11Jan/110
Finally got one: 2000 Isuzu Vehicross “Foxfire”
The Isuzu Vehicross has been my dream car since I was in high school, way back in 1999 when I first saw one. I was at a gas station at someone pulled in with an Ironman edition and my jaw dropped. It was the coolest, most beautiful car I had ever seen. 12 years later I finally have one. After seeing this one posted online from a dealer on craigslist, I finally pulled the trigger. They are getting increasingly rare and hard to find, I felt if I didn't do it now, I never would. It also happened to be a good time for me to buy a car, my 99 Subaru Legacy was slowly dying.
More pics to come as I take it on adventures, and bolt different accessories and modifications.
Some interesting facts about the Isuzu Vehicross.
- Limited production, only about 5,000 were made, 4300 were exported to the US
- They came in several colors, VX owners refer to their models by the color name. Mine is maroon, or Foxfire, or Foxfire Mica.
- The shocks are what you would find in a pro racing car. "Aerospace-grade 6061-T8 extruded aluminum construction, monotube design, with external heat-expansion chambers."
- It has a rear locking differential standard.
- Always in 4x4 with Torque on Demand (TOD), specially engineered with Borg Warner.
- On it's debut it won the Paris-Dakar Rally and also its class in the 1999 Australian Safari Rally.
