At launch of
the facelifted Mitsubishi Triton Quest, Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM) also
displayed an accessorised example of their workhorse truck, and it looks good.
A lot of it is down to the Quest’s new Dynamic Shield front end – the previous
face wouldn’t have been very sporty in any outfit. It might look “slammed” but this modded
Quest’s suspension is stock. The effect is brought about by the 18-inch Advanti
double-five spoke wheels in two tone, wrapped with 235/60 Toyo Open Country AT
tyres.
Elsewhere, there’s a
roller shutter-style bed cover, black bumper frames for the tail lamps and a
sizeable rear spoiler. Door visors complete the simple makeover. Not much in
it, but what a big difference the few mods make, don’t you think? Priced at RM 79,890 on the road without
insurance, the Triton Quest is the
most affordable pick-up truck in the market. For that, you won’t be getting the
2.4L MIVEC turbodiesel or a VGT engine, but a simple 2.5 litre commonrail
turbodiesel with 110 PS and 200 Nm of torque at 2,000 rpm. The gearbox is a
good old five-speed manual.
Not quite enough power
to light up the rear wheels on demand (the Quest is now the only 2WD Triton
variant on sale here, and the only one without the 2.4L MIVEC), but surely
there’s a way around that. It’s sort of family friendly as well, with room for
five and a very big boot, which might help some escape censure from the spouse.
