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- Duration: 19:46. 19:46. Ourexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. The short-wheelbase (three-door) version was sold as the Isuzu MU and The long-wheelbase (five-door) version was available as the Isuzu Wizard in Japan, and in North America as The three-door Isuzu MU made its debut in Japan during 1989, with the five-door MU Wizard introduced the following year. Toyota Spring Onion?When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.
We’re talking the likes of Isuzu Mysterious Utility Wizard, Dodge Swinger, Mazda Laputa and, best of all, the Mitsubishi Lettuce.Hold on, though, the last one could point the way for other makers searching for a name, who could head for the salad bowl too. The Isuzu MU is a mid-size SUV that was produced by the Japan-based manufacturer Isuzu.The three-door MU was introduced in 1989, followed in 1990 by the five-door version called Isuzu MU Wizard, both of which stopped production in 1998 to be replaced by a second generation.This time, the five-door version dropped the "MU" prefix, to become the Isuzu Wizard.
Are there naming committees?
Standard on the LSE and optional on LS, the new In 2004, Isuzu dropped the inline-four engine and added the optional 3.5-liter The second generation Isuzu Rodeo and its twin, the After General Motors took full control over the IBC Vehicles factory in 1998, the Frontera production line was planned to be transferred to General Motors' Vauxhall plant in The Frontera was discontinued from production at IBC Luton in 2004 (the final models in the UK were produced in Olympus trim). The LWB also had new engines, with the 2.2-liter petrol (X22SE) and the 2.8 diesel 4JB1-TC being made available.In the 1996–1997 models interior trim, including the dashboard, was changed, and a new 2.5-liter diesel (For the Thai market, the MU Wizard was sold as the Isuzu Cameo (1993–1996) and Isuzu Vega (1999–2004) in Thailand. So how do manufacturers decide what to call the new models they have invested millions in bringing to the showroom?Do they thrash out the name by brainstorming? In this case, the Qajar dynasty of the late Persian empire which lasted from 1781 to 1925.Nothing at all wrong with that, of course, but those names hardly run off the tongue, and what connection do they have to the cars that bear them?Renault are not alone in negotiating the tricky path that leads to a car’s name. The acronym "MU" is short for "Mysterious Utility".
Both the Amigo and Rodeo were built in the assembly plant in For both models, the 2.6 four-cylinder was succeeded by a For the five-door Rodeo, adjustable shock absorbers were new this year and 16-inch tires replaced all 15-inch versions, as Isuzu redesigned the front and rear fascias of this midsize SUV. The short-wheelbase (three-door) version was sold as the Isuzu MU and Honda Jazz in Japan, with the namesIsuzu Amigo and later Isuzu Rodeo Sport used in the United States.
We are not sure about a comeback for the staid Oxford and Cambridge (BMC), but what about going all fairyland with the Imp, Elf and Sprite (Rootes Group and Austin Healey)?Better still, Ford should revive Capri, a sunshine name if ever there was one, recalling the glamorous Mediterranean isle.But the glittering prizes in the car name game go to models sold in other markets.
Before you buy a Isuzu Wizard in Uganda The Isuzu Wizard derives from Isuzu Mu-Wizard and has become independent model with long wheel base 5-door hatchback SUV (Sports Utility Vehicle).
Do they stick a pin in a page of the Big Book Of Car Names?
Isuzu manufactured several variations to the MU and its derivates for sale in other countries.
The short-wheelbase (three-door) version was sold as the Isuzu MU and Honda Jazz in Japan, with the names Isuzu Amigo and later Isuzu Rodeo Sport used in the United States. ISUZU …
The ‘MU’ in Isuzu MU stands for Mysterious Utility. With the launch of the tongue twisting Renault Kadjar, we take a look at the best and worst of car names from the history of motoring.The motoring Press has been invited to the UK launch, next month, of Renault’s new motor, the Kadjar.Following its debut at the Geneva Motor Show, the car will go on sale later this year and, judging by the driving public’s near-insatiable appetite for SUV crossovers, it is likely to prove a hit.To most British ears it will sound like ‘cadger’, which is hardly the most noble epithet.In fact, it joins Touareg and Qashqai in the list of SUVs to be named after ancient tribes. It was built starting in 1989 at the former The early cars (to 1995) had a choice of engines, with the LWB available with either a 2.4-liter petrol (C24NE) engine (developed in the Opel Manta 400) or the 2.3-liter diesel (23DTR) engine originally fitted in the Bedford CF van & Vauxhall Carlton. A 2.3-liter Isuzu introduced the five-door Isuzu Rodeo to the United States in 1990 for the 1991 model year. The SWB gained a new 2.0-liter petrol (X20 series) engine, updated trim, and also the first diesel engine available for the SWB, the 2.8-liter (4JB1-TC). The acronym "MU" is short for "Mysterious Utility". Why be satisfied with a sport-utility vehicle when you can trade sport for intrigue and your vehicle for magic powers?
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Based on the Sales of the three-door began in the United States during the second quarter of 1989 under the Isuzu Amigo name.
Is there a computer program, where you type in details such as model-type, engine size and inside leg measurement of likely drivers to come up with a title?Our money is on the last of these.
Isuzu Mysterious Utility Wizard?