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Isuzu was on hand in Detroit with the Axiom XST, its own expression of the SUV-turned-pickup theme so recently expressed by the Chevy Avalanche and Lincoln Blackwood. It even uses an Avalanche-like Switchgate. To use it, the driver lifts the rear window and folds the Switchgate down to create an extended bed. The five-passenger XST also offers an integrated flip-fold bed extender that further extends the bed’s length. Like a number of import designs, this one was drawn in California, at the design department of Isuzu Motors America. Italdesign California (IDC), a subsidiary of Italy’s famed Italdesign Giugiaro, then digitized the sketches and built a scale model of the design. Once the design was finalized using new body panels from the C-pillars rearward, the IDC team began fabricating the XST using a production Axiom. This concept, powered by a 3.0L turbodiesel V-6, isn’t currently scheduled for production. Not yet, at least. View Related Article
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