ISUZU UTE HAS TODAY announced a limited edition version of its D-Max one-tonne ute, called the D-Max Arctic Pearl Limited Edition, or ‘Pearler’.

Limited to just 120 units, the D-Max Pearler is finished in a pearlescent white and fitted with over $5700 of accessories for $3300 more than the LS 4×2 and LS-U 4×4 utes [...]

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ISUZU HAS ANNOUNCED a new entry-level addition to the D-Max range, the SX 4×4 crew cab ute, which Isuzu Ute Australia says will save buyers around $1800.

The D-Max SX 4×4 crew cab ute is the first update to the D-Max range since its Australian launch last year. (See TMR’s D-Max review here.)

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If you were the type of kid who excelled at guessing the correct number of jelly beans in a jar at the local primary school fete, you’re probably a big ol’ nerd.

But that’s okay, for while your elite powers of guesstimation may never win you the respect of your peers, a promotion, or indeed the [...]

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While the Isuzu D-MAX may seem a little agricultural when compared to some of its competitors, the tough no-nonsense newcomer to the commercial ute market has experienced solid sales growth since its Australian release last October.

Isuzu Ute Australia, the official importer of the D-MAX, today announced that sales for March topped 248, a 47 percent [...]

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Originally known as the Paris-Dakar, the Dakar Rally had been staged in North Africa since 1978. Last year’s event however was cancelled on the eve of the start after terrorists killed seven people in the area and made direct threats to the rally organizers. For 2009, sensibly you’d reckon, the Dakar was moved to South [...]

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The Insider has only recently returned from the Brisbane press launch of Isuzu’s D-MAX and is of the opinion that there is plenty that’s good about the D-MAX.

The D-MAX range will include 4×2 and 4×4 variants in ute and cab-chassis configurations, all powered by Isuzu’s respected 3.0-litre common-rail turbo-diesel, with up to 360Nm of torque and [...]

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Click  here to read our 2009 D-MAX LS-U Crew Cab Road Test

Isuzu UTE Australia (IUA) has launched its new Isuzu D-MAX ute range. Diesel only, tough as nails, but well-finished and not lacking in creature comforts, IUA has Toyota’s venerable HiLux firmly in its sights with the D-MAX.

A short on-road drive and a few laps [...]

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The Insider will be heading over to Brisbane for the press launch of Isuzu’s D-MAX late next week and provided that he remembers to turn the camera on, he will have a few pics of the event for us all… In the meantime, we can now also confirm that Isuzu UTE Australia (IUA) will use [...]

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The Rodeo is soon to be back – well, it is and it isn’t. The nameplate that has been a household word in Australia for nearly three decades is gone, but the car that would have been the next generation Rodeo is about to arrive – and it’s now called the D-MAX.

In a matter of [...]

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