The Isuzu Reach is a Walk-through van from Isuzu, built from 2011 to 2019, as electrification stopped being an experiment and the crossover took every market. Under the bonnet: 2999 .
How it came about
The Isuzu Reach is a walk-through van built atop an Isuzu NPR chassis, with a body developed by Utilimaster. It was first presented in March 2011 at the National Truck Equipment Association's "Work Truck Show". The van was only sold in North America, where it is also assembled. It was designed to be more fuel efficient and to emit less carbon dioxide than regular trucks, by being more aerodynamic and of lightweight construction, which also allowed for a smaller engine to be used.
The hardware
Power comes from 2999 . It shifts through a 6-speed Aisin automatic. The wheelbase is 151 in. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
Its family tree is legible: assembly was at Bristol, Indiana, United States. Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Lamborghini Aventador, the Lexus LFA, the Mazda CX-5 — show what else the money bought that year. Its Isuzu stablemates include the Isuzu Gemini and the 4000 Series Medium Duty.