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The fun continued. We were given some free time to do some hill climbs and steep descents. I witnessed journalists flexing their factory-standard MU-Xs up steep scalloped hills and did it myself, more than once. There’ s only one thing more fun than four-wheel-driving: doing it in a borrowed vehicle.
My takeaway was this: don’ t judge a book by its cover. The MU-X really does look and behave onroad like the large and comfortable SUV that it is. It’ s a perfect aroundtown car for mum while doubling as a pretty serious offroad vehicle for weekend getaways into the bush. There’ s absolutely no reason why it wouldn’ t make a solid longhaul tow vehicle, either. I know from experience.
I wouldn’ t have done any of those obstacles / tracks in my personal vehicle, a 2018 MU-X that lacks a diff lock and the fancy wizardry of Rough Terrain Mode. Those two features really made the difference. My previous vehicle, a lifted 80 Series with all the good stuff on it, would have coped, sure. But to be honest, I am still scratching my head over how well those factory-standard MU-Xs performed on terrain that would once have been the exclusive domain of cars like that old Toyota of mine.
There’ s no question, the new MU-X is capable. Were I to buy one for extended offroad touring, I’ d add some extra ground clearance, some all terrain rubber, a bull bar and a snorkel. While that equipment would be nice, none of it is absolutely necessary( arguably with the exception of the tyres) – as I genuinely discovered, the 2025 Isuzu MU-X has the teeth and grit of any serious 4WD I have driven.
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