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Isuzu VehiCROSS

The Isuzu VehiCROSS is a three-door SUV made by Isuzu in Japan from 1997 to 2001. Its weirdest quirk: Black plastic cladding covers the whole lower half of the body, like it's wearing waders.

A concept car that Isuzu actually built, with unpainted black plastic cladding over the lower half.

1997–2001 · Three-door SUV · 2 sold prices logged

Photo of a Isuzu VehiCROSS
Photo: Isuzu VehiCROSS. By Ivmir 126, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped by Wrong Turn Garage; the homepage thumbnail is a stylized duotone version.

Quick facts

  • Maker: Isuzu
  • Years: 1997–2001
  • Country of origin: Japan
  • Body type: Three-door SUV
  • Engine: 3.2 or 3.5-liter V6
  • Weirdest quirk: Black plastic cladding covers the whole lower half of the body, like it's wearing waders.
  • Sold prices logged: 2 (latest: $6,500 at Bring a Trailer, Oct 9, 2026)

Sold prices

DateVenueCarPriceMileageLink
Bring a Trailer 2001 Isuzu VehiCROSS $6,500 151k mi shown Result for 2001 Isuzu VehiCROSS at Bring a Trailer ↗
Bring a Trailer 1999 Isuzu VehiCROSS $15,000 86k mi shown Result for 1999 Isuzu VehiCROSS at Bring a Trailer ↗

Prices as published by each auction site, in the currency the car sold in. "TMU" means total mileage unknown.

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