Off-Road Tests

Both the Mercedes-Benz G-Class and the Jeep Wrangler have recently been refreshed but have the manufacturers done enough thinking outside the box? ...
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We teamed up with one of South Africa’s legendary bakkie drivers, Hannes Grobler, to put these two German V6s through their paces. ...
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So you need a workhorse bakkie, one that can take some punches, carry a heavy load and make your buddies go green with small bakkie-envy. ...
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Things have been quiet at the Mitsubishi SA headquarters recently. But business is looking up, with the launch of the latest Mitsubishi Triton. ...
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Now Isuzu has added to the list, with the upsized D-Max 3.0DT 4×4 LX Arctic Trucks, running on 35-inch wheels. We put the new ...
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Bakkies outsell passenger cars in South Africa and at the top end of the spectrum there is a serious power war raging. We teamed up ...
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Suzuki made it extremely difficult to not love the previous generation Jimny. It was cute, affordable and it remained the perennial thorn in the side ...
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But now the Mercedes X-Class faces its biggest test yet, as it finally spends a week doing normal bakkie related things in South Africa. ...
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It’s a commercial panel van. It’s the most expensive 4x4 in this test, with a retail price far in excess of R1 million with all ...
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VW’s Amarok 3.0TDI V6 doesn’t have a transfer case. It does have a mighty 165kW V6 turbodiesel engine and a very capable 4Motion 4WD system. ...
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