Sold in the US as both the Chevrolet LUV and the Isuzu P'up, the two trucks were nearly identical — Isuzu's version mostly stood out by spelling its own name in giant block letters across the tailgate.
Lead trim: 1.6 G161Z twin-carburettor (80 PS) · up to 80 hp
Isuzu Faster / KB / LUV1980–1988
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FactSold in the US as both the Chevrolet LUV and the Isuzu P'up, the two trucks were nearly identical — Isuzu's version mostly stood out by spelling its own name in giant block letters across the tailgate.
The second-generation pickup, more commonly marketed worldwide under the Isuzu label (as the Isuzu KB or plain "Pick Up") and as the Holden Rodeo in Australia from December 1980. It continued to use the "Rodeo" name for four-wheel drive in Japan. Most markets received the 1.6-litre G161Z with a twin-carburettor and 80 PS or the 2-litre C190 diesel; in the US the LUV gained an Isuzu C223 diesel for 1981, and the same engines went into the P'up.
Collectors Spotted in the Isuzu Faster / KB / LUV Lineage
No member has published a public street spot of the Isuzu Faster / KB / LUV yet — the First · Worldwide stamp is wide open.
Trims & Figures
4 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.6 G161Z twin-carburettor (80 PS) | 1980–1988 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 79 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1.8 G180Z (US P'up / LUV, 80 hp) | 1981–1988 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 80 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2.0 C190 diesel (54.5 PS) | 1980–1988 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 54 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2.2 C223 diesel (US, 58 hp) | 1981–1988 | 2.2 L Inline-4 | 58 hp | 93 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
Owning one
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Owners’ builds
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Photographs
The last carbureted new car sold in America wasn't a holdout sports car — it was this Isuzu pickup's 2.3-litre four, still running a carburetor into the 1994 model year.
Sold in the US as both the Chevrolet LUV and the Isuzu P'up, the two trucks were nearly identical — Isuzu's version mostly stood out by spelling its own name in giant block letters across the tailgate.
To dodge America's 25% 'chicken tax' on light trucks, the LUV was shipped in as a bare cab-chassis — a loophole that cut the tariff to just 4%.
Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
The GMT400 split the twins for good: 1988 was the year "C/K" became Chevrolet-only badging, while GMC's version of the very same truck became the Sierra.
GMC found 10 extra horsepower in the Sierra All Terrain X's 5.3L V8 with nothing more than a performance exhaust, no other changes needed to go from 355 to 365 hp.
This Sierra kept rolling off the line for a full extra year after its replacement arrived - badged "Classic" in 2007 just to tell the two generations apart on dealer lots.
When this GMT900 Sierra launched for 2007, GM kept selling the outgoing truck alongside it, badged "Classic," so buyers could choose old or new side by side on the same lot.
Toyota showed it as the T150 until Ford sued over the likeness to the F-150, and the production truck was renamed Tundra.
A Louisiana owner put over a million miles on his 2007 Tundra in eight years; Toyota gave him a new truck and took his apart to study it.
Toyota's Texas Tundra plant sits on land bought from the state's oldest working cattle ranch, and the 1794 Edition is named for the year that ranch was founded.
Its launch colours had pun names such as "Anti-Establish Mint" and "Freudian Gilt", sent to Lee Iacocca by a friend.