This Pajero Sport wore seven different names across markets, from Challenger to Nativa to Strada G-Wagon in Thailand.
Median 190 hp across 238 similar cars
Lead trim: 2.4 4G64 · up to 186 hp
Mitsubishi Pajero Sport / Montero Sport / Challenger first generation K801996–2008
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FactThis Pajero Sport wore seven different names across markets, from Challenger to Nativa to Strada G-Wagon in Thailand.
Production of the first-generation Mitsubishi Pajero Sport began in Japan in 1996 and it was available for most export markets by 1997, where it was variously known as the Challenger, Pajero Sport in Europe, Montero Sport in North America, South America, Spain and the Philippines, Nativa in parts of Latin America, the Caribbean and the Middle East, Shogun Sport in the United Kingdom, and Strada G-Wagon in Thailand. Based on the Strada pickup truck of the same vintage, sharing many components and some body panels such as the front doors, it was also built on the second-generation Pajero wheelbase and served as a smaller model to the larger Pajero. Like the Pajero it featured independent front suspension with torsion bars and a live rear axle, and in addition to numerous facelifts there was a major suspension change from rear leaf to coil springs in late 2000. Local assembly for foreign markets was introduced in China in 2003 and Brazil in 2006.
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Trims & Figures
7 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4 4G64 | 1996–2008 | 2.4 L Inline-4 | 132 hp | 148 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.5 4D56 turbo | 1996–2008 | 2.5 L Inline-4 | 114 hp | 177 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.8 4M40 | 1996–2008 | 2.8 L Inline-4 | 95 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2.8 4M40 turbo | 1996–2008 | 2.8 L Inline-4 | 138 hp | 232 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 3.0 6G72 | 1996–2008 | 3.0 L V6 | 174 hp | 188 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 3.2 4M41 turbo | 1996–2008 | 3.2 L Inline-4 | 163 hp | 259 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 3.5 6G74 | 1996–2008 | 3.5 L V6 | 186 hp | 226 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
Owning one
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Photographs
This Pajero Sport's hill descent control was a first for Mitsubishi, debuting alongside a new off-road mode in Super-Select 4WD-II.
Every market's Pajero Sport came from one factory: Thailand built them all, whether badged Montero, Shogun or Dakar.
This Pajero Sport wore seven different names across markets, from Challenger to Nativa to Strada G-Wagon in Thailand.
Rivals
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