Isuzu D-Max 45 Limited Edition (2024) Price & Specs

The Isuzu D-Max 45 Limited Edition double-cab has been revealed to celebrate 45 years of the brand producing bakkies in South Africa. Here’s how much it costs…

Isuzu has been building bakkies in South Africa for 45 years and has just unwrapped a special new double cab to celebrate this milestone. Just 105 examples of the Isuzu D-Max 45 Limited Edition – each built at the Japanese firm’s Struandale plant in the Eastern Cape – will be available on the local market from the end of July 2024.

Listed as the D-Max 3.0TD LSE 45 4×4 6AT, this new derivative is priced from R906 100 and thus commands a R36 600 premium over the D-Max 3.0TD LSE 4×4 6AT (R869 500) on which it’s based. As such, the limited-run variant is positioned below the V-Cross 4×4 (R916 400) and AT35 4×4 (R1 170 339).

So, what makes a D-Max 45 Limited Edition? Well, this special model scores a Rhinoman Xpedition canopy, spray-on bedliner, tailgate assist, a black X-Rider-style grille and 18-inch black alloy wheels (plus, of course, special “45” badging on the rear), along with a wireless smartphone charger and “Bundu Basher” rubber floor mats in the cabin. The limited-production derivative will be available in Splash White, Mercury Silver, Islay Grey, Desert Orange and Biarritz Blue.

Since it’s based on the LSE grade, standard features include items such as a leather-wrapped steering wheel, partial-leather seats, an 8-way power-adjustable driver’s seat, a 9-inch infotainment touchscreen, rear parking sensors, a reverse-view camera and various driver assistance features (think blind-spot monitoring, rear-cross traffic alert and the like).

The powertrain, of course, is unchanged, which means the D-Max 45 Limited Edition draws its urge from Isuzu’s familiar 3.0-litre, 4-cylinder turbodiesel engine. Driving all 4 wheels via a 6-speed automatic transmission as standard, this oil-burner generates peak outputs of 140 kW and 450 Nm.