The Isuzu Hombre feels more like a truck than a car with a big box in back. It rides and drives like a truck, and it certainly won't confuse anyone in a blindfold test that it's a luxury sedan. The ride
motions are truck-like, particularly when unloaded. We didn't load it up, but we'd suspect the ride
might not get enormously better unless its cargo box was carrying some fairly serious weight. For all
that, the Spacecab we drove had a wheelbase of 122.9 in. The regular cab version is on a shorter 108.3-in.
wheelbase, so the longer Spacecab probably has a better ride quality than its shorter sibling.
Not to say this is bad, mind you, because even the most truck-like of today's pickups would put many
a car of a couple of decades ago to shame. But, by today's definitions, the Hombre is a tool for hauling
things and getting the job done, not impressing the parking valet at the snooty restaurant.
Handling, as it applies in a truck sense, is predictable and without surprises. Steering feel is about average, and the Hombre goes where it's pointed. Driving it on the city streets or open highway is an easy no-brainer, but it's unlikely to be one of those vehicles in which you purposely search out the long way home just because the winding roads that way are more fun.