2023 Isuzu MU-X price and specs: Minor updates due in December

The updated Isuzu MU-X will be fitted with a number of new features when it arrives in December alongside a mildly facelifted D-Max ute.

2023 Isuzu MU-X pricing and specifications
Minor cosmetic and equipment changes
Blind spot monitoring and rear cross traffic alert automatically disabled while towing
Priced from $48,900 plus on-road costs

The 2023 Isuzu MU-X SUV will receive a handful of mid-life upgrades in line with its D-Max ute sibling, due to arrive in Australia from December onwards.

Launched in July 2021, the second-generation MU-X is now undergoing its first facelift, with Isuzu swapping the SUV’s two silver chrome accents on its grille for black-chrome and magnetite finishes.

Additional cosmetic changes to the Isuzu MU-X include dark grey metallic trim surrounding the LED tail-lights.

As with the updated D-Max, the Isuzu MU-X’s blind spot monitoring and rear cross traffic alert safety systems will be automatically disabled when a trailer is hitched using a genuine trailer wiring harness.

The Isuzu MU-X LS-M is equipped with new-look 17-inch alloy wheels – shod in Dunlop AT25 All-Terrain tyres – while the LS-U and LS-T grades gain magnetite accents on their exterior fog light trim, rear bumper, roof rails and side steps.

The two better-equipped MU-X grades now habe a tyre pressure monitoring system, hands-free tailgate and magnetite accents across the dashboard and door trims.

All three Isuzu MU-X variants are powered by a 3.0-litre, four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine, mated to a six-speed automatic transmission.

The Isuzu MU-X is available in 4×2 or 4×4 guise, with the latter offering both 4-high and 4-low off-road modes.

The 2023 Isuzu MU-X’s prices are unchanged from 2022, with the cheapest 4×2 variant priced from $48,900 plus on-road costs, while the MU-X 4×4 starts at $54,900.

Isuzu has also carried across its $65,990 drive-away offer for the flagship MU-X LS-T, saving buyers $1410 compared to the RRP.

Isuzu Ute Australia says the updated MU-X is due to go on sale from December 1, 2022.

See below for a full list of pricing and features for the 2023 Isuzu D-Max range.

2023 Isuzu MU-X Australian pricing

MU-X LS-M 4×2 – $48,900
MU-X LS-U 4×2– $55,400
MU-X LS-T 4×2 – $61,400
MU-X LS-M 4×4 – $54,900
MU-X LS-U 4×4 – $61,400
MU-X LS-T 4×4 – $67,400 (or $65,990 drive-away)

Note: Prices above exclude on-road costs.

2023 Isuzu MU-X LS-M standard features:

Six-spoke 17-inch alloy wheels with 255/65R17 Dunlop AT25 All-Terrain tyres
Two-tone black grille
Blind spot monitoring and rear cross traffic alert automatically disabled while towing
Automatic bi-LED headlights (low and high beam) with auto-levelling and auto high-beam
LED ‘combination’ tail-lights
Seven-seat layout
Cloth upholstery
Polyurethane (plastic-like) steering wheel and gear selector
7.0-inch infotainment touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay, wired Android Auto and DAB+ digital radio
Four-speaker sound system
Reversing camera with dynamic guidelines
Push-button start
Manual air conditioning with rear air vents
Electric parking brake
Rear parking sensors
Carpet flooring
Rain-sensing wipers
Black (plastic) door handles and mirror caps
Eight airbags (including front centre)
Autonomous emergency braking with intersection support
Forward collision warning
Adaptive cruise control with stop-and-go (up to five minutes)
Lane-keep assist
Lane-departure warning
Traffic-sign recognition
Blind-spot monitoring
Rear cross-traffic alert
Driver attention monitoring
Hill-descent control

2023 Isuzu D-Max LS-U adds (over LS-M):

Tyre pressure monitoring system
Magnetite and black chrome front grille
Magnetite fog light trim, rear bumper, roof rails and side steps
Magnetite dashboard and door trims
18-inch silver alloy wheels with 265/60R18 Bridgestone highway-terrain tyres
9.0-inch infotainment touchscreen with satellite navigation, wireless Apple CarPlay, wired Android Auto and DAB+ digital radio
Eight-speaker surround sound system
Dual-zone climate control
Leather-wrapped steering wheel and gear selector
Electric driver lumbar support
Proximity keyless entry
Walk-away door locking
Front parking sensors
Power tailgate with remote entry
LED fog lights
Roof rails
Rear privacy glass with chrome window trim
Body-coloured door mirror caps and handles
Unique interior trim and instrument cluster finishes
Driver and passenger vanity mirrors with LED lights

2023 Isuzu D-Max LS-T adds (over LS-U):

20-inch machined two-tone alloy wheels with 265/50R20 Bridgestone highway-terrain tyres
Magnetite lower front bar trim
Quilted leather-accented upholstery with quilted leatherette door trims and centre console
Heated front seats
Eight-way power-adjustable driver’s seat with electric lumbar support
LED ambient interior lighting (including LEDs embedded into the gear selector)
Remote engine start
Auto-dimming rear-view mirror
Tyre pressure monitoring

2023 Isuzu MU-X paint finishes:

Mineral White
Basalt Black mica
Mercury Silver metallic
Obsidian Grey metallic
Magnetic Red Mica
Cobalt Blue Mica
Moonstone White Pearl (LS-U and LS-T only)
Galaxy Blue Mica (new)

Note: All paints (except Mineral White) incur a $650 premium.

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