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Mitsubishi To Revive Montero?
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Derek Kreindler
(IC: employee)
Published: January 22nd, 2015
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The Outlander hasn’t proved terribly popular among TTAC reviewers, but this teaser from Mitsubishi promises something more rugged.
This teaser from Mitsubishi seems to allude to a revived Montero debuting at the Chicago Auto Show next month. The Montero is more than likely some kind of PHEV concept, as Mitsubishi seems to be going all-in on their plug-in strategy – with the plug-in Outlander selling very well in world markets.
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Published January 22nd, 2015 4:49 PM
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My father came to visit me at my Oldsmobile/Mitsubishi dealer in 1994 and when he saw the Diamante he said "Wow! A Mitsubishi; I used to shoot those down!"... He was a P-51 pilot in 1943-45. Today Mitsushi**y has the same build "quality" of the A6M Zero.
Montero? 3000GT VR-4? Hope its not another Eclipse GT which would be a legend in Mitsu's own mind.
"The Montero is more than likely some kind of PHEV concept..." Yes, as you know that sort of thing will help when negotiating the intractable and inhospitable sand dunes of the Sahara seen above! If you'll excuse me. I have to go cry in a corner.
There is at least a little evidence that this would mean a Montero return. Namely the roof line in the photo, and this. Since they use the same word in their Pajero marketing in other countries. http://www.vinastarmotors.com.vn/data/upload/news/Pajero%20-%20KV.jpg I've always liked the Montero, and I think it's one of those underrated vehicles nobody thought of. It wasn't a victim to the reliability issues of other Mitsu vehicles, because it was one of the few never made into a DSM item. The price and lack of public knowledge killed it, I believe they were near $50k by the time the final model came around. But a PHEV one doesn't interest me at all.