Mitsubishi has looked to its past as it prepares to launch what is shaping up to be one of the Japanese brand’s most important new models. In the latest teaser issued by the brand for the new Pajero off-roader, Mitsubishi has previewed a trio of gauges, inspired by the altimeter and inclinometers fitted to previous Pajero models.

Mitsubishi shows a set of original dials, accompanied by the test “The only vehicle worthy of outdoing the Pajero is the Pajero itself”, before revealing a digital version of the altimeter, pitch, and roll gauges, housed within the new Pajero’s infotainment display.

While later iterations of the Pajero replaced the centrally mounted gauge binnacle with an LCD multi-function display, the feature was a prominent fixture of Pajero models during the ‘80s and ‘90s.

Mitsubishi is keen to emphasise what it refers to as the ‘cross-country’ credentials of the new Pajero.

The company has revealed that the off-road monitoring will be called the Multi Meter display, and feature altitude, compass heading, ambient temperature, vehicle pitch and roll angles, and left-right torque distribution information.

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Like the first- and second-generation Pajero, the newest version is set to ride on a ladder-frame chassis, this time derived from the underpinnings of the Triton ute. Later, the Pajero switched to monocoque construction until the model wrapped production in 2021.

The powertrain for the new model has yet to be revealed, though a version of the 2.4-litre four-cylinder turbo diesel engine from the Triton is likely to be used, along with Mitsubishi’s Super Select four-wheel-drive system, which allows 4×4 to be engaged on paved surfaces, as well as off-road.

Mitsubishi has previously confirmed that “model-specific development of the cabin and front and rear suspension” will be used to differentiate the Pajero from its Triton underpinnings, but hasn’t revealed how extensive those changes will be.

The 2027 Mitsubishi Pajero will make its official global debut in the third quarter of 2026, with the potential for the new model to reach Australian showrooms before the end of the year.