2022 Best Upper Large Off-Road SUV | Everest v MU-X v Pajero Sport v Fortuner | Drive.com.au DCOTY 

This review fails to mention the HUGE advantage the Pajero has (apart from price): it can be driven in 4WD full-time. It is the only one here with a real centre diff which you can unlock, making it like an AWD SUV. Go offroad and lock the centre diff and it becomes a proper 4WD. I test drove one for 700km (Budget rental hire) and it rained most of that time. Swapping from 2H (rear drive) to 4H (diff unlocked) around town and on the highway made such a huge difference to grip and security that I went and bought one. I drive it in 4H all the time.

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I guess this "suv comparison" was sponsored by ford because that is the only way those results would make sense.

If I had $20,000 to burn I might have looked at the Everest, but living rurally, I love my Paj Sport.

The Everest, I admit, is a great package. I have had two. BUT. If you included reliability in this test, it would have lost by a massive gap. My first one (19.75) 2.0 litre bi-turbo 10 speed blew its engine at 26,000km due to the oil pump failing. Then it suffered from the famous rust problem in every door, bonnet and tailgate. To their credit, Ford replaced it with a 20.75 Trend, which ended up having transfer case issues. A friend of ours had a 19.25 Trend which also had the rust issue. After months of trying to get the repairs to an acceptable standard, Ford replaced it with a 2021.25 model Trend which also ended up having the rust problem and a complete Adblu system failure. They traded it on a new MUX. Another friend of mine had an Everest Sport and it was replaced by Ford for transmission failure. His new one is now showing signs of transfer case problems. The Everest is a good looking, capable package, no doubt about it. But with the well reported reliability issues such as the rust, which Ford couldn't seem to get control of, then it's no more Fords for me, which is a shame, because - for me but not for others - their customer service was A1. So. Investigate the number of people who have had their cars replaced by Ford or are fighting with Ford to get theirs repaired. It's no good having a capable car with lots of tech if the darned things are regularly in the workshop with some kind of major problem. For those cars with some history, their reliability should be included in such a comparison. Additionally, in my experience with owning two of them, the 10-speed gearbox is absolute rubbish. Choppy, banging and crashing through the gears around town but fine on the freeway (fun in Sports mode), it was an absolute disgrace for a car with so much acclaimed tech to have a gearbox like that. Ford even admit there's an issue. When I used to take it to the dealership for servicing, they used to tell me it was fixed by a software update, but it never was. SO the Everest is not such a great car. Hoping for Ford's sake the next gen Everest has solved the problems.

MuX, Fortuner, Pajero Sport, Everest in that order

You can travel in 4WD on sealed surface in Mitsubishi Pajero sports with central diff unlocked because of super select 4WD which is safer as compared to some of the other wagon in the market which only offer 2WD on road. That alone should be the reason to consider the Mitsi for families. Moreover Mitsubishi comes with a auxiliary transmission oil cooler and not sure about the rest. According to other reviews done on RU-vid about everest, apparently 10 speed auto is not the best in towing as it jumps too many gears while heavy towing on incline. Plus 3.2 litre engine is way better than 2lit bi-turbo as the boost pressure has to be generally high to make the equivalent amount of power. By the looks of it either the reviewers have not tested the cars throughly as 4WD 24-7 Australia or the video is sponsored by Ford and these guys are keen to have good relationship with Ford for future purposes. Not a Mitsi fanboy but these should have been the obvious facts should have been stated in the review. Have a good day!!!

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Had a Mitsu for ten years drove it to hell and back a few times. never let me down.. God Mitsu

Pajero Sport all day!!

If you want a proper diesel motor - Isuzu. No one ever does a road test in the wet, that's easily going to go to the Pajero Sport with its 4H. That thing sticks to the road like a cat on carpet. Given 10 years how many rangers and everests are going to be in dodgy car dealers with low compression after being pumped huge amounts of boost through them to make them drivable. More displacement, 6 speed gearbox having bigger gearsets with a trans cooler, less boost pressure is going to give you reliability in a diesel.

Amazing how you managed to make everest the winner.

This is a terrible bias video. How could it possibly score 20/20 when the interior looks that disgusting. And when you can’t even spell ‘fortuner’ I wonder how much effort really went into the other 3 cars.

Isuzu 😍

This review is too biased towards the everest. I'd say its a 3rd. Mu-x is first, Fortuner 2nd and Pajero 4th

I'd take the Pajero Sport, second will be the M-UX

I'd be careful with the Everest in that much water.... I think I can hear the doors rusting from here.

Proudly sponsored by Ford, lol. now more that ever one of the top things to look at will be reliability and fuel consumption.

There is russian 4*4 youtube channel that brutally tests various off road cars on very viscous terrains... and pajero performed just as good as a rangerover... prado came closely behind the pajero.

FORTUNER COUSIN of hilux is winner for me prouldy owns one.

Plenty of room in the second row of the Everest? The reviewer can barely fit his fingers between his knees and the back of the driver's seat! It is probably still roomier(?) than the others but it isn't what I would consider spacious.

What an absolute terrible review. The 2.0L and 10 speed combination of the Everest is terrible in every way. The 2.0L is just too small for the vehicle. We've had countless rangers and Everests in the shop for transmission problems. Everest and ranger don't have a seperate transmission cooler unlike the fortuner and pajero. People who tow regularly with an Everest or ranger should get their transmissions looked at to prevent damage. This video was very Everest biased In every way and totally miss leading. The pajero sport is great value for money with the super select 4wd system. Fortuner holds good resale value, engine is great. Great vehicle. MUX solid vehicle with great interior. If I was to score these vehicles id rate the Fortuner and Pajero sport equal first, MUX second, EVEREST WOULD BE MY LAST PICK OF THE BUNCH. Stay away from the 2.0L 10speeds! The 3.2L 6 speed is a much better buy

Interesting, about 3-4 minutes allocated to first 3 and the rest, 8 minutes, to heap praise on everest. There is a reason why it is not the best seller.

Lots of luv for the pajero in the comments. Bad luck Ford.

The Fortuner is a wonderfully powerful torquey drive 👍 and no transmission issues Mr Ford.

This full of shit. The Everests 2.0 TT with 10 AT is simply crap

It’s still a Ford and looks like a territory the interior. I’ll pass.

fortuner may not come up much ,but i happy owning it

Family car review without putting family member in it. Off road capabilities review without actually taking the cars to proper off road track.

Love the channel but this is seriously some bias to the Everest. How about its shit value for money, a base model ambiente for the cost of a mid spec Fortuner. Everest Puny 2lt engine just waiting to go bang because its so wound up just to make similar power as the old under-stressed 3.2 and not to mention that 10sp crash box is garbage, Everest was better with the 3.2 5 cyl. Mux way over priced now, 10k price hike over previous gen model. Fortuner and Pajero Sport should be at the head of this pack, especially a GX Fortuner great value at 54k drive away.

I will still buy the fortuner

My 2017 Everest has been all over Aus with a trailer in tow. I've got 140k on the clock and the it still feels like new.

Mux or Fortuner for me.

The drive team do a good job, but in this case it does sound like an ad for Everest. From everything that I’ve watched, listened to and researched, the Fortuner is the superior off road vehicle out of the ones compared in this video. The title of this video is which SUV is the best off road, the conclusion in this video is that the Everest is the best ‘all-rounder’..so, the video didn’t even cover what it was meant to. The other annoying part is that all these tests are done with brand new vehicles…people who watch this now and in years to come are doing so for research on which car to buy now but are also interested to know about value and durability at the 100k, 200k, 300k kilometre mark. Can you shed some light on data about these points in the cars life? Some quality research there wouldn’t go astray. I would go as far to say that the results are already in before a car has even been driven. This review has already been done several times over by various other reviewers and the drive team themselves have already reviewed these cars enough to know. It’s purely content for marketing and business purposes. I understand that this is necessary because we are all trying to make business and money, but make it a bit more valuable and genuine. Finally, for anyone who watched this to know which vehicle is the best off-roader out of the ones compared in this video, then the one that stands out the most from all of the research I have done is the Toyota Fortuner.

When Drive reviewers give specs and stats they should add the manufacturer advertising fees paid to them also.

I wonder how much ford pay these guys to advertise it 😂😂😂😂, as a mechanic Isuzu all the way, the most reliable and best off roader..... You van stick your ford up the clacker 😊😊😊

Did you compare how much the Everest can carry on its roof, substantially less than the MUX. Its expensive and has a poor reputation for reliability.

Any judge that recommends a Ford needs to be fired from judging ever again. Ford reliability is shyte. Also the Everest's styling already looks dated, much less in a few years time. What were they thinking? Mitsu is the winner here by far. Also the Mitsu has transmission cooler for towing - so has a massive advantage over the others, and can tow nearly as much as the Isuzu.

Mitsubishi Pajero Sport, value for money and a very good package for the price tag. Why pay over $14,000 for Ford Everest or a Isuzu MU-X. Based on every Car Reviewer in Oz, I can clearly see that Fortuner is their least favourite. Reliability is a whole new ball game. Only time can prove which product is reliable and which is not. And when it comes to reliability, statistics and customer feedback will clearly prove which products are reliable and which are not.

The Mux has ballooned in price, good 10k in just a few years.

Currently driving a rental Fortuner and it is horrible compared to my 2020 Everest. Harsh ride, noisy engine, cheap interior, clunky auto. Very disappointed in Toyota.

Before watching the video I knew Everest will be the winner and these all 3 are going to be the pos in front of Next Gen Everest can't wait!

Mitsubishi the best winner the king of the best champion holding the world guinness book of record offroad and onroad

That was a Ford advert. If you’re going to have a comparison you generally talk to the features and performance of the other vehicles, pros, cons etc. not a single word was said about any other vehicle. There’s 11:28 of my life I’ll never get back. As a motoring journalist you have to do better than that, you’ve got people like Ronny Dahl that started as an amateur you tube vehicle reviewer and he is literally running rings around these types of reviews.

Would you tow over 2500kg with any of these especially 3500kg on the MUX?

With more refinement and least expensive of the lot, 2022 Ssangyong Rexton is worth considering in this list...

Wonder how much Ford paid for this review?

Ford drives well when it is new. After a couple of years it is a liability for your wallet. I have owned one for 5 years. Never again. That Mitsubishi seems interesting though.

Your judges are full of shit. Off road they are all pretty similar but the Pajero definitely has the smoothest on road drive as well as turning circle. This seems more like an ad for Everest.

The Ford is definitely the mosr refined drive overall, but reliability is an issue with Fords, and a 2 litre 4 cylinder is simply too small to be a long-term prospect, especially if towing is in the mix. These reviews never take into account long-term factors. I have had a 3.2 Everest, but I now own a Fortuner. Not because it is better to drive, but because it is reliable (the Everest was not), and it is far superior offroad to any competitor (by quite a margin).

Love the way Patrol Y62 losses points for having and older style dash but the Everest gets compliments. So confusing

Yes Everest seems to be liked by reviewers, but it is expensive and possibly unreliable! I compared prices and features between Everest and Pajero Sport Exceed and it was like $64K vs $78K in favour of the Exceed, for driveaway prices. It also puts the Everest within cooeee of the Toyota Prado GXL at around $80K which to me would be the best choice for its overall competency and reliability.

How is fortuner spacious? HHAHAHA that shit's stupid as hell

Ford...transmission problems?

20/20 Lmao how can i unsee this and get my data refund?

Mux is better for me i believe

Plus cant spell Fortuner

No mention of the superselect on sealed surfaces? Come on man

Despite the bias towards the Everest, I will be subscribing to your channel. Love the variety of colors of the cars you used for the video and cinematography is spot on

Again, no comments or opinions on reliability and longevity.

Haha , presentation sponsored by Ford for sure .

I want Pajero sport

Wonder how the new 3L V6 Everest would fare, especially in terms of reliability.

Australia I don't like

Lol how could a Ford win over a Toyota and Isuzu? You're joking. If you're buying any of these cars for the interior design and what not, you're buying the wrong car and you should opt for an audi or mercedes. These cars aren't for that purpose.

Don't trust Ford in Australia, a lot of bad history, hanging on with Ranger and Everest. I would have Fortuner /Mux on Par, but Pajero is able to be in 4x4 on tarmac, others part time. previous fords I have owned have fallen apart, customer service, etc.

partinitori Ford, asta sunteti. nu este corect !

Just like the VW Amarok old fashion and super expensive for what you get..! some of the other cars in your segment are much better and more modern . You do great reviews but this one is for the dinosaurs.

Have 20.75 everest sport bi turbo 10sp and its a beautiful car, around town its quiet economical and nice to drive, on long trips its extremely comfortable and towing our camper trailer off road its more than capable. I also have a vdj79 landcruiser that spends most of its life in the shed since purchasing the everest well done ford

Infact in today's climate this certainly is the greatest shock!.... Over $2p/l for petrol!! It's only short sighted upper Middle class bogans or buisnes men that would be looking to by anything less than electric going forward from 2022.

Definitely paid review

Wake up people, there will be an electric Toyota Hilux on the market in under 12 months from now..... Not having to pay $200p/W on fuel sounds nice yea🤠

What a bunch of crap.

Was always going to be the ford for the win drive only support Ford ranger and Everest sick of watching these video comparisons noting that a Ford will no matter who it's up against drive is a joke

The Ssangyong Rexton would give all of these cars a run for their money. Its a mystery why its not given more prominence in these tests.

Good advert to pay the bills, owned an Everest and a Ranger. Both blew gearboxes, 110km/h on the freeway and it decides to into limp mode. No thanks! Never again

Ford are smart, put in a nice interior, make it look tough on the outside & a nice driving experience out of the show room & you not only fool the buyer but car reviewers as well!!🤣 These reviews are an absolute joke!

Drive has become completely unreliable in their reviews and advice you picked ford over Toyota no just no

Loving the comments below, because they are all correct! Review is biased, reliability not considered, Pagero can do full time 4WD!!!! There must be some under the counter “incentives” handed out by Ford AGAIN! Remember the Ford Territory?! Wheels car of the year!!!! That was an absolute LEMON!!!!! I know this because I owned one and that thing was garbage and fell apart and every Ford service centre was full of them. Ever wondered why the first gen territory was everywhere but you never saw many on the 2nd gen? Because everyone that has the first one would never buy a Ford again, and I am one of them. Definitely cash for comment here, did you see the fords interior?! Laughably outdated and simply crap! What’s the name of this car review channel? Just to make sure I can remember it has no credibility if I see it again in future when looking for a car review.

These are not large 4wds. They are mid size wagons based on small utes that are proported to be big tough utes. The buying public are so easily engineered these days into believe anything they are told by the press. Cars are a classic easily seen through example of this

How did ford win 20/20. Its 2022 and the interior is outdated compare to the others. Yes it works but doesnt look nice. Bs review.

Ford note to self - milk comes in 2 litres, not motors - there’s no replacement for displacement

So 4 mins 30 seconds of mentioning all vehicles and then it was just about the Ford Everest. Pretty pointless video.

Has anyone seen the Netflix movie called "don't look up"? ... This video is the definition of such an example 🤣

Japanese manufacturers have become stale in their product delivery while Ford has been willing to take risk and evolve over time… The interior has become ever more important to newer younger buyers and Ford have nailed that with the new Everest…

If your going to do a Bias review at least do it probably!!! You guys make me sick…

Try towing 3.5 t with a mux good luck All of these are school run that’s about all

And the mux outsells all the other models combined… paid advertising.

Paid

Mitsubishi pajero sport the best and Ford Everest second

How did the land cruiser not make it in the list? There's a reason why it's Africa's off-roader of choice.

John Cadogan’s hair has more credibility than all of your so called judges combined.

Not very convincing at all.

Did the rough road button of the ISUZU MUX really dramatically changes the manner of traction control? Please someone reply.

I think mux all the way most modern interior most reliable motor

This looks to much like a Ford advertisement!

This is not a car test, this is an advertising.

What about the comparisons wrt beach/sanddriving?

Wow Indian host too , love from India 🇮🇳

Mu-X would be my first choice.