Welcome to Bakkie Wars, TopGear South Africa’s annual Bakkie test of the country’s most loved automotive segment.
This year, we crossed the border into Eswatini, a kingdom of dramatic mountains, deep forests, gravel passes and untamed beauty.
With the usual/expected Japanese heavyweights sitting this one out, the table was wide open. Six contenders arrived with very different strategies:
• Ford Ranger Raptor
• Jeep Gladiator Rubicon
• BYD Shark 6
• Foton Tunland G7
• Peugeot Landtrek
• LDV T60 Max
From high-roller premium bruisers to value-driven underdogs, Bakkie Wars 2025 became a high-stakes poker game played on real terrain.
Thank you Eswatini. Thank you to our Hospitality Partners, the Foresters Arms Hotel.
