As promised, here is a set of performance runs and then a drag race between the 2023 Ford Ranger Sport V6 and the 2023 Volkswagen Amarok W580X! It’s much closer than we thought it would be!
Some things to note – this is the only spec of Amarok we could get our hands on. Despite all of the equipment it has on it as part of the W580X pack, it’s still around 50kg lighter than the Ranger.
Big shout out to Berwick Volkswagen for helping us out with sourcing the Amarok! They have stacks of these available, so if you’re in the market for any Volkswagen products, please have a chat with Mervyn at Berwick Volkswagen!
Ford Ranger V6 v 4 cylinder drag race:
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Intro: 00:00
Engine specs 1:18
Sound test 2:56
Acceleration
– Amarok 3:32
– Ranger 5:30
Drag Race 10:05
Results 18:09
Verdict 18:21
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I have never seen a drag race where the raptor or Ranger wins…
Nice Ranger. I do love my A m a ro k.
Find someone who can do a countdown…. his pause between 1 & go is painful…..
I wonder what a brake test would be like with the rear discs now? How much shorter is the stopping distance in new versus old?
Your video is way too long. The subject matter is interesting but you are too wordy. Please get to the point FASTER!
And new ranger is prob couple hundred kg heavier than amrock
Stock Ranger on its first iteration on the heals of the Walkinshaw tuned VW on its final iteration. The future looks good for this V6
If the engine in the ford is in actual fact the same or similar to the Landrover v6 that makes me nervous because they break crankshafts on a regular basis.
Ex Landrover tech here, the v6 they are going putting in both utes goes very well and can have anything up to 306 bhp depending on tuning/turbo configuration, great engine but my god it explod’s way too often! Apparently though they are going changing the crankshaft from cast to forged which is there main cause of failure so hopefully the newer one may hold up a bit better!
It more than likely is torque limited in first and second much like the landys as it was to prevent the crank snapping on take off!
Why testing the same car ???🤔🤔😄😄
Exhaust sounds not as great as the V8 gas.
Who cares?? How about a reliability race, run laps till one breaks
New Generation VW Amarok is a rubbish design, original design is better.
The guy doing the countdown cannot countdown to save his life. Why does he say 3,2,1 then pause for another 2 seconds before saying go? Lol
SAD 0-60 times for both!
Wat about the nissan navara v6
Not sure why you wanted the Ford to win – at any cost!😁
My old V6 Hilux was quicker than these two.
It's all in the tyres, they make a massive difference. By the way, that cluster is the worst thing I've ever seen in the ford
Dankie for the display guy's.
Thank Amarok for not disappointing me the Amarok number one lover.⬆️💯
sorry Paul…. i see you truly wanted that Ranger to win… hahaha….nice race mates
Dunno what ford was thinking using land rover engine. What garbage but then so are their transmissions historically
What’s the point on doing 0-100 before the drag race, gives the results away 👎
Hey Paul, are you going to do a Sport review?
Mercedes X-350d vs. Amarok 580X
The Ranger having a Land Rover engine Just put me right off I take it the ranger comes with 24/7 breakdown service. I will be looking at something else
A sound test on diesels engines….why not do a sound test on sewing machines…maybe better…No smart person would ever buy a VW ANYTHING….Especially a truck…
The new Ford ranger is so ugly. The proportions are all wrong.
The previous PX3 front end looks nicer .
I think the big difference in this challenge comes down to engines!
One( Ranger) it’s brand new, still needs to drive more to become more loose!
The other( Amarok) has been an used car, with its engine driven many kilometres away and the engine more loose then Ranger!
To be fair they should have the same tyres and brand new cars, brand new engines or both used engines as same kilometres on the clock!
No way to beat de VW Aamarok💪🏻
Haha the old Amarok is faster than a new ranger lol
Can not believe you used a walkinshaw. You know it’s been optimised for performance right ? It’s faster then a standard amarock.
Lada Niva is the coolest!!!
Ranger just too much power for the amrok and overall the more dogged machine, VW amrok is for lads that wanna go do the shopping Ranger is the real deal.
Put a throttle controller in the amarok and its good night. There so slow off the start
What tune has the vw got with snorkel. Impressive for 4×4 utes
VW made a huge mistake building the new Amarok on the Ranger!!!
I have never seen someone so desperate to prove their ute is faster even though it's clearly not 🤣
One is a true 4×4 with a low range gearbox the other not. End of the battle before it even start xD
Can you put the VW PICK UP Verse the NISSAN Frontier.
Ford has the ugliest dashdoard ever (
what ex landrover? that's mean it's a oil spill
I don't understand why you need to drag race pick ups. Pick ups are supposed to be utility vehicles. I don't care if my pick up is the slowest as long as it does the job I bought it for.
Hey Paul, I’d be very keen to see the Ford Ranger Wildtrak 3.0l v6 against the VW Amarok 3.0l v6 towing a 2t caravan
would stll choose the current model of the amarok v6
I think Ford and VW are sharing Engineering between them for the Ranger and Amarok
Amarok- quickest but i don't really like the design compared to Ranger..Both Great Truck..
LA AMAROK ES MAS RAPIDA A PESAR DE TENER PEORES NEUMATICOS PARA ASFALTO