Bobcat Pajero slogan

Speaking of Mitsubishi, I believe that many people will think of the "Bobcat" model for the first time. "Bobcat" refers to Pajero, but many people don't know why they should

Speaking of Mitsubishi, I believe that many people will think of the "Bobcat" model for the first time. "Bobcat" refers to Pajero, but many people don't know why they should teach Pajero "Bobcat". In fact, the reason why it is called "Bobcat" is relatively simple has something to do with its name.

Pajero's English name is Pajero, which means? Pampas grassland? Pampas cat, mainly distributed in South America, also known as South American prairie cat, lives in the range of 100-5000 meters above sea level, and is a fierce animal. Because this cat lives in the mountains all the year round and has strong adaptability, the locals commonly call it "bobcat". Because the origin of Pajero's name has something to do with it, and Pajero has won many times in cross-country rally, which accords with the image that Pampas cats like to take risks in adversity. Over time, Pajero was called "Bobcat".

The original Pajero was not an independent model of Mitsubishi. Because of the economic depression in Japan after World War II, Mitsubishi chose to cooperate with jeep's predecessor Willis, thus giving birth to Mitsubishi's first off-road model. In this way, the cooperative relationship between Mitsubishi and Willis lasted for 20 years. At the beginning of 1970, Japan's economy recovered, and Mitsubishi decided to build its own off-road model, so Pajero's predecessor was born-Pajero prototype, followed by Pajero in 1978, which was five years later. II prototype car. However, at this time, Pajero still has the shadow of the previous model that cooperated with Willis.

It was not until 198 1 that Pajero became independent and officially separated from the joint venture model, which was also the first generation model of Pajero. At first, Pajero was a three-door short-wheelbase model, and its engine had previously cooperated with Willis. 1985, Pajero introduced a five-door long wheelbase model. After a year, Pajero was officially equipped with a self-developed 3.0L naturally aspirated V6 engine. In addition to the strong power, the interior layout is also very careful, and Pajero began to find his own tone. At this point, Pajero officially set his own style. 1983 65438+ 10, the first generation of Pajero made its debut in the Dakar Rally in Paris. In 1985, it won the first place only after the third attempt, and then Pajero became famous.

199 1 year, Pajero ushered in the second-generation model, and the second-generation Pajero was greatly modified. The second-generation Pajero is called Pajero because of its many models and different displacement engines, such as V3 1, V32, V33, V43, V45, V3 1, 3.0L four-cylinder self-priming and V33? V6 self-priming, V43 is 3.0L? V6 self-priming, V45 is 3.5L? V6 self-priming. This generation of cars was introduced to China, and it was also the first Pajero contacted by domestic consumers. 1996, Changfeng Group and Mitsubishi Motors jointly established "Changfeng Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd." and introduced Pajero technology (V3 1/V33) to produce Changfeng Mitsubishi Cheetah.

Until 1999, the second-generation Pajero stopped production, and the third-generation Pajero made its debut in Japan's domestic market on 1999, and made its debut in other markets on 200 1, and was listed in the Philippines and other developing countries in 2003. The third generation has been redesigned with a lower and wider posture, adopting an integrated (integrated) structure and an integrated trapezoidal frame chassis. Compared with the typical frame (trapezoidal frame) design, it has higher torsional stiffness and greatly improves the engine room strength.

The third generation model has been sold for five years, during which it experienced a small change. The fourth generation model was launched in 2006, and the appearance and interior were modified. The fourth generation model is also currently on sale. Until the news of production suspension was announced last year (officially discontinued in 20021year), the price of the fourth generation model of Pajero was 14 years. So far, Pajero has won the Dakar Rally 12 times in 40 years.

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