MITSUBISHI’S new Triton one-tonne utility has attained a five-star ANCAP crash ranking after the latest spherical of latest mannequin testing by the unbiased security physique.
The five-star ranking is relevant to all Triton Twin Cab mannequin grades, in 4×2 and 4×4 variants.
Although not a given, a five-star ranking was unsurprising for the Triton because it was engineered to move the newest – and most stringent – 2024 ANCAP protocols.
The beneficial consequence means new gen Triton is the primary dual-cab ute to realize a 2024 five-star ANCAP security ranking.
The chunky newcomer was famous by ANCAP as having an intensive airbag array with twin frontal, aspect chest-protecting and aspect head-protecting airbags and a driver knee airbag as normal.
A centre airbag, which supplies added safety to entrance seat occupants in aspect impression crashes, can also be normal.
The mannequin additionally options superior energetic security techniques similar to Autonomous Emergency Braking (Automobile-to-Automobile, Susceptible Street Person, Junction and Again-over) in addition to a lane assist system with lane preserve help (LKA), lane departure warning (LDW) and emergency lane preserving (ELK), and a velocity signal recognition system as normal, all key normal tools that supported the five-star ranking.
The Triton scored 89 per cent for Baby Occupant Safety, 86 per cent for Grownup Occupant Safety, 74 per cent for Susceptible Street Person Safety and 70 per cent for Security Help.
Many “takeways” emanate from the Triton’s ANCAP check some listed beneath.
For Baby Occupant Safety the Triton typically rated strongly solely being barely marked down in two of 4 areas: restraint set up that scored 11.03 out of 12 factors and on-board security options that scored 9 out of a potential 13 factors.
The Triton twin cab is fitted with decrease ISOFIX anchorages and high tether anchorages on the rear outboard seats however set up of kid restraints within the rear centre seating place of the twin cab shouldn’t be really useful as there is no such thing as a high tether anchorage.
A baby presence detection (CPD) system shouldn’t be accessible.
Kind A capsules couldn’t be accurately put in within the rear outboard seating positions utilizing both the seatbelt or the ISOFIX anchorages. Set up of kid restraints within the second-row centre seating place shouldn’t be really useful as there is no such thing as a high tether anchorage.
For Grownup Occupant Safety throughout the seven areas assessed the Triton solely dropped considerable factors for frontal offset safety scoring 5.63 factors out of 8.0, full width frontal safety scored 6.02 out of 8.0 with all different areas assessed near high marks.
The passenger compartment of the Triton remained secure within the frontal offset (MPDB) check. Safety of the motive force’s chest and decrease legs was deemed satisfactory, whereas safety was good for all different vital physique areas for each the motive force and entrance passenger.
A Rescue Sheet offering info for first responders within the occasion of a crash is offered and a multi-collision braking system is fitted. The Triton’s doorways stay purposeful for the minimal required time if submerged although window opening performance was not demonstrated.
On the Susceptible Street Person entrance, the Triton dropped factors for grownup, baby and bike owner head safety attaining 12.16 factors out of 18 and for AEB pedestrian ahead safety 5.4 factors out of a potential 7.0 with the identical check for “back-over” ranking solely a weak 0.5 out of a potential 2.0.
The Triton’s bonnet offered a mixture of good and satisfactory safety to the pinnacle of a struck pedestrian over most of its floor, with poor outcomes recorded on the stiff windscreen pillars and entrance fringe of the bonnet floor.
Good safety was offered for the pelvis, the femurs, and the decrease legs. The autonomous emergency braking (AEB) system can detect and reacting to susceptible street customers similar to pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists.
Efficiency in reverse (AEB back-over) situations was restricted to slower speeds with a stationary pedestrian and was assessed total as weak.
Efficiency was good in AEB bike owner check situations with collisions averted or mitigated in any respect check speeds, together with in turning situations. The AEB system fitted to the Triton can detect and responding to motorcyclists in forwards journey situations and combined efficiency was seen.
Flip throughout path bike assessments weren’t carried out because the Triton shouldn’t be fitted with a system able to efficiency in these situations.
AEB bike owner safety was down a contact at 7.0 out of 9.0 as was AEB bike performance at a weak 1.21 out of 6.0.
On the Security Help entrance as already talked about, the Triton is fitted with AEB and a lane assist system (LSS) with lane preserve help (LKA) and emergency lane preserving (ELK) performance, and blind spot monitoring (BSM).
Exams of the AEB (Automobile-to-Automobile) system confirmed good efficiency with collisions averted or mitigated in all check situations, together with in AEB Junction Help situations the place the check car can autonomously brake to keep away from crashes when turning throughout the trail of an oncoming car.
Nonetheless, the AEB system doesn’t react when crossing the trail of one other car or in AEB Head-On situations, and these assessments weren’t carried out.
Exams of lane assist system performance confirmed good efficiency, together with within the extra vital emergency lane preserving check situations. A velocity help system (SAS) with velocity restrict info operate (SLIF) is normal, with automated variants having clever adaptive cruise management (iACC) and guide variants utilizing clever velocity limiter (ISL).
A direct driver monitoring system (DMS) is fitted as normal the system warning the motive force if drowsiness or distraction are detected, adjusting the car sensitivity (lane departure warning and ahead collision warning) accordingly.
“Security is all the time a precedence for Mitsubishi Motors,” mentioned MMAL CEO, Shaun Westcott.
“To be the primary Twin Cab Utility to realize the stringent 2024 five-star ANCAP security ranking is testomony to this and proves how severe Mitsubishi is about security.”
