Isuzu does not build many cars like the Isuzu MU-X: a 5-door SUV with Diesel engine, built from 2013 as electrification stopped being an experiment and the crossover took every market.
How it came about
The Isuzu MU-X is a mid-size SUV produced by Isuzu. It is a body-on-frame SUV based on the D-Max pickup truck, and the successor to the MU-7. The name "MU-X" stands for "Multi Utility – eXtreme".
The hardware
Under the skin sits Diesel engine; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. The gearbox is a 5-speed MUA-5H/MUX Manual transmission / manual / 4-speed MaxMatic-II/III Automatic transmission / automatic. The wheelbase is 3050 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
Where it sits in Isuzu's history is not in doubt: the Isuzu MU-7 / Isuzu Panther (Indonesia) came before it; the Isuzu MU-X followed it; it was built at Samut Prakan. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Infiniti Q50, the Mazda CX-5, the Tesla Model X. Its Isuzu stablemates include the Isuzu Gemini and the 4000 Series Medium Duty.