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OREANDA-NEWS. Mitsubishi has unveiled the third generation of the SUV Pajero Sport, which is completely renovated and modernized for the first time in 7 years. In Russia, the new model will be produced at the Kaluga plant "PSMA Rus" and the start of sales of the new Pajero Sport is scheduled for spring of 2016.

Total, Mitsubishi plans to sell the new Pajero Sport in 90 countries. First, the production of the new SUV will be adjusted at the plant Laem Chabang Mitsubishi Motors in Thailand. And sales of the new Pajero Sport will start at first in Australia this autumn. Furthermore, sales will begin sequentially in the ASEAN countries, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Russia.

The third generation of Pajero Sport is equipped with the first new turbo diesel engine 2.4 L MIVEC combined with a new, specially developed for this model 8-speed automatic transmission. This transmission is more efficiency by 17% compared with the previous models, and a new turbo diesel engine delivers emissions CO2 - 200 g / km, which relates it to ecological class "Euro-5", which will be introduced in Russia in January of 2016.

For the first time for the new Pajero Sport – it is installed an upgraded wheel drive system - Super Select 4WD of the second generation. The updated mission received a new mode of movement on the road - Off-Road, and it is supplemented with automatic stability control on the descent.