Two Japanese car companies, Mazda MotorCorporation and Isuzu MotorsLimited, are now partners in the production of a new global pickup truck. Isuzu provides Mazda with an “experiment” platform for its pickup. Isuzu D-Max. All documents confirming partnership agreements and the prospect of a new Mazda light truck have already been signed. Both companies have published a general press release of the future news. It does not have a single line on how the new pickup will be called, but analysts are inclined to believe that this will be the implementation of the next generation of pickup. Mazda BT-50which will be based on the platform Isuzu D-Max.

To be produced new pickup mazda will be for the global car market, with the exception of only the USA. It is not clear what in this case the Americans annoy the Japanese, but on their new car market Mazda light truck will not arrive. About when the mass production of the serial pickup will begin, the Japanese developers do not report, saying only that this date will be announced a little later. This, of course, coquetry. But for every flimsy manager there will always be a fully competent unofficial source. Applied to pikapu Mazda such a source was found, and he calls for orientation at the end of 2018 - the beginning of 2019.

Restyled Mazda BT-50

The current generation of Japanese pickup Mazda BT-50 this is nothing but a slightly modified Mazda designers copy of the American Ford Ranger pickup. The Japanese light truck that turned out of turned American has a motor park under the hood, represented by two diesel engines and one gasoline engine. Diesels have a volume of 2.2 and 3.2 liters, with a corresponding capacity of 125 and two hundred horses. The power of the 2.5-liter gasoline aspirated is 166 horsepower. When buying a drive, you can choose at will - either rear or full.

Isuzu D-Max

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By the way, last summer the Japanese modernized the pickup truck. Mazda BT-50. As a result of the restyling, the truck was equipped with a completely different optics, reworked the radiator grille, in particular otkhromirovali it, set the modified thresholds, and put the truck on the cast rollers of larger diameter. In the list of equipment restyled truck appeared rearview camera. The motor range, and hence the power characteristics of the pickup as a result of restyling has not changed.