Here it is, our largest drag race ever. Six bakkies (or for our international audience, pick-ups or utes) lined up side by side on a staggeringly awesome salt pan, 700km outside of Cape Town, South Africa.
The contenders are (ranked from most to least powerful, prices accurate as of September 2021)
1. 2021 Volkswagen Amarok 3.0 V6 – 190kW – 580Nm – R936 700
2. 2021 Ford Ranger Thunder 2.0 Bi-turbo – 157kW – 500Nm – R839 900
3. 2021 Toyota Hilux 2.8 GD-6 Legend RS – 150kW – 500Nm – R861 600
4. 2021 Mazda BT-50 3.0 TD – 140kW – 450Nm – R794 400
5. 2021 Nissan Navara 2.5DDTi LE – 140kW – 450Nm – R677 000
6. 2021 GWM P-Series 2.0TD LT – 120kW – 400Nm – R554 900
All of them would be vying for glory on the quarter-mile (400m). The surface was a remarkably flat and hard clay, the result of an ancient dried-up lake. It was very grippy, closer to tarmac than gravel.
We ran all the bakkies in 4×2 mode.
We hope you enjoy the video, let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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