Australia's Most Popular Dual-Cab Ute Goes Up Against The Isuzu Truck! | Drive.com.au

[@hellothere4342]

We've moved to light trucks and vans for our work and it has been a game changer. Can carry and tow at the same time legally. They are proper work vehicles but if you have to mix family life into the mix then a dual cab is better.

[@antontsau]

Van with removable 2nd row is muuuuuuch better - this space becomes100% flexible.

[@dmbassett]

Have never understood the dual cab Ute craze for work. You have to spend sooooo much to make them work ready. Trays, locking, tool boxes, etc etc. get a bloody van or a truck. Hang on I get it. They’re coool!

[@stevegame8221]

It's because you can unload and take the family camping. Not everyone can afford 2 4x4😢 can't take a van or tru k to Fraser Island or down onto a creek bank that's washed out.

[@sbGOM]

​@stevegame8221 that's right and even better those camping holidays and school holiday trips with the campervan or caravan are subsidised by the taxpayer....sweet!

[@antontsau]

​@@stevegame8221Muahaha. Buy PROPER van and enjoy - up to 15 seats, 10m3 volume, 4*4, 3500kg tow and much more.

[@FreedomPhukyeah]

Which model? ​@@antontsau

[@thunderbear0]

Also ute are way more expensive than Isuzu NKR 3 ton truck. And they are much more better reliable easy to maintain inexpensive to operate, they are simply better in every way than UTE

[@playwme3]

“Ohh , but they’re not comfortable”. Carries a lot of cement though, so you can harden the f$&k up.

[@hi9580]

Leather or 26mm sheepskin seat covers

[@TheRguru1]

Dual cab utes aren't comfortable either. They ride like shit.

[@anthony-1357]

Duel cabs are just status symbols for Tradies. Most don’t use em to put tools in, just camping and tailgating people.

[@Shilo-fc3xm]

What do we use, mate? Our bicycles? "Tradies don't use their utes for tools". Lol. I'll have whatever Anthony's having.

[@slimjim1125]

*dual.

[@yeahnah773]

Meanwhile if Anthony has a gas leak or power shorts out he calls a real man to come fix it who owns tools

[@Shilo-fc3xm]

@@yeahnah773 Not wrong.

[@NoName-ds5uq]

Of course duel cab utes have tools in them. They’re usually right behind the steering wheel. Meanwhile us “real men” in trucks keep them supplied with all the materials and equipment they need to perform overpriced work, all the while watching them drive like morons on an hourly basis.

[@stuz32]

Trucks are great fun, I drove one of these moving houses recently and I was surprised how comfortable and easy to handle it was. It was easily the biggest vehicle I've ever driven and had a really good experience. So much so I ended up buying a truck, but a very small Japanese K-truck, which suits my particular needs.

[@robertjayruan9490]

Hi Drive, Love the video Hilux vs Izuzu truck, could u do a video like this but with Hino truck as they also do truck with car license as well.

[@twinshock175]

The other weekend I hired a rental moving van, happened to a year old Isuzu 155. Did pretty much as you said, the turning circle was a surprise. the auto clutch manual to a little getting used to but did up change early, so manual shifted a lower gear when on a rise etc, in the better rev range, not economy. Power was adequate. only gripe was the factory mirrors didn't extend far enough out to see the end points of the pantech fitted. No reversing camera on this one either, that is on the current model. cab wise, surprised no drink holders anywhere, the middle seat lies flat to become a bench come filing box.

[@antontsau]

Truck and vans have WAY more space. Even halfbonneted van allows to load twice more. Also its possible to instal removable seats and take literally busload of kids, friends and MILs - legally and in full comfort of enclosed body, where usually tools and parts carried. Or 5 seats and kingsize bed. Or 5 seats and motorbike. Or couple of 800*800*2200 data racks when you are back to work. Oh, did I say about 3kw power generation with inverter, enough for any standard 10A-socket power tool? And pneumatic system with usual 1.5hp construction compressor? Water tap with pump? Ah, yes, for utes all this is somewhere in far far galaxy... And all this with awd (the same drivetrain as in Amarok, haldex + hardlock on rear). Yes its reality. See my videos.

[@Shilo-fc3xm]

That's very, very interesting mate and I thank you for it. Subbed. Cheers.

[@Drivecomau]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for subscribing.

[@terrymichaels306]

Well this has opened my eyes.

[@klo1679]

I drive an Isuzu npr 4x4 truck for work. Honestly it makes way more sense to me to have a truck for work than a ute. I worked out of a ute for a short time, and it just felt so cramped, with two large toolboxes, an air compressor, and a couple bags with extra gear, on a single cab ute I was really reaching for room. Now in the truck, those two toolboxes take up less than a third of the tray space, I get an extra tall toolbox for workshop gear, and have a hiab fitted to the tray for lifting parts and equipment on and off the truck. And I can have a much larger compressor as well, which doesn’t take up any of my tray space. Plus, the space in the cab of even a single cab truck can make up for the lack of a dual cab ute. While its only got 3 seatbelts, you could easily and comfortably fit 4 blokes across the bench seat.

[@hillbilly2224]

Fantastic video great information keep them coming 🤙🍻

[@TheAefril]

"Just like me, they are Overweight!" quote of the decade! 🤣

[@tkx86]

HC Driver here. Please for the love of god if you are one of those clowns I see on the daily racing through traffic in your ranger or hilux or what ever else you have. Do not buy one of these car licenced trucks.

[@s-c..]

Fuel consumption comparison would’ve been useful.

[@antontsau]

The same, 8-11 l/100km depending on load, cycle and so.

[@carlmenzel8744]

The 75 /190 that I work out of gets 19.1 per hundred great to work out of but slow and rough as guts to drive.

[@antontsau]

@@carlmenzel8744 gvm 7500 is absolutely different tale

[@s-c..]

Thanks for the replies

[@brenthoran1472]

Was going to say the same thing. My god it's rough to drive​@@carlmenzel8744

[@JAxford]

Coming from am Amarok to an NPR 45/155 3.6mtr tray the Amarok is way more comfortable, but the fully loaded truck with a dual axel trailer for work is so much more practical.

[@darrensmith4661]

Good vid. Would like a bit more content as this was more of available range and marketing for Isuzu, not that I mind. Opened up my eyes to what is available. Would be interested in a short duel cab, with the part time AWD. Any chance of a full review ?

[@elishaemanuel8512]

Isuzu is the same company alliance with Holden car, Mitsubishi fuso 4×4 is very popular in Papua Indonesia off-road

[@phalanx3803]

what i want is a dynafari. i have an Dyna 200 and sadly the old engine is starting to give out. thinking of getting an old 105 and making my own dynafari just with all Toyota parts. it be the perfect jack of all trades vehicle dual cab with a single cab tray but still the same total length of a single cab plus 4x4.

[@perpetualgrin5804]

I see big trucks towing trailers all the time.

[@Shilo-fc3xm]

I know! Exciting isn't it!?! Broom Broom!

[@milescrommando4622]

Great review.

[@stevenloynds3691]

Seeing this review its proof to me that people are getting ripped off in the duel cab range of vehicles the popularity is high and people will pay, so can ask the high prices...when you can get a small truck that pretty much does it all better for cheaper...

[@lukey6534]

Would be ok if they offered them with an LS motor like in the USA. A GM V8 on gas would make it a bit more everyday friendly when ya have to use it like a ute.

[@mimbec]

Because they stuck to drive around all day. If it’s strictly a 100% work vehicle and you need to carry that load it makes sense. But if you don’t have a second car then it’s not useful. Parking is a pain in the ass and they are garbage to drive.

[@Drivo7301]

Good work 😅

[@jaebona]

Australia’s second most popular ute

[@Sidrcride]

I have both, I will make any excuse not to take the truck to work, its an absolute punish to drive as a daily.

[@bingysbackyard]

We bought 2 nlr250s... they were cheaper than buying a ute, have better towing capacity and are physically smaller so fit in smaller spaces and have a 3200mm tray length... its a no brain decision... we are going to replace the complete of fleet of vehicles over the next few years to these..and they run the dmax engine with a heavier duty truck gearbox

[@curtisjohnston6649]

Do a Hino 300 716 vs Isuzu NPR 45 155

[@SamEEE12]

Bone shattering spring rates in a truck

[@brandenswan4847]

Curb weight in Australia is with all fluids included. A full tank of fuel has no impact on payload.

[@imopn]

Would be nice if they made a double cab 4x4 that is more offroad capable like the iveco but with a meaty straight six diesel pumping out more torque and a auto box. I can see many people buying that to travel around Australia in all the remote places.

[@rich7447]

That sounds like a Ram 3500 crew cab diesel.

[@jnadownunder]

They do ,Google ATW NPS

[@DangerAngelous]

Bugger Hiluxes and Rangers that people buy to look like they're doing work, I want to see more of these trucks and more actual cars on the roads

[@roydonbrown1823]

What's it like on fuel?

[@Farmergreen877]

When it’s empty it’s really efficient but then depends on how you load them up

[@hamishcampbell4578]

They will do about 65km on the fuel light if that helps 😂

[@bradsmckay]

The 45-155 uses around 15l/100km which is only 1.5l more than a 79 series

[@kadachiman7234]

I own a Hino 300 series 921 wide cab with an 8.0-meter accommodation unit built on the back towing a 4,500 kg 7.8m enclosed trailer for 2x smaller cars...........driven just over 20,000 km and it's great to drive with an average fuel economy approx. 20-21 Litres/ 100kms....GCM of 12,000kgs (just keeping me out of heavy vehicle logbook rules) BUT - its horses for courses and as far as this video goes a light truck makes way more sense than what I see on the road with 90% of people with 4x4's towing vans that are 1. over the legal GCM and 2. caravans or trailer/load combos that are heavier than the tow vehicle which is a recipe for disaster for them and other road users.

[@HardstylePete]

Heavy vehicle laws limit how long they can be parked for in built up areas.

[@perpetualgrin5804]

Put a good tarp over the tray and you don't have to tow.😅

[@ab7406]

Isuzu 2025 series upgrade will be the winner

[@54mgtf22]

You never mentioned fuel consumption. Assuming then it’s high in the truck.

[@Farmergreen877]

All depends when they are empty they sip on the diesel but they can chug through it with a full load and a big trailer

[@jethybaby]

"This isn't an ad for Isuzu" he says while standing in front of a dealerships worth of them on display 😂 But yeah, the light trucks have utes beat for weight and towing capacities.

[@Drivecomau]

I mean, it's coverage from an Isuzu event... A bit like when we attend a Toyota launch, or a Mercedes-Benz event - we talk about the vehicle in question... We don't get to bring along half a dozen rivals. 🤣

[@callumfreebairn8082]

i have never driven a truck!

[@paulmcintosh5589]

Did you mention safety the light truck range is terrible for injuries and killing its occupants.

[@thelonewolf666]

only occasionally

[@antontsau]

4T machine? Programmed deformation zone there is in the front part of car, colliding with it

[@Shoota211177]

This is the ONLY chance Hilux has of winning the driveabilty contest in a vehicle comparison....

[@DGP-u6v]

Nice Isuzu ad. They are great for around town and if you can afford to have a second car. I have a 2016 NPR 45/155 short wheel base and yes you cannot beat it for carrying loads and towing but it is killing my back and legs now that I am regularly doing 2,3,4 hour trips in it. The next set up is gonna be a big trailer and 1500 Silverado or Ram. At least then I can be comfortable and pick up the kids from school. The other thing is I only have a half length canopy on it and I am right on 4.5 tonne with just me in it. Those mid wheel base and dual cab trucks would be easily overloaded, so you really should register them as a 55.

[@antfal-n-everything7154]

You wont be transitioning from the truck to the Old Telegraph track on your holidays

[@Fistygearjamer72]

If you were a real truck driver, you should have pointed out that carrying over dimensional loads like pipes and wood, light vehicles can only carry 300mm overhang without a flag and 900 with!This is from the body of the vehicle. Width must be the same as the vehicle. If the NHVR starts to pull and fine people for this there would be alot more light trucks being sold.

[@splashpit]

Why are you comparing load space single cab truck to duel cab Ute , was a strange comparison. The thing you overlooked is most Australians now live in or can only afford to live in apartments that these trucks won’t fit under .

[@lesklower7281]

I have driven a lot of Isuzu trucks back in the 1990s for a courier company also a couple of Hinos and one Mercedes-Benz single cab aluminium tray ute though l had an MR licence l didn't mind driving the smaller trucks and the Mercedes-Benz ute and another thing in a C1 licence friendly truck with a GVM of 4500 kilograms in the city of Sydney you can't park them in truck zones a parking officer told me that and that was a 6 pallet truck and l did find the Isuzu trucks nice to drive and one of the Isuzus was a brand new 450 8 pallet with a 6 speed gear box and a turbo and it was fast what a ute drove it up to Umina and l did 130kph in this Isuzu went flying past a Range Rover but they were fun and you picked what ever you could include parcels and envelopes and there were deliveries to the city so you had to deliver them and the operator would ask when you in the city how you going and l would reply looking for a parking spot and there were some rainy days l would only carry all my deliveries in the cab

[@antontsau]

Open truck is not suitable for parcel delivery. Box body truck may be, but anyway they have too high floor, its extremely inconvenient. And length must be less than 6m, in this case it can legally park anywhere.

[@lesklower7281]

@@antontsau At least you can park a C1 freidly truck in a loading zone and with this courier company l worked for you had to deliver any thing that fitted in the cab and on the tray to any were and they had a semi trailer and the driver occasionally delivered parcels and envelopes and this is why they had a high turn over of staff were you were a courier driver first and a truck driver second and truck drivers would get a job with the company and find out they had to deliver envelopes to the city and they didn't like that so most of them quit but l was from courier background and l just did what l had to

[@antontsau]

@@lesklower7281 3t van parkable in loading zones AND as usual car. If it fits, of course, 5.9m is not an Yaris, but usually it does.

[@lesklower7281]

@@antontsau As the law stands in N.S.W you can park a proper station wagon taxis and any car with a disabled sticker on there car can also in loading zones and even a 4X4 ute can park in a loading zone and l park my Toyota Hilux single cab rear wheel drive ute in loading zones even ldo it if it's handy to were l want to go

[@lesklower7281]

@@antontsau I was a courier for 35 years and l did go to the city of Sydney a lot but guess what happened when Sydney got the Olympics a lot of loading zones disappeared never to return but up until the Olympics finding a loading zone in the city wasn't that hard but after the Olympics l started using loading docks for delivering envelopes and parcels

[@mkarafi1]

Last time I checked the Ford Ranger was the most popular Dual Cab Ute? Toyota Hilux is old news.

[@jamesm6341]

but you can’t get lift kit or put 33s? 😂

[@hellothere4342]

@@jamesm6341 you're half right. You can get lift kits on NPS 4x4 and 35 or 37 super singles.

[@jamesm6341]

@@hellothere4342 thanks mate I was jk. Thanks for the video I need a covered truck for the business I was surprised by the new prices compared to a dual can Ute.

[@hellothere4342]

@@jamesm6341 hahaha. Sorry, I didn't know. If you're serious about using these trucks for work you'll love it. Being from a utility sector we tend to carry a lot of gears,being able to load up the vehicle,tow and still be well below legal GCM is such a relief. Utes are for light duties as far as I'm concerned.

[@Dan-rg7jj]

The Hinos are better. 921 has 600NM. Best LR truck. And has a true 6 speed auto. Not this ATM junk. Step up to the MR and once again true auto. Allison vs ATM.

[@ab7406]

Or the 721 hino

[@Dan-rg7jj]

@@ab7406 I think 721 either doesn't have 600 NM or can only get in really really long wheelbases or can't tow as much. I can't remember exactly why but I excluded them for personal preference for one reason or another.

[@ab7406]

@@Dan-rg7jj Same motor in both, both can tow 4T , but at the lower gvm rating. 921 has a longer wheel base available. But I’m waiting to see next gen Isuzu 2025 , supposedly having a 9 speed full automatic transmission

[@troynixon209]

Hino has been bought out by Fuso.

[@tonymillar5342]

I don't have an issue with AM Transmissions. We've got 2 car licence AMT vehicles in our fleet (a van & a truck). Those with auto licences drive them like an auto. Yes, they have to get used to the clutch take up on start off. Those of us with manual licences drive them like manuals.

[@dodgeskitz87]

Prefer my fiat ducato van with 3.6m internal storage and 2140kg payload. 180hp 450nm.

[@thelonewolf666]

oh but its bigger than a ram--- oh all the city folk will cry and whine. 5.2l and only 114kw????lol

[@ozloop69]

When you transition from a Ute to a truck is when your wife divorces you and you have to commit and you don’t have to take camping trips every weekend or the wife gets her own car and you just become the work hog the work dog so you get your truck to commit to work And not have a life with your wife and children because there’s not enough room in the truck and who wants to be embarrassed by the truck when you can have the Ute or you give the Ute to the uterus you call your wife really? Is this the reason why American trucks got so bigso small and the Utes got so big but they do call them trucks over there they don’t call them Utes.

[@tonyn1991]

5+ litres and a measly amount 155 horsepower. What a joke. These light trucks might be reliable, but I’d never want to tow with it long distance

[@paulmiles3457]

I don't see a "ute" there, just two trucks.

[@geoffgeoff143]

They are both trucks. Its not a sedan utility.

[@alexwood5425]

If you want to take a truck load of stuff, get a truck.

[@Mambey]

Not enough gtunt compared to a ram.

[@acde9355]

Upgrade to an Iveco, not an Isuzu.

[@666dualsport]

110kw, lol

[@tencm738]

Not an ad for Isuzu you gotta be kidding

[@nevillebroadbent1601]

Utes drive nicly and comfortably. Those small trucks are so rough. A non story here Nothing new here

[@davidbernard7256]

Drive a izuzu truck for a day. Its so uncomfortable. Passenger seat are worst!

[@doscwolny2221]

Better than the fuso for comfort

[@bnblasercleaning]

@@doscwolny2221 ahha..... so right my fk618 fuso is a bit wild, but its big enough to tow 3 of the utes and carry one on the back, and the fuel efficiency is better than a fully loaded ute

[@audoinxr6372]

Whist I appreciate the idea here, claiming "comfort" with these poorly designeded cabs and suspension is laughable. They are a 1 trick pony. Capacity. Thats it . Also curious if anyone cross shops these with the Euro Van trucks.

[@sharpsticksnz4112]

I did notice in the off road scene he was getting thrown all around the cab.... it's hard to beat physics.

[@Khang-wz2vl]

What is ute? Aren't they both truck? Lol

[@TheDash932]

This is not your gay America