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Isuzu D-Max vs Mercedes-Benz Vito

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Isuzu D-Max
Isuzu D-Max

$32,700 - $78,900

2025 price

Mercedes-Benz Vito
Mercedes-Benz Vito

$63,000 - $89,774

2025 price

Summary

2025 Isuzu D-Max
2025 Mercedes-Benz Vito
Safety Rating

Engine Type

Diesel Turbo 4, 2.0L
Fuel Type
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Diesel
Fuel Efficiency
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6.7L/100km (combined)
Seating
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2
Dislikes
  • No performance improvements
  • Lacks some rivals' electronic 4x4 tech
  • Interior needs more differentiation from LS-U

  • Purchase price
  • Servicing costs
  • Sub-one-tonne payload
2025 Isuzu D-Max Summary

These days, all the cool kids are buying utes that look like they’ve been working out.

They stand out with their toned bodies, muscular stance, rugged boots and ready-for-action names, like Warrior, Rogue, Thunder and – of course – Raptor.

Such suffixes are far sexier than just Navara, HiLux, BT-50 and Ranger, respectively.

Now, Australia’s third best-selling ute, the Isuzu D-Max, joins the club with the Blade.

Is it fit enough to run with the other pumped-up utes?

Let’s find out.

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2025 Mercedes-Benz Vito Summary

The latest VS20 Vito range, comprising Vito/eVito light commercials and Tourer/V-Class people movers, brings the first major facelift to Mercedes-Benz’s mid-sized (2.5-3.5-tonne GVM) van since 2015, along with numerous comfort, convenience, technology and safety upgrades.

The workhorse fleet is available in medium wheelbase (MWB) and long wheelbase (LWB) Panel Vans and Crew Cabs, with a variety of drivetrain specifications including the all-electric eVito LWB van.

We were recently handed the keys to one of the latest turbo-diesel variants to see how it measures up from a tradie/business perspective in one of Australia’s most competitive vehicle markets.

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