Mitsubishi Shogun Sport heading back to the UK after a decade away?

It looks like the UK will once more get a Mitsubishi Shogun Sport, as Mitsubishi UK look set bring the Asian market Pajero Sport to the UK.

When the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport was launched in 2015 in Asian markets, there were rumours that Mitsubishi UK would grab it, homologate it for the UK and put it on sale as the Mitsubishi Shogun Sport.

We’d assumed that idea had just not worked out, but it seems it’s still in play with Mitsubishi’s UK boss, Lance Bradley, telling Autocar it’s set to launch in the UK before the end of 2016.

We’re assuming the Shogun Sport will essentially be the same as the Pajero Sport, which means it will have the underpinnings (and more) from the L200 pick-up, and come with a 2.4 litre diesel engine and eight-speed auto ‘box, as well as a 4WD option.

It seems likely the engine options for the UK will be different, and perhaps – and it’s purely speculation – Mitsubishi UK might just be hoping to extend the success it’s had with the Outlander PHEV and deliver a Shogun Sport PHEV for the UK?

But whatever goes under the skin, the Shogun Sport does look like it’s soon to arrive in the UK, filling a gap in Mitsubishi’s offerings between the Outlander and Shogun.