Price: R708 000 0–100 km/h: 13,11 seconds Top speed: N/A Power: 110 kW Torque: 350 N.m CAR fuel index: 8,4 L/100 km CO2 : 185 g/km
Amply specced, feels rocksolid with copious space and the most usable third row of seats in its class
Kyle Kock
The 1,9-litre engine lacks torque on paper but performs well, with excellent real-word efficiency and an unstressed character
Damian Adams
Stemming from the cultlike following of the DNAdonating bakkies they each sprout from, while harnessing their toughness and go-anywhere ability, nameplates like Fortuner, Everest and Pajero Sport are every bit as hallowed in our market as Hilux, Ranger and Triton.
Keen to make up for some ground lost to these rivals in recent years, the D-Max-based Isuzu mu-X has some tricks up its sleeve.
Sharing its underpinnings with Isuzu’s modern double-cab bakkie introduced in 2021, the mu-X, like the Everest, is sourced from Thailand.
During a six-month stint at CAR in 2022, the range-topping mu-X Onyx
