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Montero 3.0 V6
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Montero 3.0 V6

L040 · 1982–19884WD

The 3.0-liter 6G72 V6 was the first six-cylinder engine offered in the first-generation Pajero/Montero, a rugged body-on-frame 4x4 launched in 1982. It joined the range in the late 1980s, above the four-cylinder petrol and turbo diesel engines, and it gave the model noticeably smoother power.

139 hpPower
1982-1988Year
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Montero 3.0 V6, every angle

Montero 3.0 V6Exterior
Montero 3.0 V6Exterior
Montero 3.0 V6Exterior
Montero 3.0 V6Exterior
Montero 3.0 V6Exterior
Engineering passport

Specifications

Powertrain
Engineering details
Engine3.0L 6G72 V6
Displacement3.0 L
Cylinders6
FuelPetrol
Transmission5-speed Manual
Drivetrain4WD
Power139 hp
Dimensions & body
Height · 1875 mm
Length · 4600 mm
Wheelbase · 2695 mm
Width1680 mm
Doors5
Seats7

STORY

The first Pajero went on sale in 1982, and its first overall win in the Dakar Rally came in 1985 with Patrick Zaniroli. Between 1985 and 2007 Mitsubishi collected 12 overall Dakar wins, seven of them consecutive, and the Pajero was sold as the Montero in the United States. Mitsubishi ended production of the fourth-generation Pajero for Japan in August 2019, since meeting pedestrian-protection rules would have needed structural changes to the front end.

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