Mitsubishi Pajero News

Word of a new generation of Mitsubishi Pajero is strengthening, with Japanese reports detailing the large SUV and even providing prospective design renders.

The all-new Mitsubishi Pajero Sport would ditch its sleek, SUV-like styling in favour of the tougher, boxier design favoured by the Toyota LandCruiser Prado, according to new renders based on the brand's teaser images of its incoming pick-up based SUV.

The mystery surrounding the all-new Mitsubishi Pajero will be solved sooner than we expected, according to new reports, with the plug-in powerhouse expected to get a small early mark.Several unconfirmed reports are pointing to the hotly anticipated full-s

Big rough and tumble four-wheel drives are having a moment.

The incoming Mitsubishi Pajero will attack a slightly different target market to models like the Toyota LC300, Lexus LX and Nissan Patrol, according to new reports.

Mitsubishi's touted plug-in hybrid Pajero would arrive at the perfect time for the brand, capitalising on a boom in interest in plug-in powertrains, and offering a true point of difference to the Nissan Patrol and Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series.

Forget the Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series, the reborn Mitsubishi Pajero is reportedly set to dial up the luxury, making it more of a rival for the Lexus LX and LandRover Defender, according to new reports.

The new Mitsubishi Pajero will be a potent plug-in powerhouse, with the reborn icon to pump out some 285kW, out-punching the Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series and Lexus LX, according to new reports.The new model is now all-but confirmed, with the brand global

A new three-row, seven-seat rugged SUV from Mitsubishi will almost certainly be a reborn Pajero, with the brand in the USA just trademarking its own "Montero" nameplate – which is what the original Pajero was called in the States.

Consigned to the history books when production for Australia ceased in 2017, it looks like Mitsubishi could breathe life into the Lancer badge again with a new electric car. Meanwhile, Montero was the Pajero’s name in the United States and Latin America as ‘pajero’ is a derogatory term in Spanish. New patent filings in the US (following Mitsubishi’s renewed interest in the market after strong sales), suggest the Lancer Sportback and Montero (Pajero) names could return.Don’t expect another Lancer Evolution, or necessarily a direct Pajero/Montero replacement. The Eclipse Cross was, after all, a decent small SUV but a rather mediocre tribute to the nameplate’s sporting heritage. Though there were no passenger cars previewed in Mitsubishi’s Momentum 2030 teaser, the Lancer Sportback name could apply to one of the smaller SUVs pictured in the shadowy line-up.If the Lancer Sportback does come to fruition, it’s to do so as an electric car. With Mitsubishi and Nissan’s alliance partnership, there are rumours a 10th-gen Lancer could share a platform with the next-generation Leaf. First, though, the name will have to get past the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as the trademark was initially rejected in the country. Mitsubishi has since appealed. Next up it is the Montero nameplate, also recently patented in the United States. Rumours of a new Pajero as a halo for the brand have been running for a number of years now with the nameplate being retired following the closure of Mitsubishi's Sakahogi plant in March 2021.The most plausible option for the new Pajero is a platform shared with Nissan’s ‘Y63’ Patrol, which will be based heavily on the Infiniti QX80. Expect Mitsubishi’s take to be differentiated, potentially by a plug-in hybrid powertrain.Far from ignoring and dispelling rumours, Mitsubishi executives in Australia and Japan have gone on record saying they would love to see the Pajero again."I have put up my hand and said we would love to have one because it's a very valuable nameplate, because it is a fantastic product, because it's a halo product."For all of the above reasons, we would love to have one here,” local CEO Shaun Westcott previously told CarsGuide. Along with the newly stoked Montero/Pajero and Lancer rumours, Mitsubishi is facing a large-scale product renewal in the coming years. A new pick-up truck larger than the Triton for the United States, potentially a global Delica off-road van, hardcore Outlander and more are expected.