The Isuzu Rodeo is an automotive nameplate that was used by the Japanese automobile manufacturer
Isuzu
, commonly known as Isuzu (, ), is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Its principal activity is the production, marketing and sale of Isuzu commercial vehicles and diesel engines ...
between 1988 and 2004. Isuzu has utilized the "Rodeo" name on two different vehicles—a compact
pickup truck
A pickup truck or pickup is a Truck_classification#Table_of_US_GVWR_classifications, light or medium duty truck that has an enclosed cabin (truck), cabin, and a back end made up of a cargo bed that is enclosed by three low walls with no roof (th ...
sold in Japan, and a midsize
SUV offered in North America.
Prior to its establishment as a stand-alone model, the "Rodeo" title had previously suffixed
four-wheel drive
A four-wheel drive, also called 4×4 ("four by four") or 4WD, is a two-axled vehicle drivetrain capable of providing torque to all of its wheels simultaneously. It may be full-time or on-demand, and is typically linked via a transfer case pr ...
versions of the Japanese market
Isuzu Faster
The Isuzu Faster is a pickup truck that was manufactured and marketed by Isuzu between 1972 and 2002 over three generations. It was sold under myriad nameplates, most commonly they were marketed under their respective model codes: Isuzu KB for t ...
(
rear-wheel drive
Rear-wheel drive (RWD) is a form of engine and transmission layout used in motor vehicles, in which the engine drives the rear wheels only. Until the late 20th century, rear-wheel drive was the most common configuration for cars.
Most rear-whee ...
) pickup from 1978. These vehicles, titled "Isuzu Faster Rodeo" spanned two generations. It was not until the third iteration, offered between 1988 and 1994, that the firm simplified the name of four-wheel drive models to "Isuzu Rodeo". Moreover, in Japan from 1981, the name "Isuzu Bighorn Rodeo" was used on the SUV that Isuzu shortly abbreviated to "Isuzu Bighorn"—known as the "
Isuzu Trooper
The Isuzu Trooper is a compact SUV that was produced by Isuzu between September 1981 and September 2002. In the domestic Japanese market it was sold as the Isuzu Bighorn, the car was exported internationally mainly as a Trooper but it also rece ...
" in most international markets.
Isuzu in North America deployed the "Rodeo" name in 1990 for the 1991
model year
The model year (sometimes abbreviated as MY) is a method of describing the version of a product which has been produced over multiple years. The model year may or may not be the same as the calendar year in which the product was manufactured.
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to a five-door SUV sold in the Japanese market as the
Isuzu Wizard. Isuzu North America also offered a three-door version under the name
Isuzu Amigo, sold as the
Isuzu MU in Japan. A second generation of the SUV was released in 1998 for the 1998 model year, with the three-door Amigo becoming the "Rodeo Sport" in 2000 for the 2001 model year. Production of both SUVs concluded in 2004. Slightly altered
rebadged
In the automotive industry, rebadging (also known as badge engineering, an intentionally ironic misnomer in that little or no actual engineering takes place) is a form of market segmentation used by automobile manufacturers around the world. T ...
versions of the Rodeo were sold as the
Honda Passport in the United States market until 2002. The Isuzu Rodeo got a slight redesign after 2002; the speedometer and some of the interior was updated.
Isuzu Japan had Yokohama Motor Sales manufacture from 1990-1993 a four-berth camper on the TFS55H LWB chassis platform. With an over all length of 6150 mm, this was a popular 4WD version which gave offroad accessibility and comfort. This option only came in the 2.8 litre diesel engine (4JB1T) option and 5-speed manual with low/high transferbox. There was no automatic transmission offered.
File:1991-1992 Holden Rodeo (TF) DLX 2-door cab chassis (2010-09-23).jpg, Compact pickup
File:1st-Isuzu-Rodeo.jpg, Mid-size SUV (first generation)
File:Isuzu Rodeo Camper.jpg, Isuzu Rodeo Camper TFS55H
File:Isuzu-Rodeo-Sport.jpg, Isuzu Rodeo sport/amigo 1998-2004 2nd Gen
File:2000 Isuzu Rodeo.jpg, 1998-2004 Isuzu Rodeo 2nd Gen
File:Isuzu Amigo XS.jpg, 1st Gen Isuzu Amigo
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Rodeo
Rodeo () is a competitive equestrian sport that arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain and Mexico, expanding throughout the Americas and to other nations. It was originally based on the skills required of the working vaqu ...
Mid-size sport utility vehicles