New Montero Sport

[PirateMcGee]

Good video on the new Montero Sport. Looks aren't my favorite (the current model looks great IMHO) but for a modern vehicle it's not bad. If Mitsu brings a SUV to the US market (which I think is the way they are headed) I bet this will be it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=938z-KUWbfE

 

[BEG]

Looks like a great alternative to the 4Runner/GX platform. That six-speed manual would be great but I doubt it would make it to the NA market.

 

[Toasty]

It has an 8 speed auto so that's geed enough for me. I keep hearing from friends at MMC that this is supposed to happen.

 

[Toasty]

Also the 6B31 is an awesome motor.

 

[PirateMcGee]

It has an 8 speed auto so that's geed enough for me. I keep hearing from friends at MMC that this is supposed to happen.

I bet it does....low gas prices, low competition, and the company is moving towards SUVs/Crossovers and they have a room in their lineup.

 

[Swift_45a]

I'm not their target demographic, so its unlikely they will think my opinion matters, but that looks like a fragile Volvo SUV you see parked at Starbucks or driven by a HS teeny-bopper to school; its hardly instilling any confidence that it was built with Dakar-stomping DNA.

Until I see someone wheeling it for all it has in Moab or Rubicon I won't be convinced about it at all. I'm afraid to say that Mitsubishi's racing pedigree is going out with the last Evos coming out of the factory. Toyota and Nissan are likely to keep picking up their Market Share. It seems they are resigned to just being another Isuzu or Suzuki as a manufacture.

I'd rather buy these damaged Gen 2/3s and repair them than to rope myself to that thing if I had the money to do so.

Does anyone know if the Pajero is making it past this current Generation in Japan/EU/AU/SA/AF markets?

 

[BEG]

...its hardly instilling any confidence that it was built with Dakar-stomping DNA..

It's got potential:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lIXsWedvUA

 

[PirateMcGee]

I'm not their target demographic, so its unlikely they will think my opinion matters, but that looks like a fragile Volvo SUV you see parked at Starbucks or driven by a HS teeny-bopper to school; its hardly instilling any confidence that it was built with Dakar-stomping DNA.

Until I see someone wheeling it for all it has in Moab or Rubicon I won't be convinced about it at all. I'm afraid to say that Mitsubishi's racing pedigree is going out with the last Evos coming out of the factory. Toyota and Nissan are likely to keep picking up their Market Share. It seems they are resigned to just being another Isuzu or Suzuki as a manufacture.

I'd rather buy these damaged Gen 2/3s and repair them than to rope myself to that thing if I had the money to do so.

Does anyone know if the Pajero is making it past this current Generation in Japan/EU/AU/SA/AF markets?

Doesn't look fragile at all...body on frame with real 4wd system? It has too big of rims but other than that it looks plenty tough and has more ground clearance than a 2nd gen, .1" less than 3rd gen, .2" less then a old Sport and .5" less than the current 4runner. Should be plenty for 4wd camping.

The Rubicon (without bypasses) and the difficult trails in Moab are not exactly where this type of vehicle or for that matter what this forum is all about.....

 

[plh]

What would be the main competitors to this vehicle in the USA market?

Xterra - assembled in USA (rough base price $30K)
4Runner - assembled in Japan (rough base price $38k)

 

[Toasty]

Here's another video with it offroad, they flog it a bit.

Also this Sport is based on the New Triton which is a serious offroad rig and has been competing and kicking *** in offroad challenges. I wouldn't worry about the Sports capability and offroadiness BUT it just doesn't look tough. Maybe with some nice tires and bumpers it'll look serious, I actually redrew the truck with a facelift and sent it to MMNA just because.

 

[Eric M]

What would be the main competitors to this vehicle in the USA market?

Xterra - assembled in USA (rough base price $30K)
4Runner - assembled in Japan (rough base price $38k)

GX/High trim 4Runners is where I would place it.

 

[newworld2004]

I bet it does....low gas prices, low competition, and the company is moving towards SUVs/Crossovers and they have a room in their lineup.

There is no way Mitsubishi brings Montero sport in U.S, they may not stay that long in North America to see that. Next year they are going to have only Mirage, outlander and outlander sport in show room, all these models is just OK product .

 

[PirateMcGee]

They've had their highest sales in years lately. If they were going to leave I think they already would have.

 

[mires]

What would be the main competitors to this vehicle in the USA market?

Xterra - assembled in USA (rough base price $30K)
4Runner - assembled in Japan (rough base price $38k)

Unfortunately the Xterra has been discontinued for 2016.