Mitsubishi Challenger
| First generation | |
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| Overview | |
| Also called | Mitsubishi Pajero Sport Mitsubishi Montero Sport Mitsubishi Shogun Sport Mitsubishi Strada G-Wagon (Thailand) Mitsubishi Nativa Beijing BJ2025 |
| Production | 1996–2008 |
| Assembly |
Beijing China (Nagoya Plant, 1996–2008) Laem Chabang, Thailand (Mitsubishi Thailand)(2001-2005) Beijing, China (Beijing Benz, 2003–2008) Catalão, Brazil (Mitsubishi Brazil, 2006–2010) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 5-door wagon |
| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive |
| Related | Mitsubishi Triton |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 3.0 L 6G72 V6 3.5 L 6G74 V6 2.5 L 4D56 TD I4 2.8 L 4M40 TD I4 3.2 L 4M41 TD I4 |
| Transmission | 4-speed automatic 5-speed semi-automatic 5-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,725 mm (107.3 in) |
| Length | 4,620 mm (181.9 in) |
| Width | 1,775 mm (69.9 in) |
| Height | 1,735 mm (68.3 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,845–1,920 kg (4,070–4,230 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Mitsubishi Endeavor (North America) |
| Second generation | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Motors |
| Also called | Mitsubishi Pajero Sport (Bangladesh, India, Russia, China, ASEAN) Mitsubishi Montero Sport (North America, Philippines and Latin America) Mitsubishi Nativa (Latin America and Middle East) Mitsubishi Pajero Dakar (Latin America) |
| Production | 2008–2016 |
| Assembly |
Laem Chabang, Thailand (Mitsubishi Thailand) Catalão, Brazil (Mitsubishi Brazil) Barcelona, Venezuela,(, since 2013) Chittagong, Bangladesh (Pragoti) Chennai, India (Hindustan Motors)(Until 2016) Kaluga, Russia (PCMA Rus) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 5-door wagon |
| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive |
| Related | Mitsubishi Triton |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.4 L 4G69 I4 3.0 L 6B31 V6 3.5 L 6G74 V6 2.5 L 4D56 TD I4 2.5 L 4D56 136ps TD Common rail DI-D I4 2.5 L 4D56 178ps VGT Common rail DI-D hi-power I4 3.2 L 4M41 TD I4 |
| Transmission | 5-Speed Manual 5-Speed Automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,800 mm (110.2 in) |
| Length | 4,695 mm (184.8 in) |
| Width | 1,815 mm (71.5 in) |
| Height | 1,840 mm (72.4 in)with roof rails |
| Third generation | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Mitsubishi Motors |
| Also called | Mitsubishi Pajero Sport Mitsubishi Montero Sport |
| Production | August 2015–present |
| Assembly |
Laem Chabang, Thailand (Mitsubishi Thailand) Bekasi, Indonesia (PT Mitsubishi Motors Krama Yudha Indonesia - MMKI, from April 2017) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 5-door wagon |
| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive |
| Related | Mitsubishi Triton |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine |
2.4 L 4N15 MIVEC VGT I4 181ps Common Rail Di-D hi-power turbo diesel |
| Transmission | 8-speed Automatic 6-speed Manual 5-speed Automatic 5-speed Manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,800 mm (110.2 in) |
| Length | 4,785 mm (188.4 in) |
| Width | 1,815 mm (71.5 in) |
| Height | 1,805 mm (71.1 in) |
The Mitsubishi Pajero Sport is a mid-size SUV produced by the Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors since 1996, spanning over three generations. Since 2015, for the third generation, Mitsubishi has no longer used the Challenger name, and use Pajero Sport/Montero Sport name instead.
Production began in Japan in 1996, and was available for most export markets by 1997, where it was variously known as the Challenger, Pajero Sport in Europe, Montero Sport in North America, South America and the Philippines, Nativa in parts of Latin America, the Caribbean and the Middle East, Shogun Sport in the United Kingdom, and Strada G-Wagon in Thailand. Based on the Mitsubishi Strada pickup truck of the same vintage, sharing many components and some body panels (i.e. front doors), the first generation Pajero Sport (Challenger) was also built on the second generation Pajero wheelbase, and served as a junior model to the larger Pajero.
Like the Pajero, it featured independent front suspension with torsion bars and a live rear axle. In addition to numerous face lifts over the years, there was a major suspension change from rear leaf to coil springs in late 2000. As its popularity increased, local assembly for foreign markets was introduced in China in 2003, and Brazil in 2006. Sales were discontinued in Japan in 2003, in North America in 2004 (where it was superseded by the Endeavor), and central and western Europe in 2008. In Japan, it was sold at a specific retail chain called Car Plaza.
The 3-liter V6 is the most commonly used engine; it produces 175 hp (130 kW; 177 PS) at 5,000 rpm. The North American market received petrol V6 engines during all years of production while a petrol 2.4 liter engine was offered on base models from 1997 through 1999. Markets outside of North America also had a variety of turbodiesel inline-fours to choose between.
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