Isuzu D-Max

The Isuzu D-Max has long been offered with the choice of the common '4JJ3' 3.0L diesel that Australian outdoor enthusiasts hold in high regard, or the Can the 2.2L turbo-diesel engine find a home in the hearts of Australian enthusiasts, or is it purely a powertrain destined for work-site duties ?

Poor old Isuzu. It’s been a true-blue Aussie sales success story this past decade, trading on our snowballing demand for utes and 4x4 seven-seaters. The Japanese brand ditches its 1.9-litre diesel for a more economical and powerful 2.2-litre, but can it entice die-hard 3.0-litre buyers?

Sling the name “Mate” onto any car model’s name and it immediately takes on a more Aussie flavour. It works for this special-edition Isuzu D-Max Tour If you’re in the market for a towing and touring ready dual-cab ute, the Isuzu D-Max Tour Mate is ready straight out of the box. But does this canopy-backed one-tonner’s value stack up?

Vegemite, John Farnham, the Sydney Opera House and R.M Williams all have a lot in common: they’re Australian icons through and through. In a very similar Isuzu has updated its popular D-Max ute again for 2024, but what is it about these changes that makes this a better ute than ever?

This year’s award for Most Obvious New Model Grade goes to the Isuzu D-Max Blade. It’s a dual cab with improved off-road skills, more rugged equipment and Isuzu delivers a new hardcore D-Max, partnering with Walkinshaw Automotive to create the Blade but does it go far enough?

Those new to the ute world might be a bit conflicted at first. Do they want something practical and built for work? Or do they want comfort and decent Isuzu claims its mid-tier X-Rider is “the ultimate all-rounder” D-Max, but does it fit the bill in the real world?

Last year, Isuzu shocked many pundits when it raced past the horde of other manufacturers in Australia’s congested new car market to become the country’s It’s a facelift without an engine upgrade or new grade to drum up excitement. Instead, the 2024 update is for the ‘true believers’ of the D-Max

Every day, the Isuzu D-Max creeps closer towards the territory of the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger – the two best selling utes in Australia in popularity The Isuzu D-Max is available in Australia with 11 4x4 variants, but do you need to go all the way to an X-Terrain to get all the ute you want?

Isuzu has launched its MY23 update for its D-Max X-Terrain ute. We find out if the next tweaks bring extra substance to the popular flagship

Is the Isuzu D-Max crew cab the best ute you can buy for work during the week and family duties on the weekend?

Australia’s new car sales reached record heights in 2025, pushing a slender 0.3 percent past 2024’s result with a total of 1,241,037 deliveries. The 100 best-selling vehicles in Australia in 2025, from the Ford Ranger ute to the Jaecoo J7 SUV

Toyota Australia has announced full specifications and details for one of its most important launches — the Hilux ute. The 2026 Toyota Hilux will Australia’s hybrid king skips petrol-electric for popular work ute as Hilux BEV locked in for launch next year

Few car companies would want to be in Isuzu Ute Australia’s shoes right now. It may be our ninth best-selling brand, but Australia’s New Vehicle Isuzu boss acknowledges the brand’s perilous position as Australia’s NVES fines for high polluting diesels and 4WDs kick in. So what’s the plan?

Isuzu has confirmed it will replace outgoing 1.9-litre diesel four-cylinder engines with a more powerful and fuel-efficient 2.2-litre unit in its MY25.5 String of updates revealed for Isuzu D-Max and MU-X headlined by an all-new drivetrain, 3500kg braked towing capacity and axed manual transmission

After six years, Foton’s Tunland nameplate is being thrust out of retirement to shake up one of Australia’s biggest segments, this time as a hybrid. Set China’s biggest commercial truck manufacturer has decided to give Australia another go with an all-new mild-hybrid dual cab

Four utes filled June’s top five best-selling new vehicles, as the Australia market enjoyed a big bump from widespread end-of-financial-year deals. Ford Ranger top and BYD Shark in top five as utes dominate best-selling vehicles in strong June market

Thanks for joining us this Wednesday 30th April 2025. Notably in car news today: electric Isuzu D-Max inbound, more competition coming for electric small

Australia’s new-car sales results are in for yet another record-setting March, with 111,617 sales reported through the Federal Chamber of Automobile New-car market shows signs of resilience. Incentive-driven? Probably, with plug-in hybrids having a particularly big March

It was a record year for Australian new-car deliveries in 2024, if only just sneaking past 2023 by less than half a per cent with 1,220,607 units. The The 100 best-selling vehicles in Australia in 2024, from the Ford Ranger ute to the BYD Dolphin electric hatchback.

Thanks for joining us this Friday 1 November 2024. Notably in car news today: refreshed Honda Civic loses base petrol but gets new cheaper hybrid, and

Meaner, tougher and more capable off-road, Isuzu has at last delivered a more hard-core D-Max dual-cab ute with its flagship Blade. The new $76,990 No power or torque improvements, but the aggressive-looking Blade has been developed with Walkinshaw Automotive specifically for Aussie off-road conditions

Thanks for joining us this Wednesday 23 October 2024. Notably in car news today: tough new Isuzu D-Max Blade revealed, Mazda confirms pricing for latest In car news: tough new D-Max Blade unveiled, Mazda prices new CX-70 and CX-80 SUVs, and more.

Thanks for joining us this Monday September 16th 2024. Notably in car news today: Australian pricing for Skoda’s first electric, the Enyaq, is revealed, In car news: Australian pricing for Skoda’s first electric, the Enyaq, is revealed, and Isuzu is putting the finishing touches on its harder-core Blade variant of the D-Max ute.

Thanks for joining us this Friday 9 August 2024. Notably in car news today: the Isuzu D-Max and MU-X models have been recalled due to a software issue, In car news: Isuzu D-Max and MU-X recalled due to computer fault and Mitsubishi adds new payload variants for Triton range.

Thanks for joining us this Thursday 1 August 2024. Notably in car news today: Audi has pulled the covers off its PPE-platformed A6 E-Tron electric In car news: Audi unveils the A6 E-Tron, and Isuzu announces ‘Tour Mate’ special editions for its D-Max ute.

Thanks for joining us this Thursday May 2nd 2024. Notably in car news today: Subaru has announced special editions for its Outback and Forester range, and In car news today: Subaru announces special edition Outback and Forester, and orders reopen for the Nissan Z Nismo.