Motoring

How much it costs to drive 100km in South Africa’s most popular bakkies

Staff Writer

 ·23 Nov 2020

South Africa is set for another petrol price decrease next week as the country gears up for the December holidays.

Mid-month data from the CEF shows an over-recovery of around 35 cents per litre for petrol and four or five cents per litre for diesel.

This will take the official petrol price down to R14.05 for 93 octane, and R14.23 for 95 octane. While Diesel (0.05% sulphur content) is set to cost you R14.19.

While it is impossible to accurately track exactly how much petrol you will consume due to factors such as traffic and road quality, it is possible to get a rough estimate of how exactly these petrol prices will impact you current petrol allowance based on manufacturer estimates.

BusinessTech looks at how much it will now cost you to travel 100km on South Africa’s roads right now the based on Naamsa’s latest list of bestselling bakkie data for October 2020.

Toyota Hilux

Toyota Hilux 2.7 double cab S – R440,400

• 10.7 litres/100km
• R158.78/100km

Toyota Hilux 2.8GD-6 double cab 4×4 Legend RS auto – R851,100

• 8.0 litres/100km
• R98.96/100km*

Ford Ranger

Ford Ranger 2.2 TDCi double cab Hi-Rider – R398,700

• 6.5 litres/100km
• R80.40/100km*

Ford Ranger 2.0 Bi-Turbo double cab 4×4 Raptor – R888,900

• 8.3 litres/100km
• R102.67/100km*

Isuzu D-Max

Isuzu D-Max 250 double cab – R385,000

• 7.7 litres/100km
• R95.24/100km*

Isuzu D-Max 300 3.0TD double cab 4×4 LX Arctic Trucks AT 35 – R846,700

• 8.6 litres/100km
• R106.38/100km*

Volkswagen Amarok 

Volkswagen Amarok 2.0 BiTDI double cab Highline auto – R663,100

• 8.4 litres/100km
• R103.90/100km*

Volkswagen Amarok 3.0 V6 TDI double cab Extreme 4Motion – R996,000

• 9.5 litres/100km
• R117.51/100km*

Nissan Navara 

Nissan Navara 2.3D double cab SE – R527,300

• 6.3 litres/100km
• R77.93/100km*

Nissan Navara 2.3D double cab 4×4 Stealth auto – R714,300

• 7.0 litres/100km
• R86.59/100km*

GWM Steed  

GWM Steed 5 2.2MPi double cab – R202,900

•  9.8 litres/100km
• R145.43/100km

GWM Steed 6 2.0VGT double cab Xscape – R319,900

• 8.8 litres/100km
• R108.85/100km*

All prices are estimates and are based on the manufacturer’s average fuel consumption per/100km. In each case, the manufacturer’s most and least expensive double-cab model was considered.

95 octane price (R14.84) as of October 2020 used for comparison purposes except for diesel vehicles* which are calculated at R12.37 a litre.

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