Isuzu Piazza Reviews

New radiator + thermostat.

New battery.

Brakes.

Stainless steel exhaust system.

New tyres.

This was a lovely looking car dressed in bright shiny red paint. Just a shame about the rust it had bubbling around the rear wheel arches and around the bottom of the doors and fuel filler flap, This car had been stood in a barn for 8 years before a friend of mine found it and put it though an MOT, and it passed with only needing a brake overhaul and a small amount of welding in the front wheel arch.

After I bought it from my friend, I spent a few hundred pounds getting the car back up-together.

A past owner of the car had super glued the passenger door electric window switch and cruise control buttons open so you could not use them.

For a car of its age, it went very well and returning about 30 mpg if you stayed off the turbo boost.

I didn't keep the car long, as it needed a lot of body work doing from rusting, and needed more time than I had to spare to restore it to its original former glory.

All in all, a very well kitted up car, and nice to drive with a lovely interior and fairly good handling in the dry, and a little hairy in the wet from the back end loosing grip through the torque of the engine, even though it had an LSD fitted.

If you can get a nice tidy one, you're getting a fairly rare car with a good fan club to back them up, search on google for IPTOC and you will find it.

Nothing.

This car was reliable in the time I owned it, but I didn't have it long. The previous owner had replaced the turbocharger at great expense.

A very nice car to drive considering it was based on the platform of an Isuzu saloon. I believe the suspension was tuned by Lotus. The handling was very good, but not exceptional.

Performance wise the Piazza was pretty quick, though I'd have liked more power.

Being a coupe with a hatchback rear, it was fairly practical for a sporting car. I found the interior to be a bit cheap and nasty though.

Great looking body design by Giugiaro of Italy.