Isuzu D-Max On and Off-Road 2017 Review | Driver's Seat 

I find the interior looks really nice, a bit better than the L200 that I'm biased towards. Love the monstrous bonnet look the dmax has

Recently bought the D-max 2.5L LSX diesel, hoping to pick it up from the garage tomorrow :-D Great review by the way.

maybe it's not built for tough terrain but I already bring my 3.0 Vcross into its limit on a rough off-road but it functioned very well and it still can go through without any problem. it's not only about the truck, but also about off-road driving skill.

Choose the D-Max anything else will break down.

there are a number of engines around, but didn't know about the small! 1.9 ltr!!! where I live, in Norway, the truck has a 2.5 twin turbo 163hp/400nm, driving a 2015 Hilux 3.0d4d arctic trucks 37 inch wheels myself, I like the look of the Izuzu, but being a tall guy, the Isuzu offer poor comfort for me... hence the choice of truck. cheers:-)

I am looking to buy a new pick-up, therefore I've test driven the new L200, Navara D-Max and HiLux. The L200 had surpisingly stiff suspension, a dated automatic gearbox and a somewhat cramped interior. The Navara had a design flaw on the bonnet where water collected in vacuum pockets and was blown back on the windscreen every time i hit the brakes. Very annoying. But the my biggest disapointment was the D-Max. I drove the new 1,9 automatic. It was the loudest engine I've ever heard in my life! when I put it in gear and pushed the gas pedal, it sounded like i was grinding the gears. I almost had to yell to the passenger to compensate for the intense engine noice. It had a too tall gear ratio, so when I was doing 70km/h it was shifting down to 4th and doing 2000 rpm at the slightest indication of anything but a down hill. What tiny about of torque the engine has is not available before 2000 rpm, so doing anything led to the car having to run the engine at what´s in my mind excessive engine speeds. So the HiLux it is. It´s absence of power will have to do. everything else compensates for it.

Steering wheel is fine,because no need to retract cause the seat is movable

At last a road tester that quotes the price as Plus VAT, appreciating that 90%+ of these will be bought by professional people and companies that qualify for VAT rebate and probably tax relief off it for their business. You should forget the combined cycle though and emphasise the Urban official figure, which should be just about achievable on a careful long unladen drive. These are very popular workaday pickups in the UK, but nothing whatsoever to get excited about. They do tow 3.5 tons and the six speed automatic is going to be an ever more popular option. With the price of a reasonably specified LR Discovery5 at around three times one of these before VAT, pickups such as this are becoming increasingly popular dual purpose vehicles instead. The best of them perform very well and, despite their 1 ton payload on top of a leaf sprung rear axle, ride tolerably well. The Isuzu hasn't been one of the most comfortable passenger carriers until now though and this doesn't seem, at first glance, to move the game forward any in that respect. Automatic transmissions have really come of age in the last two years are an increasingly popular choice in the segment. Quite why Isuzu chose to buy in the six speed when they could have skipped it and fitted the eight speed for greater refinement, performance and fuel economy, beats me. Nissan I think fit a seven speed and VW an eight speed auto. Aisin Warner, who supply Isuzu, have an eight speed transmission in production and fit it to Toyota. Lexus and Audi models, just as they did the six speed until superseded. Cost? Maybe.

I'm interested to know which UK model you tested - the Sat Nav on yours seems much closer to the original setup and quite frankly much better than the silly sit up and beg 9 inch version that looks like an iPad which has a cobbled hazard light button and blocks the use of a Digi Tachograph in the dash top bin

pleasing interior . I am sure these made of best quality. Two cabin are better with dicky. ISUZU is making macho suv

Drove the 3.0 diesel.fast but didn't like when i let off the gas pedal it lagged for a sec or 2.i had the basic radio and aux sucked.

Hi, Can you please tell me what make is the roller cover on the deck and how much did it cost ?

That torque figure is quite low for towing a decent load

The Nissan Navara/NP300 should be better with its multilink rear suspension and less agricultural in its delivery of both power and performance. Will we see a test drive review soon?

I am looking at trading in my current 63 plate for this new model this year , isuzu do the option of pedders suspension which I will definately have fitted . i am only changing to have the new lower ratio gearbox as the current box is pretty shocking for towing with.

You call that a road test a VW Beetle could do that.

Are there other engines available?

I choose Nissan Np300 navara.. Coz I have one.. Navara best riding experience.

hahaha 1.9L, ill stay with the 3L we have in Australia xD

how can you think for a big burly bloke when you are just an overweight 5'9"?

What farmer would ponce about in one of these?lol

I WISH I HAVE MONEY TO BUY A CAR ISUZU

1.9l damn thats small for a big ute

Εχω ISUZU DMAX ΤΟ 1992 ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΡΕΣΗ

What a shit engine! wouldn't cut it in Australia ours come with a 3.0L diesel 130kw & 430nm,

Isuzu is supper bad pickup.