4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY BASE MODEL · 1996
BASE MODELThailandJapan

Pajero Sport / Montero Sport / Challenger (1996–)

The Triton-based Pajero: the Pajero Sport of 1996 (Challenger in Japan, Montero Sport in the Americas, Shogun Sport in Britain), a ladder-frame wagon on the pick-up’s chassis with Easy Select or Super Select 4WD and a low range, built mainly at Laem Chabang in Thailand and now the only body-on-frame Mitsubishi four-wheel drive.

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Sources & evidence
Pajero Sport / Montero Sport / Challenger (1996–) — Mitsubishi Pajero Sport (3rd generation) in Stuttgart-VaihingenAlexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
MODEL LINEPajero, Montero and ShogunBUILT BYMitsubishi Heavy Industries / Mitsubishi Motors, Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand), Laem ChabangPRODUCED1996PRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 110.2″

The record

The Pajero Sport took the working end of the market as the Pajero moved upmarket, and outlived it: after the Pajero ended in 2021 the Sport and the Triton carry Mitsubishi’s four-wheel-drive line, with a new generation in 2024.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1996–present
ENGINE2.4 and 2.5-litre turbo-diesel fours; 3.0-litre V6; 2.4 MIVEC DI-D
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINThailand
STATUSin production
RECORD KINDBase model
MODEL LINEPajero, Montero and Shogun
FAMILYPajero, Montero and Shogun
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE110.2″
BODY STYLEWagon
VARIANTS1

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Body styles & colours

Factory colours

  • White (W37 / W83)

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Sources

  1. 1Mitsubishi Pajero Sport ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE
  2. 2Mitsubishi Pajero ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-22 · status: researched