All New Isuzu MU-X // Alterra Next Generation

[Newcomer123]

Saw the mux at virra mall greenhills. TOTL displayed. Was immediately disappointed. Build quality is not that good. The doors are so light weight, almost same as L300 fb van.


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Does it have side impact door beams or not? For an SUV without these, it's a deal breaker for me. T_T

[HUMABOL KA]

Some people here seem to think that power and torque only equates to top speeds and 0-100 times, and therefore not important as long as one can get to 100kph which is the legal hiway speed. But there are many uses of higher power and torque other than "getting to hiway speed" and hauling cargo and people. Take for example overtaking on a 2-lane road. One can not just go on the opposite lane knowing that the engine on his vehicle is not up to the job. Or how about going up on an incline from a stand still, fully loaded and in traffic! Do that with a mediocre engine (read, meager low end torque) and the guy behind you will be honking his horn mad as hell. Isuzu engines are known for very good low end grunt, which satisfies the latter case stated above. But to say that its performance is comparable to engines with better specs will be an outright lie. Between the MU-X and a Trailblazer I'd bet my life on the TB if I will be overtaking a 3-trailer long convoy of San Miguel beer trucks going up MacArthur along Rosario with a Solid North or 5 Star bus coming fast in the opposite lane! Yes sir, 200hp beats 136hp when you're overtaking!

Hehehe unfair naman sir na i compare natin ung 2.8 tbz sa 2.5 mux xempre mas obvious na mas malakas and dapat lang na mas maganda talaga performance nung 2.8 tbz, xempre dapat ang comparison 2.5 mux vs 2.5 tbz and kung sakaling lumabas nga sana ung 3.0 vgs then may katapat na c 2.8 tbz

[junkun13]

also saw one displayed at fishermall a while ago, the front grille looks pretty cheap

[Syuryuken]

35k inhouse insurance 3k ang participation maliit man o malaki ang damage ok na ba yun?

[yourman_2nd]

mga sir,alin ba mas bang for the buck sa dalawa between Isuzu MU-X na php.1.358m at chevyTRAILBLAZER LTX na php.1.588m. ito kasing dalawa pinagpipilian ko na I loan this coming December?

sir, bang for the buck kamo? no brainer its the MU-X.

[dct]

35k inhouse insurance 3k ang participation maliit man o malaki ang damage ok na ba yun?

Ok lang sir. Medyo on the high side lang

[brodjason]

thanks sir!ill try to visit Isuzu commonwealth this Saturday par Makita.

[jon777]

Saw one in the flesh at Isuzu Commonwealth and somehow not satisfied with the build quality. The front grill reminds me of the older CR-V. Matigas din ang feel ng upuan....

The Mu-X actually sells pretty well in other ASEAN countries so maybe the ride is the equalizer....

[mikmik316]

Hi to all,

Can someone confirm bakit ang description ng engine ng MU-X is 4JK1-TC (Hi) with 136hp and 280nm of torque?

Checked wikipedia and here are the only valid engines:

The 4JK1-TC is a 2.5 L (2,499 cc), 95.4 mm bore, 87.4 mm stroke direct injection 16V diesel engine. It was used in the Isuzu D-Max and Chevrolet Colorado inThailand. Stock power was 116 hp (85 kW) and 280N·m at1800-2200rpm.

The 4JK1-TCX is a 2.5 L (2,499 cc), 95.4 mm bore, 87.4 mm stroke direct injection electronic commonrail 16V diesel engine with compression ratio at 18.1:1. It was used in the Isuzu D-Max in Malaysia. Stock power was 136 ps (100 kW) and 320N·m at1800-2800rpm.

Is 4JK1-TC (Hi) = 4JK1-TCX?

But why not use the official name instead?

[TopEngine]

- Makina lang

- Nakuha mo 😅.

Nagbibigay ang drivetrain ng dagdag na 'Mechanical Advantage' na kung saan kaya nating timplahin ang pwersa na pupunta sa mga gulong.

Entonses, sa primera ang twerka mo ay napakalakas pero gapang lang, panghila baga, samantalang sa quinta ay pwedeng mamatayan ka ng andar sa makina dahil napakahina ng twerka nguni't kung may vuelo na, ang layo ng sikad para tipid sa gatong. ^^

Salamat bro. Ngayon alam ko na, na sa makina lang pala ang specs (design and test). Sabi kasi dito yung TOTL 4x4 MU-X ay sa drivetrain lang pinagkaiba sa 4X2? mas malaki kaya dimension (cross-section) ng torque shaft ng 4x4?

[glenn manikis]

No brainer kaagad? No test drives nor any reviews and comparison... Lol!!!

[Kasparov]

I am considering to buy this unit. Meets our need. Unfortunately, nainvest ko na pera sa lupa. Hanggang silip muna sa forum .

[yebo]

No brainer kaagad? No test drives nor any reviews and comparison... Lol!!!

Syempre! Ikaw na maging salesman e di "no brainer" agad yan - the less knowledge the customer gets the more sales commisions the s/a makes hahaha!

[Newcomer123]

Hi to all,

Can someone confirm bakit ang description ng engine ng MU-X is 4JK1-TC (Hi) with 136hp and 280nm of torque?

Checked wikipedia and here are the only valid engines:

The 4JK1-TC is a 2.5 L (2,499 cc), 95.4 mm bore, 87.4 mm stroke direct injection 16V diesel engine. It was used in the Isuzu D-Max and Chevrolet Colorado inThailand. Stock power was 116 hp (85 kW) and 280N·m at1800-2200rpm.

The 4JK1-TCX is a 2.5 L (2,499 cc), 95.4 mm bore, 87.4 mm stroke direct injection electronic commonrail 16V diesel engine with compression ratio at 18.1:1. It was used in the Isuzu D-Max in Malaysia. Stock power was 136 ps (100 kW) and 320N·m at 1800-2800rpm.

Is 4JK1-TC (Hi) = 4JK1-TCX?

But why not use the official name instead?

It's the introduction of the VGS turbocharger that accounts for the difference in power, as mentioned in this Malaysian article:

All-new Isuzu D-MAX | Motor Trader Car News

Besides high-pressure commonrail fuel delivery, the engine has a Variable Geometry System (VGS) turbocharger which boosts output to 136 ps at 3600 rpm with 320 Nm of torque between 1800 rpm and 2800 rpm. Compared to the previous 2.5-litre engine, the increases in power and torque are 17% and 14%, respectively.

Like in other car brands, the 2kd-ftv of Toyota and the 4d56 of Mitsubishi, they'd rather shout out the VGT or VNT as additional acronym besides their brand as a marketing come-on, rather that add a differentiating letter in the engine code that may remain unnoticed. Isuzu's just following a marketing trend, IMO.

[glenn manikis]

Kaya nga... I'm considering din pa naman ito mux...nawala tuloy lalo interest ko sa mga ganyan tirada... Yung agent sa tb. Ang sabi sakin nung pinag comment ko sa isuzu... Ang sagot himdi pa daw nya alam at wala pang reviews or kilala na meron.. Pero sa tb puro pos. Naman lahat ng customers nila... Check ko pa daw sa forums and fb... True enough positive nga lahat... Talagang trailblazer nalang kukunin ko... Honest kasi mga sales agents nila... Nasa kanila trust and confidence ko

[Syuryuken]

Kaya nga... I'm considering din pa naman ito mux...nawala tuloy lalo interest ko sa mga ganyan tirada... Yung agent sa tb. Ang sabi sakin nung pinag comment ko sa isuzu... Ang sagot himdi pa daw nya alam at wala pang reviews or kilala na meron.. Pero sa tb puro pos. Naman lahat ng customers nila... Check ko pa daw sa forums and fb... True enough positive nga lahat... Talagang trailblazer nalang kukunin ko... Honest kasi mga sales agents nila... Nasa kanila trust and confidence ko

ikaw naman glenn manyakis siyempre SA ng Chevrolet ba naman pinagtanungan mo alangan naman ilaglag niyang product nila. nakakita ka na ba ng SA na nilaglag ang product nila? Love your own ika nga. hindi ba nila sinabi kung gaano katagal dumating ang parts nila? kung gaano kataas ang PMS cost? wag kang maniwala sa mga SA sanay mga yan sa marketing strategy.

[Lip Dalangin]

chevy sales are the worst specifically sa alabang branch.

the day na nag cocompare kami ng mu-x at tb, pagpasok namin ng chevy ni walang pumansin samin the whole time. bawat isa sa kanila may kausap sa phone (nasa loob pa nga ng units yung iba), nakikinig ng music, nakikipag usap sa kapwa staff. sa lahat ng auto showrooms na napuntahan namin, etong chevy lang yung ganyan. though i'm not saying the mu-x is better than the tb, but ang pinareserve na namin ay yung mu-x agad based sa price, specs, and experience sa sales..

dating daw ng unit namin is by 1st week of october, nag pa reserve kami 1st week of september.

[Radec]

Just saw the MU-X displayed in SM Megamall.

Bummer that they displayed the low end model. Front grill is plastic instead of chrome.

I prefer the interior of the Fortuner displayed in megamall as well.

[brodjason]

trailblazer vs. mu-x

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTj_4E1HvgA

[crosswind]

This what the 3.0 VGS can do I think