but has had the recall work sent in the mail.

I had a 1994 2.5 TD ute. It made 200nm and 70 kw. I considered it to be not very powerful, would only hold 100kph on the Mooney Mooney ( north of Sydney) climb up from the bridge not towing. I would go for the manual if you really want to buy one, the auto I think, would take vital power that it is a bit short of. Regards G.T.

Hi have an MN triton dual cab that tows a 1.5T work trailer around everyday.
First gear isn't the problem when taking off it's the turbo lag and you get used to driving around that after a while.
The 2.5TD HP in the dual cabs makes more torque in manual from than it does with the auto. I recently had an auto as a loaner while my ute was in getting the over heating check and the passenger side curtain airbag wiring harness replaced.
Yeah it was easy getting everything moving but it didn't perform as well as the manual and spent most of it's time making a lot of noise and going nowhere.
They need a torque convertor that locks up once it gets to a certain speed.
Fuel usage while towing wasn't a little worse it was a lot worse.
I tow in fifth all the time and it manages fine
Buy the manual.
Seats are crap and the suspension is even crappier. If you plan on hanging on to it get the boys from Ultimate to fit a kit to it.
Best thing about the Tritons at the moment is they are so cheap