The legendary Mitsubishi Pajero has built its legacy in the rally world. Especially because it has the highest number of Dakar Rally winnings with a total of 12 times. The Pajero, which gave Mitsubishi the honor to be in the Guinness Book of World Records, sadly will be superseded in 2021. This will leave the Australian car market of large off-road SUVs limited to the Toyota LandCruiser and Nissan Patrol.


A quick journey through the Mitsubishi Pajero history to remember this large off-road SUV and acknowledge an end of an era:
The first Pajero generation appeared in Tokyo Motor Show in 1981and was launched for the public six months after. Originally, Pajero had a short wheelbase and three doors. A year after, Mitsubishi fine-tuned a version of the Pajero and started its journey in Motorsports

Mitsubishi was investing in the Pajero at the time. A new model of the Pajero was released in 1987 with two-tone paint and more enhancements including a better suspension system with more comfort and better off-road capabilities.

The second-generation Mitsubishi Pajero went from 1991 till 1999 and was then fully remodeled. The new 4×4 SUV model saw further enhancements with a bigger body and a revolutionary 4WD system that gave Mitsubishi Pajero a more impressive off-road capability.


