1997 Mitsubishi Montero Sport XLS | Retro Review

In the 90's Mitsubishi was far ahead of its time in multiple segments of the market. Who thinks it's time for the Montero to make a dramatic comeback?
Show 1648 | Original Airdate 4.5.1997

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[dodgeguyz]

Back when Mitsubishi was the vehicle to own!

[MetikalMan]

I was obsessed with this SUV in the 90’s. My family had a 4Runner but I loved the Montero.

[timetowakeup]

That looks better than most of the new SUV's on the market.

[jovar.]

My mom had a 2002 LS model for 17 years. Rarely did it ever let us down.

[MisterNonsense]

Still have mine from this model year. Over 200, 000 miles and still running great!

[giancarlolugo]

As a Land Cruiser, Grand Wagoneer, Patrol, International scout . fanboy I always had a soft spot for this Montero I love the design.

[crex]

I had a 2001 of these as my 1st car what a blast just enough power to slide it and drift it around what fun !

[NFSLFE]

These used to be so popular. Mitsubishi at its prime.

[hutchcraftcp]

A friend of mine had one, green and silver. It was very nice. He drove it over 200k miles.

[antoniocolon]

In Puerto Rico those suv were called mitsubishi nativa. Very popular model and back in the day those sold like hot cakes, very reliable and even today they are still on the road.

[radudeATL]

Back when Mitsubishi was a household name in the US. This and the Diamante were 🔥🔥🔥

[davidaubin]

2:00 John: BUT ONCE AGAIN MITSUBISHI STEREOS SUFFERS FROM TOO MANY TINY BUTTONS! LOL

[Eer]

I had a 2003 Montero Sport XLS with the 3.5 V6 but I sold it just a couple weeks ago! It's was a great truck. Well built and surprisingly well engineered and thought out, clearly a completely different era for Mitsubishi, one of their last hurrahs before they went down the drain. I miss that truck, I only sold it because gas prices are hitting close to $4 a gallon and I traded it in for a car that gets way better gas mileage

[anibalbabilonia]

That truck still looks great today! 👌😎👍

[FloridaAlan]

Good era for Mistu , I had a 94 Mighty Max pickup as a second vehicle for years, very dependable but used a qt. of oil every 900 miles :)

[McBeamer]

It's the first time I see a Pajero Sport with a swing-out spare wheel. All Pajero Sport examples I've seen are of the full-width reflector variety!

[Kevron-ku]

My aunt used to have a 1997-99 Mitsubishi Montero Sport ES 2WD with the 5speed manual transmission as a daily driver since I was a kid.

[LrulestheworldM]

I can honestly say that I've never seen one of these in person. What a shame. Its a nice truck.

[joec]

Love this Montero Sport. But that XLS is $53K in today's dollars.... whoa!

[angelanaya]

These are common and still running in Puerto Rico.