Isuzu Amigo

The Isuzu Amigo was a compact body-on-frame SUV from Isuzu, sold under different names in different regions. In the United States it was the Isuzu Amigo and from 2002 the Isuzu Rodeo Sport, and unlike other markets, where only four-wheel drive was offered, the US received both rear-drive and four-wheel-drive versions. In Japan it was the Isuzu Mu, and also the Honda Jazz; in Europe it was the Opel Frontera Sport, in Britain the Vauxhall Frontera Sport and in Australia the Holden Frontera Sport. Its design grew out of the Costa concept car shown in 1989. The first generation had independent front and leaf-sprung rear suspension, which was replaced by coil springs on a restyled version for markets other than the US, and the VehiCROSS of 1997 was built on that version. The second generation was an all-new design with a new frame and engines. From 2005 the Chinese maker JMC copied the model as the Landwind X9.