The Isuzu Journey (kana:いすゞ・ジャーニー) is a minibus produced by the Japanese manufacturer Isuzu from 1970 to 2021. The range was primarily available as a city bus and a tourist coach.
The first use of the "Journey" nameplate was on the 1970 "Journey S". This was an Isuzu Elf 150 truck with a 15-seater bus rear and has a KA5#B chassis code. The Elf had been available as a compact bus since 1964 but was originally still called an Elf. This was replaced in 1981 by the more space efficient and lighter Isuzu Fargo series.
In 1973, the 26-seater Journey M (on an Elf 250-basis) and the longer 29-seat Journey L (Elf 350) were manufactured with diesel engines of 2.8 and 3.6 litres respectively.[1] These engines were later upgraded to more powerful, cleaner units. A much larger (53 seats) rear-engine bus called Journey K appeared in 1972 and was in turn replaced by the Isuzu Erga Mio in 1999. There was also a light duty Journey E, which is still made on the Elf basis but with bodywork supplied by an outside firm.
The Journey L and M were replaced by a rebadged Nissan Civilian in 1993. The Isuzu Journey W40 and W41 are rebadged Nissan Civilian models.
Model Listing
BE/BL/BM Series (1973-1993)
K Series (1972-1999)
W40 Series (1993-1999)
W41 Series (1999–present)
Isuzu Journey-M
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Isuzu Journey-L
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Late second generation Journey L
Isuzu Journey-J
The Isuzu Journey-J is a rebadged Hino Liesse, available between 2003 and 2011.
GM Korea reentered micro bus division after taking over from Shinjin Motors in May 1973 which it continues to have the capacity of 25 passengers. This model also equip with the Isuzu's 74 metric horsepower C240 4-cylinder diesel engine. Only 121 were made before they discontinued in September 1974.
