No competition

Much to my surprise, the PR man from Mitsubishi hadn’t forgotten, maybe because one of the Pajeros decided that life was too hard and left me stranded on the Western Freeway in the middle of the night. Either way, it has been some time, so I better get on with it.

I have great respect for the Pajero range, Mitsubishi has made its name and proven the car’s superiority in the gruelling Dakar rally with seven  consecutive first place finishes to date, and this year would have marked the eighth had it not been cancelled.

Both five and three door diesel variants are powered by Mitsubishi’s somewhat lacklustre 3.2-litre four-cylinder turbo diesel engine which manages 125kW and 358Nm of torque. I use the word lacklustre kindly, because listening to Kevin Rudd talk for 45 minutes straight is more interesting than trying to climb a hill in a Diesel pajero.