For Chile and Peru, this Forward arrived as CKD kits and was hand-assembled in Huechuraba — just two trucks a day, built by a team of 13 workers.
Lead trim: Forward 6HH1 8.2 inline-six
Isuzu Forward fourth generation / Chevrolet-GMC T-Series1994–2007
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FactFor Chile and Peru, this Forward arrived as CKD kits and was hand-assembled in Huechuraba — just two trucks a day, built by a team of 13 workers.
The fourth generation Forward was released in February 1994 with all SOHC engines, starting with the naturally aspirated or turbocharged 6HE1 until 1999, replaced by the new 8.2-litre 6HH1 and 7.8-litre 6HK1-TC (also shared with the American-developed Isuzu H-series) mated to a six-speed manual or Isuzu's "Smoother F" automatic, with Power Shift and HSA standard and only ABS/ASR optional. Models were the FTR (8 t), FRR (4 t), FSR (5, 6.5, 7 t), FVR (9 t), FVZ (10 t), FRD (4 t) and FSD (5, 7 t). For the Chilean and Peruvian markets trucks were shipped from Japan as CKD kits to Huechuraba, Chile, where up to two a day could be assembled by a team of 13 workers. Beginning in 1998 it was sold in the United States and Canada with Chevrolet and GMC badging as the T-Series (T6500, T7500 and T8500), with an updated 6H engine in 2008 and sales ending in 2009.
Collectors Spotted in the Isuzu Forward Lineage
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward 6HH1 8.2 inline-six | 1999–2007 | 8.2 L Inline-6 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Forward 6HK1-TC 7.8 turbocharged inline-six | 1999–2007 | 7.8 L Inline-6 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
Owning one
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Owners’ builds
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Photographs
This Forward shares its cab with Isuzu's smaller Elf truck — the two are nearly twins, down to everything but the side fenders.
Isuzu showed a 6x6 version of this Forward generation at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2013.
For Chile and Peru, this Forward arrived as CKD kits and was hand-assembled in Huechuraba — just two trucks a day, built by a team of 13 workers.
An ordinary Japanese delivery truck got an unlikely cameo: a 1992-94 Isuzu Forward shows up on screen in Studio Ghibli's Pom Poko.
This Forward’s 6BB1 diesel packed the smallest displacement per cylinder of any direct-injection diesel engine in the world at the time, then went on to power Isuzu trucks for decades.
The diesel Isuzu bolted into the Forward truck in 1972 packed the smallest displacement per cylinder of any direct-injection diesel in the world at the time — and it went on powering Isuzu trucks for decades.
Isuzu widened the Forward's appeal mid-run: in August 1967 it added two lighter 3.5-tonne models, the TY31 and TY41, alongside the original heavier trucks.
Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
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