Ice Cold

We risk frostbite and put the AT35 to the test on some chilly UK mountains.

WORDS MATT PRIOR PHOTOS STAN PAPIOR

THE AT35 D-MAX HOPPED OVER OBSTACLES, WITH BARELY A WHIMPER While local car companies serve up dress-up pack for the Aussie 4x4 utes, Isuzu in the UK got serious when it teamed up with Arctic Trucks, a company with 25 years’ experience developing 4x4s for the chilly climes of Iceland and Scandinavia. Unfortunately, the resulting AT35 D-MAX is only sold in theUnited Kingdom and there are no plans to introduce it here. What makes it so extreme? The AT35 retains much of the D-MAX’s original drivetrain, including the 2499cc 2.5-litre in-line four-cylinder engine capable of extracting 120kW and 400Nm. But where Arctic Trucks enforces its influence is underneath, with re-engineered suspension courtesy of Fox Performance Series dampers, front and rear. This, in addition to 35-inch Nokian Rotiiva AT tyres (fitted to 17-inch…

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4x4 Magazine Australia (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2017

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