With the styling of many Japanese bakkies bringing to mind some thing that rolled on a Namibian dirt road, the new Ford Ranger is a breath of fresh air. Man, just look at that square, chunky grille,...

Well, for starters it’s “goodbye TD5!” and “hello, uh… 2.4 turbo diesel”. But there’s no cause for alarm, because engines like this particular one have done gazillions of kilometres in the Ford...

Mazda’s latest version of their B-series pick-up, the BT-50, is mechanically similar to the Ford Ranger, that’s no maybe. It even looks like the Mazda and Ford guys swapped crib notes in design class...

For years, South African adventurers had to be content with the fact that Toyota only gave them a choice between a Hilux or the much more expensive 100 Series Cruiser (diesel: R485 900; and 4.5...