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D-MAX : FINAL THOUGHTS

Here at GoRV , we had an Isuzu D- MAX LS-U + for six months in order to conduct a long-term test under a variety of conditions .

The D-MAX has become one of Australia ’ s best-selling vehicles . In 2022 , it was the seventh bestselling car overall , out of 450 cars on sale . In the ute category , it sold 24,336 D-MAX utes – a slight drop from the year before , when Isuzu Ute Australia sold 25,117 .

But how did it perform on a longterm basis ? Were there any dramas or bug bears ? Read on …

ENGINE

Isuzu overhauled the D-MAX in 2020 , giving it a new engine and a suite of electronic safety features not seen before in a ute . It was the first serious update to the vehicle since the second generation D-MAX was launched in Australia in 2012 .

The LS-U + sits between the LS-U and the flagship X-TERRAIN . It comes with a few extra features over and above what you ’ ll find as standard in the LS-U .

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