Double award joy for Mitsubishi Triton and Pajero Sport
Mitsubishi again dominates 4X4 categories in the Autocar ASEAN Awards
November 22, 2010
Winning awards has become a yearly affair for Mitsubishi vehicles. This time around, monthly car magazine Autocar ASEAN has awarded two category wins in its annual awards to the facelifted Mitsubishi Triton and the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport GL. The former won best in the Pick-up category while the Pajero Sport was named best Large SUV.
The Triton has made the best Pick-up award its own since it was launched in Malaysia in 2006, claiming the title no less than four times from Autocar ASEAN and four times from New Straits Times/Maybank Car of the Year Awards. In 2009, the Triton won best Pick-up awards from both publications and has successfully defended the titles. It's also the only truck in Malaysia that can claim to have an entire range of award-winning variants.
“The Triton received a facelift last year but that was all it needed to stay on top of its class. Its cabin is still the most welcoming among its rivals and that goes a long way in making the Mitsubishi a deserved winner,” Autocar ASEAN chief judge Chips Yap said of the Triton, which was refreshed late last year with fresh looks, more features and a larger cargo bed. The contenders competing for best Pick-up were variants of the Ford Ranger and the Nissan Navara.
The Pajero Sport SUV is also fast becoming a favourite. The GS 4X4 variant won the Large SUV award from Autocar ASEAN last year and the new GL variant has done the same this year, impressing the judges by being “large, spacious, hardy and equipped with modern diesel engines”. Since coming on the scene in 2009, the seven-seater Pajero Sport - which counts space, ride comfort, robustness, economy and a Dakar Rally heritage as its strengths - has been a serial winner. It's also the reigning Large SUV champion at the NST/Maybank COTY Awards 2009.
“We're so happy that the Triton and Pajero Sport have continued to impress the people who test vehicles day in day out. It's no easy task when they're so experienced, which is why this endorsement speaks volumes of Mitsubishi's expertise and track record in designing the best 4X4 vehicles,” said Tetsuya Oda, CEO of Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia.
