New Mitsubishi Pajero shots leaked early?
Remember the teaser pic of the new Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero/Shogun we brought you a couple of weeks ago?
Well, Nihon Car & Bike has shots up that pretty much explode the mystery. Taken from a japanese car mag named Driven, they show the facelifted SUV in and out and in both 2-door and 4-door trim. The new front end of the Pajero is a huge improvement over our current Montero with its smooth, flush face; integrated bumper bars; and what looks to be a serious skid plate on the two-door model. Of course, we likely won't get the two-door model in the U.S., but the four-door gets the same clean front end and a third row of seating with the tallest headrests ever incorporated in a production vehicle. The interior, likewise, has been simplified compared with the tangled mess of technology found on the current model.
We'll get to see the new Pajero up close and personal in Paris, so these pics we'll have to sate your apetite until then.
(More pics after the jump)
[Source: Nihon Car & Bike]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
WillDaThrill 12:19AM (8/26/2006)
Wow!
It
Looks
Just
Like
The
Old
One!
But with a different grill and no spare on the back!?!
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Eric L. 8:35PM (8/25/2006)
Looks nice, and the Monte remains the poor man's Land Cruiser! Too bad it won't be coming over here anytime soon.
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Biggsaw 8:46PM (8/25/2006)
Inferior quality, overpriced, and extremely derivative. What exactly has this thing got going for it? Other than the fact it appeals to the asian fetishists that is.
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Ryan 9:18PM (8/25/2006)
"2. Inferior quality, overpriced, and extremely derivative"
-Where is the United States spec MSRP? I'm just curious.
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Clarence 9:22PM (8/25/2006)
I'm luke warm about Mitsubishi products. Have owned four--two of which developed head problems. They are a bit funky and I might take a chance on the two-door version, but doubt it will ever come to US.
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Brian W 9:22PM (8/25/2006)
#3 You can sure tell a lot from pictures!
Maybe it wasn't designed for you.
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Brian W 9:26PM (8/25/2006)
#3 I don't think there are any plans to bring it here.
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farris 9:28PM (8/25/2006)
Um, im surprised no one has asked about this, but damn if those headrests arent GIGANTIC!
Is there really even the remotely slight chance that the safety of the headrest in a rearend collision might outweigh the blindspots?
(Or maybe its for Invader Zimm and his 'family'...)
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Mike 9:50PM (8/25/2006)
LOL, yea what are those rear head rests made for the Cone Heads?
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Brandon 10:47PM (8/25/2006)
For the comments about the rear head rests, I can imagine they are designed to be tall like that as the lower portion of the headrest would be used as an acting upper section of the seat back. Think Series Two Land Rover Discovery's with the optional forward facing jump seats. Those 3rd row head rests were taller than they were wide, and popped down from ceiling.
This just seems to be a crafty way for the Mitsu engineers to get around having to design an actual third row with integrated back rests/head rests. But for the offroading duties this truck is designed to tackle, the option of a third row of seats for granpa or 3 kids is probably not high on the "bits to fit in" list for the engineers.
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Sam 11:37PM (8/25/2006)
is it just me, or do the lights and grille look like they were lifted from the new ford expedition?
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Davis 2:42AM (8/26/2006)
I geuss Mitsubishi is going for the retro look with the Montero now. Too bad everybody else is going to think that they are copying the new Ford Edge and Explorer.
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Roy 11:57AM (8/26/2006)
Really Awful!!!!!!!
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borgie 2:28PM (8/26/2006)
fantastic comments section! 2 superbly racist comments at least. Keep it up! The world needs more domestic loving white racists to expose themsevles. Oh and who drives the biggest SUV and trucks around? Dat's right, the small-dicked white boys who's been shamed by countless black guys in the locker room; poor white dudes like Jim and Whydrive perhaps. Hope yer wife won't leave ya fer yer nano-sized dickeroos!
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WillDaThrill 2:46PM (8/26/2006)
Didn't know guys were so interested in the size of a Japanese mans' dick? Someone must feel threatened!
You know, I heard the same rumor about white guys and that it's just the opposite for black guys. If I cared I guess I'd make a mockery of it here like you two; but I don't give a crap about dick sizes, all I care about is pussy, beef(steak, burgers, porkchops; I know you losers are going to try to turn it around on me), beer and friggin' cars!
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MosquitoControl 2:44PM (8/26/2006)
Ironically, borgie decided to fight racism with racism.
Yes, he either thinks two wrongs make a right or thinks it's ok to generalize negatively about white people.
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# 14 is an is a shmuck 9:37PM (8/27/2006)
#14.
Not all white men are small. Actually, my black wife said that not all black men are super big, and no she doesn't do all men to noticed the difference.
Also # 14, mine fits very nicely in her pink chocolate envelope, but that is all I will say about my beautiful wife and no she doesn't love me for my money either.
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ebm14 9:37PM (8/27/2006)
I do think they should bring the two door version to the states and leave the 4 door behind. Mitsubishi should not sell 2 4 door trucks here at the same time.
Even companies like Mercedes makes it too confusing for the public to buy either the new GL or the G- wagon. As far as the new RL....YUCK!
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NB 1:47PM (8/28/2006)
I remember being in South Africa in 1999, and I met this dude who had just bought a Pajero. Everyone was wet over the thing, and all I could think was, this is a Mitsubishi, what's the big deal? Come to find out, they are actually pretty solid.
I'm trying to figure out how to incorporate a racist comment here...yet I digress!
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Ligor Manushi 2:42PM (8/28/2006)
for those that think it look liske the old one with a new grill - this is at least different inthe rear windowc-pilar, te Ford exploer is pretty much an exact copy with a new grill.
but, to get to the point of this pics - it is pretty ok. I'd still think Mitsu is doing all sorts of wrong not updating all their car models similarily to the EVO.
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