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In all honesty, the answer is probably no. The Bakkie of the Year competition was not intended to merely award the best overall double cab, but also serves as a buyer’s guide for anyone interested in purchasing one.

As regular readers will know, value for money was never a consideration. The thinking behind it was fairly simple: if a person has more than R800 000 to spend, the Volkswagen Amarok V6 is the business. Between R600k and R650k, there are various options, with the Hilux scoring the most points in that category.

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