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GM Frontera Four Wheel Drive.
2000 June: The
current model Isuzu - General Motors (Holden)
Frontera 4WD was launched in early
1999.
It has had an 18-month freshen up
to incorporate minor improvements, and to
make it obvious who has a new one v. an old one.
There are a new grille, new bumpers and new
light clusters to set it apart;
clear lenses are the current fashion and actually cheaper to make!
The long wheel base gets a very worthwhile
security blind to protect the luggage compartment from prying eyes
at the shopping centre.
The ABS brakes have been recalibrated for Australian dirt-road conditions.
Primarily the brakes cycle more slowly to build up
a wedge of dirt which give better stopping on dirt roads
and tracks.
Engines and transmissions remain the same -
3.2L V6 151kW 290Nm on the LWB and
2.2L 4-cyl 96kW 195NM on the SWB.
Inside, the sound system, seats and air conditioning have been revised.
The passenger seat on the Sport gains a position memory,
resetting after it has been folded for rear access.
- Frontera LWB
station wagon manufacturer's data:
5-seats, 4-doors, dual airbags, ABS
- loa: 4670mm, width: 1785mm, height: 1690mm (1765mm with rails)
- wheelbase: 2700mm, track: 1515mm/1520mm, grnd clearance: 160mm
- approach: 31, departure: 23, ramp break over: 159
- turning radius: 5.85m
- weight: 1700kg (unladen), GVM: 700kg, towing: 2000kg
- 8MB35-(121/221/322), 3.2L, petrol, V6, mpi, 4-valves/cyl, dohc
- power: 151kW at 5400rpm, torque: 290Nm at 3000rpm
- transmission: 5m, part-time 4WD (hi 1.0:1, lo 2.051:1),
diff ratio 4.3:1
- suspension: indep&torsion-bar/ live&coils, brakes: disc/disc
- chassis: box-section ladder
- tyres: P235/75R15 on 6.5JJx15-38 steel wheels, fuel-tank: 80L
- warranty: 3 year / 100K km 1999 -->
- `S': 6.5JJx15-38 alloy wheels
- `SE': 4-speed auto, 4.1:1 diff' ratio
- Rivals:
GM Holden Jackaroo (!),
Mitsubishi Challenger,
Nissan Pathfinder
- Prices $au:
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| pre GST to June 2000 |
GST era from July 2000 |
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| Sport 3 door | $31,200 |
3 door manual L4 | $29,307 |
| V6 5 door | $31,200 |
5 door manual V6 | $35,168 |
| V6 5 door S | $31,200 |
S 5 door manual V6 | $38,109 |
| V6 5 door SE | $31,200 |
SE 5 door auto' V6 | $42,016 |
Go to the
1999 model,
previous 1998 model,
Sport
and
GM
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