Isuzu has trademarked the "Onyx Edition" name in Australia, suggesting its MU-X SUV could be about the get a new special edition.
First revealed in Thailand, the Onyx brings new exterior styling and an updated interior to the seven-seat MU-X, including new front and rear bumpers, piano-black grille treatment, and black wheelarch guards.
Inside, the Onyx adds black dashboard trim, as well as an auto-dimming rear vision mirror, built-in dash camera, ambient interior lighting and “cool max cushion” seats that are supposed to improve airflow. There are no expected changes for the MU-X's engine outputs, with the 3.0-litre diesel engine still producing 130kW and 430Nm.
While Isuzu's local representatives wouldn't be drawn on future product plans, the brand applied to trademark the Onyx Edition nameplate with the Australian government's Intellectual Property office on March 13.
While a trademark application is no guarantee a vehicle will launch in Australia, the filing does at least point to a special-edition send-off for the brand's popular SUV.
With the all-new D-Max expected to launch in Australia this year, an all-new MU-X (this time based on the new ute's platform) is expeted to follow some time afterwards.
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Andrew Chesterton
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Andrew Chesterton should probably hate cars. From his hail-damaged Camira that looked like it had spent a hard life parked at the end of Tiger Woods' personal driving range, to the Nissan Pulsar Reebok that shook like it was possessed by a particularly mean-spirited demon every time he dared push past 40km/h, his personal car history isn't exactly littered with gold.
But that seemingly endless procession of rust-savaged hate machines taught him something even more important; that cars are more than a collection of nuts, bolts and petrol. They're your ticket to freedom, a way to unlock incredible experiences, rolling invitations to incredible adventures. They have soul.
And so, somehow, the car bug still bit. And it bit hard.
When "Chesto" started his journalism career with News Ltd's Sunday and Daily Telegraph newspapers, he covered just about everything, from business to real estate, courts to crime, before settling into state political reporting at NSW Parliament House.
But the automotive world's siren song soon sounded again, and he begged anyone who would listen for the opportunity to write about cars. Eventually they listened, and his career since has seen him filing car news, reviews and features for TopGear, Wheels, Motor and, of course, CarsGuide, as well as many, many others.
More than a decade later, and the car bug is yet to relinquish its toothy grip. And if you ask Chesto, he thinks it never will.
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