2026 Mitsubishi Triton Raider revealed

The 2026 Mitsubishi Triton Raider tough truck has been revealed in collaboration with Australian engineering specialists Premcar, the firm behind the Nissan Warrior program and the suspension on the closely related D27 Nissan Navara. It will arrive in showrooms this May and aims to attract enthusiasts who’ve had little reason to visit triple-diamond dealerships in recent years.

In terms of spec, the Raider is based on the facelifted GSR flagship arriving in Australia next month.

While the donor car will feature revised suspension, including the addition of a vibration-reducing Yamaha chassis damper, Mitsubishi wanted a bespoke tune for the Raider and turned to Premcar, with the project being signed-off in November 2024.

Bruce Hampel, Mitsubishi Australia’s general manager of product strategy and product PR, said: “What we really wanted to do with Raider is to tap into the Triton’s innate adventure potential with a car designed to bring confidence to every drive, in any conditions, on any surface.

“Our brief to Premcar was deliver best-in-class ride and handling with a unique look that sets the Raider brand expectation.”

To achieve this, 7000km of outback testing was conducted to evaluate suspension settings, with a focus on high-speed control and durability. The new Monroe shocks have greater oil capacity and unique internals, including a larger piston and a Raider-specific rebound spring.

This teams with taller front coil springs and redesigned bump stops to deal with greater impacts off-road, and while four different tyres were trialled, the Bridgestone Dueller AT002 getting the nod for production.

Combined with the suspension upgrades, the Raider has an extra 25mm of ground clearance at the front, 13mm at the rear and sits on 25mm wider tracks.

Cosmetically, Hampel said the Raider is “deliberately understated”, having “spent the money where it counts”.

There’s a new front bumper with a red underbody bash plate, bronze 18x9.0-inch wheels from ROH, side steps, a sports bar and ‘sandstorm’ decals, while inside there’s Raider branding on the headrests and a centre console plaque.

Four colours will be available: white, black, grey and silver. The 3500kg maximum braked towing capacity is unaffected.

The standard 150kW/470Nm 2.4-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine and six-speed automatic transmission remain unchanged, as does Mitsubishi’s SuperSelect II 4x4 system (2H, 4H, 4HLc, 4LLc).

The first vehicles are expected in showrooms by the end of May, but interested customers are encouraged to contact their dealers now to help Mitsubishi gauge initial demand.

Pricing is still yet to be revealed, but with the updated GSR sitting at $65,590 plus on-road costs, the combination of the impending facelift and Premcar upgrades will likely lift it beyond $70,000.

It’ll be a further boost to the Triton range that’s enjoying a surge in popularity in 2026, with sales up almost 40 per cent year-on-year in the first two months.

The Raider will be covered by Mitsubishi’s 10/10/10 ‘Diamond Advantage’ aftersales offering, including a 10-year/200,000km warranty (when servicing with official dealers), 10 years of capped price servicing and 10 years of roadside assistance.

Pricing information and a review of the Mitsubishi Triton Raider will follow in due course.

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