Isuzu Australia unveiled the D-Max Concept X in 2018 as a highlight drawcard at the National 4×4 Outdoors Show, and it all started with a pretty casual chat at a 4WD event, when someone spotted these enormous tires and thought, “we’ve gotta take it to the extreme,” which eventually turned into two seriously over-the-top vehicles, one D-Max Ute and a MU-X SUV, but only the D-Max is still kicking. You can now find the D-Max advertised for AU$65,000 on my105.com in Welshpool, a Perth suburb in Western Australia, which is AU$14,000 less than the top-of-the-line D-Max Blade, which costs AU$79,000.
This beast of a truck wears 38-inch mud-terrain tires on 20-inch rims, and a seven-inch suspension raise gives it a considerable lift off the ground. Up front, it has remote-reservoir shocks, and in the back, it has a five-link coil-spring configuration that has replaced the factory leaf springs. Ground clearance is 370 mm, and approach and departure angles of 50 degrees and 38 degrees, respectively, make it easy to tackle even the most difficult rock climbs or deep ruts on private land or designated off-road areas.
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In terms of bodywork, they’ve extended out the normal second-generation D-Max to make it look mean, with flared fenders, a bespoke front bumper, a vented bonnet, and red-tinted headlights. The tray is a special alloy unit with a couple of spare wheels, and integrated winches at both ends of the truck provide additional recovery capacity.
The brakes have also been beefed up, with six piston calipers clamping 390 mm front rotors and four piston rears handling 355 mm discs. The stopping power matches the truck’s enhanced skills, but despite its extreme flair, the engine remains stock, with the 3.0 liter turbo-diesel four-cylinder producing 130 kW and 430 Nm through a gear-swapping six-speed automatic to all four wheels. There’s no tremendous horsepower bump, but the drivetrain has proven to be reliable enough to keep the truck in one piece; the odometer has only logged 385 kilometers since its display days, when it was primarily merely hanging up in a showroom.
The biggest drawback is that it isn’t street legal in Australia due to the degree of the modifications, making registration impossible. To get their hands on this beast, a buyer will need access to private lots, off-road parks, or, better yet, a location with plenty of space to let it wander freely. Nearly 10 years later, the Concept X remains a strong statement from Isuzu, with a focus on being able to accomplish anything rather than being practical. For the right owner in the proper conditions, this is an opportunity to acquire a true one-of-a-kind, the kind of thing that is virtually impossible to define. Check it out here.
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