Isuzu Bighorn

The Isuzu Bighorn was a sport utility vehicle built and sold by Isuzu in Japan from 1981. It began as a small bonnet-truck based four-wheel-drive wagon, first sold as the Rodeo Bighorn, and is remembered as a pioneer of the passenger-component SUV in the Japanese market, although early sales were held back by cargo-only registration, modest equipment and a front end that critics compared with the Range Rover. Later versions borrowed the Elf truck engine and drivetrain, which cured the early durability problems, and the vehicle gained a loyal following as a capable cross-country car. Overseas it was sold as the Trooper and, through Isuzu supply deals, as the Chevrolet Trooper, Opel and Vauxhall Monterey, Holden Jackaroo, Subaru Bighorn and Honda Horizon and Acura SLX. Domestic production ended with Isuzu's 2002 exit from passenger cars and export production ended in 2003.