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The radio aerial is incorporated into the front windscreen.Īt only R320 000, it’s little wonder that “Bakkie and Truck” magazine voted it Bakkie of the Year for 2015. Bluetooth, satellite buttons, cruise control, trip computer, combination leather upholstery, powered adjusters for the driver’s chair and an automatically dipping interior mirror are fitted too. Then there’s hill start assistance, reversing alarm and a competent radio/CD player with MP3 capability on its USB and auxiliary plugs.

#VGT SUBARU OUTBACK 3.0 WINDOWS#

They would make it easier to hose everything down after a weekend’s entertainment or prevent puddles forming after a rain shower.īecause this is GWM’s flagship leisure pickup, other original equipment includes running boards, fog lamps front and rear, ABS brakes (discs all ‘round), EBD and ESP, six airbags, powered windows and mirrors (folding on the outside), central locking with autolock, ISOFix anchors, kiddie locks, single channel climate control, and automatic wipers and headlamps.

Two are big, with plastic covers, while the remaining six are small and permanently open. The 2015 GWM Steed 6, 2.0 VGT Xscape double-cab has one as original equipment and despite lingering uncertainty about its effectiveness for stated use, my inner 'Grey' person looked at it and mused: A little light bondage out in the woods perhaps? The load area is long enough just over 2.1 metres with the tailgate down and a smidgen over a metre wide between the wheel arches, so there’s enough space…īut enough of that: Practical considerations include a loading height of 76 centimetres, a useful gap between bin floor and opened tailgate so small stones and debris should be easy to sweep out, four lashing eyelets and a set of eight drainage holes in the front end of the bin. What is it with those thick, chromed roll bars that owners love to bolt onto the load bins of their pickups? They don’t look as though they would be much help if you did manage to flip the truck over onto its roof, but… Service plan: Optional – for 5 years/60 000 km at annual or 10 000 km intervals Warranty: 5 years/100 000 km with 2 years’ roadside assistance Real life fuel consumption: About 9,3 l/100 km We get away from it all in GWM’s Steed (Wingle) 6 Xscape 2.0 VGT double-cabĮngine: 1996 cc, DOHC, 16-valve, four-cylinder, turbodiesel

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