Isuzu MU-7 SUV based on D-MAX
Much like the Toyota Fortuner was conceived through the IMV ladder frame of the Toyota Hilux, Isuzu has created an SUV based on the Isuzu D-MAX. Like it’s pick-up brother, the 7-seater Isuzu MU-7 is powered by a 3.0-liter DOHC 16-valve 4JJ1-TC common rail turbodiesel engine. It’s made in Thailand, but there’s no news of whether it will be coming to Malaysia anytime soon.
August 15, 2006 @ 4:22 pm
If Isuzu is going to follow the pricing strategy of Toyota, then good luck to them. Personally, I feel that the Fortuner is an over priced piece of crap. A Hilux could be bought at below RM100k. A Fortuner cost above RM150k when it’s basically a Hilux plus an extended roof and two more seats. It definitely not worth extra RM50k for it. However, if they were to price the SUV to say starting from RM120k, then it sounds reasonable.
August 15, 2006 @ 5:01 pm
No, the fortuner pricing is mainly because of the rediculous tax structure of malaysian gov… It is not the difference of 2 more seats and extended roof, it is the difference of commercial vehicles and SUV.
August 15, 2006 @ 5:18 pm
Looks quite ok from the front. any further details for this car??? will be competitive if price between RM110k – RM120k, thanks to our government..
August 15, 2006 @ 8:03 pm
Ford everest got a new challenger
August 15, 2006 @ 9:35 pm
Looks good from this angle…
August 16, 2006 @ 12:41 am
ya..it actually looks nice fron the front..macho n purposeful..the fortuner is a bad buy man…with that price..mite as wel get a harrier 3.0v6 2nd hand…bt i dont tink its not gona be a good seller…fortuner and the ford amazon…oso are not really selling in good numbers..i tink at the moment…a manufacture wil do very wel if thy have a pick up and an mpv..now those two variants are selling very well…n its stil a new market segment..so the potential is stil thr…
August 16, 2006 @ 8:42 am
Oooh…mind you, the Fortuner sells really well in Sarawak (or at least in Miri) despite being rather overpriced. On the contrary, the Everest is quite a rare sight on the roads. Perhaps the Everest looks too much like its pickup brother, the Ford Ranger…
August 16, 2006 @ 8:43 am
And by that I mean a bit too utilitarian…
August 16, 2006 @ 10:09 am
Rexis is right it’s the duty structure that screwed up the pricing of the fortuner
And Tracks can you pls find out a little about things b4 u bang blindly
August 16, 2006 @ 6:03 pm
seems like many who respond in here are a little ill informed about many things. anyway, what i’m really excited to wait for is the mitsubishi triton, also from thailand. what a magnificent design. i read in a motoring journal that it was designed by the thai mitsi subsidiary. not bad for work of an asian country. its also exported to uk where it has pretty good reviews.
August 17, 2006 @ 8:36 pm
Just wondering why is our country mostly low & medium income population is always on the losing side when attaining new things, that became very2 expensive with a few click of a few men fingers….?
August 18, 2006 @ 5:22 pm
sarawakguy,
The truth about this world is that the stronger ones will always tend to pick on the weaker ones. Try driving a Kancil in Miri and don’t be surprised if a Hilux sneaks up just inches behind you for no apparent reason. And think twice before you overtake a tinted Civic with your Kancil, no matter how slow the Civic may be…
August 18, 2006 @ 5:26 pm
Oh, and I have a theory, which is yet to be proven. It goes like this:
“A driver’s ego tends to be as big as the vehicle he/she is driving.”
Another version:
“As the size of a car increases, the ego of its driver tends to increase as well.”
August 25, 2006 @ 12:01 am
Hi, Is there anyone who is currently driving the Isuzu D-Max 3.0L 2×4 in Malaysia ? I wish to know how effective of the saving on diesel, hope I can get some information before I purchase the said model.
Thanks in advance.
terence
October 24, 2006 @ 7:13 pm
MU7 was launched in Thailand in Dec 2004, 7-seater, 3.0-liter DOHC 16-valve 4JJ1-TC common rail engine,maxoutput of 146 hp.
Perhaps in Msia will offer 2.5L like Fortuner. If offered in 3.0L and priced lower than the 2.5L Fortuner, think there would be good fight.
By the way, you’d see quite a lot of Fortuners in K.Kinabalu, just like in Miri, contrary to all the negative posting about it in Paul’s and Chips Yap’s threads.
June 15, 2009 @ 6:52 pm
anyway, MU-7 look handsome and awesome. will it sell here
?