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BASE MODELJapan

Faster, KB and Rodeo 4x4 (1972–2002)

Isuzu’s pick-ups before the D-Max: the Faster of 1972 (KB in export markets), with four-wheel drive from 1979, sold as the Chevrolet LUV in North America, the Holden Rodeo in Australia and the Isuzu Rodeo and Pup elsewhere, with 2.2 and 2.5-litre diesels and petrol fours.

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Sources & evidence
Faster, KB and Rodeo 4x4 (1972–2002) — 1988–89 Isuzu Faster-Z Spacecab pick-upsM.rJirapat · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
MODEL LINEFaster, Rodeo and D-MaxBUILT BYIsuzu, FujisawaPRODUCED1972–2002PRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 106.3″

The record

The Faster was the truck General Motors sold worldwide under its own badges while Isuzu built it; the four-wheel-drive version of 1979 became the Chevrolet LUV 4x4 and the basis of Isuzu’s recreational models.

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

Specification

MANUFACTURED1972–2002
ENGINE1.8 and 2.0-litre petrol fours; 2.2, 2.5 and 2.8-litre dieselsIsuzu 4J diesel family · Isuzu 4ZE1
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINJapan
STATUSreplaced by the D-Max in 2002
RECORD KINDBase model
MODEL LINEFaster, Rodeo and D-Max
FAMILYFaster, Rodeo and D-Max
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE106.3″
BODY STYLESingle cab
VARIANTS3

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

Body style

Factory colours

  • Splash White
  • Pure White
  • Hyper Silver
  • Platinum Silver
  • Pewter
  • Ebony Black
  • Parthenon Ivory
  • French Vanilla
  • Antique Silver
  • Seaside Beige
  • Walnut Beige
  • Light Topaz
  • Hazelnut
  • Cognac
  • Claret Red
  • Spectra Red
  • Dark Fire
  • Red Mahogany
  • Ivy Green
  • Cavalier Blue
  • Midnight Blue

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

AI rendering impression

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Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the specification, the photographs and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

  1. 1Isuzu Faster ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

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