Isuzu D-Max Review - CarAdvice
But Isuzu already holds something of an advantage in the fact that it’s the only dedicated truck builder to produce its own Ute. And therein lies one of the key points of difference between the Isuzu D-Max and the recently released Holden Colorado – with which it shares its chassis and much of its interior trim. While the D-Max is powered by its own 3. 0-litre four-cylinder common-rail turbo diesel engine, generating 130kW/380Nm. the Colorado uses either a VM Motori (co-owned by General Motors and Fiat) 2. 5-litre or 2. 8-litre turbo diesel producing 132kW/470Nm, and mated to a six-speed automatic transmission. Both vehicles have an identical one-tonne payload across their ranges, but the Isuzu D-Max’s 3-tonne towing capacity falls short of the Colorado’s 3. 5-tonne limit. Like most of the recently released utes in Australia, the latest generation Isuzu D-Max benefits from a major styling makeover by Ichiro Murato, who also designed the previous model D-Max. He sent the D-Max through the same wind tunnel test facility where the Japanese Bullit train was developed and conducted further enhancement in the wind tunnel of Italian styling house Pininfarina. Source: www.caradvice.com.au
