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Isuzu D-Max vs Renault Master

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Isuzu D-Max
Isuzu D-Max

$32,700 - $78,900

2025 price

Renault Master
Renault Master

2020 price

Summary

2025 Isuzu D-Max
2020 Renault Master
Safety Rating

Engine Type

Diesel Turbo 4, 2.3L
Fuel Type
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Diesel
Fuel Efficiency
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8.3L/100km (combined)
Seating
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3
Dislikes
  • No performance improvements
  • Lacks some rivals' electronic 4x4 tech
  • Interior needs more differentiation from LS-U

  • Manual shift not the most positive
  • Well behind rivals on safety
  • No proper automatic option
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 Renault Master Summary

The Renault Master range has been refreshed, and this was our first chance to see what changes have been made. 

You should be able to tell just by the look of the 2020 Master that there’s a new design with a more modern looking front-end. And the inside has been thoroughly modernised, too.

But with contemporary rivals such as the VW Crafter and Mercedes-Benz Sprinter - both of which launched in all-new generation guises in 2018 - the question is whether the ageing, yet facelifted Master is worthy of consideration. 

We spent a week with it - and covered plenty of kays in it - to find out.

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