Homologation Specials: 1998 Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution
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Japanese manufacturers found no shortage of success in the World Rally Championship (WRC) throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, with Toyota, Subaru, and Mitsubishi trading constructor titles almost exclusively amongst each other for more than a decade, in turn canonizing the Celica, Impreza, and Lancer among the sport’s all-time greats. But while Toyota and Subaru kept their rallying efforts focused on the WRC during this era, Mitsubishi also took on the greatest long-distance off-road race in the world: The Paris-Dakar.
Their weapon of choice was the Pajero. The capable but otherwise unexceptional 4WD SUV was modified to take on the mechanically and mentally grueling desert raid and made its debut in the 1983 edition. Soon after, in 1985, the Pajero took the first of the model’s 12 victories in the car category, a streak of dominance that lasted until 2007, including a six-win streak. The Pajero still stands as the winningest vehicle at the Dakar, with more class wins and more stage wins than any competitor, in any category.
For the 1997 edition of the infamously challenging raid, a changed rulebook shepherded the works teams away from prototypes and into the production-based car classes, which brings us to the road-going Pajero Evolution in this week’s film. A true homologation special, the production “PajEvo” was built in order for Mitsubishi to enter a racing version into the Dakar’s production-based T2 class. The road-going result was markedly different from any other Pajero to wear a license plate. Starting with the two-door’s ultra-short wheelbase, Mitsubishi flared the bodywork around widened front and rear tracks, added a vented, aluminum hood, and fitted a pair of fins to the rear end of the roofline.
Under the augmented skin, the PajEvo separated itself from its more civilian kin by taking on Torsen limited-slip differentials on the front and rear axles, and swapping the standard suspension for a double wishbone front end and multilink rear with extended travel. The chassis was reinforced to cope with the demands of the Dakar, and to propel the two-ton rally tank, Mitsubishi gave it a 3.5-liter V6-the 6G74-which sent 276hp and 256lb-ft of torque through an automatic five-speed (an even rarer manual version was available, but most were automatics, including the Dakar competitors).
The Pajero Evo won its debut in the 1997 event and went on to to become the most victorious Dakar machine of all time, yet its production version remains one of the lesser-known homologation specials. In this week’s film, host Sam Hancock puts one of these under-appreciated bulldogs through its paces on a mixed-surface rallycross course.
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23 years old and it still looks current. Mitsubishi needs to add this to their current roster.
❤ Mitsubishi! ...thats why i cry thinking what the hell happened with this brand :(
@zestor2908
3 жыл бұрын
Nowadays a mainstream car manufacturer ;(
@turbod1
3 жыл бұрын
Look into their box trucks, that's what brought them down.
@irritablearchitect
3 жыл бұрын
No kidding.
@gnshp8167
3 жыл бұрын
They had good cars but their interior was really looking like it was produced a decade before the car. Now they are just building generic cars instead of exciting cars...
@Aggazin
3 жыл бұрын
Why Mitsubishi....WHYYY....😭😭 Oh dear car gods.... Hear our plea and deliver us an Evo XI🥺🥺
Remember those from Jackie Chan movies, when he was one of their ambassadors.
I never knew the history of these until now. Early Mitsubishis are really underrated the more I look into it. Fantastic!
Not a fan of TopGear format. I miss the artistic / documentary format Petrolicious was before. It was unique, that's why I liked it. Everyone talk and talk and talk about the car with same old back ground music.
@ryanbennett1532
3 жыл бұрын
I concur.
@stephanelaroche9956
3 жыл бұрын
I fully agree. The Magic is gone...
@kelvarnsen1749
3 жыл бұрын
Well this is a different series. They still have normal reviews but they arent posted here like they used to be.
@rakagilang4758
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for reminding us about the good old days of petrolicious
@phinds1
3 жыл бұрын
@@kelvarnsen1749 So we’re are they? Not liking this format.
Best 'suv' in the world. I remember the 90's Dakar races with them just dominating!
@eriksantoso1741
3 жыл бұрын
And the evo suv that I want to make the series just like lancer evo
And nowadays we get, the Mitsubishi EclipseCross!
@eskamobob8662
3 жыл бұрын
I am happy as shit to see 30% of all cars on the road being eclipsecrosses if it means Mitsubishi gets to live another day. I'm rooting for them no matter how far they have fallen
@techpassion4126
3 жыл бұрын
@@eskamobob8662 I don't mind the crossovers/SUVs if it helps fund a company's other cars. Money from the Cayenne is what helped Porsche build the 918, money from the DBX is what'll keep Aston building more Vantages and Vanquishes, and the Urus jumped Lambo sales by 43% in 2019 and that'll keep giving us more insane supercars to enjoy from them too! Mitsubishi doesn't have an exciting line of cars though at the moment compared to back when they had the Evos, 3000GTs, FTOs, etc. Really hope they come back soon tho!
@lewismatthews1442
3 жыл бұрын
@@techpassion4126 Sadly I feel the waters are very muddied by them being mainly owned by Nissan-Renault. It's hard to keep up with who owns what these days. Jaguar/land rover is also struggling for sales but is owned by Tata, originally an Indian Steel and Cotton manufacturer but today is a huge conglomerate. They have the money, it's if they want to keep pumping it into these brands. Scares me what might happen to some of these iconic brands.
@syedsadiq4446
3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣👌🏻
@kenxiong6830
3 жыл бұрын
At this point Mitsubishi is best left for dead
This car is nothing short of amazing, I've always loved short wheelbase offroaders and this one's got a revvy V6 :D
@chrisdooley6468
3 жыл бұрын
It’s NA but I agree completely
@mscd9676
3 жыл бұрын
@@chrisdooley6468 thanks, I must have remembered sth wrong, I'd kill for a turbo one tho
These things are actually extremely cool!
The Pajero has been mine (and my Dads) daily driver when we travel to West Africa! The double wishbone front and live axle rear suits the conditions well. Of course we had the long wheel base.
@cedb7115
3 жыл бұрын
Land Cruiser Prado > Pajero
@subieonelove2802
Жыл бұрын
@@cedb7115 prado never can be as good as pajero. maybe prado is more reliable, but pajero is more comfortable, super select and a lot more goodies. plus, prado never won dakar, and it doesn’t have homologation special model as pajero evo.
4:47 watch the action of functional rear wing, it creates a high pressure wind trail that is stopping the dust from rising into that trail... this high pressure air above is putting that downforce.
"I would put a louder exhaust, a bit more power pumping from that turbocharger"...What turbo? This car is naturally aspirated.
@timfrolov7891
2 ай бұрын
Ah yes, the famous NA diesel
@georgimihalkov4781
2 ай бұрын
@@timfrolov7891 What diesel are you talking about?
I think you've made a little mistake in your review, as there's no turbocharger on the Evolution.
@ivocesarcacador774
2 жыл бұрын
Couldn't Agree More.
I had the opportunity to buy one for $8,000. I'm in San Francisco California and the SUV was here already. It was registered in Washington state and had no way to register it here. I should've brought it and waited for it to be legal with the 25 year rule.
Legendary 4x4 !
This documentary Format is so amazing
If the Master Chief wanted a compact Warthog, this is what he would drive
@olavofernandes7286
3 жыл бұрын
He already has one by gm based on hummer h20😁😁😁😁😁😁
1st and 2nd gen SWB (3 door) Mitsubishi Pajero is one of the most iconic 4x4 ever made... Reliable, good looking, sporty, comfortable, agile, tough and durable! It has a low center of gravity for it's segment and it's perfect dimensions makes it be a kind of a real sports "jeep". Not too big... Not too small. Quite funny to drive and stable at same time, thanks to it's front independent suspension. The Evolution limited series was the closest thing you could have to an exotic 4x4 back in 1997 before Porsche Cayenne, BMW X5, etc came out to market. The success achieved by the Pajero's in the competition in a time where the competition 4x4's were still modified road cars speaks for itself and shows how greatful and performant this car can be. A kind of a "Porsche 911" of the wild tracks! Unfortunatelly now Pajero is gone and Mitsubishi doesn't exist anymore the way it did. Actually there's a real risk of disappearing from the map. A brilliant story full of quick success and glory, but with a very sad end. From heaven to hell in just 3 decades.
This channel are more evolution than before...THUMBS UP
I don’t know why but I love this 4x4 a lot and I want it badly!
@f.mitterrand
3 жыл бұрын
Powerful, durable, and produced in a limited amount, this bad boy has a lot of character and history in it too, that's why
My short wheelbased 1st generation is my favorite car to drive these days. Yes, it's underpowered but so capable and fun. Worth noting that I've had both the manual and auto, and love both, but the Mitsubishi automatic is a perfect gearbox, smooth shifts, intuitive downshifts and very strong
Yup, driving a Pajero (montero) IS Truly amazing
Finally! Such a legendary car
Loving the series, keep it up!
Love this content
The Pajero and all its variants are really under appreciated in the 4wd world. The rear axles are absolutely MASSIVE for the vehicle size and incredibly strong.
thank you Sir
Show us the interior, engine and under chassis next time please, just way too much talking
Always wanted a Pajero Evo as the first motorsport I watched was the 2005 Dakar.
Pure 4x4 Classic and Dakar Legend!!!💪💪💪
Superb video
Man... Pajero evolution..... Sublime
When Mitsubishi ruled the world
Still love Mitsubishi design at old time. Pure beauty, pure muscle
I've saw this a month ago.. And it was so beautiful..
Amazing machine
What a COOL car!!!!
I still have my Mitsubishi Montero limited the last year us Model still running strong... This truck ain't going nowhere till the wheels fall off had it over 10 years now and still looks mint.... 💪🏾🥂😆
The reason I subscribed to this channel was because it had videos of the car owners talking about their cars. I had no idea what some of them were expressing because I didn't know their language but that is my limitation not theirs. Despite that I understood the language of cars and passion for motoring....I miss that
@martinokanya9014
3 жыл бұрын
@Ajmer Via Road, try turning the subtitles on when watching. Hope it helps.
It's legendary car, I think if this car is in Indonesia, more collector will be hunt this car... Nice dude! Thumbs up from Autotune Indonesia...
The legendary SUV
Fun fact: Pajero means 'Wanker' in spanish
@lukasschmitz7231
3 жыл бұрын
instead of calling it the mitsubishi montero in spanish speaking countries, they shoukd have named it the "Mitsubishi Wanker" everywhere else
@shakespeare_hall4788
3 жыл бұрын
It means Wanker here in Oz also... Only Wankers drive these shitboxes!
@shogunero3.6
3 жыл бұрын
@Shakespeare_Hall you wouldn’t call it a shitbox if u drove one. It’s far better than whatever shitbox u drive...
@1250GSX
3 жыл бұрын
@@shakespeare_hall4788 Nah normal everyday people drive them. Massive wankers leave anonymous comments like yours.
@shankarwain4289
3 жыл бұрын
@@shakespeare_hall4788 shitbox?😂 These are some of the most reliable and durable cars ever made , that can survive deserts , bushlands and terror hit nations ! If you wanna survive a zombie appocalypse , you should probably drive these over something that is much more likely to break , for example a range rover !
All the good ride from back in the day! Gsr Mitsubishi, Mazda gtr, gtx , Nissan gti-r, Toyota fxgt
You make an extensive review without showing what's under the hood!
Another great vehicle that was denied to American auto enthusiasts. At least the second generation Pajero Evolution will be 25 years old and legal to import into the U.S. in 2022 for anyone wanting one. The hardest thing then will be finding someone selling one of the approximately 2500 units built.
as much as I love so much out of the 80s and 90s (including this thing), you can't deny that we've come a long f*cking way where you can buy something just as capable offroad, super compliant and cushy onroad, actually survive a crash, with a 0-100 time under 7 seconds and all the millennial tech bullsh*t for under 40k and get 8L/100km mixed driving. I love these old tech SUVs with their very hardcore, very compromised allure.
the music is killing my vibe man
I got a mark 2 pajero a couple of years ago with partial service history and 60K miles. I wanted a daily that I could ignore and abuse - it still delivers. I now respect it.
Wow👍
awesome car. Substance-less review
i always check my local listings for these, to no avail ofc
Yes there was a time Mitsubishi made cool cars how the mighty have fallen .
It's been a while, but when I looked into Overland vehicles, these were panned, got stuck in the sand, supposedly didn't have widespread factory parts availability, nor much after market support. Maybe all that has changed, but that was the situation half a dozen years ago. I'm pretty sure it can't hang with a Toyota Land Cruiser. But I'm open to being educated/informed.
wow, a cast aluminium bonnet!
@ThePilotGear
3 жыл бұрын
I don't think it's cast; more like pressed like a typical steel panel.
@DorGreen1
3 жыл бұрын
💸💸💸💸💸
3 жыл бұрын
@@ThePilotGear I'm pretty sure Tom knew that.
This review should've been done by Chris Harris.
@AliasHSW
3 жыл бұрын
All reviews, anywhere and anytime, should be CH!
Mitsubishi is a great engineering company but they don't use commercials as the others!
@aaryeshg.6526
3 жыл бұрын
Keeps them affordable. And dealers offer discounts as such. Less known, the better (somewhat).
My dad has the Korean model Galloper, built by Hundai but it's basically the same as the older Pajero model made before the one showcased here. It's perfect in every way except rust, the body rusts faster than I can eat a burger.
@GabagoolGaming
3 жыл бұрын
It was built with the same tooling, but the quality of steel must be inferior
@freetobe3
3 жыл бұрын
@@GabagoolGaming and the weird thing is the rust affects the 2 door model way more than the 4 door model. Probably using different steel suppliers on different assembly and tooling lines. To this day I haven't seen a 2 door model last 20 years without some form of restoration whilst I still see plenty of original state 4 doors.
@mmafiemc
Жыл бұрын
Really wow
@freetobe3
Жыл бұрын
@@mmafiemc it's insane. Also, after I made the original comment, I inherited my grandpa's Korean domestic market import galloper, it was all restored and a beauty. Shortly after I wrecked it and the shop did a piss poor job at fixing it. I hate myself. It was such a great little car. Thinking of swapping parts between my dad's model and my grandpa's to have one in good condition. That'll come in the future as I blew all the money I had to the piles of shit who did the poor job.
"More power pumping out of the turbocharger" (?)
@iainmackenzie3704
3 жыл бұрын
No turbo here!
@race-partners
3 жыл бұрын
@@iainmackenzie3704 404 No turbocharger found
5-21-2021
To think the same company gave Europe the diesel Shogun Sport one of the most agricultural vehicles ever made, most trucks I've driven have shamed it in NVH.
This was the production based version of Jutta Kleinschmidt's 2001 Dakar winning rally raid car and it was pin-point.
@rob1sp
2 жыл бұрын
That was a Mk3 Pajero, the Evo was a Mk2
I just wish the FIA brought the homologation rule back in rallying.
@aaryeshg.6526
3 жыл бұрын
It will end up with races being more about the car than the driver. Also its quite expensive for manufacturers to produce homologated road racers and they'll just end up being future collector cars.
@achintyaaatreya
3 жыл бұрын
@@aaryeshg.6526 rallying reached it's peak when this rule was in it's place. It spearheaded the manufacturers in the new millennium,also tuner culture reached it's peak. Not only that,young boys were into JDM cars not Teslas. It mobilised a whole new gen. of gear heads. And motorsports too expensive anyway.
I've never yalled "WANT" so quickly
Still dont unerstand what happened to this channel... where are the stories of the owners?
🎉
Guys I'm thinking of buying a pajero evolution. Any recommendations on best year, do n don't s and general what to look out for. ??
great car! i kinda miss when you interviewed regular car owners.
Second gen pajero best gen
This guy don't understand this truck, I miss the old format of petrolicius too!
@a.c.vermillion
3 жыл бұрын
Trust me, this guy understands very well this truck and lots of other awesome cars he drives. He's a nice guy with a lot of experience in the industry. This is a response not only to you, but towards all the people trying to bring the presenter down. He's not your average wannabe influencer. Show some respect.
@EfraKrajo
3 жыл бұрын
@@a.c.vermillion Well taken Sir, many times in order of having a shorter response, we tend to loose some kindness. But with all respect, saying this car have a turbocharger, it is a lack of respect too. And again he says he wants to tweak the turbo!. Don't take me wrong, everybody wants more power, but this is an historical piece of machine!. Knowing the car that you present, is very important too Sir!. Regards!
I was excited when I saw it was the Pajero Evo but here it is, a random guy say shit on shit on shit about the Pajero history and then do some tourist tours of a circuits.
doesnt the Pajero Evo have wholly different suspension from a regular pajero (long travel irs in the rear) and that V6 is rumored to be making north of 300hp (gentlemen agreement was capped to 276hp in advertising)
@KevinSan88
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, totally different suspension. But as for the engine, if anything it makes a bit less than 280ps, rather than more (I have one).
Ahh, glorious Nippon steel...
Handle’s like a water tanker
This is not petrolicious. Bring back the true stories and fantastic cinematography. No more of this presenter review kak.
Lost me when he said "turbocharger". He drove it and didn't realize it's naturally aspirated??
You would never sell this vehicle in Mexico.. 😂This sounds like a Mexican novella, with the music.
@Behram
3 жыл бұрын
Hence it is called Pajero, Montero or Shogun based on the region/ language area as Pajero is not the best car name in Spanish speaking countries 😄
MT or AT?
No turbo mate .
Best cars if you had extra room in your garage
Mitsubishi messed up when they stop making real performance cars like the EVO
@sepg5084
3 жыл бұрын
Easy to say when you are not running a multinational car company
@aaryeshg.6526
3 жыл бұрын
They didn't really mess up tbh. It was more of people not actually buying their cars. Subaru for example sold more Impreza WRX STis than Mitsu's Lan Evos. That's just a fact, people never bought enough Evos for Mitsu to fund the production of it. When they make something driver focused, not enough people buy. When they make normie vehicles like the Outlander and Eclipse Cross, people infact buy those. No matter how much you hate it but that's the fact, when sales of a sportscar get slumped you have to make more mediocre cars to make up for the loss.
What turbo charger 🤦♂️ it’s a naturally aspirated mivec engine.
0:12 why? and he made a couple of mistakes describing the first generations... Overall nice, good photage. but I prefer the channel other formats.
5:23 ight slam poet I’m out 😂
PLS RETURN TO THE OWNER NARRATED THEME PLEASE
They don’t have a turbo
Ma questo è un pajo italiano 😄😄😄
I've got one exactly like this for sale if anyone interested based in the UK.
Neeeeeeddddd
Really cool car, without doubt. But hold the steering wheel with both hands-so annoying to look at.
What happen to mitsubishi. Pajero was dub as the king of dakkar but now☹
Ah that pronunciation! It might be correct, but I always only ever heared Paj-aer-o not Pa-jeer-o!
@markwilliams5654
3 жыл бұрын
It's another Clueless KZread journalist...has no idea
What has happened to glorious petrolicoous. Why.
This guy is kinda annoying I likes it more when the owners tell there own story
Other top fact: "pajero" means "j*rk-off" in Spanish :)
what the hell happened to mitsubishi, they had the most powerful engineering division back in the day wth happened now
Why is the dynamic range of this video quality so poor? Bright areas and dark areas are both whacked. I can’t event enjoy the video.
Type in Pajero v8
404 racing line not found. Dude.
@a.c.vermillion
3 жыл бұрын
He's a professional racing driver. Dude.
@marcleekes3040
3 жыл бұрын
@@a.c.vermillion so why he doesn't drive professional? That's like negative ideal line.
what happened to mitsubishi????
Not bad for a car called “Wanker”.
@RocketPunchArmy
3 жыл бұрын
It was named after a mountain cat but yes people love to point that out
@ventisette.
3 жыл бұрын
@@RocketPunchArmy yes, I know about the “leopardus pajeros” but also about the dirty sense of humour the Japanese have sometimes