The new Isuzu Arctic Trucks AT35 will devour your nearest ice sheet

Oh yes, it’s yet another ultra-engineered, off-roading bonanza from everyone’s favourite Icelandic adventure specialists, Arctic Trucks.

The Isuzu AT35 pickup is back, once again based on the D-Max but heavily reconfigured ‘to handle the most challenging landscapes with ease’, according to its creators.

It gets its name from the 35-inch all-terrain tyres, which are fitted to 17-inch alloys and require minor surgery to the chassis and bodywork to accommodate the design.

The ride height has been raised by more than 50mm on both axles for ground clearance of 266mm at the front and 290mm at the rear. Front and back approach and departure angles come in at 35 and 29 degrees respectively. You’re welcome, stats fans.

The suspension has of course been overhauled, with a Bilstein system of springs and dampers to deal with everything from ice-scapes to tundra.

Other additions include extended, colour-coded wheelarches, profile side steps, strengthened mud flaps (not a part we thought could ever need extra strength) and a two-inch receiver hitch at the back.

Inside there’s a nine-inch multimedia system that runs Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and the leather interior gets various bits of AT branding to complete the look. There’s a ‘premium’ carpet mat set too; not sure that’s a good thing when kicking off snow-covered boots when it’s -20 degrees and blowing a gale outside.

There’s no on-board coffee machine though, as was the case on this one-off from a while back. Pity.

Order books open on 3 May, and with the pickup’s commercial vehicle status maintained (its payload and towing capacities haven’t been affected by the modifications) prices start from £47,999. Or there’s an auto available from £49,999. Take your pick.

Isuzu’s five-year, 125,000-mile warranty is intact too. Winning.