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03 Toyota Hilux 2.4GD-6 DC 4×4 Raider X 6MT

Price: R674 800 0–100 km/h 12.47 seconds Top speed: 175 km/h Power: 110 kW Torque: 400 N.m CAR fuel index: 9.12 L/100 km CO2 : 199 g/km

A compelling combination of a rugged, proven package and drivetrain with modern nice-to-have appointments

Ian McLaren

Given the economic climate, the Raider X’s value-based proposition will likely help the Hilux keep its nose ahead of its rivals

Braam Peens

Although the intensity of the Ranger-versus-Hilux debate has ratcheted up by several notches since the Ford’s launch at the end of 2022, it can also be argued that the misalignment of the life cycles of the country’s two biggest bakkie brands is depriving disciples of what could be an even bigger braaiside bun fight.

The current eighth-generation Toyota Hilux turns eight years old in 2024, and underwent a pair of facelifts in 2017 and 2020. Even so, that relative old-timer

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