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ajero|pajero]]" being derogatory (meaning "[[wanker]]") in Spanish. In the United Kingdom, it was known as the '''Shogun''', named after the Japanese word for "[[Shogun|General]]." The model was discontinued in North America in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 May 2013 |title=The USA misses the Mitsubishi Montero |url=https://www.tflcar.com/2013/05/the-usa-misses-the-mitsubishi-montero/amp/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2018101...05/the-usa-misses-the-mitsubishi-montero/amp/ |archive-date=2018-10-10 |access-date=2018-10-10}}</ref>[/td]
[td]The Pajero nameplate derives from ''Leopardus pajeros'', the [[Pampas cat]].<ref name="pajero">[http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/corporate/ir/share/pdf/e/fact2005.pdf Fact & Figures 2005] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/2007030...e/ir/share/pdf/e/fact2005.pdf|date=2007-03-05}}, p. 33, Mitsubishi Motors website</ref> Mitsubishi marketed the SUV as the '''Montero''' in North America, Spain, and Latin America (except for Brazil and Jamaica) due to the term "[[wiktionaryajero|pajero]]" being derogatory (meaning "[[wanker]]") in Spanish. In the United Kingdom, it was known as the '''Shogun''', named after the Japanese word for "[[Shogun|General]]." The model was discontinued in North America in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 May 2013 |title=The USA misses the Mitsubishi Montero |url=https://www.tflcar.com/2013/05/the-usa-misses-the-mitsubishi-montero/amp/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2018101...05/the-usa-misses-the-mitsubishi-montero/amp/ |archive-date=2018-10-10 |access-date=2018-10-10}}</ref>[/td]
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[td][/td] [td]The Pajero, Montero, and Shogun names were used on other, mechanically unrelated models, such as the [[Mitsubishi Pajero Mini|Pajero Mini]] [[kei car]], the [[Mitsubishi Pajero Junior|Pajero Junior]] and [[Mitsubishi Pajero iO|Pajero iO/Pinin]] [[mini SUV]]<nowiki>s</nowiki>, and the [[Mitsubishi Triton|Triton]]-based [[Mitsubishi Pajero Sport|Pajero/Montero/Shogun Sport]] [[mid-size SUV]]<nowiki>s</nowiki>. The Pajero is one of four models by Mitsubishi (the others being the Triton, Pajero Sport and the Pajero iO) that share Mitsubishi's heavy-duty, off-road-oriented [[Super Select|Super-Select]] four-wheel-drive system as opposed to their light-duty [[Mitsubishi S-AWC]] all-wheel-drive s.[/td]
[td]The Pajero, Montero, and Shogun names were used on other, mechanically unrelated models, such as the [[Mitsubishi Pajero Mini|Pajero Mini]] [[kei car]], the [[Mitsubishi Pajero Junior|Pajero Junior]] and [[Mitsubishi Pajero iO|Pajero iO/Pinin]] [[mini SUV]]<nowiki>s</nowiki>, and the [[Mitsubishi Triton|Triton]]-based [[Mitsubishi Pajero Sport|Pajero/Montero/Shogun Sport]] [[mid-size SUV]]<nowiki>s</nowiki>. The Pajero is one of four models by Mitsubishi (the others being the Triton, Pajero Sport and the Pajero iO) that share Mitsubishi's heavy-duty, off-road-oriented [[Super Select|Super-Select]] four-wheel-drive system as opposed to their light-duty [[Mitsubishi S-AWC]] all-wheel-drive system.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]The Pajero has generated more than 3.3 million sales in its 40-year run.<ref name=":2" /> The name lives with the smaller [[Mitsubishi Pajero Sport|Pajero Sport]], which is based on the [[Mitsubishi Triton|Mitsubishi Triton/L200/Strada]] pickup.<ref name=":2" /> Despite the similarity in name, the Pajero Sport shares none of the original Pajero's underpinnings and is smaller in overall size. First generation Pajero, launched in 1982, was selected as a Historic Car by the [[Japan Automotive Hall of Fame]] for its contributions to Japanese automotive history in November, 2023. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/en/newsroom/newsrelease/2023/20231107_1.html | title=Pajero Selected as Historic Car by the Japan Automotive Hall of Fame(News Release) }}</ref><ref>[https://www.jahfa.jp/en/historic-car/1982MITSUBISHI_PAJERO.html Japan Automotive Hall of Fame]</ref>[/td]
[td]The Pajero has generated more than 3.3 million sales in its 40-year run.<ref name=":2" /> The name lives with the smaller [[Mitsubishi Pajero Sport|Pajero Sport]], which is based on the [[Mitsubishi Triton|Mitsubishi Triton/L200/Strada]] pickup.<ref name=":2" /> Despite the similarity in name, the Pajero Sport shares none of the original Pajero's underpinnings and is smaller in overall size. First generation Pajero, launched in 1982, was selected as a Historic Car by the [[Japan Automotive Hall of Fame]] for its contributions to Japanese automotive history in November, 2023. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/en/newsroom/newsrelease/2023/20231107_1.html | title=Pajero Selected as Historic Car by the Japan Automotive Hall of Fame(News Release) }}</ref><ref>[https://www.jahfa.jp/en/historic-car/1982MITSUBISHI_PAJERO.html Japan Automotive Hall of Fame]</ref>[/td]
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[td]The Pajero nameplate derives from ''Leopardus pajeros'', the [[Pampas cat]].<ref name="pajero">[http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/corporate/ir/share/pdf/e/fact2005.pdf Fact & Figures 2005] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/2007030...e/ir/share/pdf/e/fact2005.pdf|date=2007-03-05}}, p. 33, Mitsubishi Motors website</ref> Mitsubishi marketed the SUV as the '''Montero''' in North America, Spain, and Latin America (except for Brazil and Jamaica) due to the term "[[wiktionaryRevision as of 03:43, 30 August 2025
[/td]ajero|pajero]]" being derogatory (meaning "[[wanker]]") in Spanish. In the United Kingdom, it was known as the '''Shogun''', named after the Japanese word for "[[Shogun|General]]." The model was discontinued in North America in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 May 2013 |title=The USA misses the Mitsubishi Montero |url=https://www.tflcar.com/2013/05/the-usa-misses-the-mitsubishi-montero/amp/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2018101...05/the-usa-misses-the-mitsubishi-montero/amp/ |archive-date=2018-10-10 |access-date=2018-10-10}}</ref>[/td][td]The Pajero nameplate derives from ''Leopardus pajeros'', the [[Pampas cat]].<ref name="pajero">[http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/corporate/ir/share/pdf/e/fact2005.pdf Fact & Figures 2005] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/2007030...e/ir/share/pdf/e/fact2005.pdf|date=2007-03-05}}, p. 33, Mitsubishi Motors website</ref> Mitsubishi marketed the SUV as the '''Montero''' in North America, Spain, and Latin America (except for Brazil and Jamaica) due to the term "[[wiktionary
ajero|pajero]]" being derogatory (meaning "[[wanker]]") in Spanish. In the United Kingdom, it was known as the '''Shogun''', named after the Japanese word for "[[Shogun|General]]." The model was discontinued in North America in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 May 2013 |title=The USA misses the Mitsubishi Montero |url=https://www.tflcar.com/2013/05/the-usa-misses-the-mitsubishi-montero/amp/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2018101...05/the-usa-misses-the-mitsubishi-montero/amp/ |archive-date=2018-10-10 |access-date=2018-10-10}}</ref>[/td]
[td][/td][td][/td] [td]The Pajero, Montero, and Shogun names were used on other, mechanically unrelated models, such as the [[Mitsubishi Pajero Mini|Pajero Mini]] [[kei car]], the [[Mitsubishi Pajero Junior|Pajero Junior]] and [[Mitsubishi Pajero iO|Pajero iO/Pinin]] [[mini SUV]]<nowiki>s</nowiki>, and the [[Mitsubishi Triton|Triton]]-based [[Mitsubishi Pajero Sport|Pajero/Montero/Shogun Sport]] [[mid-size SUV]]<nowiki>s</nowiki>. The Pajero is one of four models by Mitsubishi (the others being the Triton, Pajero Sport and the Pajero iO) that share Mitsubishi's heavy-duty, off-road-oriented [[Super Select|Super-Select]] four-wheel-drive system as opposed to their light-duty [[Mitsubishi S-AWC]] all-wheel-drive s.[/td]
[td]The Pajero, Montero, and Shogun names were used on other, mechanically unrelated models, such as the [[Mitsubishi Pajero Mini|Pajero Mini]] [[kei car]], the [[Mitsubishi Pajero Junior|Pajero Junior]] and [[Mitsubishi Pajero iO|Pajero iO/Pinin]] [[mini SUV]]<nowiki>s</nowiki>, and the [[Mitsubishi Triton|Triton]]-based [[Mitsubishi Pajero Sport|Pajero/Montero/Shogun Sport]] [[mid-size SUV]]<nowiki>s</nowiki>. The Pajero is one of four models by Mitsubishi (the others being the Triton, Pajero Sport and the Pajero iO) that share Mitsubishi's heavy-duty, off-road-oriented [[Super Select|Super-Select]] four-wheel-drive system as opposed to their light-duty [[Mitsubishi S-AWC]] all-wheel-drive system.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]The Pajero has generated more than 3.3 million sales in its 40-year run.<ref name=":2" /> The name lives with the smaller [[Mitsubishi Pajero Sport|Pajero Sport]], which is based on the [[Mitsubishi Triton|Mitsubishi Triton/L200/Strada]] pickup.<ref name=":2" /> Despite the similarity in name, the Pajero Sport shares none of the original Pajero's underpinnings and is smaller in overall size. First generation Pajero, launched in 1982, was selected as a Historic Car by the [[Japan Automotive Hall of Fame]] for its contributions to Japanese automotive history in November, 2023. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/en/newsroom/newsrelease/2023/20231107_1.html | title=Pajero Selected as Historic Car by the Japan Automotive Hall of Fame(News Release) }}</ref><ref>[https://www.jahfa.jp/en/historic-car/1982MITSUBISHI_PAJERO.html Japan Automotive Hall of Fame]</ref>[/td]
[td]The Pajero has generated more than 3.3 million sales in its 40-year run.<ref name=":2" /> The name lives with the smaller [[Mitsubishi Pajero Sport|Pajero Sport]], which is based on the [[Mitsubishi Triton|Mitsubishi Triton/L200/Strada]] pickup.<ref name=":2" /> Despite the similarity in name, the Pajero Sport shares none of the original Pajero's underpinnings and is smaller in overall size. First generation Pajero, launched in 1982, was selected as a Historic Car by the [[Japan Automotive Hall of Fame]] for its contributions to Japanese automotive history in November, 2023. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/en/newsroom/newsrelease/2023/20231107_1.html | title=Pajero Selected as Historic Car by the Japan Automotive Hall of Fame(News Release) }}</ref><ref>[https://www.jahfa.jp/en/historic-car/1982MITSUBISHI_PAJERO.html Japan Automotive Hall of Fame]</ref>[/td]
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