WE WANT THE AT35 D MAX!

WHILE Isuzu Ute Australia is currently selling every one of its D-MAX 4x4 utes it can get in the country and their waiting lists are extending out to months for some models, the one variant we wish IUA would introduce here is the D-MAX AT35.

Isuzu in the UK has had a long relationship with Iceland’s Arctic Trucks which builds some of the coolest glacier climbing, big-wheel 4x4s on the planet. This has seen the UK market getting specifically engineered AT versions of the D-MAX for a few years now and the company has just pulled the covers of its AT35 version of the current model D-MAX, set to go on sale there early in 2022.

Like the AT35 models of the past, the new D-MAX AT35 is fitted with 35-inch off-road tyres and to make them fit, Arctic Trucks modifies the D-MAX with a strengthened chassis, Bilstein suspension and the all-terrain wheel and tyre package.

“Our partnership with Isuzu now stretches back years and during that time, we have had several versions of the Isuzu D-MAX AT35, however this is the best yet,” says Peter Smith, Arctic Trucks UK managing director.

The D-MAX AT35 isn’t just about big tyres and off-road performance. Based on the top of the range D-MAX V-cross (UK), it features a leather trimmed interior with Arctic Trucks branded headrests and floor mats plus all the luxury and safety features that the D-MAX comes with as standard.

The AT35 is sold through Isuzu UK deals and is covered by the full factory warranty there. All UK D-MAXES are powered by the 1.9-litre, 360Nm RZ4E diesel engine that will be introduced in Australia on just the entry-level SX 4x2 cab-chassis early in 2022. The Poms don’t get the well-proven 3.0-litre so loved by Australian owners.

Just think what the demand would be like if we could get a 3.0-litre powered AT35 D-MAX here; the dealers wouldn’t be able to keep up with it.