To prove it, Hyundai sent three Gallopers 73,000 km overland from Mumbai to Portugal's westernmost point — 35 countries, ten months, one advertising campaign.
Lead trim: Galloper 3.0 G6AT V6 petrol · up to 101 hp
Hyundai Galloper first generation1991–1997
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FactTo prove it, Hyundai sent three Gallopers 73,000 km overland from Mumbai to Portugal's westernmost point — 35 countries, ten months, one advertising campaign.
The Hyundai Galloper (Galloper Exceed, Innovation, Mitsubishi Galloper, Asia Galloper, Hawtai Jitian) is a full-size SUV made by Hyundai from 1991 to 2004, a localised version of the first-generation Mitsubishi Pajero, championed by Chung Mong-koo of Hyundai Precision Industry (production lines for the first Pajero were transferred to Hyundai Precision when the second Pajero appeared in 1991 and assembly began in September 1991 in Ulsan; Hyundai Motor made the engines, transmissions and body panels). It launched as the Standard (5-seat, short wheelbase) or Exceed (6-seat, long wheelbase) with a 2.5 L naturally-aspirated D4BA diesel (73 hp at 4200 rpm, 14.9 kg·m / 108 lb·ft at 2500 rpm) and a 5-speed manual, with an automatic from November and a D4BF turbodiesel (81 hp) in December 1991; a 3.0 L G6AT V6 petrol was added in February 1992 and in 1993 an intercooler turned the turbodiesel into the D4BH with 101 hp. It has a double-wishbone and torsion-bar front suspension, a live axle on asymmetric leaf springs at the rear, ventilated front discs and drums with a load-sensing valve. A mild restyle in 1994 brought square headlights and added a nine-seat body; export began in 1994 (China first), the 100,000th car came in December 1994, and in 1997 European markets received it as a left-hand-drive-only vehicle after about 220,000 had been built. The "Marco Polo" expedition to Portugal advertised its capability.
Collectors Spotted in the Hyundai Galloper Lineage
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Trims & Figures
4 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galloper 2.5 D4BA diesel four (73 hp) | 1991–1993 | 2.5 L Inline-4 | 73 hp | 108 lb-ft | — | 4WD | — | — |
| Galloper 2.5 D4BF turbodiesel four (81 hp) | 1991–1993 | 2.5 L Inline-4 | 81 hp | 148 lb-ft | — | 4WD | — | — |
| Galloper 2.5 D4BH intercooled turbodiesel four (101 hp) | 1993–1997 | 2.5 L Inline-4 | 101 hp | 177 lb-ft | — | 4WD | — | — |
| Galloper 3.0 G6AT V6 petrol | 1992–1997 | 3.0 L V6 | — | — | — | 4WD | — | — |
Owning one
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Owners’ builds
Nobody has claimed one yet.
Photographs
The restyled Galloper II looked like it was chasing the all-new second-generation Mitsubishi Pajero — but underneath, it was mechanically almost unchanged from the first Galloper.
To prove it, Hyundai sent three Gallopers 73,000 km overland from Mumbai to Portugal's westernmost point — 35 countries, ten months, one advertising campaign.
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