MITSUBISHI has launched its facelifted Pajero Sport within the Thai market this week, the off-road SUV vary indicative of modifications anticipated to function in Australian-delivered fashions and due in native showrooms “inside weeks”.
Nevertheless, not all the modifications included within the Thai-spec Pajero Sport will make it Down Beneath. Mitsubishi is not going to supply the revised 4N16-series 150kW/470Nm twin turbocharged engine – as discovered within the newest technology Triton – in its Australian fashions, that unit reserved for different markets.
As an alternative, Australian Mitsubishi Pajero Sport fashions will soldier on with the tried-and-tested single turbo 2.4-litre ‘4’, retuned to ship 135kW (+2kW) and an unchanged 420Nm.
The one transmission possibility turns into the beforehand supplied six-speed computerized transmission in place of the present eight-speed. Two- and four-wheel drive choices stay.
GoAuto understands the 2024 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport will now embody an idle-stop system, lowered compression ratio and a variable geometry turbocharger as a part of its working modifications, alongside an up to date frontal fascia, restyled 18-inch alloy wheels, and, on GSR grades, blackened door handles, mirror caps, and tailgate garnish.
The tailgate of the up to date QG-series Pajero Sport additionally features a handsfree operate for the primary time.
Shifting inside, we discover a steering wheel tailored from the new-generation Triton, wi-fi cellphone charging pad, up to date instrument cluster graphics, quilted leather-based upholstery, and, on GSR grades, a black headlining.
The 8.0-inch infotainment cluster stays largely unchanged and continues to be to supply most of the extra trendy facilities present in Outlander and Triton, comparable to wi-fi Apple CarPlay. Thai-spec fashions present a rear 12.1-inch overhead display screen as obtainable.
Mitsubishi Motors Australia Restricted says the revised Pajero Sport will start arriving in native showrooms from April, forward of an all-new mannequin anticipated someday in 2025. Full specs and pricing are anticipated to be detailed inside weeks.
The Pajero Sport – which is at present priced from $44,940 plus on-road prices – has been obtainable in its present type since 2015 when it changed the Triton-based Challenger.
The mannequin continues to vie with the likes of different ute-based five- and seven-seaters, together with the Ford Everest (from $53,990 +ORC), Isuzu MU-X (from $48,900 +ORC), Toyota Fortuner (from $53,775 +ORC), and Toyota LandCruiser Prado (from $62,830 +ORC).
For the month of February (2024), gross sales of the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport totalled 1367 models, nicely wanting the segment-leading Isuzu D-Max (2968 models), sturdy promoting Toyota LandCruiser Prado (2764 models), and fashionable Ford Everest (2235 models).
