page_title: Isuzu D-Max
section_title: Second generation (RT; 2012)
hierarchical_section_title: Isuzu D-Max / Second generation (RT; 2012)
caption_attribution_description: Isuzu as a passenger car brand, officially entered the Australian market in 2008, however Isuzu branded light, medium and heavy duty trucks have been apart of the Australian landscape for decades. All Isuzu passenger vehicles that were sold in Australia up until 2008, were sold under the Holden badge, which only included Utes and SUV's. For years the Isuzu Rodeo/D-Max had been sold in Australia as the Holden Rodeo and when Isuzu entered our market, Holden lost the rights to the 'Rodeo' name and switched to using the 'Colorado' name instead. Most people thought Isuzu would start using the 'Rodeo' name, but came out with 'D-Max'. This same Ute is also sold by Holden as the Holden Colorado, Chevrolet Colorado in most other overseas markets. This is the only Isuzu badged product available in Australia.
context_page_description: The Isuzu D-Max is a pickup truck manufactured since 2002 by Isuzu Motors. The Chevrolet Colorado name is also applied to a rebadged version of the D-Max in the Middle East and Thailand, although not identical to the American version. The original D-Max is sold alongside the Chevrolet Colorado in the Thai market where they are both built. In Australasia between 2003 and 2008, the D-Max was marketed as the Holden Rodeo, but has since been relaunched as the Holden Colorado. The Isuzu D-Max itself was also introduced in Australia during 2008, selling alongside the Holden-badged offering.
context_section_description: In March 2011, Chevrolet revealed the prototype version of the all-new Colorado at Bangkok International Motor Show, not related anymore to D-Max, shown as Extended cab with rear access system, and some of the high-tech equipment, In June 2011, Chevrolet revealed crew cab in adventure concept at Buenos Aires, Argentina (this car also shown at Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2011), and in July 2011, a Holden version of crew-cab version concept car got its premiere at Australian International Motor Show, but the interior of this car looked like production models any more than 2 concepts before.
  On 9 September 2011, General Motors (Thailand) opened the diesel engine manufacturing plant, to make the Duramax engine, a rebranded VM Motori engine with 2.5- or 2.8-liter, manual and automatic, 2WD or 4WD.
  Isuzu has long abandoned the U.S. passenger and truck market but it continues to have strong ties with General Motors, which was once its primary stockholder. In 2011, the Japanese automaker revealed its all-new D-MAX pickup truck, which was designed in cooperation with GM and is a sister model to the 2012 Chevrolet Colorado. Albeit on separate occasions, both pickup truck models were presented in Thailand. On the outside, the new 2012 D-MAX features different front and rear end styling treatments as well as bespoke trim parts, while inside, the changes over Colorado are limited to the color options and the instrument panel. The body-on-frame Isuzu D-MAX launches in Thailand with three turbodiesel engines, including a pair of 2.5-liter units producing 115 hp (86 kW) and 136 hp (101 kW), and a larger 3.0-liter powerplant with 177 hp (132 kW).
  As with previous models, the 2012 Isuzu D-Max shares its ladder chassis platform, body construction, mechanical componentry and interior design (dash, centre stack, steering wheel and doors) with the 2013 North American Chevrolet Colorado. From the A-pillar to the back, the D-Max appears to be a clone of Chevy Colorado but gets its own visual identity due to an aggressive angular front fascia with upswept headlights and a more conventional grille design.
  D-Max uses Isuzu's own engine and drivetrain. Isuzu's iTEQ engine has been retained but has been updated. 2500 cc engine is now available in two configurations; normal turbo with 87 kW (117 hp) and 280 N⋅m (207 lbf⋅ft) of torque and VGS Turbo with 101 kW (135 hp) and 320 N⋅m (236 lbf⋅ft) of torque. Also available is the four-cylinder 3000 cc 4JJ1-TC iTEQ common-rail diesel engine with VGS Turbo which now produces 132 kW (177 hp) with 380 N⋅m (280 lbf⋅ft) of torque. Engines performance have been upgraded with Variable geometry turbocharger (VGS Turbo) and Isuzu D-Max's engines pass Euro V emission standard. 2012 D-Max still comes with a 5-speed manual but has unveiled new 5-speed "Rev-Tronic" automatic transmission with sport mode (2011 model had 4-speed automatic transmission). 4WD models have been renamed from "Rodeo" to "V-Cross", and transfer case has been renamed from "Touch-on-the-fly" button to new "Terrain command" system that uses the spin system to allow for seamless changing of drive modes from 4-Wheel to 2-Wheel Drive mode. Isuzu front suspension made up of independent double wishbone with coil-spring setup and a rear suspension made up of over slung leaf-springs installed above a special long span rear axle make for a comfortable driving experience.|http://thailand-dealer.com/2012-isuzu-dmax.html}} Ecuador is the only country where this generation D-Max is available with a gasoline engine, an Opel-based C24 with 16 valves and double overhead camshafts supplied from Brazil where the lower-grade versions of the Chevrolet S10 still rely on a flex-fuel 8-valve SOHC version which also served as a basis for the Vortec 2400 industrial engine.
  Isuzu new ladder-frame chassis platform dubbed "i-GRIP" (Isuzu Gravity Responsive Intelligent Platform) underpinning the new D-Max makes 42% stronger than its predecessors leading to improved ride and handling. The frame includes improved cross bracing at the rear, improving stability under loads
caption: Isuzu D-Max utility
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