Bakkie of the Year winner: VW Amarok 3.0TDI V6 4Motion Canyon
The VW Amarok has won several tests, mostly based on people’s opinions. But would our new, more comprehensive format deliver a different result? Nope.
Posted: 26 March 2020
Bakkie of the Year 2nd place: Ford Ranger Raptor
When Ford announced that the bespoke Raptor would retail for around R800k, detractors said that no-one would pay so much. Now there’s a two-year waiting list.
Posted: 26 March 2020
Bakkie of the Year 3rd place: Toyota Hilux 2.8GD-6 Legend 50 4×4
It’s no fluke that the Hilux is South Africa’s bestselling bakkie. The latest Legend 50 is extremely solid in every department, without being brilliant in any one.
Posted: 26 March 2020
Bakkie of the Year 4th place: Ford Ranger 2.0 Bi-Turbo 4×4 Wildtrak
In top Wildtrak 4x4 guise, this Ford bakkie is safe as a proverbial house.
Posted: 25 March 2020
Bakkie of the Year 5th place: Mercedes-Benz X350d 4Matic
Even though we really tried our best to like it, the four-cylinder Merc X-Class never rocked our boat. But the 190kW X350d…
Posted: 25 March 2020
Bakkie of the Year 6th Place: Isuzu D-Max 3.0TD 4×4 LX
Isuzu’s recently rebadged D-Max is hardly a spring chicken anymore. Yet, it still resolutely hangs on to the third place in the sales race.
Posted: 24 March 2020
Bakkie of the Year 7th Place: Nissan Navara 2.3D 4×4 Stealth AT
The latest Nissan Navara, which came with the promise of a driving comfort revolution, courtesy of a coil-sprung rear suspension set-up, has not exactly set the sales charts on fire.
Posted: 24 March 2020
Bakkie of the Year 8th Place: Mitsubishi Triton 2.4Di-D 4×4 AT
Before this test commenced, we threw the Triton’s name in the proverbial hat of bakkies that could possibly upset the apple cart when it came to the results.
Posted: 24 March 2020
Bakkie of the Year 9th Place: Mahindra Pik Up 2.2CRDe 4×4 S10 Karoo
(To find out how Bakkie of the Year worked and how the scores were compiled, follow this link.) It may have come in second last, but Mahindra’s Pik Up managed to upstage some of its much more expens... read more
Posted: 23 March 2020
Bakkie of the Year 10th place: Toyota Land Cruiser 79 4.5D-4D Namib
The Toyota Land Cruiser 79 is a legend. Most of us dream about owning one as it represents the very essence of tough.
Posted: 23 March 2020
