4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1983–2019
NAMED MODELJapan

Shogun (United Kingdom, 1983–2019)

The British Pajero: sold as the Shogun from 1983 because of the name’s meaning in Spanish, and as the Shogun Sport from 1998; the Shogun was the Land Rover Discovery’s main rival in Britain for twenty years.

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Sources & evidence
Shogun (United Kingdom, 1983–2019) — A 1995 Shogun GLS short wheelbase in DorsetCarfanatic2019 · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
BASE VEHICLEPajero II (1991–99)BUILT BYMitsubishi Heavy Industries / Mitsubishi MotorsIN SERVICE1983–2019OPERATED INUnited KingdomPRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 107.3″

The record

Mitsubishi’s British importer built the Shogun into a farm and towing vehicle and a Land Rover alternative; the name ended with the Pajero’s European withdrawal.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1983–2019
ENGINE3.0 and 3.5-litre V6s; 2.8 and 3.2-litre DI-D diesels
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINJapan
OPERATED INUnited Kingdom
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEPajero, Montero and Shogun
FAMILYPajero, Montero and Shogun
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE107.3″
BODY STYLElong

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • White (W37 / W83)

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

AI rendering impression

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Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the specification, the photographs and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

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

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