Isuzu Trooper is a classic Japanese frame SUV. It was exported to different countries under completely different names. The model is not currently being produced. Under the name Isuzu Trooper, this SUV was not delivered to Russia, but is still present on the domestic market for used cars.
First generation
The first generation of the car was produced for ten years (1981-1991). There was a short version with three doors and a full-size model in a five-door body. It had a continuous rear axle and an independent front suspension.
The Isuzu Trooper engine could have a volume of 2.0 and 2.2 liters. The car had four-wheel drive and was equipped with disc brakes. Five years after the start of sales (1986), the line of power units was replenished with a new engine of 2.3 liters. This engine undermined the authority of the SUV: the power unit was very fragile. In 1987, the company abandoned this engine and began to install a 2.8-liter standard V6 power unit at that time (borrowed from General Motors). At the same time, the company was actively developing its own new engine.
In the same year, a 2.6-liter V6 gasoline engine was developed. Later Isuzu Trooper models had a split rear axle. In 1987, the car changed, its optics changed, henceforth the Isuzu-Trooper was equipped with rectangular headlights.
Second generation
The first representative of the new generation Isuzu Trooper left the assembly line in 1991. Then there were short-wheel drive cars with three doors and full-length long-drive cars with five doors.
The car was equipped with 3.2-liter V6 engines. The power of this unit was an impressive 200 liters. with., there was also a diesel engine. Its volume was 3.1 liters with a capacity of 120 liters. from. It was a four-cylinder in-line power plant. A torque converter was installed in tandem with any of the engines.
We must pay tribute to the engine engineers, since their device was the simplest. There is even a saying about this car: many of its owners said that Isuzu Trooper repairs can be carried out in the woods right on your knees.
Reviews
The second generation of "Troopers" in America caused a scandal. The model was recognized as unsatisfactory. The reason for this was a certain instability of the car, which led to its capsizing. The Isuzu company was outraged by the situation and began litigation. The trial was long, sometimes he sided with Isuzu, and sometimes he sided with the opponent. In the end, the company was unable to win a case against the Americans in the United States (not surprisingly).
During the courts, car sales fell to a record low and were never able to rise to a high level, as it was before the trial. There is an opinion that in such a simple and even vile way the leading place in the US market in the SUV segment for lagging American manufacturers was freed. Before the scandal, Isuzu was a sales leader and had virtually no worthy competitors.
But in real reviews, Isuzu Trooper is praised. Yes, years take their toll, and cars rot, but this is a natural process. But the maintainability of the car and its almost limitless resource is the hallmark of Japanese cars of those times.
Final opinion
This is a working mule, on which you can move on any road, but what’s on the road, this SUV moves even on any rough terrain. No obstacles are not afraid of him.
Do you need a car for outings in the forest and just for everyday driving? Do you know how to repair cars yourself? Then Isuzu Trooper is for you! There is no sophisticated electronics in it, there is nothing superfluous in it at all. But at the same time it’s worth saying that this is a comfortable car, which seems to be floating along a flat road.
All parts can be found and bought. This is possible due to the unification of that time. At the same time, thanks should be expressed to Japanese auto manufacturers, because companies support the production of components for cars that have long been discontinued. The prices for components are reasonable.
The SUV does not make any impression on the surrounding motorists who love the same type of small car, but the situation is changing outside the city. If someone who didn’t notice you on the Isuzu-Trooper in the city gets into trouble and gets stuck in the dirt on the side mirrors, he will be very surprised when you pull him out of there on your “tank” without any problems.