Mitsubishi will re-launch the famous Ralliart name, using the performance sub-brand to launch a hardcore Triton that will finally take the fight to vehicles like the Ford Ranger Raptor and Toyota GR HiLux.
In news that will surely warm the hearts of fans of Japanese performance everywhere, Mitsubishi used its FY2020 financial results presentation to flag the return of iconic sub-brand, in an effort to deliver more "Mitsubishi Motors-ness" from its line-up.
Presumably inspired by the success of Toyota and its GR family, Mitsubishi will seemingly first turn its attention to its dual-cab pick-up, with the presentation featuring a Ralliart-badged Triton powering across a sand dune.
The new model promises "an adventurous spirit" and "overwhelming driving durability", but the brand is yet to detail just what will be powering it.
The news follows Mitsubishi Australia confirming to CarsGuide in 2019 that tougher Tritons would begin to appear in the "short to mid-term".
Andrew Chesterton
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Andrew Chesterton should probably hate cars. From his hail-damaged Camira that looked like it had spent a hard life parked at the end of Tiger Woods' personal driving range, to the Nissan Pulsar Reebok that shook like it was possessed by a particularly mean-spirited demon every time he dared push past 40km/h, his personal car history isn't exactly littered with gold.
But that seemingly endless procession of rust-savaged hate machines taught him something even more important; that cars are more than a collection of nuts, bolts and petrol. They're your ticket to freedom, a way to unlock incredible experiences, rolling invitations to incredible adventures. They have soul.
And so, somehow, the car bug still bit. And it bit hard.
When "Chesto" started his journalism career with News Ltd's Sunday and Daily Telegraph newspapers, he covered just about everything, from business to real estate, courts to crime, before settling into state political reporting at NSW Parliament House.
But the automotive world's siren song soon sounded again, and he begged anyone who would listen for the opportunity to write about cars. Eventually they listened, and his career since has seen him filing car news, reviews and features for TopGear, Wheels, Motor and, of course, CarsGuide, as well as many, many others.
More than a decade later, and the car bug is yet to relinquish its toothy grip. And if you ask Chesto, he thinks it never will.
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