ISO Melbourne

The Melbourne is a mid size/large family car produced by ISO since 2013. The Melbourne is the third all new car made by ISO under full MSX ownership. It is ISO's first entry into the European large family car segment and the successor to the US built of the SC1 and SC2. It's availiable as a sedan, hatch or wagon. It is the only car in it's class with rear wheel drive, excluding the 459 IPT in Australia, which due to it's engine size is considered a large car.

Design and Development
The Melbourne uses ISO's current global design language, with a sloping roofline, curved surfaces, a rounded horseshoe grille and double scallop headlights. New ISO's are designed as a contrast to sharp edged and agressive MSXes. The hatch is aimed at the European market and has a shorter wheelbase than the sedan and wagon. ISO utilised the rear wheel drive IMMC G-LRS platform for the Melbourne, in order to  give the car a more premium driving experience than it's FWD rivals and the mid sized FWD sedan from parter brand ICCM, the Omega Lite. The Melbourne does not compete directly with the Lite in North Americs, due to ISO's desicion to compete with Buick and Acura in the North American Market, but the two cars are very close in price in Australia.

The G-LRS platform is shared with a wide range of IMMC and ICCM vehicles and uses double wishbone front suspension and a control blade style multi link rear suspension setup. This allows the Melbourne to deliver class leading ride and handling simultaneously, with excellent RWD chassis balance.

Engines and Drivetrain
The standard Melbourne range is offered with a variety of Bluetongue turbo petrol and Bluetorque turbo diesel four cylinder engines between 1.4 and 2.3 litres, all with a 6 speed manual or 7 speed DCT auto. The 459 IPT is fitted with an IPT designed 4.4L supercharged Peregrine V8.

The full engine line up is:
 * 1.4L turbo I4: 152hp,154PS,114kW@6000rpm, 230Nm@2600rpm
 * 1.6L turbo I4: 188hp,191PS,140kW@6000rpm, 260Nm@2600rpm
 * 2.0L CTDI I4: 163bhp,120kW@4150-4400rpm, 340Nm@2000-3000rpm
 * 2.0L turbo I4: 208hp, 210PS,155kW@6000rpm, 300Nm@2600rpm
 * 2.3L CTDI I4: 202bhp, 205PS,151kW@4200rpm, 370Nm@1900-3800rpm
 * 4.4L S/C V8: 459hp,338kW@6000rpm, 605Nm@2400-4600rpm

459 IPT
The 459 IPT is a high performance variant of the Melbourne. It has a 4.4 litre supercharged V8 made in England by IPT. All three factories producing the Melbourne make the IPT in sedan and wagon with a six speed manual or seven speed DCT auto. The 459 IPT is offered in two spec levels, the IPT and IPT Premium.