Talk:Mitsubishi Pajero

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[edit] Old/unsigned discussions

It seems to me that the short wheel base in North America was called a Dodge Raider.

The picture of the red SUV shown as "First Generation", is in fact of a "Second Generation"!

This is what the First Generation looked like: [1][2]

In Portugal (part of Iberian Peninsula) it is called Pajero, not Montero.

Err... why are the figures in imperial when the car was designed to JIS standards??? ie Metric, world standard. :s

I think the name Pajero stands for a breed of wild cat from South America. Early Mitsu Pajeros had cat logos.

[edit] History

Seems to be a lot of duplication in the "History" section added with this edit last July. 'twould be good to get that tidied, as well as adding a motorsport section given its huge success in the Dakar. --DeLarge 13:17, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pajero?

So, if it's not called the Pajero in the Americas or in the UK, where is it called that? The rest of the world, presumably, but still... If Pajero (most likely a Spanish word, just from looking at it, and not a Japanese one) means "wanker", why was it chosen? The fact that it is called パジェロ　(pa-jeh-ro) and not パヘロ (pa-heh-ro) as the normal Spanish pronunciation would imply tells me that this wasn't actually taken from Spanish. So.. what's the story? LordAmeth 18:15, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

A pajero (pronounced /pɑ'xɛ.ɹoʊ/; the j is like the "ch" in loch that only Scots seem able to pronounce) is a Patagonian mountain wildcat. I've always meant to get round to adding that to the article but never did. The whole naming convention of the car needs a fuller explanation and citations. --DeLarge 18:39, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

Addendum: here's the source (p.17), straight from the wildcat's mouth. --DeLarge 18:47, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

Since this is described with a mixed English-Spanish pronunciation (there is no /ɹoʊ/ sound in Spanish), but linked as English, and Spanish j in pronounced /h/ in English (e.g. La Jolla), I'm changing this to /pəˈhɛroʊ/. kwami 23:41, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

Most Australians pronounce it "Padge-AIR-oh", in my experience. Then again, Australians look at you funny if you pronounce the e in Porsche. FiggyBee 21:19, 2 November 2007 (UTC)