The updated Isuzu D-Max ute at first glance mightn’t look much different from the existing model, but there are significant changes, not least to the 3.0-litre turbo-diesel engine. Firstly, the old Euro4-compliant unit has been reworked to meet Euro5. Secondly, it retains the same 130kW of power but now delivers 50Nm more torque – 430Nm between 2000-2200rpm against the … [Read more...] about Updated Isuzu D-Max gets new engine with wider torque band
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Isuzu D-Max first Arctic Trucks ute to go into dealer network
Isuzu is launching the toughest-ever D-Max ute – and it comes from the company that built the Toyota Hilux for Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson and James May to drive to the North Pole. The D-Max has been kitted out by Iceland’s Arctic Trucks, a specialist outfit that is making them for Isuzu in the UK. Arctic Trucks has been re-engineering four-wheel-drives since the 1990s, … [Read more...] about Isuzu D-Max first Arctic Trucks ute to go into dealer network
Isuzu gears up D-Max for two-wheel-drive ute segment
The success of the higher-riding two-wheel-drive XLT Ford Ranger in the buoyant New Zealand light truck market is the main reason why Isuzu has landed a similar two-wheel-drive D-Max. “Ford created the model for Isuzu,” said Isuzu Ute NZ general manager Murray Greenhalgh, launching the $52,890 two-wheel-drive double-cab D-Max LS-T. The Ranger variant also forced main … [Read more...] about Isuzu gears up D-Max for two-wheel-drive ute segment
New-vehicle sales boom – 25 per cent up on 2012
Confidence in the New Zealand economy is on the up, if a 25.7 per cent year-to-date hike in new-vehicle sales is a barometer. Sales to the end of September totalled 83,343 units, made up of 60,589 passenger cars and 22,754 light comercials – numbers that suggest overall 2013 sales could near 110,000, or roughly 10,000 units up on last year. Sports utility vehicles … [Read more...] about New-vehicle sales boom – 25 per cent up on 2012
Corolla’s stranglehold on 2013 title
Record new-vehicle sales in August bumped the Hyundai Santa Fe out of the top five spot as the race for the best-selling passenger cars of 2013 heated up. The Santa Fe had been the year’s third best-seller at the end of July, but August saw it slide from third to seventh and replaced in the top five by the Holden Cruze. Hyundai, however, remains the third most popular … [Read more...] about Corolla’s stranglehold on 2013 title