Isuzu D-Max New AT35 gets expedition-ready for CV Show

Isuzu D-Max gets expedition themed makeover with AT35 Basecamp show vehicle

Isuzu has unveiled the Basecamp – an expedition-themed concept based on the recently launched D-Max AT35. Introduced at the recent Commercial

Vehicle Show at the NEC, the fully equipped overlander is designed to demonstrate the sort of adventures it’s possible to have aboard such an extreme off-road machine.

The equipment in question includes a Gearmate hardtop canopy in black aluminium, with solid gullwing side and rear access doors, on top of which is mounted an iKamper SkyCamp Mini 3.0 rooftop tent. This is a hard-shell design with quilted insulation, an easy access ladder and a Skyview window, providing occupants with a view of the stars by night and allowing more light to enter the tent by day.

Beneath the canopy, the D-Max’s load bed is equipped with an ARB Outback Solutions drawer system incorporating a fridge and a slideout kitchen. The latter includes a three-burner gas stove and a 12-litre collapsible sink – all of which goes towards making the vehicle self-suffi cient for off-grid travel. Up top, Isuzu has gone back to ARB for its Base Rack system. This incorporates a light bar and a bespoke clamp, mount and bracket system, allowing safe storage for a gas bottle, water container, jerry cans and sand ladders.

At the front of the vehicle, there’s a new grille and bonnet protector with a touch of the Angry Birds to it. This is augmented by a tubular A-bar with three circular LED spotlights jostling for position within it. All of this builds on the already unmistakeable image of the AT35, whose body and suspension lift, massively fl ared wheelarches and 315/70R17 tyres give it a uniquely assertive stance on or off-road.

The new AT35 starts at £47,999 OTR plus VAT, for which you get a highly evolved D-Max whose commercial vehicle status and fi veyear/125,000-mile warranty remain intact. You don’t get a kitchen sink included – but as the Basecamp concept demonstrates, you certainly do get an ideal home for one.