The Isuzu D-Max Huntsman accessory pack has been put together for the professional huntsman and countryman of the UK. Available for the current generation double cab bakkie, still due for a local launch, the kit features a number of visual and comfort features.
As standard, the Isuzu D-Max Huntsman accessory pack offers consumers an Aeroklas commercial canopy, bed draw system, underrail bed liner, towbar, side steps, tailgate locking kit, tailgate assist, rubber floor trays and 18-inch alloy wheels with Pirelli all-terrain tyres.
Catering to the huntsman and countryman, the bed draw system of the Isuzu D-Max Huntsman accessory pack provides easy organisation for any tools and equipment that needs to be carried into the wild. For ease of use, the rubber floor trays ensure easy cleaning while the canopy makes storage safe and secure.
The all-new D-Max, which will be built locally, is only due for a local introduction next year due to complications caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The new model is powered by a “newly developed” version of the Japanese firm’s familiar 3,0-litre turbodiesel engine, with peak outputs hiked to 140 kW (at 3 600 r/min) and 450 N.m (between 1 600 and 2 600 r/min).
The firm claims this new version of this oil-burning powerplant boasts not only more grunt but also improved fuel consumption and refinement. Interestingly, the company says the performance of the 1,9-litre turbodiesel offered in some markets has also been improved thanks to the optimisation of gear ratios and control systems.
Isuzu says “key projects” include testing of the load box, which in the current bakkie “has significantly thicker steel in strategic areas such as the load box inner panels, load box front panel and tailgate”.
Other areas receiving attention from local engineers include dust sealing; suspension tuning and the development of local dampers; and the development of all-terrain tyres, a rear differential lock and axles, wiring harnesses and accessories such as canopies, roll bars and nudge bars.