Off-Road Tests

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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Ford’s Ranger T6 has certainly given the double cab bakkie segment a shake and a stir since its introduction in 2011. Since then, the Ranger ...
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The Isuzu KB300 D-Teq 4×4 Auto is not exceedingly luxurious. Nor is it particularly modern, or fast, or the prettiest bakkie in all the land. ...
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Shortly before our Adventure, Mitsubishi unveiled a special edition of the Triton bakkie. The Triton 2.4Di-D 4x4 Auto Athlete joined us in Lesotho ...
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In 2017, we tested Ford Performance Centre’s MS-RT Ford Ranger, a 200kW, dollied-up Ranger that retailed for R900 000. It was really cool, except for ...
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In the Toyota 4×4 stable, the Land Cruiser 200 is the headline act, the big brother. We drove the latest 200 VX-R, which comes standard ...
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