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Isuzu D-Max vs Mercedes-Benz X-Class

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Isuzu D-Max
Isuzu D-Max

$32,700 - $78,900

2025 price

Mercedes-Benz X-Class
Mercedes-Benz X-Class

$27,990 - $64,990

2020 price

Summary

2025 Isuzu D-Max
2020 Mercedes-Benz X-Class
Safety Rating

Engine Type

Diesel Turbo 4, 2.3L
Fuel Type
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Diesel
Fuel Efficiency
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7.9L/100km (combined)
Seating
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5
Dislikes
  • No performance improvements
  • Lacks some rivals' electronic 4x4 tech
  • Interior needs more differentiation from LS-U

  • Confused interior design
  • No Apple CarPlay/Android Auto
  • Pricey
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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2020 Mercedes-Benz X-Class Summary

Some of my favourite television shows or movies are flawed. When I talk to people about those films and about those flaws, there's a pattern - they don't know what they are and are therefore a bit confused. I don't know why that appeals to me, it just does.

Cars can be like that. There are some cars that aren't sure what they are. One of the exemplars of this is the Toyota C-HR - a small SUV aimed at young get-up-and-go types but bought almost exclusively by baby boomers, attracted to the badge. Young folks want more performance, lower cost and Apple CarPlay.

Hindsight suggests that the less-than-stellar sales performance of the much-heralded Mercedes ute, the X-Class, might be down to confusion. Mercedes thought it would be one thing and it turns out the market thinks it's another.

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