Vehicle
Isuzu MU-X
The seven-seat SUV on the D-Max's ladder frame, sharing its engines and transmissions — so the pickup's knowledge applies unchanged. What differs is duty: family use means shorter journeys at lower load than the truck sees, which is exactly the pattern that leaves a particulate filter unable to complete a regeneration.
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Generations
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First generation 2013–2020
On the D-Max ladder frame; family duty means shorter journeys than the pickup sees, which is what leaves a filter unable to regenerate.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- Isuzu RT
- Engines
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- 2.5 diesel — 4JK1 · diesel
- 3.0 diesel — 4JJ1 · diesel
- 1.9 — RZ4E-TC · diesel · 110 kW (148 hp) · 350 Nm (258 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 5-speed Aisin TB-50LS automatic · 6-speed manual · 6-speed Aisin AWE6B45 II automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · Part-time four-wheel drive with low range
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Second generation 2020–present
Much more driver assistance on the same layout.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- Isuzu RG
- Engines
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- 1.9 diesel — RZ4E · diesel · 110 kW (148 hp) · 350 Nm (258 lb-ft)
- 3.0 diesel — 4JJ3 · diesel · 140 kW (188 hp) · 450 Nm (332 lb-ft)
- 2.2 — RZ4F-TC · diesel · 120 kW (161 hp) · 400 Nm (295 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 6-speed automatic · 6-speed Aisin AE6 manual
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · Part-time four-wheel drive with low range
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