Isuzu VehiCROSS

The Isuzu VehiCROSS was a halo car for the SUV-specialist company. Produced from 1999 through 2001, it shared much of its components with the plain Rodeo and Trooper, including its 3.5L V6. It is a small, sporty 2-door crossover vehicle with aggressive external styling, including wheels towards the ends of the vehicle, an aggressive forward stance, titanium "teeth" in the grille, a black hood-insert, and black plastic cladding the entire lower half of the vehicle. The VehiCROSS came equipped with 16" polished wheels in 1999 and 18" chrome wheels during the remainder of production.

The VehiCROSS was highly regarded for its cross-terrain performance. It is the first and only vehicle to date that combines a computer-controlled all-wheel-drive system for on-road driving and a locked-differential low gear four-wheel-drive system for off-road driving. Its computer controlled "Torque On Demand" system, with 12 independent sensors detecting wheel spin and redirecting power to the wheels with the most traction, gives the VehiCROSS a high level of traction on wet and icy roads. It also has a high level of performance for its height.

Sales were intentionally limited, with only 4,309 vehicles being produced in total, and just 4,153 finding homes in the United States in three years of sales.