Mitsubishi Motors Completes Endurance Test for AXCR, Aims for Repeat Win
Team Mitsubishi Ralliart successfully completed a seven-day endurance test in Thailand, confirming performance improvements to the Triton for a second consecutive title at the Asia Cross Country Rally in August.
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What Happened
Mitsubishi Motors announced that Team Mitsubishi Ralliart completed a seven-day endurance test in mid-May on off-road courses near Khao Yai National Park in Thailand. The test simulated conditions of the Asia Cross Country Rally (AXCR) and confirmed improvements to the Triton pickup, including adjusted weight distribution, fine-tuned suspension, and refined engine response for better drivability and off-road capability.
“The AXCR, where vehicles must run at high speed over a diverse and grueling course, the load imposed on the vehicle body by road impact is said to be, in some cases, more than thirty times greater than in normal customer driving. The technical information gained through our participation in the AXCR over the past four years has not only improved the competitiveness of our rally cars, but has also ”
Seven-day endurance test completed in Thailand
AXCR 2026 held in Thailand
- Chayaphon Yotha (Thailand) with co-driver Peerapong Sombutwong - two-time AXCR overall champion (2022, 2025)
- Katsuhiko Taguchi (Japan) with co-driver Takahiro Yasui - two-time FIA Asia Pacific Rally Champion
- Kazuto Koide (Japan) with co-driver Eiji Chiba - Mitsubishi Motors test driver
Why this matters
Rally testing helps Mitsubishi refine production vehicles like the upcoming all-new Pajero, showing how motorsport experience translates to better consumer cars.
Terms in This Story
- AXCR
- Asia Cross Country Rally, an off-road rally event held in Southeast Asia.
- Triton
- Mitsubishi's mid-size pickup truck model.
- Ralliart
- Mitsubishi's high-performance and motorsport division.
- LSD
- Limited-slip differential, a device that improves traction by distributing power to wheels with grip.
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