Heritage, Dakar or Dakar X: which STC L200 edition is right for you?

The editions are a ladder, not six different trucks. Every one starts as a UK-supplied K74 sourced in the best condition we can find, is stripped to the shell, has its chassis and underside treated, and is rebuilt around the Red Top Spec 2 engine: 161 bhp and 30 mpg. Every one gets a hand-made stainless steel exhaust, a retrimmed interior, and a multi-point inspection of engine, transmission, chassis and electrics followed by extensive road testing.

The Heritage Edition is the base of the ladder and the starting point for every other edition. Standard ride height, correct lines, any colour, or two-tone at extra cost, refurbished OEM alloys or pro steels to order. It is the one to choose if you want a K74 that looks like a K74, rebuilt to a standard it never had from the factory. From £21,995.

The Heritage X is the Heritage with a lift, off-road wheels, rock sliders and diff locks front and rear. Porsche Red over Mercedes Silver Arrow is the paint customers keep asking for. Pro steels with Cooper mud terrains, or OEM alloys. From £23,495.

The Dakar Edition is the one most people picture when they think of an STC truck: suspension lift, snorkel, roof light bar, side steps and Cooper mud terrains on pro steels. Built for green lanes and camping without turning into something you cannot use on a Monday morning. From £24,995. Colour, lift height and wheel package are specified per build.

The Dakar Pro takes it further for heavy-duty work: an outback winch bumper fabricated in house, a 7 ton remote winch, a Polyurea-lined tub and an uprated suspension lift. It is built to order as slots come up. From £26,995.

The Dakar X is a full wide-arch conversion, fabricated in house, with suspension and wheels specified to the use and a bespoke interior in leather, colours and trim to order. Roll bars, bumpers, camper conversions and one-offs are all made in the workshop, so the answer to most questions is yes. It is quoted per build, and it starts with a conversation about what you actually want the truck to do.

Decide on stance first. If you want it standard, it is a Heritage; lifted a little, with off-road wheels, a Heritage X. If you want it lifted and kitted for the rough stuff, a Dakar; heavier duty, with a winch, a Dakar Pro. If you have a drawing in your head that none of those cover, it is a Dakar X.

Then ring the workshop. Every edition is priced on the phone against your colour, wheels, lift and interior, and if you would rather see a finished truck first, ask what is on the yard. The full comparison table is on the editions page.