The Isuzu VehiCROSS Is the Weirdest SUV You Forgot About
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The Isuzu VehiCROSS is one of the weirdest SUVs of its time period. Today, I'm reviewing this special 2001 VehiCROSS to show you the ins and outs of the strange Isuzu VehiCROSS.
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Is it just me, or all these crazy cheap cars are way more interesting to watch than Porsches, Lambos and Mercs?
Yeah, due to the fact that they're very unusual and we don't see them much often makes them way more interesting than a Porsche, Lambo, etc. because we already know what those cars are all about.
just you
Not just you.
Yes!
Lol. Everyone knows the concept of exotics by now... watching videos on them is getting boring because I already know that most of them have and do the same damn thing...
I find it cool how Isuzu deliberately gave the owner a letter to let him know he got the very last VehiCross. That's very nice of them.
Because Isuzu cares about their customers, unlike Chevy.
@i camouf all on ya OMG, you can't spell or form a sentence for shit bro.
@i camouf all on ya Chevy is cheap garbage. Also, learn English.
@i camouf all on ya Inglish lmao
@i camouf all on ya different languages? Do your sentences have a mix of Arabic in them or what? Tf u mean different languages
"Torque On Demand" or as I would prefer to call it Tod.
Tod is there to catch you when you slip.
Tod in German means Death :D not very reassuring and maybe not the terminology of choice at least in the german speaking markets :P
@@christiankarl3496 oof
@@christiankarl3496 imagine getting in your car and literally reading "DEATH" everytime
@Alexander Ratisbona.. Did you even bother to read the first reply in this thread? Christian Karl already wrote that Tod means death.
‘Isuzu’s hasn’t been around for like a decade now’
Australians: bruh
NASA couldve done something more... original than just an emoji
Teardrop99.3 Errors
😂
👌
@@ikupreza 🤔??
@Haz Games Isuzu is actually still here even today
The styling of this Isuzu seems ahead of its time. I honestly love the weirdness.
Kudos to Isuzu for being somewhat original . . . whereas today . . . every brand looks the same.
Looks like a 2020 sportage
thank god.. i thought i was being an idiot cause I liked.. good to k ow others like it too 🙂😁
@@saipuakivikaupias The Axiom looked cool too. And then the GM Missed Opportunity Division came knockin'
@Dick weed I feel like I remember seeing these in the Dakar at some point. I think one of these a lil lower different tires and AWD instead of 4wd would look cool as hell as a WRC car
Eccentric looks, carbon fiber accents, adjustable leg supports, and a backup camera in the year 2000? Never thought I would say this, but I think Isuzu was ahead of their time on this one.
crowing - crossover too. Well ahead of its time.
crowing
That warranty is better than anything out. When he showed the original sticker it was 10 year or 120k. That's unheard of.
Correction faux carbon fiber ...aka plastic fake junk.
crowing Add to that the fact that it broke the sacred 200hp limit. And by the way it was first available in 1997-1998, even further ahead.
Bunch of guys that can build one hell of a box truck that doesn't fucking die get bored and this is what happens, they should bring the sporty thing back
The horns were a feature that allowed you to confirm from the driver seat that both headlights were working and you'd see which one went out if/when it did. another vehicle with this quirk was a few years later, the Nissan Xtrail which was not available in the US but was available in Canada.
My 1987 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham had those on the front of the car to the left and right of the hood and also had ones that you could see in the rear view mirror to verify that the tail lights were working.
That’s a stellar design Doug… it was certainly ahead of its time
Ahead, but in the opposite direction.
@@ciprianpopa1503 can you explain
Back when some car manufacturers made cool and quirky SUVs, now all SUVs are basically CRVs with different badges...
Yep, Monocoque and Ladderframe SUV's are basically the same cars and it's boring
@@mlk9201 sedans are basically the same cars and its annoying
@@mlk9201 fucking moron
cardesign today is so boring
I think this thing was ahead of its time
This car look like a pair of Sketchers.
What has been seen can't be unseen.
Tru
Best looking sketchers I’ve ever seen
TMJ HothiphopMiami great comment
The sketchers with skates underneath
Saw one of these in my neighborhood today. No one understood why i was so excited.
"With only 2,500 VehiCross available, we cant confirm you'll actually get one, only that they exist." - Isuzu 2001
I think he said 4k was made tho
I think the AC vent between the legs should be standard
It was standard in 3rd Gen Toyota 4Runners and I can assure you its perfect!
It was but women were starting to complain about chapped lips
It’s the Turbo Gooch Cooler 9000
BALL COOLER
My 92 c1500 gm truck has it. Most 80s tp 90s gm had that vent.
When I was a kid, I thought it was the coolest car ever. It looks like a Hot Wheels car and I loved that.
Hot Wheels did make a model of this car!
me too!!!
I actually first discovered car this as a hot wheels gift back in the year 2000! I was only 5 back then. I thought it was a fake car until I saw one in a auto show catalogue and I was astonished!
Hot Wheels did make a VehiCROSS.
I give Doug a Weekend Category scorer 2 for calling it weird and totally damning it.
It’s a really neat and unique car.
Personally....I give him a 1. So many things were just plain wrong and so many OTHER items that should have been noted were just compleatly and totally ignored. I do give him a 7 for entertainment value, however, for attempting the backseats from the wrong direction. I don't think I could have laughed harder had he tried to get into them through the back window he kept whining about.
This SUV is gorgeous! Very proportionate and looks off road capable. This vehicle looks amazing to me. It was simply ahead of its time especially with the nut cooler😂.
Doug the type of guy to review a bicycle and give it one for acceleration
0-60 would be never, but I reckon a bike could get a pretty good score in the 0-10mph test.
@@themindgarage8938 Back when I was around 16 years old, I had a racing mountain bike (for anyone who doesn't know, that basically just means that the frame and tires are slightly lighter & thinner than on a standard mountain bike that is made to be rugged at the sacrifice of being heavier). I rode that bike everywhere I needed to go in town, all the time, spring-autumn. Anyways, one summer (again, I was roughly 16 at the time) I rode it along a flat, hard-packed dirt running path/bike path that runs North/South for 20+ miles in my area, and I got up to 38.62 MPH (I had a digital speedometer hooked up to the front wheel, with the display mounted on the handlebars, and the display read out to two numbers on either side of the decimal point). Kept it up for a mile straight, no cruising, pedaling constantly. Best I've ever done on a bike, and I've always been proud of that achievement, despite the fact that pro bicycle racers can often do better in their races.
Anyways, I wouldn't be able to do even 10 MPH for 100 feet nowadays, I'm too fat and out of shape, lol. I get really out of breath just walking up a couple flights of stairs - it's honestly pathetic how I've let myself get like this...
I wonder which would accelerate faster off road. This thing. Or a lowered super car
I had a 2000 VehiCROSS - bought it off the showroom floor. I drove it for six years and put 100,000 miles on it. I loved it! A few corrections and notes : 1. The 18" tires started with the 2000 MY 2. You could have black and gray as the interior color instead of black and red. I know this because mine had the black and gray. 3. That must be an after-market manual case. Mine didn't have that. 4. If I recall, the passenger seat moves further forward than the driver's side so it really wasn't that bad getting in the back seats. Once there, there was plenty of legroom and the seats even reclined. However, that huge C-pillar sure made it feel claustrophobic. 5. I'm surprised you didn't mention the hood black-out piece. Jeep is doing the same thing on all their Trailhawk models - only theirs is a matte vinyl "stripe" where the VX actually had a plastic hood insert. I always considered this ahead of its time. 6. I believe a lot of the pieces were taken from the Rodeo parts bin, including the dashboard, the mirrors, outside door handles and various other things. Thanks for doing this review. It sure brought back a ton of great memories!
This is a really cool car. Very nice to see some input from an actual owner!
I owned a 99 Amigo and the design is so similar. I always thought the VehiCROSS was the better version of the Amigo/Rodeo Sport.
I was just checking out isuzus On Craigslist after watching this review. They're nice and cheap and some of them appear to run well. My only issue is if it is difficult to get parts for these cars.
You're definitely right about the interior dash being shared with the rodeo. That dashboard is also used in the AUV (Asian Utility Vehicle) version the Isuzu Hi-Lander XTRM, which was a very dependable family car. And until now Isuzu is still selling the car with exterior revisions plus they renamed it the Crosswind with some trims called Sportivo. But despite all the changes it can't hide the fact it is very old, especially the interior they've been the same since '99 with some changes in interior trim colors.
Since we used to own Isuzus from that generation, I could say that they're not the best or the finest but definitely not the worst. They're very robust, dependable and fuel efficient if you get the diesel versions.
The C pillar being huge is a problem in my car as well. I've ridden in the back of my car (well, someone else's, but the same model) and it's like you're riding down the street in a closet attached to a rocket.
I practically couldn’t give mine away when I needed to sell it about 7 years ago. Let it go for $2700..... oh, and it only had 50k miles on it.
I would buy one now. My friends made fun of me because I liked these cars.
You make me wanna cry! This is an expensive/rare/amazing off roader!
@J.C. Kohle until... CARS AND BIDS (extreme Doug voice)
I got a 99 for sale
@@figbat6363 still for sale?
15:12 "you probably wouldn't know that they're there, unless you know that they're there" very astute observation Doug
It seems like they were 20 years ahead in term of styling the interior. A lot of new luxury cars follow the same scheme lol
Yellow W lol your cute
Exterior too, in some aspects.
I mean, Isuzu in the 2000 with Recaro seats??? Awesome!
Doug the type of guy to get killed in the beginning of the movie
*THIS* is the 2018 horror movie that I get killed first
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂 bru
You mean the mariachi movie with Banderas? 😁
The VehiCROSS was wayyyy ahead of it's time. It blends in just fine today. If I could find one in great shape, I'll get it.
I think you're supposed to enter in the back seat from the passenger side, the front seat slides forward more. It was made like that on a lot of older SUV with 2 doors, so the driver doesn't have to get out.
Same as the Ford Bronco the big ones from the 1990's
Aztek: "I'm the quirkiest SUV ever!"
VehiCROSS: "HOLD MY RIMS!"
xD
=D
:D
More like: HOLD MY SPARE TIRE
Subaru Baja, here hold my beer, and my phone
The VehiCROSS was ahead of it's time.
As an old guy, I always find it funny when Doug says he never saw that feature... on the early 80's Cadi he talked about the turn signal indicators on the front fenders. It was a feature on many high end cars from the 70's and 80's.
On this one, he talks about the AC vent under the dash, that was pretty common in the 80's also. On the 80's imports the the passenger side door was the way to access the backseat, and the driver's seat was supposed to not be used to enter.
I always wanted a VehiCROSS.
As entertaining as his reviews are he doesn’t do enough research. A lot of the “quirky” options he describes when reviewing older cars were not that rare at all. Several Japanese imports had 4 wheel steering and such. Like already stated, same with HVAC controls and such.
@@bradc6831 most GM cars had them in the 80s
You’re old? Isn’t that kind of ironic with a name like young? 🤨
@@shrimpuhe drives the vehicross like a grand mom . the gun happens when your off road and take flight on little hills and bumps. doug is a car reviewer who doesn’t deserve to be one. high subscribers does not equal professional
I have only seen one of these in my life; when I was 20 I was working @ a coffeehouse & my coworker was the most colorful, eccentric personality - a Welsh woman in her 50s who happened to have an ‘01 VehiCROSS in silver. She worked @ the c’house for fun, her husband was a huge-time attorney who would stop by occasionally in his Porsche 959 (in a strange blue color, never saw such an example!). Oh and that “OK” sticker - my 1st car as a teen was a Subaru wagon passes down by my parents, it too had the “OK” sticker along w an anti-rust sticker that said “Rusty Jones” lol and had an image of a red-haired, mustached white dude...I guess he was Rusty
one thing he forgot to mention is, it had a hi tech off road suspension, with a second lateral shock absorber, designed to drive fast off road.
It's actually built ahead of it's time, I dig them.
Yes!
Doug knows nothing about real tech
doug knows nothing but 'sports car' . knows nothing about 4x4
How reliable was it off road?
This thing isn't weird... It's friggin awesome and doesn't look almost 20yrs old!
Also, I'm sure the passenger's side front seat moves out of the way more than the driver's side does for access to the back seats.
This clown talking is clueless to Vehicross. He drives it like a grandmom and doesn’t show his viewers the reason why all the things he says is weird and why the wheels are so large. And notice his snarky backhanded compliments , which is typical of a biased reviewer. listen to how he is so triggered about the plastic cladding . He says the design is weird , he says the spare tire that’s covered is weird. lolol He focused on petty things. The remote has a hatch button but no hatch. lolol Oh my god the interior , what is crazy is he g f others their are optional colors. he even says HE DIESNT UNDERSTAND WHY THE ENGINE AND TIRES WETE DESIGNED THIS WAY. lolol he gets triggered cause CROSS is capitalized . over 75% into the video and he is blabbering. and this clown is an expert in car reviewes. oh jesus christ he’s bothered grammatical errors in the owners manual.
He tells you about the review cam but later starts bitching he can’t see the rear . not fun to drive??? get off the street and jump hills, this dummy thinks it’s a street hot rod.
he knows izusu won’t come after him, if it was a major car co. he grows a yellow spine
Kanye brought me here.
Likewise
It really looked weird back in the day... but now it looks completely normal.
Ahead of it's time
Also BALLS OF STEEL
I actually think it is a good idea to have bottom half of your SUV plastic covered. Brilliant - no worries about small scratches or den't which would lead to rusting or would just look bad. Scratched black plastic looks basically the same as not scratched one, so for off road vehicles ideal. More cars should have that, not less.
in the northeast, that plastic cladding is a rust laden field day
Hides a lot of rust. Car is ruined before you know it. I see it here a lot in Iowa.
Also here in Canada most vehicles rust a lot because the salt they throw on the roads, but plastic doesn't rust!
Boris P No, but the car rots out under the plastic before it's ever visible or before you can do anything about it, not to mention the cladding traps water/brine/salty slush and makes rot happen much faster.
My old lifted AWD Astro van rotted to worthlessness before it was remotely visible, I'm sure I could've addressed the rust (if it even happened at all) before it was a major problem if it hadn't had the cladding, but when a piece of the cladding fell off due to rust the entirety of the rockers, doors, quarters, and fenders were trash. Parted it out at 104,000 miles, it would've probably run 250-300.
@@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney That sounds bad but honestly as long as you don't see the rust it's ok and the vehicle can still be sold as good. Probably lost money parting it out at 104k. I would have taken off the plastic, spray all the rust under it with bed liner and then get some chrome cleaner that they use for the old bumpers and windows trim and whatnot. Light acid on it, makes it all shiny again, then maybe spend a few hundred for new plastic cladding outside and I guarantee it looks good enough to some sucker to buy it at 104k mile value. Frame probably won't rust apart noticeably anytime soon and it'll take months until the rust is back out in the door sills etc...
Used to do this all the time for my old boss and he took the junker cars to the wholesale auction where they only look if it starts, nobody can prove you did the work on it or even knew about it and you can sell it as a good car and don't have to sell at scrap value.
My love for this car cannot be quantified.
Snazzy Labs similar to Doug, does this car also give you a boner?
It was designed after the off road racers in the Dakar Rally and the Baha 500.
Same I love weird looking 4WD Cars i bought Isuzu Amigo 2 Months ago looks similar to this car but the back is open. I'm going to start looking for this model now lol.
Doug looks constipated during his walk around.
Looks like a roller skate
Should’ve been titled “Doug discovers the famed ball chiller vent”
Kanye put me on
It actually looks better than a lot of SUVs out today.
its ahead of its time. BMW and Mercedes both sell similar shaped objects now.
@@ivanhagar1 i don't wanna talk about mercedes' barbie suv
Its fkn disgusting 🤦♂️
I wouldn’t go THAT far. I prefer a boxy SUV over this ugly car
I guess... as they say "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" i thought it was extremely ugly the first time i saw one, there was one in the neighborhood i grew up in. I still think theyre hideous now.
There’s something oddly appealing about it. I personally think it looks amazing but also extremely weird.
Thumbs up if Kanye brought you back to this video.
12:50 it has a gooch-cooler 3000
Much nicer than i thought it would be. At the time they were new, they were just too expensive, but I always wanted to check one out.
Doug Demuro, the type of guy to conduct full house evacuation fire drills at home with the wife and kids, and checks everyone's present with his list on a clipboard
And he gives everyone a doug score.
Ye brought me here
I thought the VehiCROSS was ahead of its time on design. I still love this truck!
Bought mine in 2008.Had 69K, now has 150K... Still have it...still drive it daily..Sorry Doug...it IS fun to drive and handles like a sports car because of the mono-tube suspension. This was a Halo car slated for a limited production of 5000. It is getting more difficult to get parts..Not many in junkyards and many new parts have to be ordered from Japan which is an 8week wait unless you can find them used on ebay. Except for a radiator leak in 2016 (i replaced the radiator) and a couple of battery failures over the years, this vehivle has started EVERY day since Ive owned it My old 77 FJ40 Landcruiser is the only other car Ive owned with that record and I am 70 years old.
and owned my share of different vehicles.Mine is Foxfire Red Mica w/ black/grey interior.
this guy fuks
@@i3oosted big time
domantfly types “themselfs” while saying others were “made a fool”. Almost classic.
@domantfly Its only hideous if you look at it that way
Why all these guys being mean to an old man. That's rude
That colour really helps with the looks...
It doesn't look so strange anymore. Compare this to something more modern like a Nissan Juke.
Mine is great! Every stop sign gets gawkers and lots of questions. Also, Doug, the front passenger seat moves forward several inches when the handle is activated allowing better ingress/egress characteristics.
I actually love the look. The first time I saw one on the road (a few years ago) I was intrigued enough to catch up and see what it was. The only thing that would prevent me from getting one now is that it surely would be a huge pain in the ass getting parts for.
Galactica Actual
This car was so ahead of it's time.... and it's one of those cars that is so unusual it's actually cool!.... Sort of like a Nissan Juke Nismo RS.
I wish Isuzu still made SUV's and cars...
they did ISUZU mux,crosswind,dmax
Nissan Murano
Same designer! Shiro nakamura!
Isuzu still around in Asia with its DMAX (pickup truck), MUX (SUV based from DMAX) and other commercial trucks.
Wait don't you guys occasionally see mini trucks that they make like the uhh ones with the engine behind the cab and in between the trailer but it's not like a semi truck that pulls the trailer the trailer is attached to the truck and it's like one of those small mini ones
dangit doug. I've been trying to find one of these and you probably singularly bumped the price by 2x with this video.
yea you're dumb like one. Looking for the ironman version so fuck off.
Funny...thought the same thing! They still were kind of pricey for an Isuzu
That’s insane my father owns one and it’s my dream to get this for myself and my daughter when she’s of age.
PRose84 there's an iron man vehicross for sale here in Albuquerque
I never forgot about these. They have always haunted my dreams.
The whole idea of the VehiCross was to incorporate Baja racing technology into a regular SUV. Dry sump oil system, external shock reservoirs, and Recaro seats were just a few of the things they included with the vehicle. The intent was to have an off road vehicle with Miata like handling (off pavement, that is).
I drove a 1999 model from 2001 to 2015 and put over 200,000 miles on it. I really loved that thing and it was my daily driver. Only gave it up when my wife got pregnant and we needed a 4 door. It was always fun to drive and I would get asked about it almost every time I stopped to fill up.
chuck henderson Never owned onebut my neighbor had one and he absolutely loved it.
Am I the only person who really likes the look of this thing
Nope.
Nope. I like it. There is one in my town and I've always wanted to get a closer look.
actually i like it too. so.... credibility nil for you i guess. sorry.
I think it's bad ass.
Nope! For some reason I like the look.
I actually kept seeing this vehicle review but then I saw one sitting in my town and now in watching this.
For a 20+ yr old design, it’s aged remarkably well.
Damn I love this SUV.
For many people its weird but its pretty to my eyes!
Me too man. It's not weird at all, It's just cool !
Yes I want one!
I like the look of it but that they didn't give you at least a couple more inches to get into that back seat area makes it essentially a 2 seater which kills it's utility to me.
Good luck finding parts for that thing. I couldn't even find parts for my discontinued Suzuki
@@johnphillips4776 I own Suzuki Reno for 3 years - no problem what so ever, best car. Parts? tons of them, Japanese engine, ZF transmission, not like I need anything to fix, just don't try to fix it in the big name car shop. My mechanic love it. Fixing was easy and cheap.
Victim of being too forward in design?
Some of the current Jeeps seemed to have borrowed quite a bit of styling cues from the Vehicross.
So true
Yes the 2016 Jeep Cherokee looks similar
*VehiCROSS
Ye car 🕊️
Vehicross- the only car with a certified ball cooling AC
Vehicross, Aztec, 1st gen iPod and manual Ferrari 360s... the future classics of the early 2000s
This car is surprisingly cool to be honest.
I don't believe you.
215 hp begs to differ.
I second that
The Vehicross is most definitely NOT weird. It is absolutely gorgeous looking. It was so far ahead of it's time in its styling. It's still far nicer looking than most vehicles today. I love it's clean refined lines. The red interior is awesome.
Came because of kanye
Doug, *I'm disappointed you mentioned so little about the drivetrain, that's what made it special!*
The story begins in 1997 when Isuzu, mostly known for making big industrial trucks and the occasional cool little sport compact, wanted a way to do the following: go racing, build a halo car (erm...truck), and try out some new technology. So they did that all at once by taking a mothballed concept from 1993 and putting it into production. That truck was the VehiCross and it's a fascinating bit of kit. The body panels are all pressed from inexpensive ceramic dies that are much cheaper to buy, but only last a few thousand runs before warping. This is ideal for short run cars as traditional cast iron dies are too expensive to create for low volume cars (in the case of the VX, 5,958 bodies were pressed before the dies wore out of spec). Borg Warner had a new computer controlled torque transmitting transfer case they wanted to try out, so the VX got it as well (dubbed Torque on Demand or TOD). Underneath, the VX employed aluminum bodied monotube dampers with remote pressure reservoirs, unheard of for a street car in the late 90s, much less a big truck. For racing, Isuzu decided to tackle the Production class in the Dakar Rally with the VX.
The VX actually won two stages in class during the 1998 race, and later took the 1999 Australian Safari Rally in Production class.
Despite all of this cutting edge 90s technology, the engine is the same tried and true 3.5L V6 Isuzu had been using in the Trooper since 1995. The V6 is a DOHC motor with variable valve timing making a modest 215 hp. This was enough to give a 0-60 in a touch under 10 seconds. The racing inspired dampers, stiff springs, and double wishbone front suspension give the VX surprisingly sprightly handling. You'll never mistake it for a sports car, but for an SUV it's very good. The TOD 4WD and clutch type LSD in the rear axle give plenty of traction both on and off road. For an SUV that needs to do everything, the VX ticks off pretty much every option one could ask for.
Tyrone Ross I believe the dies were concrete (not ceramic)
Keeps saying weird, but I see cool and unique.
Same! (:
keeps saying pervert, I see admiring of youthfulness.
K G it is weird looking
For 17 years car this is more cool looking SUV than most modern SUV's .The only weird thing in this video is the tasteless author Doug DeMuro!
This is genuine OFF ROAD beautiful SUV!
Unique is just the polite way of saying weird.
Doug's "this" at the beginning has definitely evolved haha - I'm coming from watching his more recent videos and it's definitely much longer and more pronounced now!
It reminds me of my 2019 Honda Passport so much! They definitely used a lot of these ideas in the new Honda vehicles
Production stopped in 2001? This thing could have been sold in 2011 and still would have looked modern.
well it was supposed to be futuristic looking when it was new. I never could decide what to make of it. Too weird.
The body stamping molds were made out of ceramic to keep producing cost down since it was a vehicle that everyone would buy. Basically get close to 5k samples out of the molding and they broke
I think of a vx fox long travel suspension edition with a 3.5 l EcoBoost
The 'horns' in the headlights are most likely to point out the front corners of the car, helps when in right spaces.
I hate to admit that I know this, but without the horns on the headlights, the mirrors rattled like hell, they create a slipstream that the mirrors flow in and makes the mirrors hold still. Source: Family that was involved in the design process.
I’m back after Kanye bought one
Doug you're off on the styling score for sure. Pull up in one of these at a car rally and I guarantee you everyone will think it's cool and isn't that what style is all about. It's good weird. 10 out of 10
Doug...I had one of these. To get in the back the passengers seat actually moves forward a lot more than the driver's seat. You forgot to mention many things about the car such as the rally style front shocks which had expansion reservoirs along with the independent front suspension and solid rear which is also a rally vehicle set up. So the car is meant more for rally style off road than for jeep style mudding or rock crawling. The suspension set up is the main reason why the car was a fair amount more expensive as it added considerably to the production cost.
As former owner of such car, do you think it's possible to own it for daily use? Can I find necessary parts? Thanks!
I'd like to know too. I found one and am looking at it.
Touchscreens suck so much, I'd so much rather have ergonomic buttons for the climate control and stereo that are identifiable while driving so you don't have to look away from the road.
lostinthemasses couldn't agree more. Buttons are straight up superior in this context.
People complain about idiots using their smartphones while driving and auto manufacturers are straight-up turning all the controls in your vehicle into that same medium. I bet there's a huge correlation between accidents and "infotainment systems."
Yeap! Have thought of it for a while! Those "(dis) infotainment systems" are becoming quite dangerous...
Especially those where you have to keep on changing from menu to menu.
I mean just play with your simple basic traveling computer: Speed, millage, temp, etc. and if you miss one step, it totally confuses you...
He didn't mention it, but one of the quirky features was that it also has automatic climate control (a rarity for the time like many other features it has) except that it's an analogue slider. I loved it.
This was one of my favorite cars for a long time when I was younger, absolutely love this one
It makes me happy when Doug says he is having fun because I bet these videos aren't easy for him to make
Your knack for unusual cars is fantastic. Your reviews on cars like this and others (Aztek, Isetta) are much more interesting than your run-of-the-mil $200k supercars. I love all your reviews but the quirkiest cars always grab the most attention. Awesome review.
I don't care how you do it, Doug, but your fans expect you to get in the back seat. ;-)
the way you do it is to sit in the passenger seat then crawl through the middle... once you are in the back there is tons of leg room
the Back Seat SItuation always makes me feel like
Doug is a type of a guy to refuse drink cola
because 2L bottle doesn't fit his mouth
I mean, he sat in the hatch so he could have just climbed over and got in the back seats.
Also a lot of vehicles I recall back in the day the passenger seat moved further up then the drivers seat even tilting where as the drivers didn't.
Meeker Extreme, but Doug really can't get there
through the engine compartment
They should bring this back, instead of those AWFUL modern computers on wheels that stupid companies keep pushing out with annoying high speed ads that nobody really watches ....
Thanks for the review, Doug. There are A LOT of comments, so it may have been mentioned already, but I noticed that the contours on the doors match the headliner...
Saw one of these not long ago, I think my reaction was along the lines of "What the fuck is that?!"
This man doesn't know the difference b/w weird and unique ...
Weird is unique but unique is not weird
Amano Yuuji ?
New Yemobile
This reminds me so much of my '99 Rodeo. So many memories!
You need to use the passenger side to get in the backseat, the seat should slide further forward than the drivers side.
Thats great advice. I was going to say the back seat test was a bit of a cop out. Many car seat back rests fall all the way back flat, so we can climb over the top of them.
He said in reddit that the passenger side didn't move more than the drivers side
Wow really??? Any 2 Dr car from coupe to suv you ALWAYS access the back seat from passenger side not driver except for Honda Element and Toyota last FJ. This guy really just want to make it more dramatic no good. 👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎
As weird as it looks I kind of like it. It looks like a modern car.
ΣHAANTI it could tone down the plastic cladding a bit, but you’re pretty much correct.
just gloss black the whole car n black off road rims
The second I saw it, i thought of the latest Cherokee
I was thinking the same thing over the past couple of days after watching this video. They were actually ahead of their time. Just lacking the processes and materials that the more modern crossovers have. If you look at pictures of what everyone else was putting out in 2001 it's easy to see how far ahead in styling this was.
I've wanted one of these since 1999. If I had expendable income to buy a second vehicle, I would hunt one down.
I remember sitting in my school library in the 90's loving that this car came with a special spot for a first aid kit!
Hey Doug! Doug! Man! Doouug!
IT IS BEAUTIFULL !!!
The headlight “horns” are to help the driver with judging the nose when cornering / parking. A lot of JDM cars have them!
Thanks
I had #397 in 1999 - the first 500 they gave autographed framed photos.. still have it on my wall.. miss it :(
Tucci Ed ...Cool
I had vin # 500 and the numbered framed photo. I still have my state licence plate VCROSS. Looks weird on my Ford Edge.
That's cool. This is still a good looking truck today. Those 18's definitely help.
You're fault.
*your
pretty darn impressive clearance for stock. can't believe i never, ever heard of this thing before. i actually just found it while looking at some parts for my dakota, and when i googled it, there was doug's vid.
He said 4000 in the US .. iv seen two or 3 ..I just drive past a black one today ..gosh I want one ❤️lol
Oh yeah, I remember seeing these. I thought they were pretty cool and bit futuristic looking back then. :) I personally liked the look.
If they made this now in 2019 id give one of my nuts and pay 30k for it, as long as they kept the cool looks but updated, and then slammed a sweet infotainment center and a bose stereo
I’m with all of that except for the Bose part. Yikes...
i wouldn’t. it’s soo ugly
Nice to see you doing an old, weird, everyday vehicle again
Well. This car is not everyday lol. Old and weird yes
By "everyday" I meant something not an exotic like those cars Doug has been doing from Dubai
Surprising it still looks cool even after 20 plus years. The proportions are perfect and it sort of reminds me of a beefed-up rally car rather than a SUV. The plastic looks cheap but does serve a purpose if you're going to take it off roading. The only thing I remember about these is you really have A LOT of blind spots and this was one of the reasons I didn't purchase one when they were new.
When I saw it at the Mesquite Hyundai dealer, I reminded me Lost In Space.
This was a great take at a Rally/Baja/Dakar like truck. The claim to fame was the suspension system and the ladder frame. Looking up this stuff, you will see stock with coil-overs with remote reservoirs. It pretty much help usher in the toyota fj cruisers.
I somehow like the design
better than G cubes for sure
Илья Райтфайта looks better than that stupid scion cube and Nissan Cube 😂😂😂
Looks better than most all the SUV's they make now.
At its time it was advanced
Me too
Thanks for this great rundown! I am a bit disappointed that you didn’t force yourself into the back seat :) I’m curious as to whether or not the backseats recline (like the backseats in a Trooper).
Designed by Simon Cox, a talented British designer who also did some great concept vehicles for GM, particularly Cadillac.