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Isuzu D-Max vs Toyota HiAce

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Isuzu D-Max
Isuzu D-Max

$32,700 - $78,900

2025 price

Toyota HiAce
Toyota HiAce

$49,990 - $89,988

2024 price

Summary

2025 Isuzu D-Max
2024 Toyota HiAce
Safety Rating

Engine Type

Diesel Turbo 4, 2.8L
Fuel Type
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Diesel
Fuel Efficiency
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8.2L/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

  • Highway cargo bay noise
  • No load-floor liner
  • Short service intervals
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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2024 Toyota HiAce Summary

Latest VFACTS new vehicle registration figures show that in 2024 the Toyota HiAce one-tonne van commands more than 46 per cent of the 2.5 to 3.5-tonne GVM segment.

In other words, almost every second new mid-sized van sold in Australia is a HiAce, leaving numerous competitors from Korean, European and Chinese manufacturers to fight over the remaining buyers.

So, why does the only Japanese competitor in this crowded space maintain such dominance? We recently became reacquainted with this venerable workhorse in search of answers.

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