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MU, Wizard and MU-X (1989–)

The pick-up-based wagons: the Isuzu MU of 1989 (Amigo in North America), the five-door Wizard and Rodeo that followed, and the MU-X of 2013 on the D-Max’s frame with a low range and seven seats, built in Thailand and sold across Asia, Australia and Africa.

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Sources & evidence
MU, Wizard and MU-X (1989–) — Front view of a 2024 Isuzu MU-X 3.0 LS-E 4x2 displayed in Alabang Town Center, Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, PH.Ethan Llamas · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
MODEL LINEMU, Wizard and MU-XBUILT BYIsuzu, Fujisawa, Isuzu Motors (Thailand), SamrongPRODUCED1989PRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 105.1″

The record

The MU (“Mysterious Utility”) began as a short recreational wagon on the Faster’s chassis; the MU-X continues the idea on the D-Max’s, and is Isuzu’s only four-wheel-drive wagon since the Trooper ended in 2002.

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

Specification

MANUFACTURED1989–present
ENGINE2.5 and 3.0-litre turbo-diesels; 3.2-litre V6 (MU/Wizard)Isuzu 6VD1 / 6VE1 V6 · Isuzu 4J diesel family
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINThailand
STATUSin production (MU-X)
RECORD KINDBase model
MODEL LINEMU, Wizard and MU-X
FAMILYMU, Wizard and MU-X
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE105.1″
BODY STYLEThree-door (MU / Amigo)
VARIANTS2

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

An AI rendering impression starts from a 3D model of this vehicle, which an image model then paints into a scene. It is an artist's impression of the type, made to give a feel for the vehicle in its element — not a photograph, and not a record of any particular vehicle.

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 MU ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE
  2. 2Isuzu MU-X ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

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