1985 Isuzu Impulse for sale

Impulsive buyer? How about this uncommon Isuzu that literally has Impulse in its name?

Also known as the Piazza in other parts of the world, the Impulse was penned by legendary designer Giorgetto Giugiaro–the same man who styled icons like the DMC DeLorean, Fiat Dino Coupe and Lotus Esprit.

This particular example from 1985 shows only 22,200 miles on the odometer and is billed as being unmodified. As an added bonus, the Impulse comes finished in a very rad shade of Light Topaz Metallic.

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GIRTHQUAKE SuperDork
6/20/23 2:02 p.m.

Man, how did that ever surrvive?

VolvoHeretic GRM+ Memberand Dork
6/20/23 2:59 p.m.

Box flares and about 300 hp...

Woody (Forum Supportum) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
6/20/23 3:42 p.m.

Those were rear wheel drive too.

David S. Wallens Editorial Director
6/20/23 4:31 p.m.

BITD, we did a story on one set up for rally.

Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
6/20/23 4:38 p.m.

Great looking Guigairo design, and how can you not love that dashboard? I miss the 80s when Japanese cars were weird.

David S. Wallens Editorial Director
6/21/23 9:23 a.m.

In reply to Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter) :

Very true. They had a similar vibe but were their own animals.

Tom1200 UberDork
6/21/23 11:56 a.m.

I worked at the dealer doing new car prep on these; if you ever bought one in Vegas it was "Slalom Tested" in the back lot by me.

While they weren't amazing they were still fun and I'm still fond of them. Isuzu actually built some cools cars, many of which we didn't get in the USA.

vwcorvette (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand UberDork
6/21/23 12:01 p.m.

What could have been the second gen Scirocco, but VW decided to stay in-house for its design themes.

Pete. (l33t FS) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
6/21/23 1:23 p.m.

Woody (Forum Supportum) said:
Those were rear wheel drive too.

They were Chevettes, more or less.

I had an '85 Turbo, which got you rear disk brakes, a 4 link suspension in the rear, and a way to concentrate even more heat in the cylinder head between the #2 and #3 exhaust valves so the head could crack even faster.

1988RedT2 MegaDork
6/21/23 4:15 p.m.

Certainly cool cars from back in the day, but best viewed through the hazy lens of nostalgia. A good friend bought a brand new Impulse Turbo straight out of college in '85. It didn't last long, and I'm not sure he wouldn't refer to it as a total piece of E36M3.