BAKKIE OF THE YEAR At the recently concluded SA Bakkie of the Year competition, overseen by organisers Dirk Gallowitz and Ferdi deVos, Nine bakkies had to prove their mettle in towing, off-roading and dynamic handling. For the first time, towing has been included in such a competition.
Drive & Camp was invited to join the panel that judged the towing and 4×4 sections, which were performed respectively by Leon Botha and Cyril Klopper. In the end, there were seven category winners and one overall victor.
Leon kicks off the towing discussion, followed by Cyril’s 4×4 impressions on page 88.
Who participated?
The focus was on luxury automatic 4×4 double-cabs.
Manufacturers had to enter, and only Mahindra, Peugeot, GWM, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Isuzu, and Volkswagen (with two models) showed up at the…