Has the current-generation D-Max spawned the greatest number of special editions of any current production car? Probably. And about 12 minutes since the last one, Isuzu has now added another.
Dubbed the ‘Mudmaster’, it's an LS-E variant that’s kitted out with almost every off-road modification you can think of.
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Primary updates include a new lift kit that, er, lifts the car by 44.5mm, a reinforced steel skid plate and a repositioned air intake that’ll act as a snorkel when wading. There’s also a thick winch concealed behind the front bumper, additional towing straps and tire recovery boards. Isuzu will even throw extra jerry cans in for those truly remote trips into the wilderness and a… shovel. Because why not?
The Mudmaster also gains a bit more character aesthetically, thanks to extra grille lamps, a light bar, a load bed canopy and bigger 20in ‘Hurricane’ alloys. There’s also a fair bit of extra cladding, in case you hadn’t noticed, and a custom exterior livery just so people know which of the million D-Max special editions it is you’ve got.
No powertrain changes are listed, so it’s still the 1.9-liter inline-four RZ4E turbodiesel producing 161bhp and 360Nm of torque (A bit more than the ASEAN-spec RZ4E). As exciting as the Mudmaster may look, the engine does mean it’ll take around 13 seconds to get to 100kph. Plenty of time to wonder what the shovel could be used for, then.
NOTE: This story first appeared on TopGear.com. Minor edits have been made.
