Light Japanese Trucks used as Tow Vehicles here

ShinerBock wrote:
That Australian NPR 45/155 is just called NPR in the US. The company I work for owns over 20 commercial truck Isuzu dealerships across the US and do not sell many of these versus other comparable class 3/4/5 cab and chassis options that we offer.

In Australia, the NPR 45/155 only has a GVM(GVWR) of 5,500 kg (12,000 lbs) and a GCM(GCWR) of 9,000 kg(19,800 lbs). That is not a lot considering comparable DRW F350/3500 regular cab and chassis version of our trucks has a GVWR(GVM) of 14,000 lbs and a GCWR(GCM) of up to 32,500 lbs (14,700 kg). In all actuality, the specs of the DRW NPR 45/155 pictured would be more in line with our SRW regular cab 250/2500/350/3500 cab and chassis trucks or DRW E-350 cab in chassis vans.

The other downside is that the small 5.2L diesel in this thing only has 152 hp/309 lb-ft versus 330-360 hp/800+ lb-ft in our cab in chassis trucks. So yeah, the OP is correct when he said it is light since these are classified as "light duty" trucks in the US as well.

IIRC the 5.2L is 215hp/452 torque, still well under domestic trucks. I think the 152/309 version is the 3.0L that is in the "eco" version of the N-series.