4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY BASE MODEL · 1979–82
BASE MODELJapanUnited States

LUV 4x4 (1979–82)

Chevrolet’s Isuzu-built mini-truck with four-wheel drive: the LUV 4x4 of 1979–82, the first Chevrolet compact 4x4, with a 1.8-litre four, a solid front axle on leaf springs and a two-speed transfer case, built by Isuzu in Japan as the Faster/KB.

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Sources & evidence
LUV 4x4 (1979–82) — A 1980 Chevrolet LUV pick-up293.xx.xxx.xx · Public domain ↗
MODEL LINELUV, S-10, Tracker and ColoradoBUILT BYChevrolet (General Motors), Isuzu, Fujisawa (for Chevrolet)PRODUCED1979–82PRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 104.3″

The record

Chevrolet sold the Isuzu KB as the LUV (Light Utility Vehicle) from 1972 and added a four-wheel-drive version in 1979 with a solid front axle and manual hubs; the 1981 redesign and a 2.2 diesel followed, and the S-10 replaced it for 1983. Isuzu continued the truck as the P’up.

Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1979–82
ENGINE1.8-litre Isuzu G180 petrol four; 2.2-litre C223 diesel (1981–82)
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINJapan
STATUSreplaced by the S-10 4x4 in 1983
RECORD KINDBase model
MODEL LINELUV, S-10, Tracker and Colorado
FAMILYLUV, S-10, Tracker and Colorado
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE104.3″
BODY STYLEPick-up
VARIANTS1

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Body styles & colours

Factory colours

  • Summit White

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

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Sources

  1. 1Chevrolet LUV ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-22 · status: draft