Off-road test: Isuzu D-Max 3.0 DT 4 × 4 LX AT35
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 AT35 through its paces.
Posted: 23 July 2019
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 AT35 through its paces.
Posted: 23 July 2019
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 with one of South Africa’s legendary bakkie drivers, Hannes Groble... read more
Posted: 23 April 2019
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 of much larger, more expensive 4×4s right up to t... read more
Posted: 4 December 2018
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.
Posted: 13 August 2018
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 the aftermarket extras.
Posted: 12 July 2018
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.
Posted: 12 July 2018
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 has received some nips and tucks.
Posted: 12 July 2018
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. But there is this one endearing quality about an Isuz... read more
Posted: 12 July 2018
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
Posted: 12 July 2018
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 that asking price. And the fact that it wasn’t... read more
Posted: 19 June 2018