2012 MITSUBISHI PAJERO REVIEW

2012 MITSUBISHI PAJERO REVIEW

What’s hot: Audio system, off-road ability
What’s not: No steering-wheel reach adjustment, ageing engine and styling
X-factor: That long-established reputation; proven tow-vehicle and off-road performance

Vehicle style: Medium 4WD SUV
Price: $70,890
Fuel economy (claimed): 9.0litres/100km

OVERVIEW

Mitsubishi’s Pajero SUV is one of those icons of the motoring world that seems to have been with us forever.

While the years are starting to show, especially in refinement, the Pajero can still hold its head high in the ‘heavy-duty’ 4x4 segment.

It’s tough, reliable and capable and can handle just about anything an Aussie family can throw at it.

To scrounge a bit more time before an all-new model arrives, Mitsubishi has upgraded the Pajero for 2012 with a raft of styling, safety and luxury-appointment changes.

There is a handsome new front bumper and radiator grille and new-look 18-inch alloys on the VRX and the top-spec Exceed models. We drove the heavily-specced $70,890 VRX for this review.