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296 messages, Last post on Oct 24, 2009 at 5:04 AM
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Here is the new Trooper replacement:
http://www.thecarconnection.com/index.asp?article=4768&sid=176&n=156
And you can find more info at:
It looks like a Chevy/Olds/GMC in the extended wheelbase version. It should since it is built off of the same platform and at the same factory. Too bad. |
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And thanks for spelling it correctly Steve Host SUVs, Vans and Aftermarket & Accessories Message Boards |
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This is the final nail in the coffin for Isuzu. Their bread and butter was affordable SUVs, NOT large luxury SUVs. For how much the Ascender will cost, I can get an MDX or even a low-end M-class. Isuzu needs to decontent this thing and bring it in at the low $20s. Olds, Chevrolet and GMC already have the high end taken care of. The first Rodeo is a prime example. IT was bare-bones, even at that time and it sold like wild fire. The second generation comes out and the sales tank. Look at the X-Terra. It is bare-bones by comparison to other SUVs and it is selling like crazy because they are cheap and durable. |
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Cost is certainly one issue that is going to be the ***-ender (couldn't resist it Steve Nissan didn't just pull itself out of the ashes by giving the public the same old same old. An oversimplification maybe, but their new products are certainly identifiable. |
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Are you aware that the extended wheelbase TrailBlazer, Envoy, and now the Ascender too, all have a wheelbase 1" less than a full-size Suburban? That is nuts! GM has to add a full 16" in both wheelbase and length, in order to add the third row seating. The Explorer, Mountaineer and Aviator are all able to get fold-down third row seating in the same wheelbase as the standard-length TrailBlazer. You can thank the IRS that the Explorer, etc., for this much better, and much more efficient packaging. At 129" for the wheelbase, the breakover angle on the Ascender, et al, must be miserable. The turning circle must be Suburban-like too. I mean really, if I were considering a vehicle with a 129" wheelbase, I'd opt for the 130" wheelbase Suburban, and get the real thing. Even the '03 full-size Expedition only has a wheelbase of 119," and it has fold-down rear seats too. The full-size 3-seat Tahoe has a wheelbase of 115." GM really blew it on this one. I also agree with the Car Connection link, in that this new Ascender will probably be the final nail in Isuzu's coffin. Bob |
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Put Isuzu out of its misery. With the Trooper, Rodeo and Amigo (err Rodeo Sport) going the way of the dinosaur, and the Axiom and VehiCross barely scaring the competition, it's amazing that Isuzu has survived this long. P.S.- the final nail in the coffin will be the Isuzu compact pickup that will share everything with the upcoming redesigned Chevy S-10/Colorado. |
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the manufacturers have discovered the perils of badge-engineering, GM pulls a stunt like this. They deserve whatever they get. Bob |
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"The Ascender is going to be a great addition to the line and should tap into a different group of customers," San Antonio Express-News Steve Host SUVs, Vans and Aftermarket & Accessories Message Boards |
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| The ones that prefer to drive around in a Japanese badged Envoy XL? | |
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| I agree, probably also part of the same crowd that is chasing the Mazda Tribute. | |
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