With the Saveiro bakkie being updated to retain relevance in the RHD unibody market of South America, we decided to have a look at what else it rivals that isn’t available in South Africa yet. Here is the Volkswagen unibody bakkie vs the Renault Oroch vs the Fiat Toro.
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With lifestyles conducive to the utility of an open load bed, the South African market is bakkie-crazed for both big and small. The recently refreshed Volkswagen Saveiro caused a stir as an appealing unibody bakkie that could have replaced the soon-to-be-discountinued Nissan NP200. Here is a closer look at what its segment rivals are that are not available in South Africa, just yet. Read below for more details on the Saveiro.
Related: Volkswagen Unveils New Saveiro Half-Tonne Bakkie
Renault Oroch
Starting the list off with a model soon to arrive on local shores, the Renault Oroch serves as a unibody bakkie derivative of the popular Duster model. Sharing the same platform, the four-door bakkie will reportedly use petrol engines as opposed to the frugal diesel found in the SUV when it does make local landfall.
- Starting price: unavailable in South Africa
- Powertrain: 1,6-litre petrol or 1,3-litre turbo petrol
- Power: 89 kW or 125 kW
- Torque: 159 N.m or 270 N.m
- Claimed fuel consumption: 9,8 L/100 km
- Fuel tank capacity: 50
- Ground clearance: 206 mm
- Approach angle: 12,0 degrees
- Departure angle: 26,0 degrees
Related: Renault Oroch set for SA roads!
Fiat Toro
Fiat on the other hand also has a model that contends the RHD market in South America with their Toro. The direct competitor to Volkswagen’s Saveiro boasts several engine derivatives, with the 1,3-litre turbo petrol inline-four cylinder being the most recent and potent addition to the lineup.
- Starting price: unavailable in South Africa
- Powertrain: 1,3-litre turbo petrol
- Power: 134 kW
- Torque: 270 N.m
- Claimed fuel consumption: –
- Fuel tank capacity: 60
- Ground clearance: 207 mm
- Approach angle: 26,1 degrees
- Departure angle: 28,3 degrees
Related: Forbidden fruit: Fiat reveals revised Toro double cab bakkie
Out of the two lifestyle-based bakkies in competition to the Saveiro, the Duster has been confirmed for the local market, would you want to see the Fiat make its way to South Africa too?
