Category: Large 4x4s 
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Eager diesel engine, smooth auto transmission, five-door's folding rearmost seat, knobbly textured facia, accurate steering, smooth ride, value.
Noisy diesel engine, three-door's fast bend handling, top version's fake wood, sheer size if you're city-bound.
All the qualities of the 2000 Shogun, plus it looks a bit harder, and gets some useful additions to keep it competitive. Decently priced, too, so worth a look.
The previous-generation Shogun was released near the start of 2000, but sales were on the less-than-buoyant side (only 1,590 found homes in 2000) so, less than two years later, at the end of 2002, we've got another new model.
Okay, so the changes aren't drastic, with Mitsubishi claiming around 15 new European features. Some electronic developments, like side airbags or Electronic Brakeforce Distribution, the other significant changes centre around the Shogun's looks. Before 2000, the Shogun had been one of the traditional, macho-looking off-roaders, but the third-generation model didn't follow that theme, and had namby-pamby ribbed side skirts and rather curvaceous front wings. Well, goodbye and, for most owners, good riddance to those, and hello again to the ruggedness of old. Squarer sides and a more aggressive front end have returned; there's no chrome, and there's a new grille. Beneath that renewed ruggedness, though, remain the same underpinnings. A monocoque chassis (which replaced the separate ladder chassis/body combo in 2000), and two direct-injection engines - a petrol and a diesel - feature. Three- and five-door body styles are offered, the latter with seven seats.
