| What do people think about Isuzu Rodeo ? |
| I thought I was buying a car that would last. It did.....just long enough for the warranty to run out. The salesman explained that the 110,000 mile or ten year warranty would transfer to us as the car was pre-owned. The car had 27,000 miles on it. No need to buy an extended warranty with that much left on the air conditioner and drive train....Wrong!... |
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The construction stays basically the same, but the improvements will address much of the current Rodeo's shortcomings, the worst being the unrefined 3.0 eight-valve engine.
Both that and the current 2.5-litre are both dumped in favour of three new common-rail diesels. Heading the pack is the 161bhp 16v 3.0-litre that uses a revised turbo to bump the torque to a decent 266lb-ft. Cheaper will be a 143bhp 3.0-litre and a 114bhp 2.5-litre. The top-spec diesel gets a wide bonnet scoop, while all Rodeos get the new angular headlight design, deep grille and restyled tailgate. The poshest Denver Max has a four-bar grille, replacing the egg-crate styling on lesser models.
Inside the drab dash has been ditched in favour of a Ford-aping silvery slab with an in-built radio/CD player. In front of the driver, the new interlocking dials glow blue in a show of new-found sophistication.
The structure remains the same however, meaning the bed length stays at its current size of 1,380mm but it'll still be usefully compact next to the Navara and Hilux. However the Rodeo still should be able to tow the class-leading maximum of three tonnes.
No prices have been released yet.
Channel 4 News