Give It Up For The 2006 Mitsubishi L200, The Toy Truck That Helped Mitsubishi Conquer Dakar

The Mitsubishi Montero gets all the fanfare around here for good reason. Among other things, it would go on to become the incredible Mitsubishi Pajero Evo. But the Montero’s cousin, the Montero and Pajero Sport, comes from another forgotten Mitsubishi that deserves a closer look for having polarizing design that rocks: the fourth-generation L200.

I’m unsure why the lesser known Pajero Sport and L200, which is the truck the SUV is based on, have been overlooked. I’ve seen my fair share of both on the Texas border because the small truck and SUV were sold on the Mexican market and I’m...obsessed.

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In other markets — including Mexico and Brazil — the L200 and Pajero Sport kept on in the tradition of Mitsubishi’s trucks, which have competed in Dakar and even helped Mitsubishi take a handful of victories throughout the aughts either as support vehicles or actual competitors in the famous desert event.

Hell, there’s even an L200 and Pajero Sport Dakar, which nod to Mitsubishis’ former glory in the world of off-road racing. The company is slowly clawing its way back thanks to the the latest Mitsubishi Triton, but I still think the design of the fourth generation L200 is bold and unique. Visionary, even.