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The Advertiser
17-07-2025
- Automotive
- The Advertiser
2026 Mitsubishi Outlander gets mild-hybrid power, Australian timing unclear
The Mitsubishi Outlander is ditching its familiar base engine in the US market in favour of something with a much smaller capacity, but it's unclear if Australia will follow suit. Mitsubishi in the US has confirmed the naturally aspirated 2.5-litre four-cylinder in the Outlander will be replaced for 2026 with a turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, borrowed from the smaller Eclipse Cross, mated with "the company's first mild-hybrid system". This suggests Mitsubishi is resurrecting a short-lived Outlander powertrain launched in China in 2022. In the Chinese-market Outlander, the 1.5-litre turbo four was mated with a 48V mild-hybrid system and a continuously variable transmission (CVT), and featured outputs of 120kW of power and 280Nm of torque – down 15kW on the 2.5-litre, but up 36Nm. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. We've contacted Mitsubishi Australia to confirm if there are any plans to offer this powertrain here. Since Chinese production ended in 2023, the Outlander is built exclusively in Japan, supplying markets such as ours and the US. In introducing a mild-hybrid 1.5T option in China, Mitsubishi said the electric motor assist resulted in "smooth, manageable acceleration while improving fuel efficiency". In its US announcement this month, Mitsubishi says the new powertrain will bring "increased confidence and drivability thanks to electrified torque adding off-the-line acceleration", though it doesn't make note of any fuel economy improvements – or power and torque outputs, for that matter. It says these will be released later this year, closer to the updated SUV's fourth-quarter (October-December) launch. After a facelift for 2025, there are no further visual changes for 2026 in the US market. However, the range is expanding to include a Ralliart variant. The company has yet to reveal the 2026 Outlander Ralliart. Mitsubishi only offers one electrified powertrain in the Australian-market Outlander: a 2.4-litre plug-in hybrid four. This leaves Mitsubishi without a direct rival to a growing contingent of plugless hybrid mid-size SUVs, including the top-selling Toyota RAV4. If this powertrain remains specific to North America, Mitsubishi will be doing as Nissan has done with its mechanically related Rogue. A twin to the X-Trail sold here, the Rogue in 2022 ditched its atmo 2.5-litre four – the same engine still used in the X-Trail and Outlander here – for a turbocharged 1.5-litre three-cylinder engine. Other forbidden mid-size SUV fruit includes plug-in hybrid versions of the Hyundai Tucson and Kia Sportage, as well as versions of these crossovers with a naturally aspirated 2.5-litre four-cylinder engine. MORE: Explore the Mitsubishi Outlander showroom Content originally sourced from: The Mitsubishi Outlander is ditching its familiar base engine in the US market in favour of something with a much smaller capacity, but it's unclear if Australia will follow suit. Mitsubishi in the US has confirmed the naturally aspirated 2.5-litre four-cylinder in the Outlander will be replaced for 2026 with a turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, borrowed from the smaller Eclipse Cross, mated with "the company's first mild-hybrid system". This suggests Mitsubishi is resurrecting a short-lived Outlander powertrain launched in China in 2022. In the Chinese-market Outlander, the 1.5-litre turbo four was mated with a 48V mild-hybrid system and a continuously variable transmission (CVT), and featured outputs of 120kW of power and 280Nm of torque – down 15kW on the 2.5-litre, but up 36Nm. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. We've contacted Mitsubishi Australia to confirm if there are any plans to offer this powertrain here. Since Chinese production ended in 2023, the Outlander is built exclusively in Japan, supplying markets such as ours and the US. In introducing a mild-hybrid 1.5T option in China, Mitsubishi said the electric motor assist resulted in "smooth, manageable acceleration while improving fuel efficiency". In its US announcement this month, Mitsubishi says the new powertrain will bring "increased confidence and drivability thanks to electrified torque adding off-the-line acceleration", though it doesn't make note of any fuel economy improvements – or power and torque outputs, for that matter. It says these will be released later this year, closer to the updated SUV's fourth-quarter (October-December) launch. After a facelift for 2025, there are no further visual changes for 2026 in the US market. However, the range is expanding to include a Ralliart variant. The company has yet to reveal the 2026 Outlander Ralliart. Mitsubishi only offers one electrified powertrain in the Australian-market Outlander: a 2.4-litre plug-in hybrid four. This leaves Mitsubishi without a direct rival to a growing contingent of plugless hybrid mid-size SUVs, including the top-selling Toyota RAV4. If this powertrain remains specific to North America, Mitsubishi will be doing as Nissan has done with its mechanically related Rogue. A twin to the X-Trail sold here, the Rogue in 2022 ditched its atmo 2.5-litre four – the same engine still used in the X-Trail and Outlander here – for a turbocharged 1.5-litre three-cylinder engine. Other forbidden mid-size SUV fruit includes plug-in hybrid versions of the Hyundai Tucson and Kia Sportage, as well as versions of these crossovers with a naturally aspirated 2.5-litre four-cylinder engine. MORE: Explore the Mitsubishi Outlander showroom Content originally sourced from: The Mitsubishi Outlander is ditching its familiar base engine in the US market in favour of something with a much smaller capacity, but it's unclear if Australia will follow suit. Mitsubishi in the US has confirmed the naturally aspirated 2.5-litre four-cylinder in the Outlander will be replaced for 2026 with a turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, borrowed from the smaller Eclipse Cross, mated with "the company's first mild-hybrid system". This suggests Mitsubishi is resurrecting a short-lived Outlander powertrain launched in China in 2022. In the Chinese-market Outlander, the 1.5-litre turbo four was mated with a 48V mild-hybrid system and a continuously variable transmission (CVT), and featured outputs of 120kW of power and 280Nm of torque – down 15kW on the 2.5-litre, but up 36Nm. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. We've contacted Mitsubishi Australia to confirm if there are any plans to offer this powertrain here. Since Chinese production ended in 2023, the Outlander is built exclusively in Japan, supplying markets such as ours and the US. In introducing a mild-hybrid 1.5T option in China, Mitsubishi said the electric motor assist resulted in "smooth, manageable acceleration while improving fuel efficiency". In its US announcement this month, Mitsubishi says the new powertrain will bring "increased confidence and drivability thanks to electrified torque adding off-the-line acceleration", though it doesn't make note of any fuel economy improvements – or power and torque outputs, for that matter. It says these will be released later this year, closer to the updated SUV's fourth-quarter (October-December) launch. After a facelift for 2025, there are no further visual changes for 2026 in the US market. However, the range is expanding to include a Ralliart variant. The company has yet to reveal the 2026 Outlander Ralliart. Mitsubishi only offers one electrified powertrain in the Australian-market Outlander: a 2.4-litre plug-in hybrid four. This leaves Mitsubishi without a direct rival to a growing contingent of plugless hybrid mid-size SUVs, including the top-selling Toyota RAV4. If this powertrain remains specific to North America, Mitsubishi will be doing as Nissan has done with its mechanically related Rogue. A twin to the X-Trail sold here, the Rogue in 2022 ditched its atmo 2.5-litre four – the same engine still used in the X-Trail and Outlander here – for a turbocharged 1.5-litre three-cylinder engine. Other forbidden mid-size SUV fruit includes plug-in hybrid versions of the Hyundai Tucson and Kia Sportage, as well as versions of these crossovers with a naturally aspirated 2.5-litre four-cylinder engine. MORE: Explore the Mitsubishi Outlander showroom Content originally sourced from: The Mitsubishi Outlander is ditching its familiar base engine in the US market in favour of something with a much smaller capacity, but it's unclear if Australia will follow suit. Mitsubishi in the US has confirmed the naturally aspirated 2.5-litre four-cylinder in the Outlander will be replaced for 2026 with a turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, borrowed from the smaller Eclipse Cross, mated with "the company's first mild-hybrid system". This suggests Mitsubishi is resurrecting a short-lived Outlander powertrain launched in China in 2022. In the Chinese-market Outlander, the 1.5-litre turbo four was mated with a 48V mild-hybrid system and a continuously variable transmission (CVT), and featured outputs of 120kW of power and 280Nm of torque – down 15kW on the 2.5-litre, but up 36Nm. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. We've contacted Mitsubishi Australia to confirm if there are any plans to offer this powertrain here. Since Chinese production ended in 2023, the Outlander is built exclusively in Japan, supplying markets such as ours and the US. In introducing a mild-hybrid 1.5T option in China, Mitsubishi said the electric motor assist resulted in "smooth, manageable acceleration while improving fuel efficiency". In its US announcement this month, Mitsubishi says the new powertrain will bring "increased confidence and drivability thanks to electrified torque adding off-the-line acceleration", though it doesn't make note of any fuel economy improvements – or power and torque outputs, for that matter. It says these will be released later this year, closer to the updated SUV's fourth-quarter (October-December) launch. After a facelift for 2025, there are no further visual changes for 2026 in the US market. However, the range is expanding to include a Ralliart variant. The company has yet to reveal the 2026 Outlander Ralliart. Mitsubishi only offers one electrified powertrain in the Australian-market Outlander: a 2.4-litre plug-in hybrid four. This leaves Mitsubishi without a direct rival to a growing contingent of plugless hybrid mid-size SUVs, including the top-selling Toyota RAV4. If this powertrain remains specific to North America, Mitsubishi will be doing as Nissan has done with its mechanically related Rogue. A twin to the X-Trail sold here, the Rogue in 2022 ditched its atmo 2.5-litre four – the same engine still used in the X-Trail and Outlander here – for a turbocharged 1.5-litre three-cylinder engine. Other forbidden mid-size SUV fruit includes plug-in hybrid versions of the Hyundai Tucson and Kia Sportage, as well as versions of these crossovers with a naturally aspirated 2.5-litre four-cylinder engine. MORE: Explore the Mitsubishi Outlander showroom Content originally sourced from:
7NEWS
17-07-2025
- Automotive
- 7NEWS
2026 Mitsubishi Outlander gets mild-hybrid power, Australian timing unclear
The Mitsubishi Outlander is ditching its familiar base engine in the US market in favour of something with a much smaller capacity, but it's unclear if Australia will follow suit. Mitsubishi in the US has confirmed the naturally aspirated 2.5-litre four-cylinder in the Outlander will be replaced for 2026 with a turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, borrowed from the smaller Eclipse Cross, mated with 'the company's first mild-hybrid system'. This suggests Mitsubishi is resurrecting a short-lived Outlander powertrain launched in China in 2022. In the Chinese-market Outlander, the 1.5-litre turbo four was mated with a 48V mild-hybrid system and a continuously variable transmission (CVT), and featured outputs of 120kW of power and 280Nm of torque – down 15kW on the 2.5-litre, but up 36Nm. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. We've contacted Mitsubishi Australia to confirm if there are any plans to offer this powertrain here. Since Chinese production ended in 2023, the Outlander is built exclusively in Japan, supplying markets such as ours and the US. In introducing a mild-hybrid 1.5T option in China, Mitsubishi said the electric motor assist resulted in 'smooth, manageable acceleration while improving fuel efficiency'. In its US announcement this month, Mitsubishi says the new powertrain will bring 'increased confidence and drivability thanks to electrified torque adding off-the-line acceleration', though it doesn't make note of any fuel economy improvements – or power and torque outputs, for that matter. It says these will be released later this year, closer to the updated SUV's fourth-quarter (October-December) launch. After a facelift for 2025, there are no further visual changes for 2026 in the US market. However, the range is expanding to include a Ralliart variant. The company has yet to reveal the 2026 Outlander Ralliart. Mitsubishi only offers one electrified powertrain in the Australian-market Outlander: a 2.4-litre plug-in hybrid four. This leaves Mitsubishi without a direct rival to a growing contingent of plugless hybrid mid-size SUVs, including the top-selling Toyota RAV4. If this powertrain remains specific to North America, Mitsubishi will be doing as Nissan has done with its mechanically related Rogue. A twin to the X-Trail sold here, the Rogue in 2022 ditched its atmo 2.5-litre four – the same engine still used in the X-Trail and Outlander here – for a turbocharged 1.5-litre three-cylinder engine. Other forbidden mid-size SUV fruit includes plug-in hybrid versions of the Hyundai Tucson and Kia Sportage, as well as versions of these crossovers with a naturally aspirated 2.5-litre four-cylinder engine.
Perth Now
17-07-2025
- Automotive
- Perth Now
2026 Mitsubishi Outlander gets mild-hybrid power, Australian timing unclear
The Mitsubishi Outlander is ditching its familiar base engine in the US market in favour of something with a much smaller capacity, but it's unclear if Australia will follow suit. Mitsubishi in the US has confirmed the naturally aspirated 2.5-litre four-cylinder in the Outlander will be replaced for 2026 with a turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, borrowed from the smaller Eclipse Cross, mated with 'the company's first mild-hybrid system'. This suggests Mitsubishi is resurrecting a short-lived Outlander powertrain launched in China in 2022. In the Chinese-market Outlander, the 1.5-litre turbo four was mated with a 48V mild-hybrid system and a continuously variable transmission (CVT), and featured outputs of 120kW of power and 280Nm of torque – down 15kW on the 2.5-litre, but up 36Nm. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. Supplied Credit: CarExpert We've contacted Mitsubishi Australia to confirm if there are any plans to offer this powertrain here. Since Chinese production ended in 2023, the Outlander is built exclusively in Japan, supplying markets such as ours and the US. In introducing a mild-hybrid 1.5T option in China, Mitsubishi said the electric motor assist resulted in 'smooth, manageable acceleration while improving fuel efficiency'. In its US announcement this month, Mitsubishi says the new powertrain will bring 'increased confidence and drivability thanks to electrified torque adding off-the-line acceleration', though it doesn't make note of any fuel economy improvements – or power and torque outputs, for that matter. It says these will be released later this year, closer to the updated SUV's fourth-quarter (October-December) launch. After a facelift for 2025, there are no further visual changes for 2026 in the US market. However, the range is expanding to include a Ralliart variant. Supplied Credit: CarExpert The company has yet to reveal the 2026 Outlander Ralliart. Mitsubishi only offers one electrified powertrain in the Australian-market Outlander: a 2.4-litre plug-in hybrid four. This leaves Mitsubishi without a direct rival to a growing contingent of plugless hybrid mid-size SUVs, including the top-selling Toyota RAV4. If this powertrain remains specific to North America, Mitsubishi will be doing as Nissan has done with its mechanically related Rogue. A twin to the X-Trail sold here, the Rogue in 2022 ditched its atmo 2.5-litre four – the same engine still used in the X-Trail and Outlander here – for a turbocharged 1.5-litre three-cylinder engine. Other forbidden mid-size SUV fruit includes plug-in hybrid versions of the Hyundai Tucson and Kia Sportage, as well as versions of these crossovers with a naturally aspirated 2.5-litre four-cylinder engine. MORE: Explore the Mitsubishi Outlander showroom
The Advertiser
16-07-2025
- Automotive
- The Advertiser
Mitsubishi Pajero Sport successor has boxy body, may drop Sport designation
The replacement for the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport has been spied again, this time with a production-ready body and underpinnings likely borrowed from the latest Triton. Our spy photography agency snapped this SUV undergoing hot weather testing in southern Europe recently. With a live rear axle, running boards and chunky tyres it looks to be the successor to the Pajero Sport that's nearing its 10th birthday, and is based on the previous-generation Triton ute. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. Although the Pajero Sport remains in production, Mitsubishi Australia is relying on existing stock as the car can no longer be imported due to new autonomous emergency braking (AEB) regulations it doesn't comply with. An earlier prototype spied in September 2024 had the front end of the current sixth-generation Triton ute, but used the doors and rear body panels of the existing Pajero Sport. This latest development vehicle, though, is wearing a production-ready body that shares nothing in common with the sixth-generation Triton that made its debut in 2023. Mitsubishi is evidently going the extra mile this time around to distinguish the SUV from its ute sibling. Up front the Pajero Sport replacement has a bluff fascia with a tall, wide grille flanked by a ladder of LED driving lights. The main beam unit juts out and connects with the grille. Around the side the new SUV has squared-off wheel arches, a clamshell bonnet, and a blocky silhouette. Interestingly the doors feature sharper window frames and a more upright-looking windscreen than the Triton. At the back the current Pajero Sport's dripping eyeliner tail-lights have given way to more traditional set of tail-lights. The styling here doesn't seem a world away from the next-generation Nissan Patrol. It's unclear what's powering this SUV, but the sixth-generation Triton uses a 2.4-litre four-cylinder twin-turbo diesel mill making 150kW of power and 470Nm of torque. It's paired to a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission, and the choice of rear-wheel drive or full-time four-wheel drive. With the design now more like a classic off-roader than a ute-based family wagon, a rumour is circulating the new model could adopt the Pajero name without the Sport suffix. Whether this turns out to be true remains to be seen, as an earlier rumour indicated Mitsubishi was going to revive the Pajero name for a more luxurious model based on the plug-in hybrid Outlander. If the Pajero does become an Outlander-based model, it will abandon the model's long history as a true off-roader. However, if the Pajero name is used on the car pictured here, it will see the model return to its body-on-frame roots, which it abandoned when the third-generation car debuted in 1999. MORE: Everything Mitsubishi Pajero Sport Content originally sourced from: The replacement for the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport has been spied again, this time with a production-ready body and underpinnings likely borrowed from the latest Triton. Our spy photography agency snapped this SUV undergoing hot weather testing in southern Europe recently. With a live rear axle, running boards and chunky tyres it looks to be the successor to the Pajero Sport that's nearing its 10th birthday, and is based on the previous-generation Triton ute. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. Although the Pajero Sport remains in production, Mitsubishi Australia is relying on existing stock as the car can no longer be imported due to new autonomous emergency braking (AEB) regulations it doesn't comply with. An earlier prototype spied in September 2024 had the front end of the current sixth-generation Triton ute, but used the doors and rear body panels of the existing Pajero Sport. This latest development vehicle, though, is wearing a production-ready body that shares nothing in common with the sixth-generation Triton that made its debut in 2023. Mitsubishi is evidently going the extra mile this time around to distinguish the SUV from its ute sibling. Up front the Pajero Sport replacement has a bluff fascia with a tall, wide grille flanked by a ladder of LED driving lights. The main beam unit juts out and connects with the grille. Around the side the new SUV has squared-off wheel arches, a clamshell bonnet, and a blocky silhouette. Interestingly the doors feature sharper window frames and a more upright-looking windscreen than the Triton. At the back the current Pajero Sport's dripping eyeliner tail-lights have given way to more traditional set of tail-lights. The styling here doesn't seem a world away from the next-generation Nissan Patrol. It's unclear what's powering this SUV, but the sixth-generation Triton uses a 2.4-litre four-cylinder twin-turbo diesel mill making 150kW of power and 470Nm of torque. It's paired to a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission, and the choice of rear-wheel drive or full-time four-wheel drive. With the design now more like a classic off-roader than a ute-based family wagon, a rumour is circulating the new model could adopt the Pajero name without the Sport suffix. Whether this turns out to be true remains to be seen, as an earlier rumour indicated Mitsubishi was going to revive the Pajero name for a more luxurious model based on the plug-in hybrid Outlander. If the Pajero does become an Outlander-based model, it will abandon the model's long history as a true off-roader. However, if the Pajero name is used on the car pictured here, it will see the model return to its body-on-frame roots, which it abandoned when the third-generation car debuted in 1999. MORE: Everything Mitsubishi Pajero Sport Content originally sourced from: The replacement for the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport has been spied again, this time with a production-ready body and underpinnings likely borrowed from the latest Triton. Our spy photography agency snapped this SUV undergoing hot weather testing in southern Europe recently. With a live rear axle, running boards and chunky tyres it looks to be the successor to the Pajero Sport that's nearing its 10th birthday, and is based on the previous-generation Triton ute. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. Although the Pajero Sport remains in production, Mitsubishi Australia is relying on existing stock as the car can no longer be imported due to new autonomous emergency braking (AEB) regulations it doesn't comply with. An earlier prototype spied in September 2024 had the front end of the current sixth-generation Triton ute, but used the doors and rear body panels of the existing Pajero Sport. This latest development vehicle, though, is wearing a production-ready body that shares nothing in common with the sixth-generation Triton that made its debut in 2023. Mitsubishi is evidently going the extra mile this time around to distinguish the SUV from its ute sibling. Up front the Pajero Sport replacement has a bluff fascia with a tall, wide grille flanked by a ladder of LED driving lights. The main beam unit juts out and connects with the grille. Around the side the new SUV has squared-off wheel arches, a clamshell bonnet, and a blocky silhouette. Interestingly the doors feature sharper window frames and a more upright-looking windscreen than the Triton. At the back the current Pajero Sport's dripping eyeliner tail-lights have given way to more traditional set of tail-lights. The styling here doesn't seem a world away from the next-generation Nissan Patrol. It's unclear what's powering this SUV, but the sixth-generation Triton uses a 2.4-litre four-cylinder twin-turbo diesel mill making 150kW of power and 470Nm of torque. It's paired to a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission, and the choice of rear-wheel drive or full-time four-wheel drive. With the design now more like a classic off-roader than a ute-based family wagon, a rumour is circulating the new model could adopt the Pajero name without the Sport suffix. Whether this turns out to be true remains to be seen, as an earlier rumour indicated Mitsubishi was going to revive the Pajero name for a more luxurious model based on the plug-in hybrid Outlander. If the Pajero does become an Outlander-based model, it will abandon the model's long history as a true off-roader. However, if the Pajero name is used on the car pictured here, it will see the model return to its body-on-frame roots, which it abandoned when the third-generation car debuted in 1999. MORE: Everything Mitsubishi Pajero Sport Content originally sourced from: The replacement for the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport has been spied again, this time with a production-ready body and underpinnings likely borrowed from the latest Triton. Our spy photography agency snapped this SUV undergoing hot weather testing in southern Europe recently. With a live rear axle, running boards and chunky tyres it looks to be the successor to the Pajero Sport that's nearing its 10th birthday, and is based on the previous-generation Triton ute. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. Although the Pajero Sport remains in production, Mitsubishi Australia is relying on existing stock as the car can no longer be imported due to new autonomous emergency braking (AEB) regulations it doesn't comply with. An earlier prototype spied in September 2024 had the front end of the current sixth-generation Triton ute, but used the doors and rear body panels of the existing Pajero Sport. This latest development vehicle, though, is wearing a production-ready body that shares nothing in common with the sixth-generation Triton that made its debut in 2023. Mitsubishi is evidently going the extra mile this time around to distinguish the SUV from its ute sibling. Up front the Pajero Sport replacement has a bluff fascia with a tall, wide grille flanked by a ladder of LED driving lights. The main beam unit juts out and connects with the grille. Around the side the new SUV has squared-off wheel arches, a clamshell bonnet, and a blocky silhouette. Interestingly the doors feature sharper window frames and a more upright-looking windscreen than the Triton. At the back the current Pajero Sport's dripping eyeliner tail-lights have given way to more traditional set of tail-lights. The styling here doesn't seem a world away from the next-generation Nissan Patrol. It's unclear what's powering this SUV, but the sixth-generation Triton uses a 2.4-litre four-cylinder twin-turbo diesel mill making 150kW of power and 470Nm of torque. It's paired to a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission, and the choice of rear-wheel drive or full-time four-wheel drive. With the design now more like a classic off-roader than a ute-based family wagon, a rumour is circulating the new model could adopt the Pajero name without the Sport suffix. Whether this turns out to be true remains to be seen, as an earlier rumour indicated Mitsubishi was going to revive the Pajero name for a more luxurious model based on the plug-in hybrid Outlander. If the Pajero does become an Outlander-based model, it will abandon the model's long history as a true off-roader. However, if the Pajero name is used on the car pictured here, it will see the model return to its body-on-frame roots, which it abandoned when the third-generation car debuted in 1999. MORE: Everything Mitsubishi Pajero Sport Content originally sourced from:
Perth Now
15-07-2025
- Automotive
- Perth Now
Mitsubishi Pajero Sport successor has boxy body, may drop Sport designation
The replacement for the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport has been spied again, this time with a production-ready body and underpinnings likely borrowed from the latest Triton. Our spy photography agency snapped this car during hot weather testing in southern Europe recently. With live rear axle, running boards and chunky tyres it looks to be the successor to the Pajero Sport that's nearing its 10th birthday, and is based on the previous-generation Triton ute. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. Supplied Credit: CarExpert Although the Pajero Sport remains in production, Mitsubishi Australia is relying on existing stock as the car can no longer be imported due to autonomous emergency braking regulations. An earlier prototype spied in September 2024 had the front end of the current sixth-gneration Triton ute, but used the doors and rear body panels of the existing Pajero Sport. This latest development vehicle, though, is wearing a production-ready body that shares nothing in common with the sixth-generation Triton that made its debut in 2023. Supplied Credit: CarExpert While the current Pajero Sport has a body that's distinct from the Triton it's based on, Mitsubishi is going the extra mile this time around to distinguish the SUV from its ute sibling. Up front the Pajero Sport replacement has a bluff fascia with a tall, wide grille flanked by a ladder of LED driving lights. The main beam unit juts out and connects with the grille. Around the side the new SUV has squared-off wheel arches, a clamshell bonnet, and a blocky silhouette. Interestingly the doors feature sharper window frames and a more upright-looking windscreen than the Triton. Supplied Credit: CarExpert Supplied Credit: CarExpert At the back the current Pajero Sport's dripping eyeliner tail-lights have given way to more traditional set of tail-lights. The styling here doesn't seem a world away from the next-generation Nissan Patrol. It's unclear what's powering this SUV, but the sixth-generation Triton uses a 2.4-litre four-cylinder twin-turbo diesel mill making 150kW and 470Nm. It's paired to a six-speed manual or automatic transmission, and the choice of rear-wheel drive or full-time four-wheel drive. Supplied Credit: CarExpert With the design now more like a classic off-roader than a ute-based family wagon, a rumour is circulating the new model could adopt the Pajero name without the Sport suffix. Whether this turns out to be true remains to be seen, as an earlier rumour indicated Mitsubishi was going to revive the Pajero name for a more luxurious model based on the plug-in hybrid Outlander. If the Pajero does become an Outlander-based model, it will abandon the model's long history as a true off-roader. However, if the Pajero name is used on the car pictured here, it will see the model return to its body-on-frame roots, which it abandoned when the third-generation car debuted in 1999. MORE: Everything Mitsubishi Pajero Sport
