2027 Mitsubishi Pajero reveal date confirmed

Mitsubishi has confirmed the global reveal date for the new-generation Pajero SUV, ahead of its arrival in Australian showrooms by the end of 2026.

The fifth-generation Pajero will be unveiled on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.

In announcing the date, Mitsubishi didn't disclose any additional information on the new Pajero. It'll represent the return of the iconic nameplate after a five-year absence, following the end of production of the fourth-generation model in 2021 after 15 years.

The new SUV not only resurrects the Pajero nameplate but will also effectively replace the Pajero Sport. Australian imports of the off-road SUV, based on the previous-generation Triton, ended in 2025, leaving the Outlander as the largest SUV in Mitsubishi's local lineup.

Key rivals for the new Pajero include the Isuzu MU-X, currently priced from $49,900 before on-road costs, the Ford Everest from $58,990 plus on-roads, and the Toyota LandCruiser Prado from $73,200 plus on-roads.

Local pricing for the Pajero is expected to be announced after its September 2 reveal, with both five- and seven-seat versions set to be offered.

Australian government homologation filings show the Pajero will be offered in six variants across four familiar grades – GLX, GLS, Exceed and GSR – with the GLS and Exceed expected to be available in both five- and seven-seat configurations.

Spy shots and teaser images have shown a more rugged, boxier Pajero, which is expected to follow the Everest and Prado by returning to off-road-focused ladder-frame construction for the first time in two generations.

The more rigid, off-road-capable underpinnings are expected to be derived from the current Mitsubishi Triton ute, which is built at the same Thailand factory set to produce the new Pajero.

This should endow the Pajero with significant off-road capability, as demonstrated by the flagship Triton Raider launched earlier this year, though the Pajero is expected to use a more sophisticated multi-link rear suspension setup.

It’s a similar approach to the Everest, which shares its ladder-frame architecture with the Ford Ranger but uses a Watts-link coil-spring rear suspension configuration instead of the Ranger’s leaf springs.

Mitsubishi has confirmed the Pajero will use the latest iteration of its Super All Wheel Control (S-AWC) full-time four-wheel drive system, which is more sophisticated than the Super Select II system used by the Pajero Sport.

The Triton is also expected to provide the new Pajero’s engine, with its 2.4-litre twin-turbo diesel four-cylinder producing 150kW of power and 470Nm of torque.

That would make the Pajero competitive with the Everest’s entry-level 2.0-litre single-turbo diesel four-cylinder, producing 125kW/405Nm, and the Prado’s range-wide 2.8-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel with 150kW/500Nm.

While the Triton uses a six-speed automatic transmission, the previous Pajero Sport featured an eight-speed auto, which would appear the likely transmission choice for the new Pajero.

Mitsubishi has also confirmed a hybrid version of the Pajero is planned, although it's not expected to reach showrooms until around 2030, with development of a hybrid Triton ute taking priority. The company has also said it's investigating electric options.

The Pajero arrives as Mitsubishi looks to recover from declining sales both globally and in Australia, with Shunichi Kihara appointed CEO in January 2026 following former Australian boss Shaun Westcott’s sudden exit last September.

A 17.9 per cent decline in 2025 represented one of the biggest sales falls of any Japanese brand in Australia last year, with only Nissan (-21.6 per cent) and Suzuki (-27.7 per cent) recording larger drops.

The Outlander SUV was Mitsubishi’s top seller in Australia, ahead of the Triton ute and ASX small SUV.

Sales between January and July 2026 continued to slide, down 27.1 per cent, however the brand is set to launch its first electric model in more than a decade, the ASX VR-e, by the end of the year.

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