MID - SIZE CRISIS
THE mid-size 4x4 wagon battle has always been popular in Australia, and you can understand why. With the ability to accommodate a family on adventures all over the country at a purchase price considerably less than that of a LandCruiser, they can be the perfect vehicle for exploring this grand country.
The Toyota Prado is the peerless sales leader in this segment, but when you step down to the next rung on the sales ladder, Isuzu has held a firm hold on second place for a few years now with its MU-X. The next most popular wagon in this class is the Ford Everest and, while it is getting long in the tooth, it is still a great all-roads vehicle.
This year brought us an all-new MU-X that should appeal to a lot more buyers, as it delivers next-level safety and features in an edgy new body shell. We’ve grabbed a top-of-the-range MU-X LS-T and lined it up with the similarly top-spec Ford Everest Titanium to see how the two compare.
While the second-gen MU-X came with a considerable price rise over the previous model, in top-of-the-line trim it’s still almost $10K cheaper than the Ford Titanium – $73,190 versus $63,990. Ford has priced its Everest range closer to the Prado than the other ute-based wagons, but this hasn’t hurt its popularity, even if it doesn’t sell quite as well as the Isuzu wagon.
$63,990
ISUZU MU-X LS-T
POWERTRAIN & PERFORMANCE
ALL 2021 MU-X
