Mitsubishi Shogun reviews

I've owned my Shogun DiD Elegance for over a year and a half now and I am delighted with it. These beasts are very well made - robust and over engineered in all the right places. Despite its large 3.2 Litre 'torquey' diesel engine I still get around 30mpg. It's massively capable and enjoyable off road and on the ruff (its reputation as an off-roader is unquestioned) & it will pull anything. In addition, I still look the part arriving at meetings after a comfortable motorway dash in a roomy leather clad cockpit. I really do love these things. Yes, they can sound a little agricultural, but their reputation for reliability had me sold, and despite its rivals (e.g. the landy or rangey) being more refined, I've heard too many pricey horror stories about the latter). I have had just one problem (a £20 front wheel sensor) in all the time I've owned the Shogun. It was replaced easily by a good trusted mechanic (I find Mitsubishi dealers too expensive). It pays dividends to keep these well serviced - don't scrimp, give them regular engine oil changes. Great comfort, high driving position, great visibility and bags of room, this thing swallows up families and luggage no problem. I'll be keeping my Shogun for years to come. I've heard they can easily go to 250,000 miles if well maintained. They're great value second hand too - just look over those servicing records carefully.

I've owned my Shogun DiD Elegance for over a year and a half now and I am delighted with it. These beasts are very well made - robust and over engineered in all the right places. Despite its large 3.2 Litre 'torquey' diesel engine I still get around 30mpg. It's massively capable and enjoyable off road and on the ruff (its reputation as an off-roader is unquestioned) & it will pull anything. In addition, I still look the part arriving at meetings after a comfortable motorway dash in a roomy leather clad cockpit. I really do love these things. Yes, they can sound a little agricultural, but their reputation for reliability had me sold, and despite its rivals (e.g. the landy or rangey) being more refined, I've heard too many pricey horror stories about the latter's reliability). I have had just one problem (a £20 front wheel sensor) in all the time I've owned the Shogun. It was replaced easily by a good trusted mechanic (I find Mitsubishi dealers too expensive). It pays dividends to keep these well serviced - don't scrimp, give them regular engine oil changes. Great comfort, high driving position, great visibility and bags of room, this thing swallows up families and luggage no problem. I'll be keeping my Shogun for years to come. I've heard they can easily go to 250,000 miles if well maintained. They're great value second hand too - just look over those servicing records carefully.

I've owned my Shogun DiD Elegance for over a year and a half now and I am delighted with it. These beasts are very well made - robust and over engineered in all the right places. Despite its large 3.2 Litre 'torquey' diesel engine I still get around 30mpg. It's massively capable and enjoyable off road and on the ruff (its reputation as an off-roader is unquestioned) & it will pull anything. In addition, I still look the part arriving at meetings after a comfortable motorway dash in a roomy leather clad cockpit. I really do love these things. Yes, they can sound a little agricultural, but their reputation for reliability had me sold, and despite its rivals (e.g. the landy or rangey) being more refined, I've heard too many pricey horror stories about the latter). I have had just one problem (a £20 front wheel sensor) in all the time I've owned the Shogun. It was replaced easily by a good trusted mechanic (I find Mitsubishi dealers too expensive). It pays dividends to keep these well serviced - don't scrimp, give them regular engine oil changes. Great comfort, high driving position, great visibility and bags of room, this thing swallows up families and luggage no problem. I'll be keeping my Shogun for years to come. I've heard they can easily go to 250,000 miles if well maintained. They're great value second hand too - just look over those serving records carefully.

Love everything about this car apart from the price of Fuel. Drive properly and I can get 29 mpg around town. Bring on the Snow !

Excellent car in Diamond package. Used for generaluse and to tow twin axle caravan without any problems. Car tax and fuel economy could be better

Love my Shogun LWB DiD Elegance (2005) They are not as smooth or refined as Landies or Rangies, but they are more reliable (and the interiors are way better in my view). Some say a little agricultural, but I love it. Solid as a rock, reliable and able to go anywhere. Comfortable on long journeys and parts are not as expensive as you might think - plenty of good quality 3rd party manufactured parts available if you hunt around a bit. They swallow up families, fishing gear, large telescopes, you name it - plenty of room. Second hand they really are great value for money - just do make sure they haver bee regularly serviced. Mitsubishi dealers not always a good move for repairs - they charge the earth. Just find a good mechanic you trust. Shoguns are torquey tanks that won't let you down, and feel pretty refined considering what they are demonstrably capable of off road- they are the real deal in this respect. Keep you speed to 70 on the motorway (no more) and she'll return 30 to the gall. I expect to keep mine for years to come.

A good car that does what I want it to do IE towing caravan and horse trailer

Since buying my Shogun more than 14 years ago I have stopped reading "Autocar"or any other motoring magazine. It does everything I expect of a car and still gives me 30MPG+ on a run. Driving comfort is unassailable and gives a better view of the road than anything else I have driven.

I have had the 3 door Shogun a few years ago, as I'd had swb 4x4's before and continued the trend with this one. Though with the amount of equipment I sometimes carry, that the 5 door would be more suitable. Then moving onto the Land Rover marques of Defender and Range Rover Vogue, felt more comfortable with the Mitsubishi Shogun for long term reliability, and so bought a 5 door Shogun to replace the Range Rover, having gained 100,000 miles at trade in time, and a year of faults, items needing replacing, and broke down leaving me stranded. I do feel more content with my new Shogun and intend that it is with us for 10+ years.

Purchased with a view to towing my caravan. Brilliant to car. Very comfortable. Not cheap to run but I guess if wanted a low cost car you wouldn't buy a Shogun. It my 3rd Shogun, this is the best of the bunch

Great big car, safe, comfy and roomy, but at 25MPG and 18,000 miles per year, it is costing a fortune to run. Add in high road tax and virtually no tax break (it is financed through my company)it is really proving to be uneconomic so, much as we love it (and we are a tall family) we are looking at changing it, probably to a Volvo XC60

I've only had this car for a few moths but I love it already. It's a big old comfortable car with a boat load of bells and whistles to keep you happy, such as locking rear diff, variable suspension, heated seats, cruise control, overdrive, full electrics etc. I owned a Nissan Terrano previously and loved that too but I wanted an automatic which is why I got the Shogun. It is bigger than the Terrano and it's more akin to driving a small bus but if you've reached the stage where blistering performance comes a distant second to reliability and comfort, this could be the vehicle for you. Like all big 4x4's it loses marks hand over fist for fuel economy but if you go looking for a 4x4 with good fuel economy near the top of your list of needs, then you're probably looking at the wrong car. The only area where I would criticise this vehicle is that it doesn't have air-con. It's a European version and only the very top euro models have air-con where as the Japanise imports have it as standard.

Fairly thirsty and of slightly lower performance for its capacity than most more modern equivalents, but stll more than adequate. Very good resistance to corrosion. Very reliable, with only a few well documented and easily fixable general faults even with higher age and mileage. Other than for fuel costs fairly economical to run. Mechanically very simple for maintenance, which is responsible for most of the cars good points. Makes an excellent tow vehicle, which could be bettered only by being slightly longer in the wheelbase. Long distance comfortable and internally spacious.

The Shogun is a specialist 4x4 with good towing ability, which is why I bought it. It is excellent in that respect. Although it has done only 117k miles, the dual mass flywheel has had to be changed. The fuel filler pipe (neck) and vent pipes rusted to the point where they parted company; there is also rust on the brackets holding the steps to the frame. I found this very disappointing. The vehicle is too reliant on electronics, under the bonnet. Apart from that it drives well and has lots of power so can tow up to 2.8 tonnes. I guess it's 'horses for courses'.

A totally reliable car that does everything and more that is asked of it. A workhorse that goes on for mile fter mile without being grumpy. Excellent

Excellent car. Great build quality and extremely reliable.

With 8 grandchildren, the 7 seats comes in really handy. Much more reliable than my previous 2 Discoveries. Not very good on fuel, especially climbing hills. Barely achieves 24mpg.

THIS IS GREAT PULLS MY CARAVAN WITH NO TROUBLE, IS RELIABLE. CARRIES ALL MY GRANDKIDS IDEAL FOR MOVING STUFF PLENTY OF ROOM.

Recently changed to a Mitsubishi Shogun Diamond vehicle to be used for general daily use and to enable caravan towing, having had an older Shogun for a few years. So far this vehicle has 'done exactly what it says on the tin'. Cannot fault it apart from the excessive cost of the Road Fund Licence which as a pensioner is ridiculous bearing in mind that ALL vehicles using the road systems should make some contribution to the wear and tear on roads.

I have had the car for two years and used it for local runabout and log journeys through Europe. It is very responsive and east to manoeuvre despite its size. On the long runs it is very comfortable and I arrive stress free and relaxed. Not the most economical getting about 24 miles to the gallon rising to about 30 for the motorway runs if driven gently.