The Mitsubishi Pajero Metaltop Wide (Japanese: 三菱パジェロ メタルトップワイド, Mitsubishi Pajero Metarutoppu Waido) is a Original Mini 4WD car released by Tamiya on December 20, 1994.
It was based on the 3-door, hardtop variant of the second-generation Mitsubishi Pajero.
General info[]
The Pajero features the 3-door sport utility vehicle body design, with a pair of circle-shaped headlamp (housed inside the rectangle parts) and a large bullbar on the front with additional headlamps attached to it.
It was in the blue body color, with silver bumpers and wheel arches.
It was equipped with the white, 5-spoke Pajero wheels paired with the black RV radial tires. The chassis frame and A parts were molded in black.
About the 2nd-generation Mitsubishi Pajero[]
Debuted in January 1991, the second-generation V20 Pajero is a full-size sport utility vehicle manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors. It supersedes the first-generation model.
The second-generation Pajero was redesigned from the ground-up, and now featured a large body. It was available in Metal Top, Canvas Top Convertible, Semi High Roof Wagon and High Roof Wagon with 3-door and 5-door configurations.
Powering the car are a series of petrol and diesel engines developed by Mitsubishi. Petrol engines available for the Pajero ranging from a 2.4 liter, Mitsubishi Sirius 4G64 SOHC inline-4 engine to a 3.5 liter Mitsubishi 6G74 DOHC V6 engine, while the diesel engine available ranging from a 2.5 liter Mitsubishi Astron 4D56 turbocharged SOHC inline-4 engine to a 2.8 liter Mitsubshi 4M40 turbocharged SOHC inline 4 engine. The engine is mated to either a 5-speed manual, a 4-speed Aisin automatic or a 5-speed Mitsubishi-made V5A51 automatic gearbox.
Supporting the car's chassis is the front double-wishbone suspension on the front and coil springs on the rear. Braking power is provided by the front ventilated disc brake and the rear drum brake or disc brake.
Introduced for this generation of Pajero is the Super Select 4WD (SS4, also known as ActivTrak 4WD in some markets), Multi-Mode anti-lock brakes as well as the electronic shock absorbers, the firsts on Japanese four-wheel drives vehicle.
The V20 Pajero was later superseded by the third-generation V60 model.
Technical info[]
| Variant | Body | Chassis | Wheels | Tires | Motor | Dimensions | Gear |
Standard |
Color: Blue and black smoke |
Type: RV |
Size: Small |
Size: Small |
Standard |
Length: 133 |
55:1 |
See also[]
Mitsubishi cars[]
External link[]
Tamiya Japan[]
- Mitsubishi Pajero Metaltop Wide at Tamiya Japan (Japanese) (Archived)