Bakkies
Half-ton bakkies
Bakkie-based SUVs
Guides
Written against the live market, not from a brochure. Every price in these guides is checked against what is actually listed for sale in South Africa.
Ownership · 03 Sept 2026
The 3,500 kg on the brochure comes with conditions most buyers never read. What each bakkie is rated to tow, what the gross combination mass does to that number once the bakkie is loaded, which licence you need, and which engines are actually pleasant with a caravan behind them.
Ownership · 01 Sept 2026
The factory tyre size for every current bakkie, off the maker's own spec sheet. What named tyres cost at two South African retailers in September 2026, why the all-terrain is now often the cheap one, and the pressures for a load and for gravel.
