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Mitsubishi repositions, reprices Pajero
Iconic SUV gets a model range shakeup for 2013, adding value and subtracting costMitsubishi has dropped the entry-level GL grade from its Pajero range for the 2013 model year, slotting in its place upgraded GLX variants for not much more.
The price of the new, base-grade Pajero GLX – $50,990 – applies to the 3.2-litre diesel variant with five-speed manual transmission. That price is $400 more than the GL model it replaces, but, for the new model year the Pajero GLX gains a rear diff lock as standard. This was previously an option for the GLX, but is now standard across the 2013 model range. On top of that, the GLX level comes with all the standard features that previously set it apart from the GL grade, including 17-inch alloys, roof rails, leather trim for steering wheel/shift knobs, steering wheel audio controls, a USB port for the audio system and an electrochromatic mirror with reversing camera. A step backwards is the removal of the standard third-row seat. GLX can also be ordered with the option of automatic transmission, at $53,990.
Mitsubishi has additionally deleted the GLS grade, but has introduced a new GLX-R level, which effectively replaces limited edition models – or special action models, as Mitsubishi refers them – such as the Pajero Platinum. Prices for the diesel manual and auto models are unchanged, at $55,990 and $58,990 respectively, but both models will be permanent, on-going variants in the range.
The GLX-R is now the lowest-cost Pajero with seating for seven. Multi-zone climate control, which services the occupants in the rear of the vehicle, has been taken from the discontinued GLS for the GLX-R variants. Other features added to the specification of the GLX include: Colour-coded exterior door mirrors and handles, rear tailgate spoiler, front fog lights, black door sash, integrated side steps and front mud guards.
Mitsubishi has added a manual transmission alternative to the exclusively-diesel Pajero VRX and both variants (manual and auto, priced from $60,990 and $63,990 respectively) gain MMCS – Mitsubishi Multi Communication System, which integrates satellite navigation, reversing camera and iPod control in the one unit. Extra features in the VRX run to 18-inch alloy wheels, reverse-parking sensors, a styled chrome radiator grille, privacy glass, exterior door mirrors with turn signals and puddle lamps. Headlight washers, automatic dusk-sensing headlights and rain-sensing wipers are carried over from the previous model year, in spite of the price reduction from $70,890 for the auto.
At the top of the range, the Pajero Exceed continues to be the only level of trim offering the 3.8-litre petrol V6 as an alternative to the 3.2-litre diesel. Prices have come down substantially, from $74,390 to $71,490 for the petrol V6 variant and from $77,690 to $73,990 for the diesel. For the money the Exceed comes with 18-inch alloys, exterior chrome highlights, HID headlights, an alarm and a 12-speaker Rockford Acoustic Design audio system.
Company CEO Mutsuhiro Oshikiri welcomed the changes, and was quoted in a press release saying: “We’ve worked hard to ensure we give customers the best value vehicles possible and we think the Pajero is a great example of that. The Pajero has it all with power, performance, safety and style offering a value-packed vehicle from the entry-level GLX through to the luxurious Exceed,” he said.
The 2013 model year is aimed at keeping interest in the Pajero high, just two years out from the introduction of an all-new model in 2014.
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