The Isuzu D-Max X-Rider double cab bakkie loses out on drag strip to rival lightweight diesel derivates from Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger.
Bakkie does manage to beat Mahindra Pik Up, GWM P-Series and Peugeot Landtrek.country. Every month the sales figures come out and everybody waits with bated breath to see the Ford Ranger maybe managed to pip the Toyota Hilux as Mzansi’s best-selling vehicle.
Not a lot of around the braai talk is about a Toyota Corolla Cross outselling a VW Polo. Or a BMW 3 Series outselling a Mercedes-Benz C-Class. It’s straight up my bakkie is better than yours!And because the manufacturers like to put their best technology on display and show off the latest goodies from their toy boxes, we almost always only get the top-of-the-range models to review. And this by default means it’s the big boys, with high powered 3.0-litre V6 or 2.
Based on the LS spec Isuzu D-Max, the X-Rider gets LED headlights and fog lamps, black door handles and mirror caps, a gloss black grille with a red Isuzu badge, and a black sports bar and a blacked-out B-pillar. There is also the inclusion of a tow bar and side-steps, plus a black tailgate handle, grey roof rails, 18-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels with black centre caps and red Isuzu lettering, a soft tonneau cover and X-Rider badges on the tailgate and doors.
At R750 200, both the Ford Ranger and Toyota Hilux come in a bit cheaper, but neither offer the trim nor spec the Isuzu D-Max X-Rider offers.
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