Mitsubishi Pajero Sport 2020 – stylish design and improved equipment

The updated Mitsubishi Pajero Sport model 2019-2020 is officially presented on June 25 in Thailand. Restyling gave the 3rd generation Japanese Mitsubishi Pajero Sport SUV a more stylish appearance, with a front body like the associated Mitsubishi L200 pickup truck, and significantly changed the interior with new equipment. Production of the model began at the Mitsubishi Motors plant in Thailand at the end of June 2019.

The start date for sales of the updated Mitsubishi Pajero Sport has recently been the second half of 2020. For the current market The car is produced at the PSMA plant in Kaluga, and starting to build a new model will take time to reorganize. The cost of various kits remains at the level of the pre-reform cost of an off-road vehicle on offer of 2.4-3.2 million conventional units.

The upgraded Pajero Sport received a new front end and a significantly updated stern. Designers for the design of the front of the frame SUV use Mitsubishi's corporate identity – a dynamic shield, has reached a new level, with pronounced X-shaped chrome inserts emphasize narrowed headlights, new combined blocks for additional lighting, which replaced the classic protivotumanki. The hood, grille, front fenders and bumper are new. Thus, the new model wears the same brand mask with two optics as the Mitsubishi L200 pickup after facelift at the end of 2018.

The frame to feed the Pajero Sport has not changed as fundamentally as the front end, but the new elements are visible to the naked eye. On the back door there is a spoiler raised “weeping” side lights are getting smaller and got a new filling and a new bumper with the original diffuser and horizontal fog lamps.

Significant changes are observed in the interior. The classic instrument cluster with analogue dials has been replaced by the latest digital instrument cluster with an 8-inch display and additional side sections. A redesigned multi-function steering wheel with new buttons and a new wide center console have been installed, which enables the deployment of a new multimedia smartphone-Link audio display system with an 8-inch touch screen and a new climate control unit with comfortable rotating handles. There is a new central tunnel through the pillar and soft pads on the side, leather interior door handles, connectors and USB sockets in the second row, a power trunk lid.

An additional touch that improves the consumer qualities of the updated Mitsubishi Pajero Sport is an expanded set of electronic security systems and assistants. For the SUV, the manufacturer announced a new system that informs the driver about rear traffic when reversing (Rear Cross Traffic Alert) and a new assistant to help with lane changes (Lane Change Assist).

Specifications Mitsubishi Pajero Sport 2020

Modernization bypassed the technical stuffing of the car. Thus, the updated Mitsubishi Pajero Sport is a close copy of the pre-reform model, with a powerful frame, fully independent suspension of all wheels and all-wheel drive transmission super select II.

Under the hood is the well-known four-cylinder 2.4-liter turbodiesel 4N15 MIVEC with a power (181 hp and 430 Nm) with 6 manual transmissions or an automatic 8 or naturally aspirated petrol 3.0-liter V6 (209 hp 279 Nm) paired with 8 automatic transmission.