Well lifted pajero with front/rear locker is totally different story. Even older models can make good overland cars for travels. Just small lift bigger tires and lockers for offroadability. As most other 4wd cars they can have lockers and that would make all difference
As from most 4wd's you can build good offroader from it . but you cannot do much with subaru.
Well build pajero can be as good offroad as patrol or cherokee. And short 2 door versions are even better. It depends what you want from car. You want build tank and beet it eveyday then repair couple days or just have car that is capable doing offroad for weekends.
Not to say that forester is worse but for me subaru is just for some lift and some higher tires and pajero/patrol/cherokee is for other stuff more hardcore more lift more stuff.
Subaru will allways be better handling on road or as rally car go fast offroad and have fun.
Short black pajero with mean MT tires looks so good and goes well even without lockers
https://youtu.be/0LAdM8CtKtw
Of course with your city pajero you must know what its clearance is and what your tires are and you cant just pretend to do offroad in places that not for your car.
Really forester have nothing on Pajero with some lift and tires. And with locker its beast
https://youtu.be/1a0Qi-bdFtg
But yes they heavy cars and models 2.8 engines maybe too weak for offroad well serious offroad. But i just love how they look. And newer models with independant front are good on road as well.
