Mitsubishi revealed the new Pajero's headline specifications on September 2. A subsequent Auto Messe Web interview with its engineers, published September 12, explains one of the priorities behind those numbers: comfort on rough roads.
Rough-road comfort as a design target
The engineers were not treating off-road capability as the only goal. They also wanted occupants to remain comfortable after hours on broken surfaces — so comfort over rough ground became a stated objective rather than a by-product. The question, as they framed it, was how people would feel after spending several hours on rough terrain, and the answer was pursued through detailed tuning of bushings and body mounts. The goal, they said, was a composed ride that would not constantly remind occupants they were in a body-on-frame SUV with a rigid rear axle.
Pajero-specific changes to the Triton-based frame
The ladder frame starts from the Triton pickup's, but the team describes substantial Pajero-specific work: wider use of high-tensile steel, larger frame sections to improve torsional and bending rigidity, and additional crossmembers and reinforcements. The shared architecture is real; so is the divergence from it.
A 12-speaker Yamaha audio system
The other half of the interview is the audio system, which Mitsubishi developed with Yamaha and calls Dynamic Sound Yamaha Ultimate. The specification was published with the car: the system uses 12 speakers and two amplifiers, with noise compensation technology that automatically adjusts volume and audio tuning based on vehicle speed to help offset road noise. What the interview adds is the reasoning — the engineers tie it to the same package of acoustic glass in the front and rear door windows and body insulation used to bring the cabin noise floor down in the first place. That should be particularly useful on long drives over coarse or broken surfaces.
Mitsubishi has not said which trim levels will offer the Yamaha system, or whether it will be available in every export market. The hardware announced at the September 2 world premiere remains the confirmed baseline, and our Pajero tracker carries the rest of the claim-by-claim record.