Isuzu Trooper: the eternal hard worker

2024 Author: Erin Ralphs | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-19 11:42

Isuzu Trooper is a classic Japanese off-road vehicle. It was exported to different countries under completely different names. The model is not currently in production. Under the name Isuzu Trooper, this SUV was not delivered to Russia, but is still present on the domestic used car market.

First Generation

The first generation of the car was produced for ten years (1981-1991). There was a short-wheelbase version with three doors and a full-size model with a five-door body. She had a solid rear axle and 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 2.3-liter engine. This engine undermined the authority of the SUV: the power unit turned out to be very brittle. In 1987, the company abandoned this engine and began to install a standard V6 power unit with a volume of2.8 liters (borrowed from General Motors). At the same time, the company has been actively developing its own new engine.

In the same year, a 2.6-liter V6 gasoline engine was developed. Late model Isuzu Troopers had a split rear axle. In 1987, the car changed, its optics changed, from now on the Isuzu Trooper was equipped with rectangular headlights.

Second Generation

The first representative of the new generation Isuzu Trooper rolled off the assembly line in 1991. Then there were short-wheelbase cars with three doors and full-fledged long-wheelbase cars with five doors.

The car was equipped with V6 engines of 3.2 liters. The power of such a unit was an impressive 200 hp. with., there was also a diesel engine. Its volume was 3.1 liters with a power of 120 liters. With. It was a four-cylinder in-line power plant. In tandem with any of the engines, a torque converter was installed.

We must give credit to the engine engineers, as their device was the simplest. There is even a saying about this car: many of its owners said that Isuzu Trooper repairs can be done in the forest right on your knees.

Reviews

The second generation of Troopers in America caused a scandal. The model was found to be unsatisfactory. The reason for this was a certain instability of the car, which led to its rollover. Isuzu was outraged by the situation and began litigation. The trial was long, sometimes he took sidesIsuzu, and sometimes went over to the side of the opponent. The company ultimately failed to win its case against Americans in the US (no wonder).

During the trials, car sales fell to record lows and have never been able to rise to the high level they were before the trials began. There is an opinion that in such a simple and even mean way, the leading place in the US market in the SUV segment was liberated for lagging American manufacturers. Before the scandal, Isuzu was the sales leader and had almost no worthy competitors.

But in real reviews Isuzu Trooper is praised. Yes, the 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 work mule that you can drive on any roads, yes there are roads, this SUV moves even on any rough terrain. He is not afraid of any obstacles.

Do you need a car for outings into the forest and just for driving every day? Do you know how to fix cars yourself? Then the Isuzu Trooper is for you! There is no tricky electronics in it, there is nothing superfluous in it at all. But at the same time, it should be said that this is a comfortable car that seems to float on a flat road.

All spare parts can be found and bought. This is possible thanks to the unification of that time. At the same time, one must express gratitude to Japanese car manufacturers, because companiessupport the production of components for cars that have long been discontinued. Prices for components are reasonable.

The SUV does not make any impression on the surrounding motorists who love the same type of small cars, but the situation is changing outside the city. If someone who did not notice you on the Isuzu Trooper in the city gets into trouble and gets bogged down in the mud up to the side mirrors, he will be very surprised when you get him out of there on your "tank" without any problems.