Mitsubishi Pajero Sport

Mitsubishi Pajero Sport
Production period:	since 1996
Class :	Off-road vehicle
Body versions :	Station wagon
Successor:	Mitsubishi Endeavor

The Mitsubishi Pajero Sport is a medium - sized off - road vehicle from the Japanese automobile manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors . The car has been built in Okazaki , Catalão and Beijing since mid-1996 . In Australia it is offered under the name Challenger , in Central America as Nativa , in Brazil partly as Pajero , as Shogun Sport in Great Britain and in Spanish-speaking countries as Montero Sport .

In 2003 the Pajero Sport was replaced in Japan and in 2004 in the USA by the Mitsubishi Endeavor . The first generation of the Pajero Sport was also available in Germany until mid-2006.

K90 (1996-2008)

K90
Mitsubishi Pajero Sport (1996-2000)
Production period:	1996-2008
Body versions :	Station wagon
Engines:	Otto engines : 3.0–3.5 liters (130–157 kW) Diesel engines : 2.5 liters (73–98 kW)
Length:	4610 mm
Width:	1775 mm
Height:	1735 mm
Wheelbase :	2725 mm
Empty weight :	1890-2065 kg

Production of the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport began in Japan in July 1996 and was also available in Germany from autumn 1998.

Although he with the Mitsubishi Pajero , the V6 petrol and the R4 diesel engine, as well as the selectable the name Easy-Select - wheel drive splits, it is based on the platform of pickups L200 with ladder frame and rigid axle rear. A slight facelift followed in spring 2000.

In Germany, the Pajero Sport was taken out of the program in summer 2006, while production in Japan continued until mid-2008.

The Pajero Sport was offered with the following engines in Germany:

• 3.0 V6: six-cylinder with 2972 ​​cc displacement in in-line design and 130 kW (177 hp); 07.1996-06.2002
• 2.5 TD: four-cylinder turbodiesel with 2477 cc displacement in in-line design and 73 kW (99 PS), 07.1996–06.2000
• 2.5 TD: four-cylinder turbodiesel with 2477 cc displacement in in-line design and 85 kW (115 PS), 07.2002-07.2008
• 2.5 TD +: four-cylinder turbodiesel with 2477 cm³ displacement in in-line design and 98 kW (133 hp), 08.2003-07.2008

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  Rear view

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  Mitsubishi Pajero Sport (2000-2008)

KH0 (since 2008)

KH0
Production period:	since 2008
Body versions :	Station wagon
Engines:	Petrol engine : 3.0–3.5 liters (149–163 kW) Diesel engines : 2.5–3.2 liters (98–131 kW)
Length:	4695 mm
Width:	1815 mm
Height:	1800-1840 mm
Wheelbase :	2800 mm
Empty weight :	1950-2045 kg

Rear view

In August 2008, the second generation of the Pajero Sport was presented at the Moscow Motor Show, which is still based on the L200 and adopted its ladder frame construction. The design of the front section is also similar to that of the pickup. In addition, the new Pajero Sport is equipped with the Super Select all-wheel drive system from the Pajero and is offered with two common rail diesels with a displacement of 2.5 and 3.2 liters and a 3.5-liter V6 petrol engine. Depending on the version, two rows of seats with five or three rows of seats with seven seats are available.

In autumn 2008 the vehicle was sold in the Middle East, Latin America and Oceania. In Russia, only the five-seater with a 3.2-liter diesel engine is offered. The second generation is not exported to the USA or Western Europe, which means that the predecessor remains without a successor, at least in Germany.

Technical specifications

	3.0 MIVEC	2.5 DI-D
Construction period	since 2008
Engine characteristics
Engine type	V6 petrol engine	R4 diesel engine
Displacement	2998 cc	2477 cc
Max. Power at min −1	163 kW (222 PS) / 6250	131 kW (178 PS) / 4000
Max. Torque in min -1	281 Nm / 4000	400 Nm / 2000–2850 [350 Nm / 1800–3500] *
Power transmission
drive	all wheel drive
Gearbox, as standard	5-speed automatic transmission	5-speed manual transmission
Gearbox, optional	-	[5-speed automatic transmission]
Readings
Top speed	179 km / h	179 km / h [176 km / h] *
Acceleration, 0-100 km / h	11.3 s	11.7 s [12.4 s] *
Fuel consumption over 100 km (combined)	12.3 l super	8.2 l [9.4 l] * diesel
Tank capacity	70 l

* Figures in brackets for the automatic version

QE (since 2016)

QE
Production period:	since 2016
Body versions :	Station wagon
Engines:	Otto engine : 3.0 liters (154 kW) Diesel engine : 2.4 liters (133 kW)
Length:	4785 mm
Width:	1815 mm
Height:	1805 mm
Wheelbase :	2800 mm
Empty weight :	2030-2095 kg

While sales of the second generation are still ongoing in some markets, the third generation based on the fifth generation of the Mitsubishi L200 was introduced in 2016 . In July 2019, a revised version of the Pajero Sport was presented.

Technical specifications

	3.0 MIVEC	2.4 DI-D
Construction period	since 2016	since 2017
Engine characteristics
Engine type	V6 petrol engine	R4 diesel engine
Displacement	2998 cc	2442 cc
Max. Power at min −1	154 kW (209 PS) / 6000	133 kW (181 PS) / 3500
Max. Torque in min -1	279 Nm / 4000	430 Nm / 2500
Power transmission
drive	all wheel drive
Gearbox, as standard	8-speed automatic transmission	6-speed manual transmission
Gearbox, optional	-	[8-speed automatic transmission]
Readings
Top speed	182 km / h	180 km / h
Acceleration, 0-100 km / h	11.7 s	11.4 s [12.3 s] *
Fuel consumption over 100 km (combined)	10.9 l super	7.4 l diesel [8.0 l diesel] *
Empty weight	2030 kg	2095 kg
Tank capacity	70 l

* Figures in brackets for the automatic version

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cars without a successor (Fig. 30) on Autobild.de (accessed on August 4, 2010)
2. ↑ Auto-News online article from July 18, 2008: " Mitsubishi Pajero Sport: Rustic for the rest of the world "
3. ↑ Torsten Seibt: Mitsubishi Pajero Sport Facelift 2020: Family off-roader with a new look. In: auto-motor-und-sport.de. July 25, 2019, accessed July 25, 2019 . 

Web links

Commons : Mitsubishi Pajero Sport  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website (eng.)