TBH honest, it is a little rough on bouncy bitumen roads. Certainly no confidence in the way it bounces around.

Too true! 😂😅😮

Funny Bastard. 😂

Do you own one? Driven one? Even been a passenger off road in one? Unlikely noting your comment. Casual.

Derrrrrr. What do you drive? I smell Toyota fan boy

Hahahaahahha

Get a throttle controller mate. Idk why the manufacturers make the electronic throttle body so late to respond maybe to achieve fuel efficiency. Make sure your turbo is getting a proper flow of oil, maybe get a turbo timer and put a catch can to keep the intercooler clean. Did an intercooler clean recently and made a massive difference, makes power smoother, accelerates smoother and is quicker to respond.

The system is quite old, but the fact that it is still better than some newer 4wd systems just shows Mitsubishi's expertise in 4wd system tuning.

The awd is a no brainer plus it's superior off road to all in it's class. Prado is overrated honestly. It's pretty damn good off road and it tows well because it's heavy but that's about it. Interior nothing special, ride nothing special and reliability nothing special.

Mu-x LST mirrors do fold in. Button below mirror adjustment

Mitsus are really known to be comfy. Spartan but comfy.

I like the way you put it, there's a trade-off but the Japs know their market and thats why their seemingly dated formula has lasted to date. I drive a Toyota in South Africa and they are built to last in this environment with the least pain of ownership. The Pajero sport is not my cup of tea but it ticks a lot of boxes depending on ones needs.

And horrible interior space. Such a big car with so few space

​@John Ray Balayon agreed. I have a Pajero sport GLX 2022 model. No read lock but I took it to RACQ 4x4 training and man that was fun. I'm new to off reading and it's like a slow roller-coaster. Love it 😊

Plus USA is behind all these awesome vehicles. They prefer crossovers. This should be our Montero Sport/Nativa

Appreciate your view I've just bought the Exceed and I'm relying on these guys to help me out. Think I should just read comments for reliable help. Thanks again.

my similiar thoughts.

@@brentonl1746 from what I've seen in other videos, the traction control gets you further than the diff lock. Especially the rock mode.

That's good news as I have ordered the GLX which doesn't have rear diff lock. I won't be doing real off roading, but I will be towing a light caravan, about 1 tonne. Reversing on to slippery sites with the van should be fine without the diff lock. I currently have a Ford XR6, which has loads of power for the highway, but spins rear wheels on wet grass.

And furthermore, with a GLX - with no rear diff lock available, it would have been good to run the hill test with and without rear diff lock to compare the performance with and without.

Lol still buy it. Everest is the best but unreliable. Fortuner is average at best. Mux has great interior and drive line but not so good off road. Paj is the best all rounded and is cheaper. If you are worried about power just get a tune and you'll be fine.

The engine is terrible. 11 litres per 100km is not good on fuel, that’s actually really bad. And sloooooow.

@@lengerer you make me laugh. All others in this class are around the same fuel economy

@@anthonyramdin1037 Isuzu mux 8.3l per 100km

@@lengerer I've gotten down to 6.3 on the highway if you stick to 100 and draft behind cars(approx 100km trip). Combined fuel econ with school drop offs is 9-10 on the highway average is around 7-8

@@KnightOps290 if you drive the same in a mux you'll get much better again. You need to compare like for like.

It sucks in terms of overall cabin space tho. Which is not surprising given its smaller dimensions.

We call this Pajero sport mate 🍻

Doesn't engaging Low Range automatically turn TC off ?

@@samihasib no it turns off stability and auto braking but TC is still working. When you lock the rear diff it turns off TC

What's the fastest you've ever done in it? Also I think the problem with Paul is that he floors it and I have a Triton 4d56 and it's slower when I floor it vs 75% throttle input. Also have a prado 1kz and don't floor it either because it's max power is 3000rpm.

@@anthonyramdin1037 I've gone in excess of 130 km/h. Did the job.

10 year warranty is useless when you only get 5 years, additional 5 but you have to take it back to the dealer.. which they will sting you far more in the long run and incompetence of mechanical services.. warranty also is very selective and most dealerships will use any loophole to not cover the fault under warranty

@@ilootyouhoot8578 Fixed price servicing for 10 years.

@@anthonyramdin1037 he also uses the brake and builds up rev's which takes away power as Mitsubishi's have a safety feature of disabling the throttle if the brake and throttle are engaged at the same time.

oh, how do you do that? 😅

Ops that’s my other vehicle use the brake pedal accelerator to adjust hill decent control set speed on PS

+1 for those ATW3 tyres 👌

ford everest is a new model expect issues but by 2to 3 years those issues will be gone because fords fixes the issues

@@JasonDavide after having owned my 5th Ford Ranger over the past 10ish years, I can safely say that is the funniest thing I have heard in a long time

@@PAINTMYHATWITHDUFF lol I owned 3 rangers already and one everest not a single problem at all Just proper pms and maintenance

@@JasonDavide I’m jealous mate. Either they have had a real easy life or you must have some unreal luck. Or maybe mine don’t like being over serviced lol Get it doing some continuous hard work (which ford claim the Ranger/Everest are better than every other mid-sizes Ute/wagon at doing) and the Ranger and Everest’s floors will surface quick smart

@@PAINTMYHATWITHDUFF there for my family and some bit of cargo for my business

I second this! I have a MY22 Pajero Sport and the washer jet is terrible. My 2000 Mazda Bravo I had as a first car had a better spray.

he did mention them in the off-road section.

They’re literally straight out of the Evo. They’re even magnesium

The steering system also is being used by Lambos including thag paddle shifter.

How is it holding up so far please?

​@@frankmlish2679 It is really slow even compared with our old Cruze, this is the only point we are not quite satisfied.

What Ford drama if I may ask? Sorry haven't been paying attention recently.

@@MiMi-eo7ny Ford's new Ranger has been in the news - Some customers' cars stopped in the middle of the road and etc... It's basically... Too much tech in the car. Although it's not big news. It did not help Ford's marketing.

@@babeyoulove1883 Is it because of a transmission issue or something else?

@@tuan.hoang_ To be honest - I don't know - But everyone says - Due to the rough condition in Aus - Ford might be facing issues due to the high about of tech it has. but its too early to tell... Lots of new customers are reporting issues online. Some even try to return their brand new cars (Truck)

Suspension gives little confidence on bouncy roads like Paul said.

Matie, it's called the high country, just nth/east of Melbourne last time I looked at a map. It's close and far more interesting than his test track. Paul's unlikely to give public access to his test track, as it would be chopped up in no time by 4X4 enthusiast turning it into a true 4X4 test loop, something to truly test off-road credentials. This loop doesn't even challenge a 4X4 drive line, they are designed for more challenging terrain than this loop. His old loop was more suited for off road credentials, problem was he wasn't up to task, didn't know what to engage etc, so truly capable vehicles would fail when it was operator error which made him look silly 🥴, hence the less challenging loop, well that's my take on his practise of testing 4X4 operation. Recall watching him trying to get a big chev thru his old loops moguls in auto 4X4. In that mode the centre diff is open (suited to sealed surface only). He needed to select 4H (button on the dash from memory) to lock centre diff and the big chev would have ate those moguls up and spat them out the exhaust pipe as a snack 😁. Recall him testing a GWM Cannon not even knowing it had a cross country mode to select/engage. That feature engaged would have made a plethora of difference. If you're going to evaluate a vehicle you need to know how to operate its features before testing/failing and then condemning it. Read "how to operate" before saying it can't do that. Paul, I'm curious, last time I reverse parked or witnessed a vehicle parking, it was a measured practise of little throttle application. Similarly, reversing out a drive, again a measured practise with little throttle application. Perplexed by full throttle reverse gear testing, in what world does that occur? What's the purpose? I'm sure it's not in the operating manual as well, it's just horning from any prospective. Stick to road testing and have a true 4X4 enthusiast evaluate the off road capabilities on a true 4X4 loop.

U seen the camera in an everest. Total crap

Softest dash you’ve ever felt? When do you feel the softness of the dashboard?

@@oggyoggy1299 exactly my point.

It sure does. I have the same car as tested.

For a family vehicle and regular camping trips with a camper trailer, it is all you need. If it’s speed you want then buy a Bugatti but if is a caravan you want to tow then buy a V8 landcruiser 300.

@@Will-nb8qk And if you want something that has any redeeming look to it at all, buy something else. A good car for the blind.

@@oggyoggy1299 you sound like a salty Toyota fanboy 🤣

It’s a 60/40 split fold seat, and either side can be folded forward for 3rd row seat access 👍

$2.5 k at opposite Lock. Still cheaper than getting the factory diff lock version

@@pearlfarm1 That's always an option if push comes to shove. A factory diff lock would've been backed by factory warranty though.

Paul did not bother to brighten the screen