Isuzu Model History

Japan · founded 1916

Japan's diesel-engine and commercial-vehicle specialist that spent three decades in the US SUV market, best remembered for the Trooper, Rodeo, and cult-classic VehiCROSS.

Models

Trooper

Isuzu's rugged body-on-frame SUV (1984–2002) — one of the first true mid-size truck-based SUVs sold in the United States.

Mid-size SUV · 1984–2002
Rodeo

Isuzu's popular compact SUV (1991–2004), built in Indiana and also sold as the Honda Passport.

Compact SUV · 1991–2004
Amigo

Isuzu's open-top two-door compact 4x4 (1989–2001) — a fun, affordable off-roader before the name became Rodeo Sport.

Compact SUV · 1989–2001
VehiCROSS

A bold, futuristic two-door concept-car-turned-production SUV — Isuzu's most distinctive US vehicle and a cult classic.

Compact SUV · 1999–2001
Axiom

A sleek, car-derived compact SUV (2002–2004) that used Rodeo underpinnings with more expressive styling.

Compact SUV · 2002–2004
Ascender

A rebadged GMC Envoy that served as Isuzu's US flagship SUV in its final years — the brand's last new vehicle in America.

Mid-size SUV · 2003–2008
P'up / Pickup

Isuzu's compact pickup truck for the US (1981–1995) — the P'up, then simply 'Pickup,' built alongside the Chevrolet LUV and later at the Indiana plant.

Compact pickup truck · 1981–1995
I-Mark

Isuzu's US entry-level subcompact (1981–1989) — a GM T-car family member with turbocharged and Lotus-tuned variants.

Subcompact car · 1981–1989
Impulse

A Giugiaro-styled rear-then-front-drive sport coupe with turbo and AWD options — Isuzu's US performance car through two generations.

Sports car · 1983–1992
Stylus

A short-lived front-drive compact sedan (1991–1993) that replaced the I-Mark as Isuzu's US car entry.

Compact car · 1991–1993
Oasis

A rebadged Honda Odyssey that gave Isuzu a brief US minivan entry in the late 1990s.

Minivan · 1996–1999

Other makes