The Mitsubishi Triton Hybrid will not use Nissan or Renault technology

Mitsubishi says it doesn’t need the hybrid technology of alliance partners Nissan and Renault to accelerate the introduction of a hybrid Triton to showrooms and said it would rely on its own resources instead.

This is despite Nissan, which has its e-Power hybrid powertrains, using the underpinnings of the latest generation Triton for its new Navara, due in Australian showrooms next year.

said Mitsubishi engineer Kaoru Sawase Daily Sparkz The automaker will not share hybrid powertrains with alliance partners Nissan and Renault, although it sees it as a “rapid development” needed to add a hybrid Triton to its global lineup.

“Honestly, we are thinking about developing this vehicle independently,” Sawase-san said. “Firstly, we want to develop this Mitsubishi Motors technology, and there is no impact on Nissan accelerating the process.”

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In 2016, Mitsubishi became part of the Renault-Nissan alliance, founded in 1999, where the three carmakers shared platforms and engines to reduce development costs and achieve economies of scale.

For example, the agreement has seen Mitsubishi rename the Renault Captur the ASX and the Outlander share its platform with the Nissan X-Trail.

“Although it is an alliance, we have different companies and at the moment we need to add the cost of differentiation. As a result of looking at the total cost, we came to the conclusion that we will use our own technology,” Sawase-san said about a future Triton hybrid.

“Renault has its own hybrid technology, as do Nissan and Mitsubishi. Each brand has passions, different uses, different characters, different goals and intentions.”

“When it comes to these technologies, every company will use this technology to achieve the goal and goals that they want to achieve.”