4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY BASE MODEL · 1981–91
BASE MODELJapan

Trooper / Bighorn UBS (1981–91)

Isuzu’s first sport-utility: the Trooper of 1981 (Bighorn in Japan), a ladder-frame 4x4 with independent front suspension, a two-speed transfer case and 1.9 and 2.3 petrol and 2.2 and 2.8 diesel fours, three-door from 1981 and five-door from 1983; badge-engineered as the Holden Jackaroo, the Subaru Bighorn and the Chevrolet Trooper.

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Sources & evidence
Trooper / Bighorn UBS (1981–91) — A 1986 Isuzu Trooper II two-doorArtaxerxes · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗
MODEL LINETrooper and BighornBUILT BYIsuzu, FujisawaPRODUCED1981–91PRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 90.6″

The record

The Trooper was Isuzu’s move from pick-ups into the recreational market and the first of the badge-engineering arrangements that took it around the world: Holden in Australia, Subaru in Japan, Chevrolet in South America and Indonesia.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1981–91
ENGINE1.9 and 2.3-litre petrol fours; 2.2 and 2.8-litre diesel fours
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINJapan
STATUSreplaced by the second generation in 1991
RECORD KINDBase model
MODEL LINETrooper and Bighorn
FAMILYTrooper and Bighorn
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE90.6″
BODY STYLEThree-door
VARIANTS2

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Body styles & colours

Body style

Factory colours

  • Splash White

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Sources

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

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