Start with what the Isuzu VehiCROSS is: a 3-door SUV with Petrol engine, built from 1997 to 2001, when airbags, anti-lock brakes and Japanese build quality became the world standard. What it meant takes a little longer. The shape is credited to Shiro Nakamura and Satomi Murayama (chief designer) / Simon Cox, Joji Yanaka, Andrew Hill and Nick Robinson.
The background
The Isuzu VehiCROSS is a compact SUV manufactured by Isuzu from 1997 through 2001 (Japanese market 1997–1999; US market 1999–2001).
The engineering
The engine is Petrol engine; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. On the scales it comes to 3955 lb. Drive goes through a 4-speed automatic. The wheelbase is 91.8 in. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Where it sits
In the Isuzu line-up the Isuzu VehiCROSS has a clear place: it handed the line to the Isuzu MU/Rodeo Sport; the factory was Fujisawa, Kanagawa. The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Subaru Forester, the Toyota Prius, the Ford Focus. Its Isuzu stablemates include the Isuzu Gemini and the 4000 Series Medium Duty.