1988 Isuzu Impulse Turbo | Retro Review

[@RockwoodJoe]

Big hair! Graphic equalizers & tape decks! Lovin' the 80s!

[@gerardmcmillan8591]

Take me back!!!

[@Smittyschannel]

STILL a good looking car

[@IanDunbar1]

I think the generation after this looks much nicer. Unfortunately, they are incredibly rare in the United States.

[@acar3615]

Oh I saw one rusting away in a junk yard in Mt Airy of all places. Which is fitting since its near where the shows taped.

[@benwilliams4035]

Wtf are you looking at?

[@Smittyschannel]

@@benwilliams4035 80's quirkiness

[@XerxesTheGreatOne]

I agree!

[@ericsartanahorner]

Love these retro reviews. For some reason, even mundane cars from the past, seem much more interesting than today's overweight, plastic jelly-bean 's of today. Maybe I'm just getting old lol

[@gxdjoeybaby07]

no, it's not you. you're on to something there....suv's can only be so "exciting" =\

[@andy42x]

Eric Horner totally agree!

[@chrisgnonya]

I absolutely agree.😊

[@Jeymez]

their more interesting, only because some people might not even know these cars existed, and if they did time will have forgotten them. i think it's also a nice little time capsule, to a time when things were much more simple.

[@CHEDDARANDWAFFLES]

These retro reviews were the best idea in a long time! Thank you guys! It would be cool to include some retro reviews with the same car today "X" years later to see how it has stood the test of time! Once again thank you for these! And if you ever need an OEM 1999 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4 to re-test you can use mine! It's the last 3000GT ever imported in the US and all original.

[@redchris97]

well, I don't like Isuzu's, I think they are weird cars, but i can say this, in 1984 my grandpa got married and his wedding gift was a brand new Isuzu I-mark from his best friend, he drove that thing until 2004, I honestly thought the car was dead, well this all comes full circle because I spoke with the second owner of the car and unbelievably it's alive, it's been 33 years on the road, still rocking it's original carburetor, still matching numbers block, and still original trans( repaired but still original), and little Isuzu can still hit the road, I heard about the car a month ago, owner told me car has issues with the valve stem seals and it's burning a lot of oil, but if regular maintenance and just 3 to 2 big repair jobs kept that car on the road for 33 years I understand why they don't make them like that anymore, too durable, people can't make money of a Japanese 4 cylinder car that lasts over 30 years, I take my hat off to Isuzu, I'm no Isuzu fan, but they built one hell of car with the 84 I-mark.

[@der_pinguin44]

I happen to have a 1982 I-Mark diesel. Love the shit out of that little thing. I've gone from the ground up on that car. Tires, suspension(can't find front springs, though), steering, brakes, rebuilt the transmission and rear torque tube and axle, all new seals, rebuilt the fuel distributor, glow plugs, etc. My record for the car so far on a 40/60 Biodiesel blend is 62 MPG. Patience, it takes, to drive it as I do, but man is it worth it. And if you want a laugh, top speed I've ever achieved in that car, downhill an 8% mountain grade at full throttle, was 93 MPH. As Charlton Heston once popularized, "You'll have to pry it from my cold, dead hands."

[@tomsriv]

The problem is not so much planned obsolencense as it is that consumers will not pay for over built cars. These sold poorly because of that. It was the same problem Mercedes/Saab and Volvo had in the 90s and Packard had in the 50s. Flashier cars from rivals sold better. Packards boring styling didn't help sales even though their tried and true engineering was good. Mercedes couldn't compete with flashy new Lexus (which was a truly good car). Volvo replaced boring cars with more flashy FWD cars and reliability went to the toilet. Saab offered too few extras for the price. Isuzu made well built small cars in a market where they are considered cheap (It was the same price as a mustang.)

[@tomasnokechtesledger1786]

I still have my 30 years old Ford Taurus 3.0, still hits the road anytime original engine and transmission. It depends on the use and maintenance. Some Ford 1929 are doing that also.

[@InsideOfMyOwnMind]

I still have my 88 2.3L non turbo 5spd manual, red but with the other wheels with the cutouts on the outside which I bought new. I still drive it weekly. I can really attest to the over boosted steering. Sometimes it feels like you have your life in your hands at high freeway speeds, which is part of the fun of this beast. The other fun thing is I can do a U turn directly to the inside lane if I punch it just right.

[@fourpointnineturbo]

InsideOfMyOwnMind just curious, is it hard to find parts for these cars?

[@scholwinsk]

90% of parts for this car are unique. I have 4 cars to keep 1 going as a daily driver. The impossible to find part was the shift lever ball, I had to make that. The steering rack mounts are incredibly expensive but I found an alternative that is reasonably priced. I think I bought the last of the brake parts for when I need them.

[@goratgo1970]

Do you know if any of the turbos had limited slip or posi rearends?

[@dnshift1]

My first high school car 😁 so awesome! A lot of memories 🤙🏼

[@teedot1186]

Mine too.

[@Coupydog]

I bought one of these (non-Turbo) new in 1984. Red w/gray interior. In spite of a few characteristic short-comings, it was still one my favorite vehicles I've owned. Since then, I have had 19 different vehicles of all types, ranging from Sports Cars to Mini Vans. Oddly, this is still the one I miss the most.

[@jaybird7358]

Same here. I had the e 85 non-Turbo blue one. I miss this car the most.

[@hutchcraftcp]

Growing up in the rural Midwest, seeing one of those was like seeing a UFO.

[@bruschmidt9943]

I bought one of these new back in May '84. Loaded, red w/gray mouse fur interior, it stickered at $11,380. Out of the few flaws, the worst being the 90 hp rating, if you weren't bent on winning every stop light 'challenge', it was a great car. I was "itchy" & traded it in on an '87 Camaro IROC. Since then, I've owned numerous cars of all classes & performance specs, but this one stands out as my Favorite 😎 O.A.T.

[@oliverrojas3185]

The 80s gernerational migrational movement to manufacgturing vehicles primarily based upon front wheel drive chasis layouts is making driving rear wheel drive layouts somewhat akin to experiencing a consieur like driving experience. Today I see driving this low powered rear drive Isuzu Impulse as a rewarding driving experience, given its rear drive layout and styling. Motorweek, thanks for sharing this retro reivew.

[@mediacritic]

Sharp looking car even now.

[@austprodriver]

It's nice to see that the car didn't pirouette under hard braking in the brake test. That was one of the biggest criticisms here in Australia, when we used to have the Holden Piazza here. It appears that the Lotus tuning really works, although, generally, we have firmer suspension tastes than USA.

[@brianbartulis9709]

My first new auto ~ Exact as this red one. Woulda been fun to play cat 'n mouse with one of those 5.0 Mustangs I liked. 127mph flat out for a mile+ at night..waiting for a deer to walk out. :-)

[@jamesfrench7299]

Hasn't aged badly at all. Still can't believe it was unveiled in 1979 and that they were still making them in 1988. An Uncle of mine had one here in Australia. It was called the Holden Piazza and his had the digital cluster and it lit up like a Christmas tree!

[@markallen2984]

Great looking car. I always found myself drawn to this eccentric little coupe. The Lotus badge didn't hurt either. In my mind, it never quite measured up to the prelude and I thought if I was going to spend that much money I would prefer the Honda.

[@Landmantx]

The Impulse was my first car and I still reminisce about it.

[@gregorynofsker7554]

Should've used the same guy who managed to fit into the back of the Subaru XT6 you reviewed. He was pure gold in the comic relief department!

[@Onry1]

Awesome lil cars I had an '88. Would eat brake pads & rotors like crazy... That lady needed all the head room she could get with that late 80's mane!

[@goratgo1970]

Trying to find out if any of the 88'-89' turbos had limited slip, or posi rear ends?

[@Onry1]

@@goratgo1970 7.62-inch ring-and-pinion with limited-slip Ratio: 3.90:1, All Impulse/Piazza Turbo models came with G80 LSR 10 bolt rears...

[@AgentDustal]

Had an '89 turbo. Loved it!

[@highlife0586]

OMG Where's Joe Isuzu (vaguely remember the commercial for this car featuring him)

[@Insanity_Crow]

This car sounds a lot like an 80's equivalent to the Hyundai Veloster Turbo. Too bad the VT isnt rear drive and tuned by Lotus!

[@franzchong5889]

I can only imagine for Australians had it not been sitting in the same showroom as a VL Calais Turbo(till 1988)and later a VN SS what things would have been like for Holden with the Piazza before it was belatedly replaced by the Calibra from 1991-1997.

[@Flies2FLL]

This was supposed to be the second generation VW Scirocco, but VW refused Giugiaro's design for their own, which was virtually similar. The Impulse wound up being built on the first generation Opel Kadet chassis, which also underpinned the Chevrolet Chevette. Which basically means that this is a Chevette with a nicer body and a WAY better interior! By the way, the Chevette used an Isuzu engine...

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

Yes, the 1.8L diesel four (from 1981-86).

[@Flies2FLL]

@@ClassicTVMan1981X And the 1.4 and 1.6 liter carbureted gas engine as well.

[@bwxmoto]

I drove one of these in 1989.. my buddy's older brother had one. Wow, it was fast.. at least if felt fast to me back then!

[@csjames69]

The original Isuzu Piazza had twin rectangular headlamps, not quads like this version tested. The original had a semi pop up lids to fully expose the partially hidden headlamps. Quite cool. Looked very similar to the second gen VW Scirocco.

[@jdog5534]

Seem like a really cool car I have not seen one on the road in at least 10 years, Its got to be worth some money to collectors since they stopped making Izuzu cars are at least they did for a long time

[@marshalmagooo3899]

Hated the passive restraints back in 89-91

[@colinw7205]

It's hard to believe that this competent Japanese coupe was built on the same crappy GM T-Body platform as the Chevy Chevette and Pontiac T-1000. Thank you Isuzu, Lotus and Giorgetto Giugiaro for the styling of course.

[@rockolutheran]

pretty cool little car, Isuzu used to make nice sports cars and such, I wish they would continue to

[@lazzer408]

+◘ EXOSPHERE ◘ Except with a boosted 6VD1 in it.

[@WSNO]

Gimme one of these! Rad as heck!!!

[@intomatrix1]

140hp from a 2 litre turbo?The 89 eagle talon was 190 from a 2 litre turbo 4.

[@michaeljoseph4936]

I had one of these. The front strut tower rotted out and the front end slammed on the ground when I drove over a small hill. That was it for that car.

[@levipayne801]

My preferred starting car in Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3

[@DawidAugust]

I wish cars (and brands) like this would come back!!! So nice a car, so innovative for the period...unfortunately alway win dumb & bland vw jettas :(((

[@jefferysmith3930]

Was and still is such a lovely design that deserved to do better in the marketplace. Radial tires were worth mentioning on a performance car in 1988?!, umm, OK.

[@eddieg6436]

Gorgeous car, timeless

[@75aces97]

0:27 interesting that he said "typed millions of characters about it," instead of "millions of words" or pages or lines. John Davis is a time traveler!

[@gxdjoeybaby07]

thanks for uploading, this is one of my dream cars =D

[@catjudo1]

Looks like a rear drive Scirocco. This is definitely a good thing.

[@dougleesee]

I had an 88 Turbo. I miss it and wish I never sold it. A little under powered, the car did not appear to have a top speed. Slow off the line, at 125 it was still climbing. It could out handle any vette I encountered, but they could take me on the straight aways.

[@cavhoki]

i used to have one loved it

[@lordsknight4516]

I had this car and loved, unfortunately I was a teen in highschool and the scammish car dealer that sold it to me put thick oil, so I wouldn't hear a valve tick that caused the car engine to die in a couple of months!

[@charleschauffe4350]

Dare I say it looks better than anything new on the road today?? All we see now is plastic egg looking cars with no style. For all the high tech gadgets of today, I would prefer and also be quite happy with this Isuzu!

[@runnininthe80s84]

I never see these things anymore, I used to know a guy who had one I’m the early 2000s

[@justinanderson8758]

I own one too! It’s an 87 Impulse XE Turbo! Mine is white

[@fourpointnineturbo]

The Rusty Hubcap US just curious, is it hard to find parts for these cars?

[@ss_whole]

This looks almost exactly like an 80's VW Scirocco.

[@dansinda]

日本ではピアッツアですね。 This car is named "Piazza" in Japan

[@Rocc1994]

エスプリド・マスパリ do these cars still exist in japan??

[@dansinda]

Yes these do.^^ Hi XXCCC85XX I am very glad given the question from you. This car is still sold in the second hand market in Japan. An example. www.carsensor.net/usedcar/detail/CU4807194469/index.html?TRCD=200002 This car is so old that I do not own it unless it is an enthusiastic collector. The Japanese tax system levies a very high price for old cars. Isuzu stopped producing passenger cars, so existing parts are limited to a very small number. However, although it is cheaply sold in the used car market, considerable money is needed to maintain this car.

[@RonnyGld88]

This was a great car, one that was subsequently ruined by a partnership with GM that resulted in the Geo Storm platform...which cheaped out on all of the great engineering of this model.

[@hectorae86]

We all know what this was supposed to directly compete with..... the Corolla AE86. Still, I really really really want one BADLY.... and then drop in a Toyota 4AGZE or a 20V.

[@pgtmr2713]

I was thinking either that or something from Nissan under the hood. Take the badges off and go drifting. The back half looks like a AE86, yet not as good.

[@hectorae86]

PGTMR2 It looks like a VW Scirocco MK2 mated with a AE86. It's 75% Scirocco and 25% AE86.

[@pgtmr2713]

The front light area has a distinctly Delorean look to it, without taking away from your 75-25 mix.

[@hectorae86]

PGTMR2 Yeah... now that you mention it, it does right?

[@hectorae86]

Bobsyouruncle Wilson Indeed, so sad they are bankrupt now.

[@asd36f]

Holden sold these in Australia - I have never seen one on the road!

[@ClaudiaShifferLA]

Very nice instruments pane

[@firebird890]

In other parts of the world (and the JDM market) this car is known as the Isuzu Piazza

[@KenaiLykos]

what a nice looking car ! I didnt knew about it

[@maples328]

Thank goodness they got that twitchy rear end under control ! Never want that ! 🤣

[@4traxx]

@motorweek that autographed plate still up for grabs?

[@mr2bmw]

Please show the Toyota MR2 Spyder test!

[@DavidAndre657]

John David Autographed MotorWeek License Plate to whomever can prove current ownership of one.

[@simplyalternative207]

It’s basically a vw mk2 scirocco 16v

[@cajunbrownsugar1869]

Giugiaro designed this body for VW as the new scirocco but VW declined. Isuzu wanted to make a halo car to add to its image and bought the design but didn't have a chassis except for basically a chevette they built for GM. Odd origins but you cant deny the Impulse was pretty amazing in its day.

[@jonburgess4179]

It wasn't designed as a VW. Isuzu commissioned Italdesign to create the Asso di Fiori concept car and productionised the Piazza \ Impulse from there. Isuzu never 'bought' the design from VW. Just because it happens to resemble a Scirocco in profile doesn't mean the two are related. Not sure where that rumour started, but it isn't true. Italdesign drew up proposals for the MkII Scirocco around the same time as the ADF, but the two designs remained separate. VW decided to take the MkII Scirocco back in house because Italdesign's retainer fee was too high. You'll be telling me the LSDs bolt 'straight into' Chevettes next.

[@lce124]

Jon Burgess Haha well said Jon!!

[@franzchong5889]

chevette was essentially a kadett or gemini by any other name.of course by the time the original came out opel had switched it's design for the eighties front drive and all.if only it was designed like this from day 1.

[@scdevon]

So many Isuzu fans in the comments, but this company only sold 7000 passenger cars for the entire year in 2007 when they went bust for U.S. passenger sales.

[@TheVintagetamiya]

Such a cool car

[@tomasnokechtesledger1786]

4:17 speedo and rpm are from vw 😉

[@jasonvogelsang7034]

Ob technics with equalizer.. umm had this and sprint turbo imark and few others you tested at 75/80 or in Savannah

[@anthonyeverett1391]

I don't know why they didn't sale all over Europe.

[@Spheredalai]

let's make manually operated sunroofs great again!

[@laskos02]

Kinda want one now

[@dougsmith7908]

A cool little car . Still looks good ! But you could’ve bought a new IROC Z, Trans Am or fully loaded Mustang GT for the price! You would’ve had a lot more fun and performance. Way overpriced. No wonder it didn’t sell that well. And are there any Impulses left??

[@350TPI]

I have been trying to find one of these for over 20 years and its impossible.

[@Hot80s]

I miss the white I-mark

[@InfamousAMH]

They took the front of a DeLorean and clipped it to a ae86 trueno (I just made this comment and realized someone else made the same comment 4 years ago)

[@johndrake2729]

So they predicted that it would be replaced by a FWD platform. They were right. But when the replacement came, it failed. Isuzu never could quite catch up with its Japanese rivals, that's why they have no market in the States today.

[@halohunter5217]

The next generation Impulse was available in AWD turbo form and was a track monster in its day.

[@MrFister84]

2:39 Is that a garbage bag around the gear stick?

[@mattwolf7698]

I looks like a cross between a Delorean and a AE86.

[@MaximilianvonPinneberg]

it's classic Giugiaro.

[@MoskusMoskiferus1611]

More like DeLorean and 928

[@InfamousAMH]

You did it way before me, I commented, scrolled down and saw this comment and said "well darn"

[@kinkra47]

Mk2 Scirocco

[@Flies2FLL]

hachi roku

[@deankaufman2260]

When there's only three negatives and one of them is an "overly detailed interior", you know you have an incredible car and a future classic.

[@negativeindustrial]

Slow as balls, though, f-king hell. Was the turbo seized or…?

[@timothyhh]

Wow, these were RWD?? Wouldn't have guessed that.

[@rogerspacebucks450]

Timothy Horning It was a world platform. The Chevy Chevette used it too.

[@mrdaykurutakuchannel]

I wonder if this piazza can drift

[@ElijahRoks]

Ardhana Hariwidagdo, yes they can. Best on rainy roads, but I could hold the rear out fairly easily. On older tires tho, bought some new ones and it just wanted to stick when it was dry. Wish I still had it.

[@erwingumapac6251]

I used to drive an 88 non-turbo with open diff in NJ snowy winters. I was drifting this thing around every corner in the snow before the word "Drifting" became popular. It was the only way to drive this thing in the snow; sideways.

[@ctdope]

Only the last Impulse turned into a FWD sissy, all the earlier ones were RWD, like a car should be. And most were manuals unlike cars of today.

[@s3trios]

Extremely rare, especially the 91 Impulse RS turbo w/ AWD.

[@stoneylonesome4062]

Poor Man’s Audi Quattro.

[@michaeljohnaudettejr3492]

I really want one

[@michaeljohnaudettejr3492]

I think something like 200 of them being sent to the USA, and most if not all were used in rally racing

[@MrGeeMan1980]

The styling (exterior) is nearly timeless.

[@tom11zz884]

+MrGeeMan1980 I still would rock one of those today.

[@mrdaykurutakuchannel]

It looks cool, i wonder if it can drift (since the old impulse is an FR)

[@akishot6735]

the front is beautiful, however the rear is mediocre and lets you know what it really is still

[@Bug_Bait]

Ardhana Hariwidagdo I wouldn't drift something this rare

[@hardcase9245]

I love this car, and I still have it.

[@Motorweek]

send me a current pic. [e-mail]

[@dininjaronin2002]

+just folks very beautiful car...isuzu d-max truck owner but id trade for that styling anyday...

[@EliTheDriftPanda]

+MotorWeek Here's mine in Australia! 1986 mind you. facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.758504247546724.1073741829.162107043853117&type=3

[@MiikeyLawless]

+Pandamonium Eli clean!

[@EliTheDriftPanda]

Thanks!! :D Good fun car!

[@noseefood1943]

one of the most beautiful "oriental" cars of the 80's.

[@83malibuwagon]

Ya like its asian or from the orient.

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

Except, the basic T-platform began way back in Brazil in the spring of 1973 with that country's Chevrolet Chevette, pre-dating the German Opel Kadett C by a good five months and our own (U.S.) Chevette by nearly three years. The first Isuzu Gemini came out in Japan in the fall of 1974 as a 1975 model, and it was Isuzu who would do the U.S. "Buick Opel" for Buick dealers from 1977 until 1980 (in 1976, it was called the "Opel/Isuzu"), and then sold the same car in the U.S. itself as the Isuzu I-Mark from 1981 until mid-1985. The Gemini/I-Mark's basic chassis got this sporty-looking body in 1982 in the form of the Piazza, which came to the U.S. in 1983 as the Impulse.

[@mschmidtTX]

Didn't realize these were RWD until he said it. Surprised they never had the cult following of the Corolla GTS.

[@thomasarmstrong6704]

Being portrayed as an unbeatable car in Initial D helped the AE86, noone knew what they were before that.

[@hyperlogos]

The truly pathetic output from that engine explains it. Nissan was getting 180hp from their 1.8 liter turbo...

[@thomasarmstrong6704]

Martin Espinoza In the US? The JDM Isuzu Piazza turbo had 180hp, US emissions regulations ruined it.

[@hyperlogos]

Thomas Armstrong I don't remember if the US ever actually got the turbo, I thought it showed up FWD once. But it was an easy import, and still is. CA18DETs are crazy cheap now when you can still find them

[@Menolifee]

"no one knew what the AE86 is" except people that know cars. very popular car in racing all over the world.

[@tom11zz884]

The Black female model at the 4 minute mark was a beauty..looks like Rae Dawn Chong.

[@wchomes106]

+tom11zz884 i wonder where she is now, i really don't recall seeing her in other episodes

[@Keiji1978]

Her hair is tremendous

[@robertworkman1419]

Yeah, she's gorgeous!

[@hickhunter2303]

I agree. She is gorgeous..wow

[@jonmcclane7433]

All I saw was hair

[@rfdsdf1]

That hair 80s awesomeness!

[@UnusualTastes]

It looks just like Inspector Gadget's car, if memory serves. Except, I don't think this can morph into a van at the push of a button.

[@MustangsTrainsMowers]

That was one of my favorite foreign cars in the 80's.

[@edvinnelius8213]

it be bad ass to swap the 2.3 ecoboost powertrain from the new mustang to this Isuzu impulse

[@alcambon9942]

I am the VERY proud owner of an 86 Isuzu Piazza (the UK Version) it was my first car and it has never broken down once in its entire life, I push it hard, I drift, I race, I drive it daily, carry so much stuff in it, I weld steadicam rigs to it while filming when I was younger and it will not break down, it's so well designed that it will still drive perfectly fine till you get it home and give it some love, the body rusts in the usual places so I cut out the rust and weld thicker metal on there with a smile. I don't let anyone touch this car but me, I only use Mobil 1 fully synthetic, 10w40 / 15w50 / 5w30 it realy doesnt matter as long as its not 0w40. the 1 owner before me had never opened the bonnet himself, only Isuzu main dealer, this was and older chap but when he gave me the keys he had a tear in his eye and said he was so happy that it was going to someone that actually cared about these cars, 20 years later I went to his house to show him the now rust free car, he had motor neuron disease and hadn't been able to walk for years, but to his families shock he got out of that chair and walked to the window to look at the car. This Piazza jumps like a kangaroo at the lights and has AntiLag thanks to the I-TECH computerised turbo, its leaking engine oil, powersteering, gearbox fluids and fuel but it always gets me home and seems to repair itself overnight. I'm 40+ now and I still love this car. I'm slowly fixing all those Issues when the local garage lets me have some free time on the ramp in exchange for fixing their machines. Oh it also runs on 25% water (HHO) and gets 101Mpg motorway, when I can afford it I will make a 75% intelligent system. And currently looking for a donor electric motor to convert it to electric only and modernise the interior. I also have a Mitsubishi GTO Mk2 but I don't drive it.

[@atomsmash100]

I remember reading Car & Driver's review of the Impulse Turbo when it first came out. I must have gone over that article 100 times and wanted one so badly I could taste it. Always thought the successor Impulse/Geo Storm was a poor replacement, more econobox than sports car and no longer in the same league as a Supra.

[@jameswalsh6131]

These cars were so beautiful. A coworker had a gold one and I was soooo jealous. I was just a kiddo so could not afford it..but still an awesome looking car to this day.

[@TheRosemontag]

The front end looks like a Delorean.

[@dcanmore]

+The Readers Corner yup, same designer, Giorgetto Giugiaro

[@BrewBlaster]

I thought that also.

[@2009polostar]

Giorgetto Giugiaro designed the Isuzu Impulse, VW Scirocco, and the Delorean DMC-12.

[@Tycini1]

And VW Golf, Lotus Esprit, BMW M1, FSO Polonez, and many more.

[@madmax6571]

I agree. Looks like a Delorean

[@JakeFromLateFarm]

I love the narrow, needle-nose like front fascia of the first gen Impulse. You just don't see styling like that anymore. It almost looks like a DeLorean!..well, a red DeLorean.

[@acaaew]

And it's faster than a DeLorean. Lotus also helped engineer the DeLorean.

[@eldo59]

peculiarmadman Pause at 1:20 It does look like a DeLorean front end. LOL!

[@InsideOfMyOwnMind]

The Delorean is a POS.. The original Impulse design which never made production actually had the front come all the way to a point. I don't know if it was cooling problems or other considerations that led to the blunt by comparison front design.

[@mrdaykurutakuchannel]

InsideOfMyOwnMind plus RR drivetrain means bad handling n wgt stability....n just 130hp v6....

[@Ayaki6166]

Also called Isuzu Piazza in the JDM and Holden Piazza in the Austrarian market. I lived in Japan. I love this car when i was kid. My momm already pass away. She said Isuzu Piazza is beatiful car.

[@Ithinkiwill66]

I love the 80's...and their rare looking cars! I mean I never remember seeing one of these on the streets when I was young, saw K cars, those mini vans, Diplomats, etc, etc.....sure is interesting to see what the 80's really had!

[@JDsHouseofHobbies]

Wow! Her big 80s hair brought back some memories! Good times!

[@gxdjoeybaby07]

***** beat me to that comment! LOL =)

[@olskoolnewpaint]

+WikdSeafood Just imagine what a jungle her bush is.

[@oliverdelgado6952]

Long hair and shoulder pads! Lovely

[@rabbidpotatoegaming4514]

@@oliverdelgado6952 what exactly makes shoulder pads lovely

[@DIZAZZO]

The car became even more amazing, when you realize that this car derived from the Chevette...

[@douglasb.1203]

Late to the discussion (Which is usual) but you are right. Guigiaro (Ital design) gave body but the chassis was humble and cheap. Did you ever drive one of these in the way back?

[@dougsmith9571]

True, but it was nearly triple the price of the original base 76 Chevette, lol. 16k in today's money is about $34,000. Keep in mind you also could have gotten a Mustang GT , or Iroc Z for about the same amount of money . Overpriced, and didn't sell that well .

[@TEDdotcom]

Very cool looking Isuzu. I really liked this when I was a kid.

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

This was the only T-car in the U.S. to get out with a turbo engine; by 1988, both the Chevrolet Chevette and Pontiac 1000 were cancelled.

[@SoCalFreelance]

I remember as a kid seeing that little Lotus badge on the Impulse which put this car in a whole other category for me knowing their engineering prowess. I just threw away all of my VHS tapes and one of them was a MotorWeek tape that reviewed a bunch of 90's supercars including the Lotus Esprit. Hope to see those retro reviews on here.

[@SomethingFunny454]

4:00 holy shit that's some hair

[@blueneon1640]

Something Funny well it was the 80s

[@Porsche996driver]

Almost an exact copy of a Mk II Scirocco which came out in 1982 lol. And that is awfully slow for a 140hp Turbo. The ‘86 Scirocco was 0-60 in like 7.8. Even this “Lotus version” was underwhelming.