THE FACT is numerous Australian consumers will overlook the entry-grade D-Max SX 4×2 utility in favour of extra extremely specified, and pricier, four-wheel drive variants, even when the mannequin examined right here is greater than able to delivering on their wants.
Down Underneath, entry grade and two-wheel drive utes lose out to their extra succesful siblings in an enormous approach as consumers go for the type of rugged attraction and off-road functionality many will seldom use. Which makes the existence of base spec’ utilities just like the D-Max SX and its ilk one thing of a perplexing consideration…
The Isuzu D-Max SX 4×2 is a well-priced, generously specified and completely succesful instance of the breed. Briefly, this workhorse variant deserves to promote extra strongly than it does, as our week behind the wheel proved.
The only-cab chassis utility is priced from simply $29,990 plus on-road prices ($33,200 as examined) and is powered by Isuzu’s gutsy undersquare RZ4E-TC 1.9-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine paired to a selection of six-speed guide or automated transmissions.
Isuzu says the engine is designed to supply decrease operating prices to business, fleet and commerce consumers, and develops 110kW at 3600rpm and 350Nm from 1800-2600rpm, with 300Nm out there throughout greater than 70 per cent of the unit’s torque band (from 1550 to 3700rpm).
Gasoline supply is through a Denso high-pressure direct injection system and the consumption system additional advantages from a forward-facing ambient air consumption, an electronically managed variable geometry turbocharger, in addition to an aluminium air-to-air intercooler. Gasoline financial system is listed at 7.0 litres per 100km with CO2 emissions as little as 183 grams per kilometre (ADR mixed cycle).
However past the SX’s mechanical bundle, it’s the mannequin’s load lugging capabilities that impress most. Payload capacities for guide and automated variants are listed at a powerful 1405kg and 1380kg respectively whereas braked towing capability is listed at 2800kg for the guide and 3000kg for the Aisin-sourced automated.
The D-Max SX is fitted as customary with a 2500mm lengthy and 1777mm broad alloy tray as customary and is additional out there with a choice of headboards, ladder racks and seize rails as a part of an in depth equipment checklist.
Customary tools contains 17-inch metal wheels with Dunlop AT25 tyres (with matching spare), heavy-duty suspension, a urethane steering wheel, gearshift knob and handbrake cowl, vinyl flooring, material upholstery, energy home windows and mirrors, air-conditioning, rain-sensing wipers, dusk-sensing headlights, and a tilt- and reach-adjustable steering column.
Adaptive cruise management is on the market on automated variants.
The 7.0-inch infotainment array within the D-Max SX contains (wi-fi) Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and Bluetooth connectivity, DAB+ digital radio, voice recognition, a four-speaker audio system and a reversing digital camera.
Security tools features a full complement of airbags, AEB with flip help, blind-spot monitoring, drive-attention help, lane-support techniques, rear cross-traffic alert and traffic-sign recognition. The Isuzu D-Max boasts a five-star ANCAP security score.
All Isuzu D-Max and MU-X variants are backed by Isuzu Ute Australia’s Service Plus 6-7-7 possession care program, which features a six-year/150,000km guarantee, as much as seven years’ roadside help (when serviced by an IUA vendor) and seven-year capped value servicing scheme totalling $3223 over the primary 105,000km.
The 2022 Isuzu D-Max SX single-cab chassis is on the market in 5 paint colors together with Mineral White (flat), Basalt Black Mica, Cobalt Blue Mica, Mercury Silver Metallic and Obsidian Gray Metallic.
