- Isuzu Ascender
Infobox Automobile
name=Isuzu Ascender
manufacturer=General Motors
parent_company=Isuzu
production=2003–2008
predecessor=Isuzu Axiom (For 5-Passenger Version)Isuzu Rodeo (For 5-Passenger Version)Isuzu Trooper (For 7-Passenger Version)
class=Mid-size /Full-size SUV
platform=GM GMT360 platform
layout=Front engine,rear-wheel drive /four-wheel drive
related=GMC Envoy Chevrolet TrailBlazer Buick Rainier Oldsmobile Bravada Saab 9-7X Chevrolet SSR
wheelbase= Auto in|113|0 (SWB)
Auto in|129|0 (LWB)
length= Auto in|191.6|0 (SWB)
Auto in|207.6|0 (LWB)
width= Auto in|76.1|0
height= Auto in|71.9|0 (SWB)
Auto in|75.5|0 (LWB)
assembly=Moraine, Ohio (SWB)Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (LWB)
transmission=4-speed automatic
successor=
engine=4.2 L "Vortec"I6
5.3 L "Vortec"V8 The Isuzu Ascender is a mid-size/full-sizeSUV fromIsuzu . Introduced for 2003, the 7-passenger Ascender is a re-badgedGMC Envoy . It replaced the Japanese built mid-sizeIsuzu Trooper . A shorter 5-passenger model was made available for the 2005 model year as a replacement for the Rodeo and the Axiom. ADisplacement on Demand V8 was used for 2005. Isuzu once offered a wide line of trucks, cars and SUVs but the Ascender was Isuzu's last and only passenger vehicle until the introduction of the also slow-sellingIsuzu i-Series pickup trucks, also built by GM in North America.The Ascender is the only one of the six mid-size SUVs that is not actually a GM branded product (Isuzu was partially owned by GM until spring 2006). The 7-passenger Ascender was dropped after the 2006 model year, and the
V8 is no longer offered. Reviews warn of a thin dealer network for warranty repairs, and the Kelley Blue Book projects a relatively low resale value similar to the Trailblazer. However, Isuzu offers a seven-year/75,000-mile powertrain warranty, and substantial factory incentives.The Ascender ended production on
June 6 ,2008 as part of Isuzu's withdrawal from theUnited States market. [ [http://www.topix.com/wire/autos/isuzu-ascender Isuzu Ascender Wire - Topix] ]Engines:
* 2003-present LL8 4.2 L (256 in³)I6
* 2003-2004 5300 5.3 L (323 in³)V8
* 2005-2007 5300 5.3 L (323 in³)V8 withDisplacement on Demand References
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