PETALING JAYA: This year’s Borneo Safari will feature two units of the 1.9-litre Isuzu D-Max Single Cabs, partnering three units of the Isuzu D-Max X-Terrains as the official media vehicles.
Isuzu Malaysia chief executive officer Shunsuke Okazoe said the Single Cab was chosen to play a supporting role based on the model’s immense capability as a work horse.
“To conquer events such as the Borneo Safari where unforgiving jungle tracks not only require a vehicle to feature a well-designed 4×4 system, they also need to be engineered to the highest level of dependability in order to successfully emerge from the eight-day event unscathed.
“With the Isuzu D-Max’s strong heritage in the truck business, it is undoubtedly one of the most dependable media vehicles the event has seen, having successfully carried the media and their equipment through all sorts of conditions every year for over a decade,” he said in a press statement.
As the only manufacturer in Malaysia to offer two engine options in the Single Cab, Isuzu brings a level of value to its customers by meeting their individual requirements.
“Couple this with a competent four-wheel drive system that features a differential lock as standard and you have a vehicle that will traverse just about anywhere.”
This year’s Borneo Safari marks the 31st year of the event that is acknowledged to be one of the most difficult off-road challenges in the world.
The event begins in front of the Sabah Tourism Board office on Oct 29 and will run through the mountainous Sook and Ranau regions before returning to Kota Kinabalu a week later.
Isuzu Malaysia will once again partner with Tourism Malaysia, the Sabah Tourism Board and Red Springs Sdn Bhd to produce a web video series promoting the event in particular and Sabah in general as an adventure destination.
For more information, visit Izuzu Malaysia’s social media platforms.
