Go Drive & Camp May 2019

82 |May2019go! Drive&Camp

ISUZUD-MAX300LX(4x4,AUTOMATIC)

TOW TEST

A

ccording to Japanese

automaker Isuzu,ith as

builtaround 25 million

enginessince its

inceptionin 1916–thisamounts

to an astonishing 650+aday,

ever yday forthe past 103years.

Twooft heseenginestoday

operateint he D-Maxdouble

cab4x4: the2,5 ℓand a3ℓ. The

2,5 ℓengine delivers 15% less

torque thanitsbig brother

(320 Nm versus 380Nm)and the

2,5can towaweightofj ust 2t

comparedto the larger engine’s

2,9 t. Thetow barisa lso standard

only onthebig engine, plus you

get the added peace of mind

with the trailer sway control

system on the3ℓmodel.

One final differenceworth

mentioningis thatthe 2,5 ℓ

model is only

available withamanual gearbox.

Give me morenumbers

Ourtest vehicle is the flagship

model of theD-Maxseries ,but

the versiongo! Drive&Camp

gets to driv ehas many extras as

it’s along-term test vehicle.Isuzu

has equipped

it withthefollowing:anARB

bullbar,aT-Max12500 winch,

IPF SportXSspotlights, Desert

Armourchassi sprotection,Old

ManEmo suspension, snorkel,

DesertArmour rock sliders and

aFront Runner

D-Max-

towing is abreeze

TheIsuzu D-Max300 LX bakkiesmiles broadly when it hasacaravan intow...

even if it’s equi pped witheverything thatcan open and shut.

Text and photosLeon Botha

Youwouldn’t easily find

asturdiertow bar than the

one that’spartoft he Desert

Armour bumper.