For the nth time, Isuzu scaled the slopes of Benguet Province on the way to Mount Pulag, to prove the mettle of its best-selling pick-up truck, the Isuzu D-Max. This time, however, Isuzu used the newly-developed and more powerful 3.0-liter VGS (variable geometry system) turbodiesel engine mated to a 4x4 drivetrain in scaling the rough terrain leading to the country’s third highest mountain peak. Not only did the second-generation D-Max successfully conquer the roads to Mount Pulag, but the top two executives of Isuzu Philippines Corporation (IPC) along with a new batch of motoring journalists did so as well.
On February 22 to 24, a small group of motoring journalist together with IPC executives, president Hajime Koso and executive vice president Takashi Tomita, braved the morning rush to participate in the Isuzu D-MAX 3.0-liter VGS media test drive to Mount Pulag.