A simple comparison between Toyota Fortuner and Mitsubishi Pajero Sport

Here we did a comparison between Toyota Fortuner and Mitsubishi Pajero Sport. In the comparison test, we had a unit duel again. Unfortunately, Toyota Fortuner, with its updated 200 HP diesel engine, has just arrived in Russia without time for pure physical testing. Therefore, we compare the thrust of Mitsubishi turbodiesel engine with the comfort of gasoline "sucking" Toyota.

Generally, it is almost impossible to use the common word "tractor" to refer to modern diesel engine. In new diesel engines, sometimes the engine in the hood can be determined only by dividing the tachometer: you can't hear it at all. It's only in the seventh gear when the old car's 4njero is in the seventh gear, but it's only in the eighth gear range when the car's speed is in the middle range. In other words, the car on the track will not produce any special acoustic discomfort.

All terrain habits support this: Mitsubishi has a very sharp accelerator with high peak torque (according to diesel standards) - starting at 2500 rpm. As a result, the SUV has excellent pedal feel, but the dynamic characteristics are not high - 12.3 seconds to 100 km / h.

Under the hood of Toyota Fortuner is one of Japan's most famous engines: 2.7-liter gasoline "four cylinder" 2tr-fe, which is mainly known in Russia as the Basic Land Cruiser Prado. The engine is considered indestructible and can travel 500000 kilometers before overhaul.

Fortune is as quiet and soft as expected. Although the power, especially the torque, has been lost, according to the dry data, the driving speed of Toyota is slightly faster than that of Mitsubishi, although the car has different feelings when starting and driving: stability and regularity. The two-ton Fortuner reluctantly tried to squeeze all the juice out of the 166-horsepower engine, which, next to the red area of the tachometer, might "shout out" the Mitsubishi diesel. But the linear acceleration at low speed is very comfortable. Usually, you should immediately forget the traffic light race on both SUVs.

As for control, all-terrain vehicles here are similar - because the handlebars are very long (about four turns from lock to lock), there is no need to wait for the response accuracy of ordinary passenger cars. A steering wheel without directional information but without tension can set and maintain the desired direction. Neither one person nor another Jeep will buzz when trying to attend a rally. However, in a straight line, they all stand like gloves, and they can enter the curve confidently only when the rolling is obvious and the inertia momentum is large. Therefore, it is absolutely not recommended to turn in turn: the safety electronic device reacts slowly.

You can't pierce the suspension on either the Pajero sport or the Fortuner, but on Mitsubishi, it wobbles more and the vibration on the steering wheel is transmitted more frequently. In terms of ride comfort, Toyota leads. On Fortuner, you can pulp almost any pothole safely.

They all need two "Japanese" cross-country arsenals: About 220mm off the ground, excellent suspension articulation, all terrain tires, two locks and a downshift.

However, Mitsubishi's extraordinary advantage lies in its proprietary super select II all-wheel drive system, which can operate in permanent all-wheel drive mode, with some "stops" added, and the ability to adjust electronics to the type of surface. At Toyota, his off-road experience is one-on-one with the driver: Fortuner has a classic part-time program, the technology with leading rear axle and hard-wired front end without any electronic assistant.

In fact, the Pajero sport, which runs under load and on sandy soil, again overcomes particularly difficult areas due to its keen and precise response to the accelerator pedal. Toyota Fortuner is hardly behind, but on steep hillsides, the gasoline engine has reached its limit and you need to connect a downshift. But in quicksand, Toyota allows you to roll more accurately without the tendency to bury itself.

Mitsubishi better overcame the tough test of hanging diagonally over a sandy Canyon - locking the driver and working with the electronics without the need for other features. In the roar of traction control, Pajero sport didn't go very fast, but it climbed to the top.