18 Facts About Isuzu Gemini

Isuzu Gemini is a subcompact car produced by the Japanese automaker Isuzu from 1974 until 2000.

In June 1979, the Isuzu Gemini received a new slant nose with rectangular headlights and a redesigned rear end.

Gemini was complemented in 1981 by the Giugiaro-designed coupe Isuzu Piazza, based on the Gemini's platform, which was introduced in the United States in 1983 as the Isuzu Impulse and in Australia in 1986 as the Holden Piazza.

Isuzu Gemini was sold in South Korea as the Saehan Gemini, whose manufacturer became Daewoo Motors in 1982.

In 1984, Isuzu Gemini again commissioned Giorgetto Giugiaro who was responsible for the 117 Coupe and the Piazza.

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Giugiaro's design followed the Piazza design very closely in shape and detail, though the proportions made the Isuzu Gemini appear shorter and taller in its three-door version, and a four-door sedan was designed.

Unfortunately for everyone involved, Isuzu Gemini presented the designs to GM prior to freezing them, and GM ordered a number of detail changes to them without ever consulting the designer, Giugiaro, which was taken as an insult, and ended the long relationship between the noted Italian designer and Japan's second oldest car builder.

R-body Isuzu Gemini was introduced in May 1985 as the Isuzu Gemini FF, with an all-new line of engines.

FF Isuzu Gemini underwent a facelift in February 1987, receiving a more aggressive front styling with wraparound headlight as well as other minor changes.

European sales of the already somewhat dated Gemini were disappointing, and Isuzu soon withdrew from the European passenger car market entirely.

Isuzu Gemini's turbocharged version, dubbed RS, was a later introduction, arriving early in calendar year 1987.

US sales of the Isuzu Gemini I-Mark were down by half for the latter half of 1989, as a lengthy changeover to the new models slowed down production in Japan.

Isuzu Gemini was redesigned for 1990, and the coupe version was now renamed the Isuzu Gemini Coupe.

Isuzu Gemini Coupe was the basis for the Isuzu Impulse and Geo Storm in the United States and Canada, and for the Asuna Sunfire which was sold in the Canadian market for the 1993 model year only.

The third platform triplet, the Impulse, would be withdrawn after 1992 and was sold in Canada for 1993 only as the Asuna Sunfire, as Isuzu Gemini was preparing its passenger car exit from the US market in July 1993.

The suspension packages that were installed on the second generation Isuzu Piazza were shared on the Gemini sold in Japan, including the four-wheel steering setup.

Isuzu halted production of the Gemini and replaced it with a rebadged version of the Honda Domani.

Fifth generation Isuzu Gemini was a rebadged second generation Honda Domani sedan, a car which was marketed as a Civic in Europe.