Tuesday, July 17, 2007

ALL NEW ISUZU D-MAX

12 July 2007, Thursday - Isuzu Malaysia Sdn Bhd launches its all new Isuzu D-Max
Oops.. a bit late again.. 5 days late.. haha!! anyway..better late than never.. Dun be deceived just because it is a pick-up...It is really very nice to drive.. especially when you are towering over others and it is just so powerful... one tap on the pedal and it responses immediately.... Surprising for a girl huh? But I really really love driving the D-max...

Our latest edition comes with projector headlamps which are further and more focus than normal multi reflector headlamps.... and we also got a cool electroluminescent meter cluster which just screams attention when you turn the ignition to on.. The needles will swoop from zero to 220 before returning back to zero... just for that sporty effect and it illuminates bright blue... The Instrument panel has been upgraded for a more sleek look with darker shades complemented by silver panelings.... The seats are much more plush as compared to the predecessor....

But the ultimate change in this babe is the engine... We have introduced our i-TEQ Ddi Super Commonrail into the 3.0L model and boy can this car go... Not only is there more power with less noise but because of it's flat torque curve which actually hits peak at 1200 rpm and holds it till 3000 rpm, we actually get more on hand power and a much earlier stage and we continually get it until it hits a much higher rpm... talk about overtaking... the D-max beats them hands down... :D

And with all these additions, we still manage to improve fuel efficiency by 19%... impressive? Most definitely... Even when driving up to a speed of 160km/hr it still uses less fuel than my car at normal speed....Our previous record was from KL - Sungai Petani - Johor - KL a total of 1440km in less than one tank!! No... it is not because we got a huge fuel tank as everyone's first presumption is.. our tank is a normal 76 litres tank which cost bout RM120 to fill up a full tank!! If I remembered correctly, we only used 63litres for the entire trip which would make it about 7 cents/km.. but that was on our 2.5L version... now the new 3.0L i-TEQ Super Commonrail is to be put to the test... The result shall be update once I get it... :)

We had our launch at The Curve that day and we had fun.. the whole company was involved... Let me post some random photos I took... or more like ppl took of me and my colleagues.. ;)

Amy, ME!, Nicole, Rene, Aaron & Jennifer...
Han Kee and I promoting the Isuzu hand fan....
Nicole & me!!
Amy flashing her body art... unfinished!! haha!! missing the word ISUZU!!

Me pointing at a chair the camera man was suppose to get...

Me and Aaron acting cute while Han Kee is again promoting the hand fan... This is what you do when you are bored and sitting there waiting for the media to arrive for the press conference..


Aaron attempting to kill Han Kee out of sheer boredom...

Some of our ISUZU promoter girls...

ISUZU ambassadors.....
More random photo... Han Kee, me, Tai, Andrew and Kang...
Now we have Nicole, me, Sean (He got ISUZU ROCKS! painted on his face), Tai, Andrew and Kang...
Here we are with Wydia our ISUZU ambassador...
Surrounding her are Rodney,, Abe-san, Andrew, Nicole, Collin, me and Rene!!
Me in the driver's seat....
Me again....

Isnt it obvious by now that I love taking pictures of myself.. haha!! all in all it was a fun nite!!! Tiring but fun!! It was a successful launch... So if you want to know what it feels like behind the wheels of an ISUZU D-MAX, then go for a test drive... For more details, check out our website http://www.isuzu.net.my/

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