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2006. - 2011.
J - SUV
suv, 5 door
4 x 4
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Production
Vehicle class
Body style
Wheel drive
Safety
2005. - 2012.
J - SUV
suv, 5 door
4 x 4

Marketing

Dimensons & Outlines

4900 mm
1875 mm
1855 mm
850 liters
1790 liters
90 liters
Length
Width
Height
Boot (min)
Boot (max)
Fuel tank
4470 mm
1810 mm
1695 mm
398 liters
1386 liters
66 liters
2006 Mitsubishi Pajero LWB
2005 Suzuki Grand Vitara

Engine

Mitsubishi
3.8 MIVEC 6G75
Petrol
6 - V config, 4 valves per cylinder
Nat. Asp.
3828 cc
250 hp
329 Nm
Engine
Fuel
Configuration
Aspiration
Displacement
Power
Torque
General Motors / Alfa Romeo
3.2 Alloytec
Petrol
6 - V config, 4 valves per cylinder
Nat. Asp.
3195 cc
230 hp
297 Nm

Performance (manual gearbox)

 
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s
km/h
l/100km
l/100km
l/100km
g/km
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Vehicle weight
Acc. 0-100
Top speed
Cons. (urban)
Cons. (highway)
Cons. (average)
CO2 emissions
 
kg
s
km/h
l/100km
l/100km
l/100km
g/km

Performance (automatic gearbox)

automatic - 5 gears
2215 kg
10.8 s
200 km/h
17.7 l/100km
11.2 l/100km
13.5 l/100km
324 g/km
Gearbox type
Vehicle weight
Acc. 0-100
Top speed
Cons. (urban)
Cons. (highway)
Cons. (average)
CO2 emissions
automatic - 5 gears
1652 kg
9.3 s
200 km/h
14.4 l/100km
8.3 l/100km
10.6 l/100km
245 g/km

Expenses

10000 EUR
Price from
4000 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 petrol engine choice they offer. The first one has a Mitsubishi-engineered powertrain under the hood, a 6-cylinder, 24-valves 250hp unit, while the other one gets its power and torque from a 6-cylinder, 24-valves 230hp engine designed by General Motors.

Safety

The fact that the Suzuki got tested by the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP), while the other contender didn't, offers a slight advantage, as the 4-star rating is better than none. 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, still it doesn't help us solve our dilemma, does it? Furthermore, taking kerb weight as an important factor into account, Pajero offers a potentially life-saving difference of 34% more metal.

Reliability

Manufacturers have been building their reliability reputation for decades now and, generally speaking, it appears that Suzuki as a brand displays somewhat better results, when all the models are taken into account. That's the official data, while our visitors describe reliability of Mitsubishi with an average rating of 4.6, and models under the Suzuki badge with 4.5 out of 5. The same official information place Pajero as average reliability-wise, and Grand Vitara is more or less at the same level.We should definitely mention that owners of cars with the same powertrain as Pajero rank it on average as 5.0 out of 5, exactly the same as the other one.

Performance & Fuel economy

Suzuki is undoubtly more agile, reaching 100km/h in 1.5 seconds less than its competitor. In addition to that it accelerates all the way to 200 kilometers per hour, exactly the same as the other car does. When it comes to fuel economy an obvious choice would be Grand Vitara, averaging around 10.6 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (27 mpg), in combined cycle. That's 27% difference compared to Pajero!


Verdict

Suzuki 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, Grand Vitara offers slightly better overall protection and takes the lead. It all continues in the same direction, with Suzuki being considerably quicker, thus putting more smile on driver's face. To make things even better, it consumps less fuel! All together, there's not much more to say, in this case I wouldn't even consider anything but Suzuki. In any case that's my personal view, built upon all the data available to me. What should decide here though is the way you feel about the two vehicles, and I hope you'll find my guidelines useful in the process. I suggest you spend two more minutes in order to find out which car, based on your needs and budget, would be picked by the virtual adviser, among more than 12.000 different ones in our database.

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