>>Isuzu Ascender

Isuzu Ascender

Isuzu Ascender
Manufacturer	General Motors
Parent company	Isuzu
Production	2003–2007
Assembly	Moraine, Ohio (SWB)
Predecessor	Isuzu Axiom (For 5-Passenger Version) Isuzu Rodeo (For 5-Passenger Version) Isuzu Trooper (For 7-Passenger Version)
Class	Mid-size SUV
Layout	All wheel drive
Platform	GM GMT360 platform
Engine(s)	4.2 L Vortec I6 5.3 L Vortec V8
Transmission(s)	4-speed automatic
Wheelbase	113 in (2870 mm) (SWB) 129 in (3277 mm) (LWB)
Length	191.6 in (4867 mm) (SWB) 207.6 in (5273 mm) (LWB)
Width	76.1 in (1933 mm)
Height	71.9 in (1826 mm)
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5-passenger Ascender

The Isuzu Ascender is a mid-size SUV from Isuzu, built by General Motors. Introduced for 2003, the 7-passenger Ascender replaced the mid-size Isuzu Trooper. A shorter 5-passenger model was made available for 2004 as a replacement for the Rodeo and the Axiom. A Displacement on Demand V8 was used for 2005. The Ascender is the only one of the six GM-built mid-size SUVs that is not actually a GM product (Isuzu was partially owned by GM until spring 2006). The 7-passenger Ascender was dropped after the 2007 model year.

Engines:

• 2003-present LL8 4.2 L (256 in³) I6
• 2003-2004 5300 5.3 L (323 in³) V8
• 2005-2007 5300 5.3 L (323 in³) V8 with Displacement on Demand