Successor of the VX?

[Hanalei]

It's attractive but it looks like alot of the other SUVs out there. It wouldn't turn my head. The VX turns my head! Not even close, so there!

[thedutchguy]

To my information, under the body it should be quite simmilar to this car : the chevrolet Equinox?

[kobie]

I doubt it. The equinox is based on the Saturn Vue.

[thebear54]

...AND THE SATURN IS MADE BY.....
ISUZU/GM....
AS IS THE CHEVROLET EQUINOX AND D-MAX TRUCK....
It's a conspiracy I tell ya
John

[Heraclid]

I've seen more than one person say that the Saturn Vue has Isuzu blood pumping through its veins. Obviously it is a GM product, but the GM and Isuzu collaboration is over, and just because the Vue has a 3.5L V6 doesn't make it the Isuzu 3.5L. It would have been the Isuzu engine if Isuzu were not pulling out of its partnership with GM, but given the current state of affairs, GM went to Honda for the Vue engine.

[thebear54]

...and Isuzu also makes the Honda Odyssey as well as the Passport....HMMM
John

[MrCrowley]

Dont forget about the Acura MDX previous to the 2000 model year being a trooper, and the duramax diesel, and the chevy luv, and the geo storm, too!


What do 1/2 of the GM designers do at work? They forage through Isuzu materials! what are the other half doing? Dreaming about Isuzus with GM badges.LOL

[Thickness]

It`s a Daewoo.

[thebear54]

ALL TRUE....Sorry GM/ACURA/SATURN/HONDA.
There are more ISUZU vehicles on the road then people realize..or care to admit ;Dp;
Hell, if it wasn't for the ZuZoo designers working 24/7 to come up with new stuff the GM "design" crew would be out of work...or should they be!
John

[Spike]

The MDX - built on the Oddessy platform... I just want to know how can someone can get away with turning a mini-van an SUV? Then again, it is a Honda... who cares? Heehee

The predicessor to the MDX was called the SLX, and I think I have only ever seen two of them on the road - I still see MANY Troopers on the road today, but it has been almost a year since I have seen an Acura SLX...

The reverse is true when I still see the occasional Geo Storm drive by, but not a single Impule in over 5 years...
And need I say 'Stylus, what?'

Since the Axiom came off of Subaru assembly lines... and was the first Isuzu to be totally designed in the US; too bad Isuzu couldnt forge a partnership with Subaru, and become a permanent 'truck' division at their dealerships (Being that the closest thing Subaru has to a truck is the Baja)
That would give them a nice update to their dealership base . Even makes sense on a sales/marketing level because they both build 4wd vehicles... But since GM owns 20% of Subaru, I don't just dont see that happening.

And I guess we still have no real news as to what Isuzu is going to do between now, and the next planned vehicle rollout in 2007 once the Ascender dissappears... ?

[Heraclid]

Did Isuzu build the Oasis and Honda rebadged it as the Odyssey? Or did Honda build the Odyssey and Isuzu rebadged it as a Oasis? Sorry, but in this case everything I've seen says Honda actually built it and Isuzu put their name on it. Anyone know for sure?

The Honda Passport and Acura SLX, on the other hand, are certainly built by Isuzu (Rodeo and Trooper respectively). The SLX was blackballed right away when Consumer Reports rated it unacceptable for its tendency to roll in evasive maneuvering. There was quite a bit of controversy and Isuzu said the tests were rigged, but sales suffered significantly. I very rarely see one, even though it was apparently built from '96-'99. My uncle briefly owned a SLX but hated it. He is a somewhat aggressive driver and I'm sure it did feel tipsy driven as such, so that is to be expected. A sportscar it is not.

I've seen several Gen 1 Impulses around here actually, but very few Gen 2's (Storms). A guy I worked with had a Storm but I didn't know it was an Isuzu at the time.

Subaru is about to release its own first true SUV, the Subaru B9X, in '06 I believe. The upcoming Saab 9-6X will share its platform. The Saab 9-2X is Subaru WRX-based, and the Saab 9-7X is based on the same platform as the Trailblazer, Ascender, Envoy, Rainier, & Bravada.