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Cheaper to buy isn’t cheaper to own

Comparing the Isuzu D-Max Double Cab (R1,211,910) and Toyota Hilux Double Cab (R999,900) – see how price, engine, warranty and safety stack up below.

The instalment, the fuel bill and the five-year figure — worked out on your deposit, your rate and your driving. Every specification below comes from a verified record.

Fuel costs aren't shown — we don't yet have a verified consumption figure for the Isuzu D-Max Double Cab, and a partial comparison would favour it unfairly.

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Isuzu

D-Max Double Cab

3.0 DDI Arctic 4X4 A/T

R1 211 910

Total per month

R21 182/month excl. fuel

9/23 verified

Full specifications

Lowest instalment

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Toyota

Hilux Double Cab

2.8 GD-6 4x4 Legend MHEV 6AT

R999 900

Total per month

R17 477/month excl. fuel

15/23 verified

Full specifications

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Cost to own

Purchase price

R1 211 910+R212 010

R999 900

Monthly instalment

R21 182+R3 706

R17 477

Still owing after five years

R238 722+R41 762

R196 960

Fuel cost and total cost-to-own are not shown for this comparison — see note above.

Engine and drivetrain

Fuel type

Diesel (50ppm)

Engine

3.0 L

2.8 L

Power

140 kW−10 kW

150 kW

Torque

450 Nm−50 Nm

500 Nm

Transmission

Automatic 6-speed

Drivetrain

4x4

Fuel and range

Consumption

Not published

7.5 L/100km

CO2 emissions

Not published

197 g/km

Space and practicality

Seats

Doors

Braked towing

Not published

3 500 kg

Length

Not published

5 320 mm

Most manufacturers don’t state which measurement standard they use, so boot figures are approximate for comparison.

Ownership and cover

Warranty

5 yr / 120 000 km

3 yr / 100 000 km

Service interval

Not published

10 000 km / 12 mo

Safety and off-road

Safety rating

5 stars (ANCAP 2022)

5 stars (ANCAP 2025)

Airbags

Not published

What we haven’t verified yet

Blank cells are figures the manufacturer doesn’t publish for South Africa, or that we haven’t confirmed against an official source. We leave them empty rather than estimating them.

Isuzu D-Max Double Cab — 14 fields outstanding: Gears, Consumption, Tank size, Range per tank, CO2 emissions, Boot (all seats up), Boot (seats folded), Boot (behind 2nd row), Braked towing, Ground clearance, Length, Airbags, Service plan, Service interval
Toyota Hilux Double Cab — 8 fields outstanding: Gears, Tank size, Range per tank, Boot (all seats up), Boot (seats folded), Boot (behind 2nd row), Ground clearance, Service plan

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Cost-to-own figures are illustrative only: a standard reducing-balance loan calculation using the deposit, trade-in, balloon, interest rate, term and driving assumptions above, plus fuel at the price you set. They exclude insurance, licensing and servicing, and are not a loan quote — get a real quote from our Finance Calculator. Specifications shown are the fields we’ve verified against official South African sources for each vehicle; anything not shown is marked “Not published” rather than estimated.