6. Isuzu P’up

The P’up was a second-generation vehicle that fell under Isuzu’s Faster pick-up truck model. The United States initially received the Faster under Chevrolet’s LUV name.

After 1982, GM stopped selling it in America and began selling their own compact S-10 pick-ups. Isuzu slapped the P’up name on their Faster model and sales seemingly picked up. Why P’up? It’s actually short for “pick-up.” Sounds ridiculous, but it does sort of makes sense.

These second-gen vehicles offered up something Isuzu pick-up drivers hadn’t experienced before, the ability to choose between three different cab styles: Space Cab/Sports Cab, double cab, and single cab.

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