MY16 Pajero release time

[littleriver]

now listed on Mitsubishi website
can also download brochure

http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com.au/about-us/news-reviews/2016-pajero-first-with-mitsubishis-in-car-smartphone-technology

[Yclept]

you can down load maps before you leave,you dont need phone service for the gps to work on you r phone.There are a ton of navigation apps available

Google maps only alows a 50km x 50km map download. It would become a bit tedious to have to download such small chunks when doing a big trip off the beaten track.

[Merts]

Google maps only alows a 50km x 50km map download. It would become a bit tedious to have to download such small chunks when doing a big trip off the beaten track.

If you are doing an 'off the beaten track' trip standard road navigation apps including google maps are pretty useless anyway. You need something like the Hema Maps app which has all the decent Topo maps stored on your device and doesn't require cell coverage to operate.

[Yclept]

If you are doing an 'off the beaten track' trip standard road navigation apps including google maps are pretty useless anyway. You need something like the Hema Maps app which has all the decent Topo maps stored on your device and doesn't require cell coverage to operate.

Yeah, sloppy wording on my part. I meant when you lose mobile coverage, which means you don't have to be very far from anything. I sometimes have trouble with coverage in my lounge room.

The next part of the equation then becomes whether other mapping apps are Android Auto compatible or if Google will allow them on the platform.

[Yclept]

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The next part of the equation then becomes whether other mapping apps are Android Auto compatible or if Google will allow them on the platform.

I've just been reading the Mitsubishi FAQ on Android Auto and it seems that Google Maps ares the only maps that you can use. This could have been a good way to be able to have say, the Tom Tom app/Here Maps and Hema/Ozi Explorer available on the one built in device. Opportunity lost!

And there aren't too many other useful apps that can be used either so it looks like another MMCS disappointment to me.

http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com.au/about-us/sda?CID=EDM_SEPT_FULLRETAIL&utm_source=Mitsubishi+Motors+Australia&utm_campaign=48d558e51b-2015_09_10th_Sept_eDM_retail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f320bf4fa9-48d558e51b-116422825

[Merts]

I've just been reading the Mitsubishi FAQ on Android Auto and it seems that Google Maps ares the only maps that you can use. This could have been a good way to be able to have say, the Tom Tom app/Here Maps and Hema/Ozi Explorer available on the one built in device. Opportunity lost!

And there aren't too many other useful apps that can be used either so it looks like another MMCS disappointment to me.

http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com.au/...e51b-116422825

Mmm. That is disappointing. Looks like I will have to buy that seat frame mount and holder for my iPad after all.

[Yclept]

Seems the Android Auto navigation issue is a bit touchy for Mitsubishi. On the Mitsubishi Australia Facebook page someone asked a question about how it worked, because he couldn't find a dealer who had a clue, and got a fob off marketing answer. I added some info and when the OP came back indicating that was a deal breaker for him the whole post has suddenly disappeared. Hmmmm....

[Merts]

My NS doesn't have inbuilt sat nav, so I use either a Garmin stuck to the windscreen, or my phone (a Samsung Note 3) in a cradle also stuck the the windscreen. The apps on the phone are great and it has voice recognition which works very well. If I'm in a location where the network coverage isn't good I just use the Garmin.

I have the Hema Maps on an iPad for remote and or off road areas.

I reckon if I update to a new Pajero I will continue to do the same thing.

[spot01]

Appears to me that MMAL are de-specing the Pajero a bit as time passes, with the MY16 continuing the trend.

Sat Nav now requires the customer to supply equipment & data to work.
GLX no longer has HID headlights, levellers & washers.
GLS "leather" seat bolsters no longer real leather (changed from NW VRX to NX GLS).
There are probably other unmentioned changes to cut costs.

Shame they didn't change the GLX wheels back to 17 inch.

[Merts]

Appears to me that MMAL are de-specing the Pajero a bit as time passes, with the MY16 continuing the trend.

Sat Nav now requires the customer to supply equipment & data to work.
GLX no longer has HID headlights, levellers & washers.
GLS "leather" seat bolsters no longer real leather (changed from NW VRX to NX GLS).
There are probably other unmentioned changes to cut costs.

Shame they didn't change the GLX wheels back to 17 inch.

It certainly looks that way.

Dropping the HID lights on the GLX is a bit of a disappointment.

I have no idea why anyone thinks 'partial' leather seats are a selling point, and partial vinyl is ridiculous. I reckon either cloth or full leather. Anything else is pointless.

17 inch wheels would be nice. If it were up to me I'd be putting 17s on all models with an option for 18s for those who want them.

[spot01]

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I have no idea why anyone thinks 'partial' leather seats are a selling point, and partial vinyl is ridiculous. I reckon either cloth or full leather. Anything else is pointless............
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I find the partial leather seats have better/firmer side support than the full cloth seats - not sure if they have different padding or if it just the firmer covering. I would have preferred full leather, but the Exceed $$$ are over the top IMO. BTW, I won't even start about sunroofs in Oz........

[Fritterbug]

Appears to me that MMAL are de-specing the Pajero a bit as time passes, with the MY16 continuing the trend.

Sat Nav now requires the customer to supply equipment & data to work.
GLX no longer has HID headlights, levellers & washers.
GLS "leather" seat bolsters no longer real leather (changed from NW VRX to NX GLS).
There are probably other unmentioned changes to cut costs.

Shame they didn't change the GLX wheels back to 17 inch.

I have a MY14 VRX and the seat bolsters aren't real leather. They are a cheap looking fake leather like the rest of the leather bits in the car. I haven't taken any notice of the MY15+ GLS so can't compare. Nice enough to sit on but they are not leather.

If you look at all the diiferent model years you will find that Mitsubishi alters the spec somehow every time. Also the price. Makes it difficult to compare models.

As for the satnav change I think they are just moving with the times. People complain bitterly about poor maps and upgrades plus unintuitive controls. So Mitsubishi have given us the ability to have much better always up to date maps and (I assume) a common Android interface. At the moment this has come at a cost of offline use but I think it is only a matter of time before at least Android opens it up to third party mapping apps.