Just to put it to rest - in this thread at least:

There is a feline, scientifically classified as Oncifelis colocolo, which is known in Spanish as the gato pajero (ægrass catÆ) or gato de las pampas (æPampas catÆ). It is similiar to the ocelot and hunts small animals in the reeds and grasslands of South America. There are several subspecies, including Oncifelis colocolo colocolo found in central Chile and Oncifelis colocolo pajeros found in central Argentina. In this official press release in Japanese (media.mitsubishi-motors.com/pressrelease/j/products/detail310.html), Mitsubishi explains that they got the name for the vehicle from the latter subspecies, which they call by its short name Felis pajeros. The Pampas cat featured on the emblem on early Pajero SUVs.


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I even asked a Mexican guy that I have met in our store and he said that it's understood about the differences that sometimes pop up in our languages by most of his countrymen.

One thing I do not really understand with Mitsu's choice of names, is that it is a Pajero in a number of Spanish speaking countries not a Montero. It is pronounced with a silent J.

Kelvin
91 Pajero Exceed - Controls mounted curb-side for convenience
82 Mercedes 300SD