The past year saw a clutch of new models enter the ever-growing 4×4 pickup market.

However, not all is as it seems, as due to the popularity of these trucks, every man and his dog has wanted a slice of the pie, which has led to some makers piggybacking of another firm’s machine.

We put three of the newest arrivals through their paces – the Nissan Navara-based Mercedes-Benz X250d, the Fiat Fullback Cross, which has Mitsubishi L200 bones, and Ssangyong Musso Saracen – the only one that has been designed and built in-house

Our test was carried out using a mixed-age group of testers and involved a series of controlled on- and off-road routes and acted as an extension to our six-way.