Coverage: Mitsubishi Pajero Sport Facelift AT & MT Launched

[Chetak]

Hindustan Motors Finance Corporation (the new owner of Hindustan Motors's CCP (Chennai Car Plant) today launched the new Mitsubishi Pajero Sport at a media conference at the Shangri La at Delhi.
The Pajero Sport has two variants now, the 2WD AT and the 4WD MT.
The new Pajero Sport AT 2WD variant has been launched at 23.55 lac ex-showroom, Delhi while the 4WD MT will now cost 23.8 lac ex-showroom Delhi.

The other highlights of the press conference are as under:

1. HMFCL plans to increase its dealerships in India from the present 31 to 48 by March 2015.
2. HMFCL will launch their next Mitsubishi SUV in March 2015, most probably the Outlander diesel.
3. The Montero "may" be reintroduced on a ship to order CBU basis.
4. HMFCL will continue to focus on niche SUVs and does not have any plans of getting into the mass car market for now.

Here are a couple of news articles on the same.

2015 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport Automatic SUV Launched in India | Cartoq - Honest Car Advice

Mitsubishi Pajero Sports AT Strikes Indian Shores at INR 23.55 lac - The New Indian Express
Dealers across major cities have begun to receive shipments of the new vehicles and bookings were opened on the 5th of November.
Deliveries are likely to begin soon.

The key feature changes are the paddle shifters, a day-night IRVM, turn indicators on the ORVMs, a revised MID, better mounted 2DIN head unit, new fender indicator covers, clear lens tail lamps, a new grille and a bumper with new fog lamp mounts.

My take:

The pricing is certainly competitive.

Paddle shifters are certainly a HUGE ego booster and a nice feature to have.

The vehicle feels better finished and classy when compared to the Fortuner.

While the Santa Fe is better finished, it doesn't feel as robust as the Sport.

Matte black lower halves of the front and rear bumpers have made a welcome return.

The clutch and the gear lever felt significantly lighter on the manual variant.

The new air dam with bigger openings is not to my taste and will let 1" pebbles hit the intercooler and the condensor grille.

Turn indicators on the OVRMs are very sleek.

The 105kg lighter AT will definitely be more fuel efficient compared to the manual.

The vehicle now deserves a more targeted marketing push, coupled with a greater sales and service reach.

 

[350Z]

Re: Mitsubishi Pajero Sport AT & MT Launched in Delhi

I'm reporting live from the launch event. Please feel free to post any queries regarding the car.

Drive Safe,
350Z

 

[nishant5858]

Re: Mitsubishi Pajero Sport AT & MT Launched in Delhi

Any changes in specifications for the 2WD AT version ? How much lighter is it compared to 4WD and what is the ARAI figures of both the versions ?

 

[Akash1886]

Re: Mitsubishi Pajero Sport AT & MT Launched in Delhi

Friends,

Here is the official brochure of the Mitsubishi Pajero Sports AT and MT launched today. The pictorial review shall be posted tomorrow.





























Regards

Akash

 

[teamsachinf1]

Re: Mitsubishi Pajero Sport AT & MT Launched in Delhi

Any idea, Why is the cruise control still missing ? . Or have I missed something here. Please correct me if am wrong.

 

[Mathew]

Re: Mitsubishi Pajero Sport AT & MT Launched in Delhi

How much the Ground Clarence? It seems the entry and exit to rear seat may be difficult due to height. Any change in ground clearance? How long is the Automatic Transmission oil change sequence? Any special care needed for the Automatic Transmission?

 

[Akash1886]

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Friends,

The name's Pajero; Mitsubishi Pajero Sport!

Version: 4x2 AT.

Launched: Yesterday.

So, here is my pictorial review of the Mistubishi Pajero Sports AT.







The car has been launched with a good amount of face-lift features.

1) The clear lenses headlamps for better visibility and the design is really nice.



2) The new design front fog lamps.



3) The new front radiator grill adds great character to the car.



4) Chrome finished ORVM with integrated blinkers



5) Motorized Internal Rear View Mirror



6) Well finished entertainment panel with Automatic Climate Control



7) The elegantly designed speedometer dials



8) The automatic Transmission



9) Steering mounted controls



10) Dual Airbags





# Continued in next post.

Friends, this is not a official review. But, hope you'll enjoy!

Regards

Akash

 

[Akash1886]

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11) The Direct Injection Diesel Engine





12) Well finished interiors with good storage spaces.







13) Rear seating with 60:40 split and seat belts. The legroom is decent and egress and ingress shall never be a issue.









14) The Rear-AC





15) The well designed Roof lamp



16) The sporty roof rail



17) The rare wiper



18) Innovative side indicators



19) Tyre and Alloys: 265 section tyre from Apollo are used in this car with 17 inch alloys rims.





20) Minor face-lift in the tail lamps: The indicators now have clear lenses unlike the older model which had full Orange markers.



# Continued in next post

Regards

Akash

 

[Akash1886]

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21) The rear bumper ably houses the reverse lamp with parking sensors.



22) Rear spoiler



23) The boot space: It can be extended with folding of 3rd row seats.



24) Look Comparison of old and new Pajero Sport: The new one looks rather massive.



25) The side foot pads for easy ingress and egress



26) Couple of final shots!









Hope you all liked it!

Regards

Akash

 

[Mathew]

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What mileage it is giving? The 4x2AT weight is less compared to 4x4MT. The less weight shall provide more mileage, any opinion?

 

[Chetak]

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Any change in ground clearance? How long is the Automatic Transmission oil change sequence? Any special care needed for the Automatic Transmission?

The Ground clearance remains unchanged at 215mm.
The AT does not need any special care and the oil change interval should be around 100,000km (the service manual will have the figure).

Any idea, Why is the cruise control still missing ? .

Yes, the cruise control is still missing. However, the saving grace is the fact that it can imported and installed for around 10K INR pretty easily.

Any changes in specifications for the 2WD AT version ? How much lighter is it compared to 4WD and what is the ARAI figures of both the versions ?

The power numbers are the same while the torque is now 50NM lesser at 350NM for the AT.
It is 105kg lighter than the manual variant.
The ARAI figures for the AT variant stand at 12.38kmpl & at 12.8kmpl for the manual variant.

 

[350Z]

Re: Mitsubishi Pajero Sport AT & MT Launched in Delhi

Akash has already covered the car in detail above. Sharing a few important pointers from the launch event:

> Pajero Facelift AT 4x2 is priced at Rs.23,55,000 (Ex.showroom, Delhi).

> Mitsubishi is serious about snatching the sales share of its rival product, Toyota Fortuner.

> Prime reason for introducing the Pajero AT is because 70% Fortuner sales comprise of AT version.

> India has 12 cars per thousand people. This figure is about 32 and 500+ in Thailand and US respectively.

> Mitsubishi is aiming this untapped potential in India. New Pajero launch is the first step of their new strategy.

> The company will now have a strong focus on marketing through various mediums (Print, OOH, online etc).

> HM-Mitsubishi will especially emphasize on digital marketing space (such as G-Mail promotions, adwords etc).

> Bookings and sales of New Pajero have now commenced. There will be 50 sub-city launches from 1 Dec – 28 Feb 2015.

> Some of the other additions include new front grille, paddle shift (auto), ORVMs with turn indicators, Kenwood head unit with GPS etc.

We'll be soon testing this car. Meanwhile check out our mega-detailed 4x4 road test by Iron Rock: http://www.theautomotiveindia.com/f...-pajero-sport-review-test-drive-pictures.html.

Excerpt from Press Release:

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation’s state-of-the-art vehicles are being manufactured under a technical collaboration and marketed in India since 1998, initially, by Hindustan Motors and later by HMFCL. The introduction of the automotive variant is an integral part of MMC’s new strategy – ‘New Stage 2016’ – to bolster the product sales in India and other emerging international markets. This global mid-term business plan of Mitsubishi for 2014-16 will focus on revenue growth through launch of new models and development of new generation technology.

Today’s launch of the new Pajero Sport Automatic and the facelift version of 4X4 manual transmission expands Mitsubishi’s variant list in its SUV family. Speaking on the occasion, HMFCL’s Managing Director, Mr. Uttam Bose, stated, “Mitsubishi has reinforced its commitment to HMFCL and India. Sales increase of SUVs will boost the business fundamentals of our operations. Volumes will grow through launch of strategic models. We expect a quantum leap in our sales with the entry of the all new Pajero Sport and garnering of sizable market share. HMFCL will also focus on expansion of its channel network so as to ensure availability across India.”

According to Mr. Bose, Mitsubishi’s new stage 2016 strategy will provide new variants and models to go on sale in India. Elaborating upon the new features in the all new Pajero Sport, HMFCL’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. P. Vijayan, observed, “The new automatic variant is ideally suited for city driving conditions. Hence from a buyer’s perspective the automatic transmission provides comfort and smoother riding experience. From a driver’s point of view the automatic transmission gives effortless driving with quick acceleration using the paddle shifter which is a very unique feature in the diesel SUV segment.”

PS: Good to see some action from Mitsubishi after a long time. Pity to see such a legendary automaker in this state in India. Just wishing them goodluck this time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2_pQRw1R0c







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350Z

 

[Mathew]

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350Z

The automatic transmission is INVECS-II Sports Mode with 1 reverse gear. What is the Sports Mode?
The automatic transmission in Pajero Sport - India, and in Gulf in following photos. I have bad experience with INVECS-I version of automatic transmission. The fuzzy adaptive technology make jerks on some times, and very sensitive on oil specifications.

Check the second photo, a fire extinguisher is provided under passenger seat. What about in PS-India version?

 

[dhoom9]

MID & ICE are now perfectly placed. My best wishes to the new models.
Does the new model has cooler?

 

[Mathew]

"Paddle shifters for easy gear changing in the Automatic transmission".

What is the paddle shifters? Why we need paddle shifters in Automatic Transmission?