Mitsubishi Pajero

Overview
Manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors
Production 1982present
Assembly Sakahogi, Gifu, Japan
Body and chassis
Class Mid-size SUV 1982-1999!
"u##-size SUV 1999-present!
Layout "ront engine, four-$hee# dri%e
Mitsubishi Pajero
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*he Mitsubishi Pajero +p,-d./ro0+1 Spanish2 3pa-4e5o61
Japanese 3pad7e8o6!
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is a sport uti#it) %ehi(#e
&anufa(tured b) Mitsubishi Motors9 :t $as na&ed after
Leopardus pajeros, the ;a&pas (at $hi(h is nati%e to the
;atagonia p#ateau region of southern <rgentina9
3=6
>o$e%er a#ternati%e na&es ha%e been used for &an)
&arkets o%erseas9 ?ue to the %u#gar &eaning of the $ord
@paAero@ in Spanish $hi(h &eans @$anker@
3B6
! it is
kno$n as the Mitsubishi Montero &eaning @&ountain
hunter@
3C6
! in Spain, the <&eri(as e4(ept Drazi#!, and
:ndia, and as the Mitsubishi Shogun in the United
Eingdo&9 :n Japan, it $as so#d at a spe(ifi( retai# (hain
(a##ed Car Plaza9 ?is(ontinued in the United States in
2FFG, the %ehi(#e (ontinues to be so#d in the rest of the $or#d in its fourth-generation iteration9
*hanks to their su((ess, the ;aAero, Montero and Shogun na&es $ere a#so app#ied to other, &e(hani(a##)
unre#ated &ode#s, su(h as the Mitsubishi ;aAero Mini kei (ar, the Mitsubishi ;aAero Junior and Mitsubishi
;aAero iH &ini SUVs, and the Mitsubishi Iha##enger9 Main ri%a#s are the Jand Ko%er ?is(o%er), *o)ota
Jand Iruiser ;rado S'D+J'D, Lissan ;atro#, and Ihe%ro#et *rai#D#azer9
Contents
1 >istor)
2 "irst generation 19821991!
= Se(ond generation 19911999!
B *hird generation VGF 19992FFG!
C "ourth generation V8F 2FFG!
C91 S'D Darbarian 2F1B-!
G See a#so
M Keferen(es
8 N4terna# #inks
History
*he first ;aAero protot)pe $as un%ei#ed at the *ok)o Motor Sho$ in Lo%e&ber 19M=9 *he ;aAero ::
protot)pe fo##o$ed in 19M8, fi%e )ears #ater9 MitsubishiOs ai& $as to (reate &ore of a re(reationa# %ehi(#e,
not Aust an SUV9
:n Januar) 198=, the first ;aAero &ade its debut at the ;aris ?akar Ka##), taking first p#a(e in 198C at on#) the
third atte&pt9 *o date, the ;aAero is the &ost su((essfu# %ehi(#e in the ?akar Ka##) $inning its (#ass M out of
the #ast 1F ra(es, and 1C of the fu## =2 ra(es!9
3G6
*his not on#) ga%e the ;aAero an offroad reputation, but a#so
he#ped in the sa#es depart&ent9
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irst generation
Overview
Also called Mitsubishi Montero
Mitsubishi Shogun
Mitsubishi ;aAero Sf4
Io#t Shogun
3M6
?odge Kaider
>)undai Ga##oper
Production 19821991
Body and chassis
Body style 2-door SUV
B-door SUV not on Kaider &ode#s!
!elated >)undai Ga##oper
Powertrain
"ngine 29F J 4G63 :B
29G J 4G54 :B
=9F J 6G72 VG
29= J 4D55 diese# :B
29= J 4D55T *? :B
29C J 4D56T *? :B
#ransmission C-speed &anua#
B-speed <isin auto&ati(
$imensions
%heelbase B-?oor2 2,G9C && 1FG91 in!
2-?oor2 2,=CF && 929C in!
Length B,GCF && 18=91 in!
2-?oor2 =,99C && 1CM9= in!
%idth GG91 in 1,GM9 &&! Q GG9G in
1,G92 &&!
Height B-?oor2 MB9B in 1,89F &&!
2-?oor2 M298 in 1,8B9 &&! Q
Mitsubishi Montero JS B-door US!
irst generation &'()*+'((',
*he first generation &ade its debut at the *ok)o Motor
Sho$ in H(tober 1981, and $as #aun(hed in Ma) 19829
:nitia##), it $as a three-door, short-$hee#base &ode#
a%ai#ab#e $ith a &eta# or (an%as top and three different
engines options, a#though &ore $ere gradua##) added,
ending $ith a =-#itre VG on top of the range9
29F-#itre B-()#inder petro# 2FFF+29F!
29F-#itre B-()#inder turbo(harged petro# 2FFF+29F
*urbo!
29G-#itre B-()#inder petro# 2GFF+29G!
29=-#itre natura##) aspirated diese# 2=FF ?+29= ?!
29= #itre turbo(harged diese# 2=FF *?+29= *?!
29C #itre turbo(harged diese# 2CFF *?+29C *?!
=9F #itre VG petro# =FFF+=9F!
:t $as #oaded $ith
features that had
pre%ious#) not
been seen on a
Japanese
four-$hee#-dri%e
(ar2 a turbo(harged
diese# engine, a
front doub#e
$ishbone
suspension $ith torsion bar springs, po$er steering and
suspension seats9 *his &ade the ;aAero a four-$hee#-dri%e
%ehi(#e $hi(h integrated a## the a&enities of a passenger
(ar9
:n Januar) 198=, on#) a )ear fo##o$ing its #aun(h, &i#d#)
tuned produ(tion ;aAeros entered the $or#d of &otor sport9
*he ;aAero, ho$e%er, fai#ed to appea# to e%er)one9 :n
Japan it $as seen as a (o&&er(ia# %ehi(#e, and sin(e it
$as on#) a%ai#ab#e in a short-$hee#base for&, it didnOt
rea##) appea# to those $ith fa&i#ies9
>en(e, in "ebruar) 198=, Mitsubishi (a&e out $ith a
#ong-$hee#base, fi%e-door &ode#, to ser%e the needs of a
#arger target &arket9 *he #ong-$hee#base &ode# $as
a%ai#ab#e $ith a (hoi(e of t$o different engines1 a 29F-#itre
turbo(harged petro# badged as @29F *urbo@ and @2FFF
*urbo@ in so&e &arkets! and a 29= #itre turbo(harged
diese#9 :t a#so (a&e in Standard, Se&i->igh Koof and
>igh Koof bod) st)#es9 < stripped do$n nine-seater
%ersion of the >igh-Koof %ariant $as (o&&on#) used in
UL ;ea(e Hperations9
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M29B in 1,8=9 &&!
Second generation
Overview
Also called Mitsubishi ;aAero "ie#d Master
;hi#ippines!
Mitsubishi ;aAero S"R :ndia!
Mitsubishi Lationa# Montero
Io#o&bia!
Production 19912FFF up to 2FF8 in the
;hi#ippines, up to 2F12 in Io#o&bia!
Assembly Sakahogi, Gifu, Japan ;aAero
Manufa(turing Io9, Jtd9!
*iru%a##ur, *a&i# Ladu, :ndia
Dogota Io#o&bia
Venezue#a
Body and chassis
Body style 2-door SUV
B-door SUV
Powertrain
"ngine B?CG 29CJ *? :B
BMBF 298J *? :B
BGGB 29BJ :B
199M2FFF Mitsubishi ;aAero LJ!
GJS, <ustra#ia
Mitsubishi ;aAero rear
*he #ong-$hee#base &ode# a#so in(reased seating (apa(it)
to se%en, $ith a%ai#ab#e third ro$ seats, $hi(h (ou#d be
fo#ded to the sides for additiona# trunk spa(e or (o&bined
$ith se(ond ro$ seats to for& a bed9
*he ;aAero $as further refined in June 198B9 *he turbo diese# engines no$ had higher po$er+torSue ratings,
$hi#st the #ong-$hee#base &ode#s got standard four-$hee# dis( brakes and four-$a) adAustab#e sho(k
absorbers as standard eSuip&ent9
< ne$ f#agship &ode# $as then introdu(ed in ear#) 198M, $ith a t$o-tone paint Aob, fifteen in(h =8 (&!
#ight a##o) $hee#s, front-seat heaters, $oo# seat (o%ers, genuine #eather headrests, a three spoke steering
$hee# and a sound s)ste& $ith radio+(assette9 <#so in 198M, a %ersion of the ;aAero+Montero $as rebadged
b) ?odge as the Kaider, $hi(h ran through 19899
Second generation &'(('+'(((,
Mitsubishi so#d
o%er three hundred
thousand ;aAeros
fro& 19M9 to 199F9
>o$e%er, the ti&e
for a redesign $as
#ong due and
Januar) 1991 sa$
the first Generation
:: ;aAero, a#though
e4ports did not
(o&&en(e unti#
#ater9 Just about
e%er)thing $as
no$ ne$ and
further enhan(ed9
< ne$, #arger bod)
$as a%ai#ab#e in
four different
%ersions1 Meta#
*op, Ian%as *op
Ion%ertib#e, Se&i
>igh Koof 'agon and >igh Koof 'agon #ong
$hee#base!9 *he short $hee#base &ode#s $ere stret(hed
b) MF &i##i&etres 298 in(hes! and the #ong-$hee#base
&ode#s b) =F &i##i&etres 192 in(hes!9 *he a%ai#ab#e
engines in(#uded a =9F #itre 12-%a#%e SH>I $ith
NI:-Mu#ti e#e(troni( fue# inAe(tion and a 29C #itre
turbo(harged diese# engine B?CG*!9
*he se(ond generation a#so sa$ the introdu(tion of Super
Select B'? SSB! 3kno$n as <(ti%*rak B'? in so&e
&arkets6 and &u#ti&ode <DS, $hi(h $ere firsts on
Japanese four-$hee# dri%es9 SSB $as ground-breaking in
the sense that it (o&bined the ad%antages of part-ti&e and
fu##-ti&e four-$hee# dri%e $ith four a%ai#ab#e options2 2>
high-range rear-$hee# dri%e!, B> high-range fu##-ti&e
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BGCB 29GJ :B
GGM2 =9FJ VG
GGMB =9CJ VG
#ransmission C-speed &anua#
B-speed <isin auto&ati(
$imensions
%heelbase B-?oor2 2,M2C && 1FM9= in!
2-?oor2 2,B2F && 9C9= in!
Length 18G9G in B,MBF &&! Q 18C92 in
B,MFB &&!
%idth 1998-2FFF2 G999 in 1,MMC &&!
1992-9M2 GG9M in 1,G9B &&! Q MF9=
in(hes 1,M8G &&!
Height 1992-9B B-?oor2 M=9B in 1,8GB &&!
Q MB9F in 1,88F &&!
199C-2FFF B-?oor2 M=98 in
1,8MC &&! Q MB9G in 1,89C &&!
2-?oor2 M298 in 1,8B9 &&!
four-$hee# dri%e!, B>J( high-range four-$hee# dri%e
$ith #o(ked (enter differentia#! and BJJ( #o$-range
four-$hee# dri%e $ith #o(ked (enter differentia#!9 <nother
ad%antage of this se(ond generation s)ste& is that it ga%e
the dri%er the abi#it) to s$it(h bet$een t$o-$hee# dri%e
and fu##-ti&e four-$hee# dri%e at speeds up to 1FF k&+h
G2 &ph!, $hereas the first generation ;aAero had to be
stationar) to s$it(h fro& rear-$hee# dri%e to four-$hee#
dri%e but not fro& four-$hee# dri%e ba(k to rear-$hee#
dri%e!9 Mu#ti&ode <DS, on the other hand, $as eSua##)
inno%ati%e9 *his &eant <DS $ou#d be fu##) fun(tiona# in
a## &odes of SSB, as braking $ith a #o(ked (entre
differentia# reSuires (o&p#ete#) different braking
para&eters9
:n 199G the =9F VG engine $as re%ised, sta)ing SH>I but
(hanging to 2B%9 <t the sa&e ti&e the ignition s)ste& $as
upgraded fro& the o#d distributor s)ste& to so#id state (oi#
pa(ks9 ;o$er in(reased to 1MM bhp9
*he ;aAero N%o#ution $as introdu(ed in H(tober 199M,
$hi(h $as de%e#oped in response to ne$ entr)
reSuire&ents for the ;aris ?akar Ka##)Os *= I#ass9 *he
;aAero N%o#ution (a&e standard $ith a =9C #itre 2B-%a#%e ?H>I VG $ith Mitsubishi :nno%ati%e Va#%e
*i&ing and N#e(troni( Jift Iontro# M:VNI!9 < ne$, dua# p#enu& %ariab#e intake he#ped in(rease po$er and
a ne$ suspension &ade the ride e%en s&oother9
:n 1998, %ehi(#es destined for Genera# N4port and the GII Gu#f Iooperation Ioun(i# (ountries! re(ei%ed a
fa(e#ift9 'ider fenders, ne$ head#ights, gri##e, bu&per, fog #ights and sidesteps $ere a## part of the redesign9
*he $ide fenders are often (a##ed @b#ister f#are fenders@9 ?ri%er and front-passenger SKS airbags $ere &ade
standard on &ode#s eSuipped $ith the =9C #iter ?H>I VG engine, $hi#st sti## re&aining optiona# on GJS
&ode#s $ith the =9F #itre SH>I VG9 <n upgraded interior $ood tri& $as &ade a%ai#ab#e on =9F #itre GJS
and =9C #itre &ode#s9 < #eather-$rapped or #eather and $ood tri& steering $hee# $as a#so &ade a%ai#ab#e,
a#ongside an upgraded suspension and steering s)ste&9 *he =9F #itre 12-%a#%e SH>I engine $as no$
a%ai#ab#e $ith a 2B-%a#%e (onfiguration9 Mode#s $ithout $ide fenders re&ained as base &ode#s GJR!,
a%ai#ab#e $ith a 29B #itre 1G-%a#%e ?H>I engine, produ(ing 1BM hp 11F k'!9 *he =9F #itre 12-%a#%e engine
$as optiona# on these GJR &ode#s, and re&ained the base engine on the GJS9
*he se(ond generation $as introdu(ed on Januar) 22, 1991 and &anufa(tured unti# 19999 :t retained the t$o
bod) st)#es, but design $as rounder and &ore (it)-friend#) than the pre%ious bu#k) &ode#9 *he =9F J VG
gaso#ine engine $as retained, no$ a%ai#ab#e $ith a 2B-%a#%e head, (apab#e of 1=G k' 1MM hp+18C ;S!,
$hi#e the 29C turbodiese#Ts po$er $as s#ight#) in(reased to M= k' 98 hp+99 ;S!9 :n 199=, the ;aAero $as
s#ight#) rest)#ed, and #arger engines $ere introdu(ed, a =9C J VG $ith 1C= k' 21C hp+2F8 ;S! and a 298 J
SH>I turbodiese# rated at 92 k' 12= hp+12C ;S!9 *hese %ersions introdu(ed MitsubishiTs Super Se#e(t
four-$hee#-dri%e s)ste& kno$n as <(ti%e-*ra( in the United States!, $ith an e#e(troni( transfer shift that
(ou#d sp#it po$er bet$een both a4#es $ithout the need to stop the (ar9 :t $orked at speeds up to 1FF k&+h
G2 &ph!9
*he first generation ;aAero $as a#so &arketed as the >)undai Ga##oper in Eorea, Nurope and GII
Iountries, $hi#e the se(ond generation $as in produ(tion e#se$here9
*his &ode# ;aAero re&ains in produ(tion in :ndia as the ;aAero S"R1 the #atest generation is so#d as the
Montero9 :n the ;hi#ippines it is &arketed as the ;aAero @"ie#d Master@ B42 $ith the 298J *? engine,
a#ongside the fourth generation ;aAero9 *he BRB %ersion $as taken out of produ(tion in 19999 :t is a#so sti##
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#hird generation
Overview
Also called Mitsubishi Montero
Mitsubishi Shogun
Mitsubishi ;aAero Sf4
Production 19992FFG
Assembly Sakahogi, Gifu, Japan ;aAero
Manufa(turing Io9, Jtd9!
$esigner ;ininfarina
Body and chassis
Body style 2-door SUV
B-door SUV
Powertrain
"ngine B?CG 29CJ *? :B
BMBF 298J *? :B
BMB1 =92J ?i-? :B
GGM2 =9FJ VG
GGMB =9CJ VG
GGMB =9CJ VG G?:
GGMC =98J VG
#ransmission C-speed &anua#
B-speed auto&ati(
C-speed auto&ati(
$imensions
produ(ed in Io#o&bia fro& Io&p#ete Eno(k ?o$n parts IE?!, $ith a 29B# 1G %a#%e SH>I 1=F ;S! or
=9F# 12 %a#%e VG 1B8 ;S!, both engines are a%ai#ab#e as a =-door hard top, the C-door $agon on#) $ith the
=-#itre si49
:n 2FFG, the se(ond generation Japanese ?o&esti( Market ;aAero be(a&e e#igib#e for i&portation to Ianada9
<s gas pri(es in Ianada spiked in #ate 2FFC and dedi(ated %ehi(#e i&porting businesses e&erged, %isibi#it)
on the turbo diese# ;aAero $as in(reased9
386
Hff road enthusiasts and posta# $orkers began to take noti(e of
the ;aAero, e%en though i&ports had started )ears before, and soon thereafter de&and for the turbo diese#
;aAero rose9
#hird generation -./ &'(((+*//.,
?esigned in house, the third generation ;aAero hit the
Japanese ?o&esti( Market in 1999, $hi#st it $as &ade
a%ai#ab#e to other &arkets in #ate 2FFF as a 2FF1 &ode#9
*he ;hi#ippines and other de%e#oping nations re(ei%ed this
third generation ;aAero in 2FF=9 *he %ehi(#e $as
(o&p#ete#) redesigned, inside and out and had a #o$er,
$ider stan(e9 < #o$er (enter of gra%it) &eant the ;aAero
had better on-road hand#ing &anners and the ne$er bod)
had o%er three hundred per(ent &ore torsiona# rigidit)9
*he biggest (hange to bring this about $as that the ;aAero
uti#ized a unibod) (onstru(tion, as opposed to the pre%ious
bod)-on-fra&e bo4-#adder!9 *his a#so per&itted a #onger
suspension stroke9 *he fue# tank $as a#so re#o(ated to
bet$een the a4#es for better safet)9 *he third generation
;aAero &o%ed one size up fro& &id-size to fu##-size SUV9
Hn Ma) 1M, 2FFB Mitsubishi announ(ed that the) $ere
(onsidering shutting do$n the Gifu p#ant but de(ided not
to after negati%e feedba(k9 *he Gifu asse&b#) p#ant is
surrounded b) MitsubishiTs other bui#dings in $hi(h
&anufa(ture e#e(troni(s for MitsubishiTs other di%isions9
*he Gifu p#ant is kno$n as ;aAero Manufa(turing Io9 and
e4(#usi%e#) bui#ds the fu##-size ;aAero9
*he SSB s)ste& $as a#so further refined, as be%e# gears
$ere rep#a(ed $ith p#anetar) ones9 *his &eant the front-
to-rear torSue setting ranged fro& == to GM, $ith the
abi#it) to adAust to CF+CF depending on surfa(e (onditions9
*he s)ste& $as a#so &ade fu##) e#e(troni(, $hi(h &eant
the %ehi(#e didnOt ha%e to be in gear to s$it(h bet$een
dri%e &odes9 <fter a## the upgrades, the s)ste& $as
rena&ed to Super Se#e(t B'? :: SSB-::!9
<#ongside ra(k and pinion steering as opposed to the
re(ir(u#ating ba## s)ste& on pre%ious generations!, the
;aAero a#so offered a (hoi(e of three trans&issions1 a fi%e
speed &anua#, a four speed :LVNIS-:: auto&ati( and a
fi%e speed :LVNIS-:: tiptroni(9
<n a##-ne$ =98 Jiter SH>I 2B-%a#%e VG po$erp#ant $as
a#so introdu(ed on this generation9 *his engine uti#ized an
N#e(troni( *hrott#e Va#%e N*V!, to de#i%er a refined
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%heelbase 2-?oor2 1FF92 in 2,CBC &&!
2FF1-F2 B-?oor2 1F99C in
2,M81 &&!
2FF=-FB B-?oor2 1F99M in
2,M8G &&!
2FFC-FG B-?oor2 1F99B in
2,MM9 &&!
Length 2-?oor2 1GG91 in B,219 &&!
2FF1-F2 B-?oor2 18899 in
B,M98 &&!
2FF=-FG B-?oor2 19F92 in
B,8=1 &&!
%idth 2-?oor2 M=98 in 1,8MC &&!
2FF1-F2 B-?oor2 M=99 in 1,8MM &&!
2FF=-FG B-?oor2 MB98 in 1,9FF &&!
Height 2-?oor2 M29G in 1,8BB &&!
2FF1-F2 B-?oor2 M=91 in 1,8CM &&!
2FF=-FB B-?oor2 M19C in 1,81G &&!
2FFC-FG B-?oor2 MB92 in 1,88C &&!
(ruising po$er $ith po$er to spare for offroad %entures9
*he third generation $as introdu(ed on <ugust 2, 1999
and $as s(hedu#ed to be rep#a(ed b) the <utu&n of 2FFG,
ha%ing been rest)#ed in 2FF=9 *his $as the &ost #u4urious
of the three generations, &o%ing to a &ore ups(a#e
seg&ent to (o&pete against the Jand Ko%er ?is(o%er),
but &ore i&portant#), to (ounter its ho&e ri%a# *o)ota
Jand IruiserTs gro$th9 *he =9F J engineTs po$er $as
de(reased to 1=F k' 1MC hp+1MM ;S!, and the =9C J
engine $as gi%en gaso#ine dire(t inAe(tion, in(reasing
po$er to 1G2 k' 21M hp+22F ;S! in the Japanese &arket
e4port %ersions kept the standard N": engine, no$ $ith
1B9 k' 2FF hp+2F= ;S!9 *he 298 J ?iese# $as retained
on#) for de%e#oping &arkets, and $as rep#a(ed b) a ne$
1G-%a#%e dire(t inAe(tion engine, $ith =92 J and 12F k'
1G1 hp+1G= ;S!9
:n the Lorth <&eri(an &arket, the =9C J engine $as
rep#a(ed for 2FF= b) a &ore po$erfu# =98 J unit, $ith
1GF k' 21C hp+218 ;S!9 *his engine $as #ater &ade
a%ai#ab#e to a fe$ e4port &arkets su(h as South <&eri(a
and <ustra#ia, $hi#st it rep#a(ed the G?: VG in the
Japanese #ineup in 2FFC9 *he short $hee#base &ode# is not
a%ai#ab#e in Lorth <&eri(a, $here the Montero is the on#) SUV in MitsubishiTs #ineup $ith standard
four-$hee# dri%e9 "a(ed $ith fa##ing sa#es, the Montero $as pu##ed fro& the US &arket after the 2FFG &ode#
)ear9
"ina##) in 1998, a =9F-#itre SH>I VG engine $as &ade a%ai#ab#e, a#ongside a 29C-#itre turbo diese# engine,
$ith the first B4B inter(oo#er9 *his trans#ated to better a((e#eration in &id to high re% ranges9 *he
#ong-$hee#base &ode#s got a (oi# #ink suspension s)ste& for better ride (o&fort and off-road abi#it)9
:t $as a%ai#ab#e $ith a =-door bod) for a short $hee#base (SWB) or a C-door bod) for a #ong-$hee#base
(LWB)9 Nngines in(#uded a 29G J :B $ith 82 k' 11F hp+112 ;S!, a =9F J VG $ith N": and 1FB k'
1=9 hp+1B1 ;S! and a turbo(harged 29C J H>V diese# :B $ith G2 k' 8= hp+8B ;S! or an inter(oo#ed MF k'
9B hp+9C ;S!9 ;art-ti&e four-$hee# dri%e $as standard on a## &ode#s9
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ourth generation
Overview
Also called Mitsubishi ;aAero Super N4(eed
:ndonesia!
Mitsubishi Montero the <&eri(as!
e4(ept Drazi#
Mitsubishi Shogun United
Eingdo&!
Production 2FFGpresent
Assembly Sakahogi, Gifu, Japan ;aAero
Manufa(turing Io9, Jtd9!
Body and chassis
Body style 2-door SUV
B-door SUV
Powertrain
"ngine BMBF 298J *? :B
BMB1 =92J ?i-? in#ine B ()#inder
GGM2 =9FJ VG
GGMB =9CJ VG
GGMC =98J VG
#ransmission C-speed &anua#
B-speed auto&ati(
C-speed auto&ati(
$imensions
%heelbase B-?oor2 2,M8F && 1F99B in!
2-?oor2 2,CBC && 1FF92 in!
Length B-?oor2 B,9FF && 19299 in!
2-?oor2 B,=8C && 1M29G in!
%idth 2FFM-F92 1,89C && MB9G in!
2F1F-;resent2 1,8MC && M=98 in!
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2 door Mitsubishi
;aAero
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*he fourth
generation $as
introdu(ed at the
;aris Motor Sho$
on Septe&ber =F,
2FFG a#though
so&e $ou#d argue
that it $as not a
ne$ generation at
a##, but si&p#) a
&akeo%er of the
e4isting %ehi(#e, $hi(h has been around sin(e 1999!9 Le$
interior and e4terior st)#ing $ere a((o&panied b)
enhan(ed safet) $ith dua#-stage SKS front airbags as $e##
as ne$ side-i&pa(t and (urtain airbags9 *he Super-Se#e(t
B'? :: s)ste& $as retained, (o&p#e&ented b) an
i&pro%ed <(ti%e Stabi#it) Q *ra(tion Iontro# <S*I!
s)ste& and e#e(troni( brakefor(e distribution9 'ith skid
p#ates, hea%) $eight (o&ponents and 89M in(hes of ground
(#earan(e the %ehi(#e retains its reputation as one of the
toughest and &ost (apab#e B4Bs9
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*he engines $ere upgraded $ith the =92 J diese# gaining
Io&&on Kai# te(hno#og), a ?;" for (#eaner e&issions
and produ(ing 12C k' 1GM hp+1MF ;S! and the =98 J VG
gaining M:VNI %ariab#e %a#%e ti&ing to boost po$er to
18B k' 2BM hp+2CF ;S!9 Doth engines &eet ne$ Nuro :V
e&issions standards9 *he =9F J VG is retained for the
Japanese and GII &arkets9
"ro& 2FF9, the =9FJ VG engine $as dropped in the GII
&arkets, and $as rep#a(ed b) a =9CJ VG engine, rated for
1B1 k' 189 hp+192 ps! and =FG L& torSue9 "urther
enhan(e&ents to the =92J *urbo ?iese# in the 2F11 &ode#
)ear sa$ the po$er and torSue in(reased to
1BM k'+19M hp+2FF ;S and BB1L& respe(ti%e#)9 *he =98J
petro# engine re&ained at 18B k' and =29L& using
9CKHL fue#!9 *here is a#so a pane##ed Van %ersion
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Height 2FFM-F9 B-?oor2 1,9FF && MB98 in!
2FFM-F9 2-?oor2 1,88F && MB9F in!
2F1F-;resent B-?oor2 1,8MF &&
M=9G in!
2F1F-;resent 2-?oor2 1,8BF &&
M29B in!
a%ai#ab#e in &arkets $here su(h a &ode# (an be registered
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"or the 2F1F &ode# )ear the ;aAero gained a Ko(kford
a(ousti( sounds)ste& and t$o interior (o#or options, b#a(k
and beige, in so&e &arkets9
"or 2F12, this &ode# has been &ini&a##) rest)#ed and
gi%en an i&pro%ed &ono(oSue bod) and suspension9
S%B Barbarian &*/'01,
< short $hee# base %ariant, na&ed the Barbarian, $as introdu(ed to the UE &arket in Ju#) 2F1B9
31F6
See also
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ha%e been rebranded si&i#ar#)2
Mazda Japuta, $hose na&e, spa(ed La puta &eans @*he $hore@ in Spanish
Urban #egends about the Ihe%) Lo%a and Vau4ha## Lo%a, $hose na&es, spa(ed o !a, &ean @doesnTt
go+$orks@ in Spanish
>onda Jazz si&i#ar rena&e!
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