Isuzu · VehiCROSS

Isuzu VehiCROSS 1st generation (E-UGS25DW)

Years
1997–1999
Chassis
E-UGS25DW
Drivetrain
4WD
Isuzu VehiCROSS 1st generation (E-UGS25DW)

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Story

At the time, the only specialty car of Isuzu, which had withdrawn from developing its own passenger cars. Its suspension used shock absorbers made for the Bighorn rally car, and it is credited with bringing a coupé SUV to market early.

Chassis

Length 4,130 mmWB 2,330 mm1,710 mmHeightWidth 1,790 mm
Curb weight
1,750kg

Production plants

  1. Fujisawa Plant

    Fujisawa, Kanagawa

US import eligibility

Earliest cars
Eligible since April 202225 years after sales began in April 1997
Last cars
Eligible since 202425 years after sales ended in 1999 (month not recorded)

Eligibility depends on each car's month of manufacture on its build plate, not on the sale dates shown here (NHTSA).

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Engineers

Simon Cox

Simon Cox

The designer who designed the VehiCROSS body. For the concept car "VehiCROSS", he was the key exterior designer in the design development carried out at Isuzu Europe Engineering in Belgium, and he later moved to GM.