Isuzu D-Max Tour Mate – everything you need to know

Is the D-MAX any good for towing

D-Max Tour Mate – Back by popular demand, Isuzu UTE Australia (IUA) is reintroducing the D-MAX special edition. Available to order through participating dealerships nationwide from 1st August.  

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  • Available from 1st August 2024.
  • Special edition 2024 Isuzu D-MAX  combines over $9,000 of commonly selected optional accessories into a compelling package.
  • Towing and touring ready, D-MAX  packages the LS-U or LS-U+
  • 2024 D-MAX LS-U TOUR MATE priced from just $69,990 and 2024 D-MAX LS-U+ TOUR MATE priced from $72,990 drive away.

The Isuzu LS-U and LS-U+ packages adds more value to Australia’s third-bestselling Ute. Bundling commonly selected optional accessories at an attractive drive away price point. Offering customers more than $6,000 of added value.

Motorists gravitate to the D-MAX for its payload and towing capability. As well as a vehicle that is easily customised and accessorised to suit specific uses and requirements.

The TOUR MATE is a revitalised badge of the past, proving extremely popular with buyers when it was last offered in 2019.

Guiding customers through the myriad of over 120 optional accessories available for the D-MAX, the packages commonly chosen Isuzu UTE Genuine Accessories at a substantial discount.

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The package includes:

  • a tow bar tongue and 50mm ball,
  • 12-pin wiring harness,
  • electric brake controller,
  • Clearview extendable heated and power-fold compact towing mirrors,
  • a canopy with dual lift-up side windows,
  • slimline weather shields, and
  • unique TOUR MATE badging.

D-MAX LS-U TOUR MATE priced from $69,990 drive away and the D-MAX LS-U+ TOUR MATE priced from $72,990 drive away. The TOUR MATE bundles $9,040 worth of genuine accessories into a compelling ‘adventure-ready’ drive away package.

Priced à la carte, the TOUR MATE package represents a minimum $6,104 saving on the D-MAX LS-U. And a minimum $6,194 saving on the D-MAX LS-U+. Both are dependent on the state or territory the vehicle is sold in.

“The reintroduction of the D-MAX TOUR MATE not only adds convenience by simplifying the accessory selection process. But it also offers customers unmatched value for money,” said Isuzu UTE Australia’s Deputy Managing Director, Mr Koichiro Yoshida.

“It’s an uncompromising combination of the most sought-after accessories historically chosen by Australian buyers. A package driven by sales data that bundles together what customers want. In a compelling package that offers three times the value for the same money.”

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D-Max Tour Mate is a popular choice amongst towing buyers

D-MAX is a popular choice amongst motorists that tow and haul heavy loads. The additional 85kg of accessories make little difference to the payload capacity. Respective payloads are 910kg and 905kg of available payload for the Isuzu D-MAX LS-U TOUR MATE and D-MAX LS-U+ TOUR MATE.

According to customer survey data, over half of Isuzu customers chose the D-MAX for its 3.5-tonne braked towing capacity. With the majority of D-MAX owners choosing it for its ability to tow.

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Newly revised for the 2024 Isuzu UTE Genuine Accessories Catalogue, the included canopy features uncompromised storage security with shared locks across both dual lift-up side windows and rear window, a dual layer ABS shell, tinted windows all round and LED internal lighting.

Completing the package is a set of slimline weather shields and exclusive special edition badging on the rear tailgate.

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Available to order from 1st August 2024 from participating Isuzu UTE Dealers, each D-MAX  is backed by IUA’s comprehensive Service Plus customer care program.

This includes:

  • a five-year Flat Price Servicing program at $449 per year/15,000km intervals,
  • a six-year/150,000km warranty*,
  • and up to seven-years of roadside assistance.
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