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The RX is the mid-specification version of Mitsubishi's NT Pajero. It comes as a 3.2-litre inline four-cylinder turbo-diesel. The 3.2-litre direct-injected and turbocharged diesel has come in for considerable revision from the previous NS model. Peak power for the upgraded engine is now 147kW and maximum torque is 441Nm. Both figures represent an 18 per cent jump over the corresponding figures for the NS Pajero, according to Mitsubishi. Now Euro IV-compliant, the diesel has gone to a revised variable-geometry turbocharger and diesel-engined variants driving through the automatic transmission now benefit from a diesel particulate filter. The diesel Pajero returns city consumption figures of 8.4L/100km for manual LWB variants and 9.2L/100km for auto LWB variants. Mitsubishi's Super Select II drive system for the Pajero can work like a constant four-wheel-drive system when you want it to do so, in the sense that it employs a centre differential, but -- and this is clever -- it's a part-time system also, to save fuel, drivetrain binding and make the whole job of turning the vehicle much less oppressive in shopping centre car parks. So it's a part-time-constant-four-wheel drive. In two-wheel drive mode, torque is sent directly from the transmission to the rear wheels, but in the four-wheel drive modes, the transfer case redirects the torque -- via a reduction gear -- to the centre differential, which outputs to both front and rear wheels. There are basically three four-wheel drive modes: high-range transfer with open centre differential, high range with locked centre diff and low range with locked diff. One of the significant elements of the upgrade from NS to NT Pajero is the towing capacity. Mitsubishi has upped the Pajero's ability to drag tandem trailers, caravans and half-cabin cruisers from 2500kg to 3000kg. The upgraded Pajero is bracketed on one side by heavy-duty offroad SUVs and, on the other side, by softer 'crossover' SUVs. In the former camp you have the Hummer H3, Jeep Wrangler and Land Rover Defender. In the latter camp, there are the Ford Territory, Holden Captiva, Hyundai Santa Fe, Mazda CX-9, Subaru Tribeca and Toyota Kluger.