Isuzu Rodeo
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Until recently the Rodeo was our pick of the bunch, and it still has plenty going tor it. The only vehicle in the sector with a 3.0-litre engine, there's plenty ol power— 130hp —and a strong helping of torque throughout the range. Fortunately, the chassis is more than able to cope with this, allowing good progress on the road with no adverse bouncing from the rear and wallowing in the corners.
Inside. you get a modern, if slightly dull, dash, complete with comfortable seals and excellent insulation tram the outside world, giving an air of refinement, whatever the conditions. Payload is somewhere in the middle —1,055kg for the double-cab —and overall fit and finish is surprisingly good. While it's lost some ground to the Navara/ Hilux there's little to knock it on.