One of Mitsubishi's chief engineers has told media that the forthcoming hybrid version of the Triton ute will stick with a mechanical four-wheel drive system after his team tested a BYD Shark 6 plug-in hybrid (PHEV) dual-cab to its breaking point.

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Speaking at the 2025 Tokyo motor show, Mitsubishi Motors engineering fellow Kaoru Sawase told journalists he had taken a BYD Shark 6 off-road at Mitsubishi's Tochigi proving ground – and he passed critical judgement.

"At this moment the BYD's off-road capability is not so high," Sawase-san sai

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