2013 Isuzu D-Max

[Uncle Nick]

Thank you for posting this video---Most enjoyable!

Ciao!

Uncle Nick.

[toughie_g]

Chief Toughie_g, who doesn't want the hood-scoop D-max, especially if it's this badass




Ang lupet, seriously-modified ang engine and suspension, perhaps even the disc-brakes!

DAMN!!!! Sir d-mac the reason why the brakes were modified is probably because the engine is pushing figures north of 400 hp and crazy torque values at di na kinaya ng stock! I would mod my brakes too if I had that much powed on tap. The engine bay looked like it took some serious colorful steroids! :D I want! I want!

I wonder how much that build costed. All arms and legs?

[d_mac]

DAMN!!!! Sir d-mac the reason why the brakes were modified is probably because the engine is pushing figures north of 400 hp and crazy torque values at di na kinaya ng stock! I would mod my brakes too if I had that much powed on tap. The engine bay looked like it took some serious colorful steroids! :D I want! I want!

I wonder how much that build costed. All arms and legs?

Yup sir, aside from the outstanding fuel efficiency that none of its competitors could match, the 4JJ1-TCX (3.0 iTEQ VGS Turbo) engine to start with is already a perfect platform for modification, the reason why this mo-betta D-max has been the popular choice of pickup for drag-racing in Thailand and in the Asian Rally.

The reputed Asian Rally driver William Mei of Malaysia could not believed how durable the D-max is against abuse the first time he drove it for such demanding and grueling event. At the age of i think 57 years old William Mei won the AAM Malaysian 4x4 Rally aboard the D-max 3.0 iTEQ VGS Turbo in 2008. In 2009, the podium finishes are dominated and teeming with Isuzu D-max's with some competitors aboard other pickup brands switching to the D-max, a testament of its durability and reliability in extreme conditions. A Thai national, on the other hand, won the Asian Cross-Country Rally in 2008 also aboard the D-max. Funny enough, in the official website of the Asian Cross-Country Rally, the D-max is even in the front-page: http://www.r1japan.net/axcr/

Bruce Garland and Harry Suzuki of Australia, the 2009 Paris-Dakar Rally tandem on the D-max that won 1st-place amongst all diesel UTE under the highly-competitive T1/T2 category where the heavily-modified VW Touaregs are the king, some of the parts that they were using are OEM or standard D-max equipment that they believed are durable enough for such punishments, which proved they are haha!

Adding further, Bruce Garland described the engine as under-stressed and with a stainless-steel timing chain, is “bloody unbreakable”. They raced the D-max with just a reprogram upgrade, and that there is around 100 extra Nm of torque waiting to be released from the standard engine.

HAY ISUZU PHILIPPINES, if you're listening! Hindi man lang ninyo pinarating sa Pinas ito when in fact since 2006 it's already available globally!

[gundam]

Kala ko timing gear ang D max?

[d_mac]

Kala ko timing gear ang D max?

Chief, timing gear-and-chain.

This picture about the D-max has been posted here at Tsikot and at TopGear Phils. many times over na chief - you just have to look for it ;)




In comparison, the truly indestructible Toyota 4.2-litre 6-straight 1HZ and 1HT-FT and 1HZ-FTE diesels used in the Landcruiser 70 series is full timing gears, though.




This is the Aussie-only version LC 70 (a hood-scoop distinguishes it from the other LC 70's) with the more powerful (but detuned) 4.5-litre 1VD-FTV V8 engine with single-VGT that comes either with a timing gear-and-chain or timing belt - i don't know why there are 2 options though hehe



Cheers!

[cktlcmd]

Siguro ngayon nag iisip na din ang Isuzu Philippines na ilabas yan dito kasi siguro ngayon walang bibili ng DMax... mas gusto nila ang Ford, Mazda, at Chevrolet dahil sa laki at bago. Sana nga...

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[d_mac]

Siguro ngayon nag iisip na din ang Isuzu Philippines na ilabas yan dito kasi siguro ngayon walang bibili ng DMax... mas gusto nila ang Ford, Mazda, at Chevrolet dahil sa laki at bago. Sana nga....

....At biglang wala na din sa listahan mo chief ang 1986 dinosaur engine Strada 4D56 sa wants ng mga tao haha!
Marahil nag-iisip isip na din mga tao bakit nga magbabayad sila ng PhP1.1 to almost PhP1.4 M sa pickup na ang makina ay 3 decades ago pa na sinasalpakan lang ng VGT na kahit anong kumpanya kayang gawin.... Kaya nga mausok pa rin yan eh

Re the D-max 3.0 Ddi-iTEQ (4JJ1-TC engine), madami pa rin bumibili sir kahit costemtics nalang inilalagay ng Isuzu Philippines.... At least, you are buying a 2004 model CRDi engine out from a D-max. The only mod that we Isuzu patrons only wants that to have is to change the fixed geometry turbo into a variable geometry turbocharger then good na good na kami hehe ;), just like what it received in 2006 when the 4JJ1-TC became 4JJ1-TCX - same basic powerplant but the latter only comes with a VGT....

Sabagay anong aayawan pa ng ordinaryong-tao tulad namin sa mga D-max namin kung pupunta kami ng Naga City, Bicol from Metro Manila o Nasugbo, Batangas from Metro Manila at nakukuha namin ang 17.0 km per litre, o di kaya 13.4 km per litre kahit upak ka pa papunta ng Baguio City via Marcos Highway from Metro Manila hehe ;)

Cheers!

[d_mac]

Gents, might as well also post this here - though irrelevant as to the 2013 D-max, yet it's still the same basic platform 4JJ1-TC engine that they both share, only that the 2013 is an improved and tweaked-out 2006 model 4JJ1-TCX with VGT

Just recently during my vacation, my brother-in-law (by my younger sister) drove the D-max 3.0 Ddi-iTEQ to take his family, together with the nanny, to Nasugbo, Batangas via the Santa Rosa-Tagaytay road, thereafter to the steep hills of Tagaytay Highlands, and on the way back to Metro Manila via the small/ constricted and almost just a single-lane Tagaytay-Calamba, Laguna road.

Drove wifey's Innova 2.5 D-4D with my family, on the other hand. Both my sister's family and us were occasionally speeding at 80-120 km per hour to-and-from the Santa Rosa-Tagaytay road almost overtaking every vehicle on the road (name them - trucks, buses, a Tucson, Hi-Ace, Monterosport, Starex, Adventure, Innova, D-max, Hilux, etc etc) and on our way back to Manila from Calamba, Laguna after our Tagaytay Highlands.

The D-max clocked in a total of 270.3 km. Total litres of fuel consumed after refilling from the fully-filled tank reckoned at the end of our excursion-outing was 19.65 litres of Shell V-Power Nitro diesel. Average fuel mileage for the D-max is 13.76 km per litre or 7.27 litres per 100 km in a combined city-driving, a bit of SLEX stretch, a lot of provincial hilly roads and some steep hilly roads, while the Innova 2.5 D-4D that i was driving consumed more fuel - visually, the D-max consumed less than 1/4 of its fuel tank, while the Innova 2.5 D-4D, almost 1/2 of its fully-filled fuel tank was consumed. Refilling was done the morning after, by the way folks, and i didn't fill up the Innova anymore as i wanted to save some cash and not keen on finding out its consumption apart from the fuel-gauge meter hehe ;)

The 2004 engine model Isuzu 3.0 4JJ1-TC engine is really a frugal-sipper even in steep hillclimbs and in occasional upak ng silinyador - satisfied owner here, and my brother-in-law is thinking of buying my D-max haha!

Cheers!

Now that i'm overseas again, i miss driving by the right side of the road (left-hand steering), and most of all, my D-max's!

Cheers!

[Manly Regacho]

HI All,


Only a powerful pick-up like the Isuzu D-max can give you the double advantage of being the ideal vehicle for work and play. It combines form and function beautifully, letting you drive on and off-road in total comfort.

For more infos just visit this site:

Vehicles Isuzu

[d_mac]

HI All,


Only a powerful pick-up like the Isuzu D-max can give you the double advantage of being the ideal vehicle for work and play. It combines form and function beautifully, letting you drive on and off-road in total comfort.

For more infos just visit this site:

Vehicles Isuzu

Thanks boss!

Any news yet re the new D-max RT-50 when it's going to be in Philippines?

Cheers!

[d_mac]

No word yet from Isuzu Philippines as to when's the exact date the new D-max RT-50 arrives in Philippines, however, it's DEFINITELY heading to the 2013 Dakar Rally January next year ;)

Isuzu to join Dakar with the all-new D-Max - Racing News by AutoIndustriya.com

As the article reads - "The Isuzu Motorsports International Off-Road Race Team, based in Australia, enjoyed success at the 2009 Dakar event with a previous-generation D-Max, finishing as the first diesel-powered pick-up in the field."






Rally-prepped D-max 3.0 iTEQ VGS Turbo rated at 260 hp with 630 Nm of torque starting at 2000 rpm.


Cheers!

[raphnext21]

sana yung d max na twin turbo ilabas din dito...

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sana yung d max na twin turbo ilabas din dito...

[d_mac]

sana yung d max na twin turbo ilabas din dito....

sana yung d max na twin turbo ilabas din dito....

Pang-Euro issue lang ang D-max 2.5-litre twin-turbo (163 hp, 400 Nm torque from 1400-2400 rpm) chief.

2004 model ang 2.5-litre 4JK1-TC na makina niyan na inim-proved lang ng Isuzu. Super-taas din ng rail pressure niyan abot halos 30,000 psi.

Kung ako lang papipiliin chief (kung ako lang naman hehe ) mas pipiliin ko pa rin ang globally-issued non-Euro version D-max RT-50 with the improved 3.0-litre 4JJ1-TCX engine (180 hp, 380 Nm torque from 1800-3000 rpm for the manual-tranny). The powerplant is 2006 model na improvement ng 3.0-litre 4JJ1-TC standard engine na nakalagay sa Philippine-Dmax natin. Rail pressure ng 4JJ1-TCX for the new Dmax RT-50 is around 26,200 psi at reduced ang compression ratio from previous 17.5 : 1 to 17.3 : 1.

Kahit nga itong previous-generation hood-scoop D-max 4JJ1-TCX lang na ito ang ibenta sa atin, dudumugin na ng mga Pinoy hehe.... At least may proven-legacy na 2009 Paris-Dakar winner ito bilang 1st-placer diesel utility (or 1st diesel UTE) under the highly competitive T1/T2 class na kung saan mga Volkswagen Touareg at BMW X3 V6 ang mga bida.




Back then in 2009 in its maiden Dakar voyage, slightly modified lang ang makina to 200 hp with 500 Nm torque plus many of its components, according to Bruce Garland na driver, are standard OEM Isuzu parts that they had no doubts are durable enough and some against the demands of the race ;) ....260 hp, 630 Nm na ngayon ang 2013 Dakar-prep'd D-max 3.0-litre 4JJ1-TCX

Cheers!

[GTi]

No word yet from Isuzu Philippines as to when's the exact date the new D-max RT-50 arrives in Philippines, however, it's DEFINITELY heading to the 2013 Dakar Rally January next year ;)

Isuzu to join Dakar with the all-new D-Max - Racing News by AutoIndustriya.com

As the article reads - "The Isuzu Motorsports International Off-Road Race Team, based in Australia, enjoyed success at the 2009 Dakar event with a previous-generation D-Max, finishing as the first diesel-powered pick-up in the field."






Rally-prepped D-max 3.0 iTEQ VGS Turbo rated at 260 hp with 630 Nm of torque starting at 2000 rpm.


Cheers!

DAMN! That's more horses than a modern 3.0V6 gasoline engine and more torque than a modern 3.0V6 diesel engine! Is the stock D-Max in the video the one with the 180hp/380Nm 4JJ1-TCX engine? That's still very good performance considering that everything is stock and it was thrown around and jumping up and down in a rally track.

Now I wonder... stock 180hp engine + chip + K&N intake + big front mount intercooler upgrade + exhaust upgrade = ???

[gvtheogioB]

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Best regards.

[noygelo]

if ever it will reach our shores....I will immediately trade-in my Isuzu Dmax LS SE 2012...di bale na malugi ng 50K more...

[d_mac]

DAMN! That's more horses than a modern 3.0V6 gasoline engine and more torque than a modern 3.0V6 diesel engine! Is the stock D-Max in the video the one with the 180hp/380Nm 4JJ1-TCX engine? That's still very good performance considering that everything is stock and it was thrown around and jumping up and down in a rally track.

Nope sir, it's the UK- and Europe-issue D-max 2.5-litre twin-turbo (2004 4JK1-TC base powerplant) ---- 163 hp, 400 Nm torque delivered from 1400 to 2400 rpm.

Now I wonder... stock 180hp engine + chip + K&N intake + big front mount intercooler upgrade + exhaust upgrade = ???

Most probably more or less chief, o humigit-kumulang siguro hehe

Cheers!

[d_mac]

TOW RATINGS:


1. All-new Ford Ranger 3.2 TDCi Duratorq (200 hp, 470 Nm torque from 1500 rpm to 3000 rpm) ---- 3.0 tonnes


The inline 5-cylinder global model Ranger became the Winner of the 2013 International Pickup Award after series of 4x4 offroad tests have been conducted in the UK ---- Ford Ranger unanimous pick for International Pick-Up 2013 award


2. All-new Isuzu D-max 3.0-litre iTEQ VGS Turbo (180 hp, 380 Nm of torque beginning 1800 rpm to 3000 rpm) ---- 3.0 tonnes


The D-max Euro-spec 2.5 iTEQ twin-turbo (163 hp, 400 Nm of torque from 1400 rpm to 2400 rpm) is the 1st Runner-up of the 2013 International Pickup Award.


3. Volkswagen Amarok 2.0 TDi twin turbo (179 hp, 420 Nm of torque at 1750 rpm) ---- 3.0 tonnes


The Amarok is the 2nd Runner-up of the 2013 International Pickup Award.


4. All-new Chevrolet Colorado 2.8 VCDi Duramax (180 hp, 470 Nm of torque at 2000 rpm) ---- 3.5 tonnes



5. New Toyota Hilux 3.0 D-4D (163 hp, 343 Nm of torque from 1400 rpm to 3200 rpm) ---- 3.0 tonnes




Cheers!

[d_mac]

....double post....

[cocoy]

buti pa sa Papua New Guinea.. the all new Dmax is already available..