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Model
Variant
Engine
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Make
Model
Variant
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1999. - 2006.
J - SUV
suv, 5 door
4 x 4
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Production
Vehicle class
Body style
Wheel drive
Safety
2002. - 2010.
J - SUV
suv, 5 door
4 x 4

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Dimensons & Outlines

4795 mm
1875 mm
1855 mm
1080 liters
2050 liters
90 liters
Length
Width
Height
Boot (min)
Boot (max)
Fuel tank
4850 mm
1875 mm
1905 mm
620 liters
1850 liters
87 liters
1999 Mitsubishi Pajero
2002 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado

Engine

Mitsubishi
3.2 4M41 LP
Diesel
4 - Inline, 4 valves per cylinder
Turbo
3200 cc
163 hp
351 Nm
Engine
Fuel
Configuration
Aspiration
Displacement
Power
Torque
Diesel
4 - Inline, 4 valves per cylinder
Turbo
2982 cc
163 hp
410 Nm

Performance (manual gearbox)

manual gearbox - 5 gears
2045 kg
12.0 s
170 km/h
12.4 l/100km
7.9 l/100km
9.5 l/100km
251 g/km
Gearbox type
Vehicle weight
Acc. 0-100
Top speed
Cons. (urban)
Cons. (highway)
Cons. (average)
CO2 emissions
manual gearbox - 5 gears
1940 kg
12.7 s
165 km/h
11.6 l/100km
8.2 l/100km
9.5 l/100km
310 g/km

Performance (automatic gearbox)

automatic - 5 gears
2045 kg
13.8 s
170 km/h
13.3 l/100km
8.7 l/100km
10.5 l/100km
278 g/km
Gearbox type
Vehicle weight
Acc. 0-100
Top speed
Cons. (urban)
Cons. (highway)
Cons. (average)
CO2 emissions
automatic - 5 gears
1940 kg
12.8 s
170 km/h
13.1 l/100km
8.7 l/100km
10.4 l/100km
350 g/km

Expenses

5000 EUR
Price from
11500 EUR

Virtual Adviser's™ opinion

Overview

Well, these are two pretty similar cars we have here! It's only details that could potentially make the difference. Considering they both belong to the suv segment and utilize the same 5-door suv body style and the 4 x 4 wheel drive system, it all comes up to the specific diesel engine choice they offer. The first one has a Mitsubishi-engineered powertrain under the hood, a 4-cylinder, 16-valves 163hp unit, while the other one gets its power and torque from a 4-cylinder, 16-valves 163hp engine designed by Toyota.

Safety

Unfortunatelly, neither of the two vehicles was submitted to the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) testing. This makes it virtually impossible for me to pick one over the other and I'm generally against buying such cars as the safety should really always come first. That aside, let's consider some other aspects which affect safety. Both vehicles belong to the suv segment, which is generally a very good thing safety-wise, but that fact doesn't break the tie between the two cars. Furthermore, taking kerb weight as an important factor into account, Pajero offers a marginal difference of 5% more metal.

Reliability

Reliability is not the best thing to consider on the make level, but it is worth mentioning that Toyota does have a slight advantage, all the models observed together. That's the official data, while our visitors describe reliability of Mitsubishi, as well as Toyota, with the same average rating of 4.6 out of 5. Independent research findings rank Pajero as average reliability-wise, and Land Cruiser Prado is more or less at the same level.Above it all, drivers of cars with the same engine as Pajero rank it on average as 4.5, while the one under the competitor's bonnet gets 3.0 out of 5.

Performance & Fuel economy

Mitsubishi is a bit more agile, reaching 100km/h in 0.7 seconds less than its competitor. In addition to that it accelerates all the way to 170 kilometers per hour, 5km/h more than the other car. When it comes to fuel economy things look pretty much the same for both cars, averaging around 9.5 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (30 mpg), in combined cycle.


Verdict

Mitsubishi appears just a bit more reliable, although the difference is truly marginal. The most important thing when deciding between any two vehicles should always be safety, both passive and active. In my opinion, everything taken into account, Pajero offers slightly better overall protection and takes the lead. It all continues in the same direction, with Mitsubishi offering somewhat better performance, just enough to call it quicker. Fuel consumption is more or less the same. No mistake, whatever you decide here, but I'd still go for the Mitsubishi. Anyway, that's the most objective conclusion I could've came up with and it's based solely on the information found on this website. Aspects such as design, practicality, brand value and driving experience are there for you to measure them out. In case you have two minutes to spare I invite you to define your needs, desires and budget and see which car would be chosen by the virtual adviser, among thousands of similar, yet so different vehicles.

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