Battle of the affordable off-roaders: we put a trio of 4x4s through their paces

Clockwise from left: the Suzuki Jimny, Mahindra Thar and Renault Duster all have price tags under R350k.Since the advent of the horseless carriage as we know it, manufacturers have had a thing for zoomorphism. There are countless examples.

Come to think of it, that nation never held back with the animal-derived names. Mustang, Barracuda, Bronco, Impala, Thunderbird, Hellcat, Cougar. The trio of off-roaders in this article struck us as the wheeled equivalents of mountain goats. They are compact and endearing. And they are relatively affordable - every livestock shopper knows that goats cost less than their bigger counterparts.

The Mahindra Thar takes its title from a Nepali antelope. The Renault Duster, on the other hand, is named for an item in your cupboard. And while the Suzuki Jimny might call to mind the chatter of a talking cricket, its etymology is said to be traced to a lapse in translation.

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