More carefully-crafted sneak look images of  new ute are circulated as global reveal date firmed.

RELEASE of four images lending more clues to the production look of the new Mitsubishi Triton has timed with the brand announcing intent to globally reveal all - in five weeks’ time.

The big unveiling will occur on July 26 in Thailand, where the model is built for New Zealand, Australia and other markets.

NZ arrival timing has yet to be confirmed, however past comment from Mitsubishi Motors New Zealand has left impression of it hitting local showrooms in late 2023 or early 2024.

It will be the first truly all-new Triton in nearly 20 years, as the 2015 model sat on carry-over underpinnings from the previous generation launched in 2005.

The images here were released by head office in Japan; there’s been no comment from MMNZ.

Prior to this, the best official image has been of the model in what the maker said was a styling study, called XRT Concept, dressed with a camouflage scheme.

Confidence  of  that providing an accurate view of what will come to the showroom has never been discounted.

The XRT Concept picture been used for promotional purposes here, notably as a big billboard at MMNZ’s site at the just-concluded national fieldays at Mystery Creek, near Hamilton.

The new images are considered to be of a top-of-the-range model to succeed today's GSR.

The variant has a black 'sail plane' sports bar, black roof rails, larger wheels, and what appear to be black bumper garnishes and mirror caps. LED headlights and tail lights are also evident.

Mitsubishi has yet to say what will power the new-generation Triton, however overseas media reports have speculated on an updated version of the current 2.4-litre turbodiesel four-cylinder, which in present tune creates 133kW and 430Nm, will be in the initial derivatives.

Potential for a variant with some kind of hybrid drivetrain following at least a year later has been aired, but what level of involvement that will deliver remains unknown.

To date, all Mitsubishi’s PHEV tech has been in marriage to petrol engines, the top dog being the 185kW/195Nm 2.4-litre-aligned powertrain used by the Outlander sports utility.