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Review- The 2008 Mitsubishi Pajero - The Conqueror of All Terrains


The Indian market is literally flooded with sports utility vehicles.

The price range for SUVs in India varies from Rs.500,000 to Rs.50,000,000.

All of them merely claim to offer ‘sheer off-roading experience’ but unfortunately most of them fail to do it.

While most automakers were busy building timid compact SUVs and expensive luxury SUVs with seductive lines and curves, there was Mitsubishi who stayed with the philosophy of building some hard core, fearless SUVs for pure off-roading and the end result-

The Pajero.

And it can certainly take you to any corner of the planet Earth.
The Design.

The 2008 Pajero has a beefy front and a rectangular body with muscular wheel arches. The lines that flow along the side and neatly wrap up in the tail section, help it to retain a proper boxy SUV shape and also don’t make it look old school and boring.

The large gap between the wheel and the arches just tell you about the purpose of the car and define its off-roading characteristics.


There are chrome garnishes at different places and it is used quite smartly and the car doesn’t look ‘over-chromed’. But as Indians we love chrome, don’t we?

All in all the design is straight and subtle, offering the car a commanding stance and an excellent street presence and perfectly fits the car’s purpose.





Performance and specifications.
The Pajero is equipped with a 2.8 litre, turbocharged inline-4 cylinder engine that churns out a healthy 128 horse power & is mated with a 5 speed manual transmission that delivers a max. torque of 292.2 N-m @ 2000rpm.

It also comes equipped with a differential adjustment lever that allows you to decide whether you want to send power to only to the rear wheels or all four wheels and also offers a differential locking option so that you can get out of the swamp you’re stuck in, with ease.


Engine Description.
2.8 ltr. , 4 cylinder, turbocharged, diesel.
Power.
128 HP @ 4000 rpm.
Max torque.
292.2 N-m @ 2000 rpm.
Transmission.
5 speed manual.
Kerb weight.
2060 kg.
Fuel tank capacity.
92 litres.
Top speed.
152 kmph.


Practicality & Comfort.

Practicality is what most SUV buyers look for and this mighty machine is certainly the most practical vehicle you can buy.

Although Mitsubishi says that the Pajero is built to seat 6 people but 7 adults can comfortably fit in or even 8 people can fit in if there are a couple kids.

The trunk offers a decent amount of luggage space so that you can carry all your mountaineering and rafting equipment along and the things get even better when the 3rd row is down.


It’s not just a hard core dirt machine but the Pajero pampers you with a list of features like front seat lumbar support, rear AC vents, cigarette lighters, ash trays (1 in the front & 1 on each rear door), power windows, full folding 2nd and 3rd rows, decent size glove box, arm rests on both the sides for the rear passengers with cup holders, tilt adjustable steering wheel, convenient grab rails to get in and out, leather seats, front and rear defogger and additionally it gets an altitude and hill climb angle measuring devices!


The thigh support on the front and rear seats is good and there is a plenty of leg room and head room making your journey on plush roads or on undulations, comfortable.





The Verdict.
Thick forests, swamps, rivers, mountains or even the modern day concrete jungles, the Mitsubishi Pajero is ready to face them all and this fearless attitude makes it the conqueror of all terrains!

Citing the traffic conditions and parking issues in our cities, the Pajero is not your daily driver though unless you need to cross 4 mountains, 3 rivers & a couple of marshes to reach your office.

P.S.: The Pajero was built at Hindustan Motors' Chennai facility making it an "Indo-Japanese" car.


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Credits-
Writing-
Anish Kulkarni. (anishkulkarni247@yahoo.com)

Photographs & edits-
Tanay Nandanwar.
(tanay.nandanwar@dskisd.com)
Anish Kulkarni.


Comments

  1. Unknown18 March 2018 at 20:04

    Great work man.......also tanay looking good in the photos.....keep up the good work

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  2. WinknowledgeFact19 March 2018 at 06:26

    Nice work Bro

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