What most people fail to understand is this. Power gives you acceleration, torque is just one component of power. The vehicle with the most power will be faster in all situations.
Wish Ford would offer the Ranger in the Petrol 4C I’d never by an other VW again, worst service and reliability I have experienced. Great review Paul 🇦🇺
Great reviews mate, I’ve got the V6 Wildtrak and the reason I went with that was to tow a 3 tonne boat, it’s a towing weapon and I’m really impressed with it. Why don’t you do this drag race again with 2.5 to 3 tonnes on the back of each vehicle, I think many would like to see that and how good the torque is of each engine.
A towing drag race..! Why..? The better test is a 150kmm towing trip and compare the data etc, who really wants to drag race with 3 tonnes on the back.?
@@seanfenwick petrol will always keep up towing. With petrol you can overtake more easily and climb hills better than diesel. The trade off is when you use that extra Power (kW) you use more fuel. I’ll tow with petrol any day over diesel. I passed a guy going uphill while towing my camper trailer which a diesel (unless massive) just could not have done. And that was from being speed matched behind him - I didn’t come up behind already going faster. I had to pull out and punch it and he wasn’t even towing.
About time there are some decent petrol engine options on a dual cab. Not everyone wants a diesel. Pitty they’re only available on top spec models but with hopefully more sales to the petrol we’ll see the option in lower grades.
Ford are stuck in the dark ages and like to dictate to buyers what they can buy. That's why they are pretty much the Ranger Motor Company in Australia lol
Why isn’t there a 2.3 engine available for the base model as well as the Diesel. Surely it would be cheaper to manufacture. No Dpf and other diesel issues. No need for a catch can etc. It’s been the base engine for U.S. Rangers since the Ranger was bought back. Also there is a ford performance upgrade for $1500 U.S. that is pretty awesome
Shame that petrol is only in the high end model. That Petrol 4 is a no brainer otherwise. 1 second faster over the quarter and no rattle! If Ranger offered this engine across its range, game over for the competition. The US Ranger has been running this engine for ages now.
@@JDMEVOVIGSR Petrol can tow no worries and same towing capacity. If you're towing constantly the diesel is the pick. If you're towing a van a few times a year, petrol 100%
Hi Paul love your commentary on the new VW Amarok, although it comes across that you are very Ford oriented in your opinion in your review of the two vehicles? Great shows nevertheless South African fan
Second this. Would be really interested to compare this to the range of 4cylinder utes. I would imagine the v6s would have more in reserve given the extra 150Nm. Even a Ranger/Amarok biturbo vs this would give a good indication as you have already compared the rest.
@@DW-10 That torque is not that important, with 10gears. The extra KW's will do the job, no probs. Just remember, it's 1 second faster over the 1/4mile. Thats daylight.
@@mickzed6393 With 450Nm I’m not concerned about the quantum, more the delivery. A 1/4 is all about full throttle and high revs. I’m curious about the low rpm/part throttle/high load scenarios. Not interested in towing at full throttle. The number of gears can help keep an engine on a narrow torque band but if the final drive ratio is high or the torque has a significant hole then the box is going to be constantly shifting to compensate which creates other issues such as heat generation in the transmission. I’m not expecting it to be complete rubbish, just wondering how it compares. A Honda S2000 made 177kw out of a na 2.0 engine and would be allot faster over a 1/4 mile. But it would have about the worst possible power delivery for towing.
You wouldn't buy this variant for 'frequent' towing... that is what the V6 Diesel is for. The petrol version is for city dwelling/commuting posers and/or Construction Project Managers that carry onboard no more than a laptop.
@@JDMEVOVIGSR It's still an interesting comparison. Obviously if you are going to be towing a lot you would get the V6 no doubt. But it would be interesting to see how it performs against the four cylinder diesels. As they performed very poorly in the towing test
Need some decent trayback utes in aus , 33k for a lame petrol hilux is no good , and the highriders now get smaller engines , be nice to have a proper insulated cab with adaptive type suspension tbh
Got to see the new amarok last night at my local dealer, definitely prefer it over the ranger. Apparently according to one of the sales reps there, they drive more like the walkinshaw amaroks compared to the standard ones from last year
I’d expect the interior quality plus fit and finish to be better in the VW as well. Has a Mondeo ever had a better quality interior than a Passat of the same era? or a Focus interior better than a Golf? Yea didn’t think so.
@@User-cb4jm you haven't got a clue. Sit in any VW with 100 thousand kms on it and tell me how great the interior is. Paint falling off switches, rubber that's gone sticky, electronics issues. You obviously haven't sat in a late model focus of Mondeo to come up with that comment.
Great review! I was wondering which would be quicker. I have the Panamerica with the 4cyl turbo, such a sweet engine! You're right, with a tuned exhaust it would sound teal nice.
@@trickster8635 Lots of people e.g tradies who go on to muddy or steep building sites need a 4WD ute.Then, there's a whole range of people who need to go off road in the burbs. Think, surveyors, soil test guys, demolition people , delivery people . Give it some thought and you'll find a heap of potential users.
I think Ford has dropped the ball by not offering the 4 cyl petrol, the engine is highly regarded in the US spec Ranger, if Ford and VW offered this in lower spec models, I get the feeling it would be all over for the competition, not everyone want's the top spec model or the complexity of the new generation diesels especially in the city with DPF problems.
Correct. The same motor that had the head completely redesigned years ago to correct that cooling issue and is now lauded as being a particularly robust turbo 4. Things change, but sometimes people don’t.
Just had a look at the Google Docs spreadsheet you put together with speed times, hardness measurements etc. On the spreadsheet, would it be possible to also add a link to the review of each vehicle where applicable?
No the 2.3 will fail it got no torque 600 nm diesl pulls alway like a monster in hills don't expect petrols to win every time there is a purpose for diesel efficiency and pulling power no petrol revs comes close to that
Hiya, cod you guys do a review on the Ford Ranger Wildtrak X? I know you have done the Wildtrak, however there are some features I'd like to see more up close and in action! Cheers!
@Hartley Spann I'm aware it's a zf gearbox but it has been used since the original amarok by vw and even my 2017 Amarok ultimate has it in, and we all love it except for the crazy expensive oil change. I bought my amarok because I wanted German engineering. If I wanted a Ford, I would've bought a ranger. I think vw is making the same mistake as Mercedes with the x class. As I won't be buying the new one and a lot of my clients with previous gen amaroks feel the same way. We would rather buy the Ranger for close to R200k less in South Africa, seeing as it has all Ford mechanicals. And loads of vehicle manufacturers used zf built gearboxes. You still buy them from vehicle brand
There’s so much untapped potential with a Diesel . Better performance Better Fuel Economy sounds Good and mean , plus the engine will last considerably longer.
@@kareembaba7498 Generally speaking for sure, years ago. But like many modern petrol T4's the 2.3T has a good spread of power, with minimal lag, and all TD's have some amount of Turbo lag anyway.
Clearly not. Otherwise it would accelerate faster than the petrol. Both have an emissions limiting tune so no matter how hard you press the throttle, fuel limiting and torque limiting will literally put the brakes on.
@@mickzed6393 All petrol turbos have lag, no different to diesels. Modern diesels have low compression compared to days gone by, around 16:1 vs 220+ for older ones. Luggability is reduced in favour of more revs.
turbo petrols have overtaken diesels in low down power (and top end power) for a few years now. there arent many 1.4/1.6/2.0 petrols that have bad bottom end torque any more. drive a vw golf with the 110kw 1.4 engine. it's impressive.
To bad they do not offer the 2.7 V6 over there like in the USA, that would be the sweet spot almost raptor like performance beacuse of less weigth. The Ranger gets the 2.7 V6 here but you guys get so much more rear vents, cooled seats, grab handles everywhere, and highier trims. Ford just needs to offer it all to everyone and quit second guess what the customer wants. We want it all a Platuim Ranger with the 2.7 ecoboost V6 that would be the best. If you are listen Ford do this for all your customers because Toyota is with the new Tacoma Limited.
A good result for petrol and yes not ALL of us tow 8 tonne vans across Australia to get to work so petrol is just fine and no diesel emission related drama. Only wish VW had not used ford engines but their own - imagine what's in a Tourag R in this, droooooolssss......
The Petrol sounds much better than the diesel. But electric sounds even better as I hate noise. On another note - please do the 80-120 test from cruising at 80 not passing through it floored as it’s supposed to be an overtaking performance test. Lastly, I’d like to see the same dragparison with 1500kg trailer behind each vehicle.
Great Paul. More little men in their dinky toys speeding around town. I've never seen a bloke over six foot two ever driving one. The cabins are made for short little men
Besides the tech, i dont see a need to upgrade from thr old v6 Amarok. They drive beautiful and get just a tad over 8L per 100km With a $1300 tune they are same power as this new petrol amarok but almost double the torque
Diesels are always good for that quick off the line push as they have high amounts of torque and don’t suffer from turbo lag like petrol’s do, they are also better for towing and would last longer as they are more durable, but if you want outright power and performance (turbo) petrols would always outshine the (turbo) diesels. Longievity won’t be as good as the diesels though if you’re going to be towing around town though and carrying a heavy load in the back. Performance figures are respectable too given these things weigh over 2200kg so power to weight would’ve always been an issue here, don’t go around racing hot hatch hoons thinking you’ll get them, maybe off the mark but not in the long run or from a rolling start situation.
Hasn't the petrol vw been serverly down rated in GVM and GCM? It's just a shopping mall crawler and sadly not an alternative for a work ute. Not everyone wants an unreliable, diesel but this petrol isn't a work ute.
@R Soul , then order a replacement head while at it. Better to buy in bulk for when it warps in a couple of years after the gasket lining between cylinder 2 and 3 packs in. 😆
Do old v6 vs new v6
Exactly, they should put this up against a W580
I would love to see that as well
Old one would kill it
Hi Paul, I would really love to see that comparison too.
We did this a while ago. Just pretend the Ford is a VW 😂 ua-cam.com/video/veNRFvCPACY/v-deo.html
I don’t understand why a larger capacity petrol isn’t available, now days petrol is more reliable, efficient, cheap maintenance.
What most people fail to understand is this. Power gives you acceleration, torque is just one component of power. The vehicle with the most power will be faster in all situations.
Wish Ford would offer the Ranger in the Petrol 4C I’d never by an other VW again, worst service and reliability I have experienced. Great review Paul 🇦🇺
Great reviews mate, I’ve got the V6 Wildtrak and the reason I went with that was to tow a 3 tonne boat, it’s a towing weapon and I’m really impressed with it. Why don’t you do this drag race again with 2.5 to 3 tonnes on the back of each vehicle, I think many would like to see that and how good the torque is of each engine.
A towing drag race..! Why..? The better test is a 150kmm towing trip and compare the data etc, who really wants to drag race with 3 tonnes on the back.?
I do mate, lets see the real power and torque of these engines. Hope that answers your question 😉
Same result.
Type petrol will never keep up when you tow or carry least of all on tank to tank range
@@seanfenwick petrol will always keep up towing. With petrol you can overtake more easily and climb hills better than diesel. The trade off is when you use that extra Power (kW) you use more fuel. I’ll tow with petrol any day over diesel.
I passed a guy going uphill while towing my camper trailer which a diesel (unless massive) just could not have done. And that was from being speed matched behind him - I didn’t come up behind already going faster. I had to pull out and punch it and he wasn’t even towing.
You guys should do a load test too, load 500kg in the bin and then see the comparisons, would be nice to see that amongst all different brands
Always enjoy your channel..just thinking It would be good to swap the drivers at different rounds of the drag race comparison.
About time there are some decent petrol engine options on a dual cab. Not everyone wants a diesel. Pitty they’re only available on top spec models but with hopefully more sales to the petrol we’ll see the option in lower grades.
Hello from Fiji
Loved the comparison. Beats me why Ford doesnt have the 2.3 petrol engine. Seen some writeups of tuned Rangers in the states, that is realy potent.
What makes it even more frustrating.... in the States, they only offer the 2.3 petrol. Weird
Ford are stuck in the dark ages and like to dictate to buyers what they can buy. That's why they are pretty much the Ranger Motor Company in Australia lol
i would have bought the everest with the 2.3l if it was offered :(
Only in raptor
Had the 2016 S550 mustang with just intercooler and tune and it was good for 380hp and 650nm. Tune+ Cobb tuner
Why isn’t there a 2.3 engine available for the base model as well as the Diesel. Surely it would be cheaper to manufacture. No Dpf and other diesel issues. No need for a catch can etc.
It’s been the base engine for U.S. Rangers since the Ranger was bought back. Also there is a ford performance upgrade for
$1500 U.S. that is pretty awesome
Shame that petrol is only in the high end model. That Petrol 4 is a no brainer otherwise. 1 second faster over the quarter and no rattle! If Ranger offered this engine across its range, game over for the competition. The US Ranger has been running this engine for ages now.
You realise that some people actually use these vehicle to tow with...In which case the petrol vehicle would be the wrong choice?!
@@JDMEVOVIGSR Petrol can tow no worries and same towing capacity. If you're towing constantly the diesel is the pick. If you're towing a van a few times a year, petrol 100%
@@the_zeplin_maker well aware that petrol can tow and will get the job done, but will consume twice as much fuel in doing so.
@@JDMEVOVIGSR it will use more fuel yes. personally id rather use more fuel and still go with the petrol to tow
Hi Paul love your commentary on the new VW Amarok, although it comes across that you are very Ford oriented in your opinion in your review of the two vehicles? Great shows nevertheless South African fan
thank you i needed to see this comparison
Would love to see how the petrol performs on the tow test. Not really much point testing the v6 as it would be the same as the ranger
Second this. Would be really interested to compare this to the range of 4cylinder utes. I would imagine the v6s would have more in reserve given the extra 150Nm. Even a Ranger/Amarok biturbo vs this would give a good indication as you have already compared the rest.
@@DW-10 That torque is not that important, with 10gears. The extra KW's will do the job, no probs. Just remember, it's 1 second faster over the 1/4mile. Thats daylight.
@@mickzed6393 With 450Nm I’m not concerned about the quantum, more the delivery. A 1/4 is all about full throttle and high revs. I’m curious about the low rpm/part throttle/high load scenarios. Not interested in towing at full throttle. The number of gears can help keep an engine on a narrow torque band but if the final drive ratio is high or the torque has a significant hole then the box is going to be constantly shifting to compensate which creates other issues such as heat generation in the transmission. I’m not expecting it to be complete rubbish, just wondering how it compares.
A Honda S2000 made 177kw out of a na 2.0 engine and would be allot faster over a 1/4 mile. But it would have about the worst possible power delivery for towing.
You wouldn't buy this variant for 'frequent' towing... that is what the V6 Diesel is for. The petrol version is for city dwelling/commuting posers and/or Construction Project Managers that carry onboard no more than a laptop.
@@JDMEVOVIGSR It's still an interesting comparison. Obviously if you are going to be towing a lot you would get the V6 no doubt. But it would be interesting to see how it performs against the four cylinder diesels. As they performed very poorly in the towing test
Need some decent trayback utes in aus , 33k for a lame petrol hilux is no good , and the highriders now get smaller engines , be nice to have a proper insulated cab with adaptive type suspension tbh
6:52 "...doesn't have to be just utes..."
Pffft yes it does cos straya!
HSV Maloo vs Ram TRX please
Got to see the new amarok last night at my local dealer, definitely prefer it over the ranger. Apparently according to one of the sales reps there, they drive more like the walkinshaw amaroks compared to the standard ones from last year
Too much like the old Colorado for mind and will date quick. Not a fan of the paint colours or grey plastic at the front either.
@@Johnno1979 Rubbish.
I’d expect the interior quality plus fit and finish to be better in the VW as well. Has a Mondeo ever had a better quality interior than a Passat of the same era? or a Focus interior better than a Golf? Yea didn’t think so.
@@Johnno1979 nothing like the colorado, go have a look
@@User-cb4jm you haven't got a clue. Sit in any VW with 100 thousand kms on it and tell me how great the interior is. Paint falling off switches, rubber that's gone sticky, electronics issues. You obviously haven't sat in a late model focus of Mondeo to come up with that comment.
Old V6 vs New V6 vs Raptor vs Petrol Amarok
Greetings out of SA
Great review! I was wondering which would be quicker. I have the Panamerica with the 4cyl turbo, such a sweet engine! You're right, with a tuned exhaust it would sound teal nice.
Correction: I have the Aventura not Panamerica 😜
Good day Paul, any chance to drag race ford everest v6 and bi turbo? Really enjoy your channel, keep up the good work. Thank you
For people who mainly drive around town the petrol and the diesel for highway towing
Should do a drag between raptor and VW turbo petrol
As a predominantly urban vehicle I'd go the 2.3 ltr Turbo petrol.
If it's predominately urban, why buy a ute?
@@trickster8635 Lots of people e.g tradies who go on to muddy or steep building sites need a 4WD ute.Then, there's a whole range of people who need to go off road in the burbs. Think, surveyors, soil test guys, demolition people , delivery people . Give it some thought and you'll find a heap of potential users.
So true ,petrol will burn out much quicker than v6 deisel liwer rpm's 😅
V4 diesel vs V6 diesel? We’re only getting those 2 here in the Benelux. We’ve got the “style” and “Aventura” specs
V4? 🤣🤣🤣
@@jackcalow2430 shh, straight 4 🤣 it was late Mmk
I think Ford has dropped the ball by not offering the 4 cyl petrol, the engine is highly regarded in the US spec Ranger, if Ford and VW offered this in lower spec models, I get the feeling it would be all over for the competition, not everyone want's the top spec model or the complexity of the new generation diesels especially in the city with DPF problems.
Most sales are diesel, because of economy and range when towing. The petrol would make sense for an urban car, but then, why not a sedan instead?
so the old RS motor .. the one that used to blow up?
Correct. The same motor that had the head completely redesigned years ago to correct that cooling issue and is now lauded as being a particularly robust turbo 4. Things change, but sometimes people don’t.
Hi Paul, what’s the data logger app you’re using for the acceleration and speed tests please?
Just had a look at the Google Docs spreadsheet you put together with speed times, hardness measurements etc. On the spreadsheet, would it be possible to also add a link to the review of each vehicle where applicable?
In US, they squeze 310hp out of the same Ranger engine by Ford Performance kit
I’d like to see the difference between the current 2.0 turbo 4 and the previous v6 Amarok generation
i suggest next time some equal weight is added say 300kgs or something similar then try the drag race again so we see the real difference under load
❤ I've been waiting for this
It would be interesting to put a huge caravan on them both and pull them up a hill and see how they go.
I bet the 2.3T wins, using more revs.
No the 2.3 will fail it got no torque 600 nm diesl pulls alway like a monster in hills don't expect petrols to win every time there is a purpose for diesel efficiency and pulling power no petrol revs comes close to that
The engine with the higher power will always win. Torque is only one component of power.
@@davidkelly3779 then why is big bus and trucks equipped with turbo diesel rather than petrol
@@ujjvallal9909 2 Words, economy and longevity.
thanks Paul. i wanted to see how the Petrol stacked up against the Diesel. in the long run Diesel would last longer but i like speed!. lol
0-100 comparisons for commercial vehicles about as useful as towing comparisons of supercars.
Would love the 500 bi turbo
To the v6
Both in drag & especially towing😊 - As they are the main options with a big price difference
he did a drag test of the biturbo vs v6 (and raptor) a few months ago.
4 cyl Amarok vs Ranger raptor please
Amarok with the old Volvo 5cyl ❤
Hiya, cod you guys do a review on the Ford Ranger Wildtrak X? I know you have done the Wildtrak, however there are some features I'd like to see more up close and in action! Cheers!
I like to see the 2.3 in tow test
Would like to see the old v6 with the vw engine and vw 8 speed gearbox against the petrol amarok
The 8 speed was the ZF gearbox it wasn’t VWs gearbox
@Hartley Spann I'm aware it's a zf gearbox but it has been used since the original amarok by vw and even my 2017 Amarok ultimate has it in, and we all love it except for the crazy expensive oil change. I bought my amarok because I wanted German engineering. If I wanted a Ford, I would've bought a ranger. I think vw is making the same mistake as Mercedes with the x class. As I won't be buying the new one and a lot of my clients with previous gen amaroks feel the same way. We would rather buy the Ranger for close to R200k less in South Africa, seeing as it has all Ford mechanicals. And loads of vehicle manufacturers used zf built gearboxes. You still buy them from vehicle brand
Probably not quick enough considering the amount of fuel it will consume…….it’s consumption will be very high around town.
Hi Paul,
What app do you use for measuring your car report acceleration 0-100 km/h or go to stop etc.?
There’s so much untapped potential with a Diesel .
Better performance Better Fuel Economy sounds
Good and mean , plus the engine will last considerably longer.
Would love to see an off road comparison of the petrol and diesel. Does that torque low down really help?
Well generally speaking, offroading with turbo 4s, you'll be revving high a lot. The case is significantly less with turbo 6s
@@kareembaba7498 Generally speaking for sure, years ago. But like many modern petrol T4's the 2.3T has a good spread of power, with minimal lag, and all TD's have some amount of Turbo lag anyway.
Clearly not. Otherwise it would accelerate faster than the petrol. Both have an emissions limiting tune so no matter how hard you press the throttle, fuel limiting and torque limiting will literally put the brakes on.
@@mickzed6393 All petrol turbos have lag, no different to diesels. Modern diesels have low compression compared to days gone by, around 16:1 vs 220+ for older ones. Luggability is reduced in favour of more revs.
turbo petrols have overtaken diesels in low down power (and top end power) for a few years now. there arent many 1.4/1.6/2.0 petrols that have bad bottom end torque any more. drive a vw golf with the 110kw 1.4 engine. it's impressive.
The v6 one is better and faster the owner of Volkswagen dealership says is one of the best pick up cars
Hey can you review the Mercedes EQB please
what is more important. how slow can it go on low first ???
hi Paul 👋,
Can you do some review with manual transmission where available 🥺
Can’t wait to seen them get muddy and demonstrate the off road prowlness
Any dusf issues in the cabin while driving on gravel?
To bad they do not offer the 2.7 V6 over there like in the USA, that would be the sweet spot almost raptor like performance beacuse of less weigth. The Ranger gets the 2.7 V6 here but you guys get so much more rear vents, cooled seats, grab handles everywhere, and highier trims. Ford just needs to offer it all to everyone and quit second guess what the customer wants. We want it all a Platuim Ranger with the 2.7 ecoboost V6 that would be the best. If you are listen Ford do this for all your customers because Toyota is with the new Tacoma Limited.
What’ll be more reliable for 5 years?
Do a tow test with the petrol motor please.
A good result for petrol and yes not ALL of us tow 8 tonne vans across Australia to get to work so petrol is just fine and no diesel emission related drama. Only wish VW had not used ford engines but their own - imagine what's in a Tourag R in this, droooooolssss......
Now. After those tests how much gas did the petrol suck down
Suzuki Scross review next ?
What are u avoiding the comparison of an old cat to the new one
Paul Marić odakle su tvoji rodom?
Interested to know if servicing costs are lower over life of the car?
petrol will always be cheaper to service
Sorry Paul I fell asleep. Have they finished?
The Petrol sounds much better than the diesel. But electric sounds even better as I hate noise.
On another note - please do the 80-120 test from cruising at 80 not passing through it floored as it’s supposed to be an overtaking performance test.
Lastly, I’d like to see the same dragparison with 1500kg trailer behind each vehicle.
I really like to see tank 300 hybrid go against them
Do the petrol Amarok vs the raptor
I want to see the top spec amarok against the raptor
How about prices? How much are they cost?
I thought if we comparing them, we will compare prices as well? :)
V6 and 4 cylinder are the same price.
Finally amarok will have reliability
had the old one and did 250k with out putting a spanner to it. most reliable car I've had. new one looks good
@@surflix4306 this is the exception that proves the rule
@@andre899 if you say so. I'm guessing you know best.
@@andre899 maybe for you. I just can't believe how reliable it was. no problems in the Ram now after 60k. both great cars
Kodiaq RS Tdi vs Tsi please.
would've been great to just include the Raptor in there. Any excuse to have in there 😉
Great Paul. More little men in their dinky toys speeding around town. I've never seen a bloke over six foot two ever driving one. The cabins are made for short little men
@@Wilt8v92 so true
Do the Ford raptor r vs Ram TRX
I been waiting to see which is faster
This is the video you’ve been looking for.
ua-cam.com/video/oJapGI4JT5M/v-deo.html
Brake test between bakkies 100-0 and 80-0. Time and distances.
Make drag race between vw petrol and new ranger raptor, you can add an old vw V6 🤪 in this case put there new ranger v6 diesel jus for fun.
Please
Amerock V6 petrol versus the raptor V6 petrol
That 2.3L is definitely not as fast as i expected....
We want old vs new
DRAG RACE THE NEW AMAROK AND THE OLD ONE
Ranger raptor v6 vs old amarok vs vs new amarok v6 drag race
Besides the tech, i dont see a need to upgrade from thr old v6 Amarok.
They drive beautiful and get just a tad over 8L per 100km
With a $1300 tune they are same power as this new petrol amarok but almost double the torque
Diesels are always good for that quick off the line push as they have high amounts of torque and don’t suffer from turbo lag like petrol’s do, they are also better for towing and would last longer as they are more durable, but if you want outright power and performance (turbo) petrols would always outshine the (turbo) diesels.
Longievity won’t be as good as the diesels though if you’re going to be towing around town though and carrying a heavy load in the back.
Performance figures are respectable too given these things weigh over 2200kg so power to weight would’ve always been an issue here, don’t go around racing hot hatch hoons thinking you’ll get them, maybe off the mark but not in the long run or from a rolling start situation.
The all new volkswagen ranger.
Tranny temps 104 not even towing. Geeezz
Those Amaroks make the Ranger look so dated in my opinion.
If you like the old Colorado look and lots of cheap looking plastic at the front i guess.
I think it’s the other way around personally
Hasn't the petrol vw been serverly down rated in GVM and GCM? It's just a shopping mall crawler and sadly not an alternative for a work ute. Not everyone wants an unreliable, diesel but this petrol isn't a work ute.
Old V6 vs the New V6
Focus RS engine ??
Open-deck head design ?? 🤔
We all know the reliability of them.
Yep, was just thinking that myself. Order the head gasket for your VW when you get your new ute.
@R Soul , then order a replacement head while at it. Better to buy in bulk for when it warps in a couple of years after the gasket lining between cylinder 2 and 3 packs in. 😆
Weight till you have to tow something
That’s what I want to see
And Hennesy gets 500hp out of the new 3.0 V6 Ranger Raptor
Attach them to some trailers and see what happens
Reminds me of the marriage-in-heaven between the X-class and the mediocre Navara. Good review otherwise
Diesel is a torque monster! Now do the 0 to 100 with fully laden trailer hitched.....
USA got these motors years ago.
Prison Island Australia strikes again.
Because most Australians want a diesel
Plus 1 for diesel
$90K for a petrol 4x4.
OUCH.
am I first ??
Petrols will always be faster though just not powerful enough for abuse like a diesel
Interesting it's sub 300hp, VW must of detuned this one for some reason
yay im firstttttt