SUV from the past Isuzu Axiom

The Isuzu Axiom car, the official debut of which took place in the Detroit auto show in 2001, was created by the joint efforts of the designers of the companies Subaru and Isuzu in order to fully replace the Rodeo - an outdated moral model. The car inherited the chassis of its predecessor, which was characterized by its conservatism, which was done to make it cheaper. The body received a completely new design and was very popular at that time cut-faceted style. It had a lower height in terms of the frame, as well as a high waist line. The modern front bumper in a complex with narrow stylish headlights definitely gave novelty to the design of the model.

Despite this, external extravagance, together with conservatism in performance characteristics, did not allow Isuzu Axiom to become very popular - motorists' reviews testified to the positive impression of the unit only among the youth. The machine, in fact, was perceived only as an addition to the model Rodeo, which could not result in solid sales. In this regard, the release of Isuzu Axiom was constantly decreasing. In particular, during 2002, seven thousand copies of the car came off the assembly line, and in 2003 - five thousand.

Now let's talk directly about the model itself. Since the chassis was not affected by the engineers, the manufacturer needed to interest potential customers with something else. In this regard, under the hood of Isuzu Axiom designers have placed a modern gasoline engine, which was a 3.5-liter "six", which was capable of developing 250 horsepower. The engine operated in pairs with only one kind of box - a four-stage automatic machine with an overdrive function.

It should be noted that the 2WD version had a rear-wheel drive, and 4WD - full. In the latter of them, depending on how the wheels roll, electronic distribution was made between the axes of torque, from 0x100 to 50x50. Due to the presence of a downshift in the box, the cross-country ability of Isuzu Axiom also improved.

As for the salon, there was a clear similarity to the Rodeo model, even given the fact that the car got a completely different center panel. The luggage compartment volume was 996 liters and could be increased to a mark of 2417 liters due to the folding of the rear seats. The basic equipment of the car, which received the index "S", included a full electropackage, including the heating of all seats, climate control and cruise control, as well as a CD player. The cost of this car was about 24 thousand dollars.

Summarizing, among the advantages of the car can be identified power plant with direct injection, saturated with basic equipment, as well as a system to provide a full drive. As for the minuses, here is not the best suspension, not a very large amount of space for the rear passengers, as well as the difficulties associated with the lack of components caused by limited release of the car. Outside of North America, Isuzu Axiom is almost unknown to anyone, so it is very problematic to meet such a car in Russia. Despite this, several specimens imported by private individuals, nevertheless there.