Walkinshaw’s tuned Isuzu D-Max now has a reveal date.
The 2025 Isuzu D-Max blade will be unveiled on November 1, 2024, with local deliveries “soon after.”
Walkinshaw Automotive Group says the D-Max Blade has been “specifically redesigned for local Australian conditions”.
“For as long as I can remember, customers and the media have been asking for an off-road-ready vehicle with a higher specification to match the competition, something extremely capable, without compromise,” said Isuzu Ute Australia deputy managing director Koichiro Yoshida.
“I hope they are ready for the answer: the D-Max Blade has been specially developed for the Australians who want it
like to go their own way.”
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Isuzu has released a single teaser image of the D-Max Blade, but we already know what the vehicle looks like after undisguised examples were spied recently.
The Blade is the first collaboration between the Japanese brand and the Australian performance modification specialist, but far from Walkinshaw’s first attempt at making a crew cab even more rugged.
The new D-Max Blade will likely sit atop the Isuzu ute range, with an emphasis on off-road capability… but without any added performance.
Despite the visual changes, the Blade is likely to retain the D-Max’s 3.0-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine, producing 140kW of power and 450Nm of torque.
Isuzu has long been rumored to release a tougher-looking version of its D-Max ute, with a government approval filing from July detailing the Blade’s changes.
The filing noted an increase in ride height of 26.5mm at the front and 29mm at the rear thanks to larger wheels and different springs, along with a glider, high-mounted brake light, wheel arch liner and a sump guard.
Axle values and gross vehicle mass (GVM) are unchanged, indicating that the Blade’s main rival will be the related Mazda BT-50 Thunder.
The Thunder looks cooler, but remains largely unchanged in terms of additional options, with a steel bull bar, fender flares and a sports bar as the most important additions.
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