Volkswagen Amarok V6 580 vs Ford Ranger Wildtrak Bi-Turbo comparison review 

I still love Amarok...

The Amarok is amazing to drive compared to the others. That engine. ! Pulls and Pulls. It even sounds grunty. Horses for courses though, Amarok by far the best drive, Hilux the best off road, Ranger the most bells and whistles. The Triton is the cheapest. The Colorado fits somewhere in between. The Amarok has full time 4WD, Ranger does not nor do the others and this is an advantage as they are 2WD, with 4WD only useable off road. So like always pick the car that suits your needs, your budget and what matters to you.

I could live without the safety gizmos, never had them for the 40yrs. I'll take the engine & drive train combo in VW, not to mention the ride. Small motor, twin turbos, 10 speed untested gearbox, all spells trouble to me.

The VW Amarok. You will not get a better driving Ute. Refined, fuel efficient and let me tell u it has balllllsssssss

amarok!!😎

If you need lane assist safety collusion assist, hand your licence back!.... You shouldn't be driving

Just going to say bloody great video for being shot completely on iPhone 👏👏 my vote is for the Rok though

We need a thorough comparison review of these flagship utes - Ranger Raptor, Hilux Rugged X, Amarok V6 ultimate and Colorado Z71 Extreme. Please no BS marketing opinions but real deal facts in the review !

Just those people who drive both of this cars know the value of Amarok. U can find some people who like Ranger dont like hilux or opposite but most of people especially ute drivers like Amarok

Amarok is a fantastic ride overall as an ute. If one likes it, won't regret it. The Ranger is focused in providing the user with SUV experience in an ute... I see a lot of people that have two cars simply because one is strictly for hard stuff and the other for cruising. Well with my Wildtrak I feel no need to have two cars, because I've (sort of) got both in one... I just give it a good wash after the hard work. It all comes down to your pocket and personal taste... But choose without degrading either and making up bad experiences because we all had it... Whether with Mercedes BMW jeep, there will always be that "one in a million"! If you're a grown man you'll understand this. Regarding the "annoying" tech... I see guys saying they don't need smartphones... All they need in a phone it to be able to send a text message, make a call, set the alarm and a lantern. And we are in the 21st century.

Fair decision based on price. I have an Amarok and love it thus far and paid much less than the figures mentioned. Very comfortable. Yes - we’re spoilt for choice, a Ranger would be awesome also. But! Have you seen the Cybertruck, Rivian and Bollinger? Now we’re getting serious.

For $75k i can buy a Triton and a boat.

Hi, as I am into buying a truck I would like to mention one rather important difference for me. As I have a 6 year old son. He will need to travel in his isofix seat in the 2nd row. The Ranger bench can fold up as a whole. But not with the child seat in place. And I rather not place stuff on the seats when I can place them on the floor. The Amarok seats fold up 1/3 and 2/3. So I can leave the child seat. And still fold up the 2/3 part to place a suitcase or fridge on the floor. Mind that I still favour the Ranger. And will find a decent protection for the seats. But for some people this might be helpful in their choice making.

The Ranger has been the benchmark in the category since 2013, nothing has changed ! The power out put could be better, but everything else superior to all the others , not least safety & price !

My v6 amarok is here in a month. Can’t wait!!!

Don't worry about the utes.... Stop skipping leg day!

Would rather a ute that is bare bones without all the extra crap meant to "help" the driver; how about manufacturers go back to basics & just build us a damn car that works without all the extra BS

Amarok all the way !!!!!! 🤘🏻

The ranger has all the bells an whistles, but every other duel cab is built better

I just purchased a ute yesterday. I always wanted to buy the Amarok, but to get what the Ford had, you had to spend $20k more. The want over the logic didn't add up. Maybe if it was 5 grand more, I'd buy the Amarok, because it's what I wanted. But once I got the pricing, I didn't want it anymore hah. I ended up buying a Ranger in the new 2.0 bi-turbo. Maybe when I've got extra coin laying around, I'll go the Amarok - Hopefully it gets an update by then haha.

I have Ranger XLT 2,2 l, now I order Amarok. Talk to you dealer and you will get very good price. In video they are speaking about expensive price but you will (I did) get alwais cca 21 % less. That means for comparing: Wildtrak cost the same money like Amarok Highline. I know it. And by the way do you knou why VW stoped putting 2,0 L Biturbo in old version Amarok? IT was power! Not good desision of Ford company...

My VW Amarok DEALER called me in just the other day to give me free rubber mats made for Amarok...After he saw my comments here. I dont think ford has the money for such give aways :D

and id still prefer an Amarok.....still looks better and a lot more grunt....99% on road use like most people then its the better ute to live with day to day

"The Amarok is overpriced" Landcruisers: hold my beer...

Amarok all the way 😁

Was this filmed in Glenbrook?

I personally prefer having a key to push button start, what happens if your push button start craps out, it's not like you can limp home, the car won't even start, and I also prefer the manual shift lever from 2wd to 4wd, again it's more reliable, I know people that have issues with their switches and they end up stuck in 4and wd drive low or they're stuck in 2wd when they want 4wd, I know it's about modern like lane sensors and blind spot indicators but I find those aren't actually needed if people weren't such lazy drivers and looked around their vehicle but I'd rather an older car, with less to go wrong and less stuff to beep at you

More toys, means more problematic in the long run.

I don't see carsguide disclaimer in video about receiving money or not from either manufacturer. In other RU-vid review channels this is a must. Clearly Amorak is a better ute, just need to find a good deal then done with it. 55k drive away V6 was on for a long time, maybe 50k to find a display demo? Much harder to find a twin turbo ranger below 60k for sure. Who cares about bells and whistles in this segment.

Just like the podcast, this video is rough and ready, but somehow quite entertaining. FWIW, wouldn’t buy either if in the market for DCDUte, I’d buy a Triton and save 20-25 grand.

Question - since the Amarok V6 is only single turbo, does it have more lag from a stand-still compared to the Bi-Turbo Ranger?

don't want lane assist or collision warnings (they always go off all the time picking up stuff that is not there..) but seriously - no tow bar for a pickup review lol!!!!

The next Amarok will be based on the ranger which will solve the safety issues & the ranger will get the VW V6 which is a nice donk. Win win

lol at all the people saying wait for the new amaroks, hate to break it to you all but after the 2019 models VW will be working with ford to bring out their new utes

The 2.0l Amarok still beat the Ranger in a quarter mile sprint, payload 500kg and payload 500kg plus 500kg trailer. By faaar.

Im rock Amarok

We all know VW runs the show when it comes to tech. The Amarok V6 is just the start.

No mentioning the build quality? The Ford (build in thailand I believe) is gonna be in the shop for repairs at least three months a year, while the amarok is a well made car in Germany. I went to Ford and there was a ranger there waiting for his new owner. There was a piece of tape hanging out of the wheelarch, and when I asked the seller about it and pulled on it, a whole cabletree fell out. The seller was so embarrased about it... I had a laugh and went back to VW and ordered the Amarok...

Amarok 😍 😍

Why not rather compare apples with apples, the price of the VW 2.0BiTD is on par with that of the Ranger.

Let’s see what the Amarok do in the dunes or in a race and even a brake test. It would demolish the Ford. I heard about alot of Fords breaking.

funny how "people were laughing at the amaroks 2.2 twin turbo" years ago and now ford has just released their new ranger in a 2l twin turbo? WELL DONE FORD, YOU ARE A GOOD 10 YEARS BEHIND GERMANY AS USUAL. I GUESS FORD WILL RELEASE A RANGER WITH A V6 IN 7 YEARS? HAHA

Good review! Think il take the 96 hilux, 2019 yz450, 2019 seadoo and a decent boat for the price 😂. We get bent over for price in Australia!

I remember going bush bashing and there being a lot of wet sand really deep and dry sand mud and also having rocky surfaces and we where in the Amarok and it went over all of it easily and never got stuck it also felt really safe to be in yet we kept getting stuck behind a ranger which constantly was getting bogged. The Amarok also felt smoother to drive in on road where as when I was in the ranger the car had a weird vibration in it which made me quite dizzy when I got out. In VW like you said you get a premium feel in the cabin where as in the ranger it has orange stitching and thats all. Not only this the VW can Tow more and also accelerates and maintains a higher top speed compared to the ford which seemed a bit sluggish and slow. This is just my personal opinion and my experiences with the 2 different vehicles.

I am sorry, but if you only say the Ranger wins because of price, then I do not call that a win at all. The Amarok wins on every other level. I have a 4 cylinder Amarok and my daughter owns a Wildtrak, she got hers first 2 or so years ago and I hated it from the moment I got in it. It is the worst. I got my Amarok a year ago and it is the best vehicle I have ever owned! We have had many different vehicles and 4WDs over the last 30+ years, and the Amarok is streets ahead on every single level. I hope one day to have a V6, but my 4 banger is more than capable and does everything I have asked of it with ease! I am sorry, but the Amarok, without any doubt is the best. The price, you are paying for quality. Fords are nothing but trouble.

Good video, I absolutely love the v6 amarok but you have to ask yourself why they continually leave out safety stuff like rear air bags when it’s the main thing car journalists bag on every single year. Simply just gives car buyers a reason to spend their money elsewhere.

You can get all the Amarok goodness in the highline with almost no tangible downsides for under $59k which makes the whole ranger thing a non existent competitor.

4 wheel motion, German V6 diesel. Forget the other gadgets ford comes up with. It’s a no brainer!

Put the 4 bangss together . 😤😤

The safety features in the ranger win every day off the week.

Video feels very one sided, as in the preffered car is chosen before hand

Ford Ranger fuel consumption calculation is not accurate.Its a fuel guzzler!!

What the fuel economy like? That’s a very important factor mate. Fuel prices what they are.

Ranger 10 Gears fidely ..nooooo..bahah ...yip for years we were told only milk comes in 2litres...Amarok

That's where you guy go wrong and why we have ended up with so much dammed electronics in trucks, not allowed to use a phone in your hand but can have a mobile laptop !!!! I like to see a key, the only thing the ranger has got the vw has not is low range!!

Ford really need to try its 3L powerstroke from the f150 but while sales of the current ranger 3.2 are through the roof I doubt it will happen shame really as a midsized truck it’s been the main seller on the world market, come on ford some of us tow and can’t get a full sized truck here in Blighty

so, amarok if you're planning on driving a lot, and ranger if you're planning on crashing. got it

Mate you never know how much more you will put on ranger for after sale maintenance and fixing lol. there are always lots of unexpected issues comes out with ranger, by putting these on, amarok would be the one must winning.

Ranger looks it is mums school bus . Tow 2.5 tons see what happens . Amarok will do it all day Higher price but with guts for towing

you know why VW won't bother to fix these major safety features on this series of Amarok's? *Cause idiots keep buying them.* The day the consumers stop buying them, they (VW) will come out with a solution in NO time. Car company don't act if the product is generating money. Simple as that.

Your channel is awesome. Your Inspiring videos are updating my automotive knowledge day to day. I am also started sharing automotive specifications through my channel.

Amazing to think that the amarok itself is the oldest vehicle in this segment. Crazy to think the next amarok will knock all the competition out of the park!

Who cares if one doesn't have all those saftey bits. People use to be able to drive a lot better before cars started wiping their backsides and distracting them with technology

the amarok is a 3.0L v6 while the wildtrak is 2.0L biturbo

The amarok is the best driving, handling, cornering, braking truck ever .. it could be beign sold with a porsche label. No other pick up can be driven at 180 km/hr in Mexican highways better that this one. Is not the best off road or best loaded with gizmos. Is just the best driving truck. Is a German truck, designed for German autobahn, the best !!

3.2 wild track?

I have Amarok V6... After weeks of driving it... I think... Its still the best UTE 😂😁

none of that safety bullshit matters, the VW is just more polished!

Amaranger

amarok vs ranger raptor. they both don't have AEB.

if you want junk and cannot drive properly go with your recommendation. Otherwise get the Lambo ute.....More than happy with mine

Amarok yakanyanya gyz ndiwo mapomp akarehwa najah master

Volkswagen win

What’s the difference between a ford and a hedgehog? The pricks are on the outside of the hedgehog 🤣

Amarok It's expensive but what can you do if you can't afford it you can't put it down because it cost more money.That's a stupid way to do it. By the way i would go for Amarok cause i always drive VW, i am not saying that Ford is bad but that's my favourite Volks.

We bought a 2012 3.2 5 cylinder ranger at work it has clocked up 430 000kms towing 2.5t for approximately 400000kms .the auto wore out at approximately 350000kms the gearbox specialist said it just wore out..the engine purrs like a kitten.never a problem. I would like to here people praise the euro when it gets past 100000kms putting around to the local cafe.

Y no por nada la Amarok es segunda en ventas en el segmento de camionetas medianas...

Only ultimate VW is coming with this engine 580 top of the range ,why is not raptor top of the range chosen for this competition. price is to high for a 2 liter donkey ( Twintorbo) what VW made 8 years ago and now get rid of it ?

Aussies begrudgingly admit the Germans make a supremely good vehicle then still choose the hopelessly poor quality American because “ooh it has airbags in the back😂😂😂

Not everyone wants all that safety bullshit lane keeping assist, ect. Which in the long term fails! How can you say the Ford is better when the only thing you said that the Ford was better in was the steering? Also Amarok 1 gear is it's low range when selected off road so you don't really miss out on low range. I don't hate the Ford and think it comes down to the individual but I feel like in the end you said one thing but went the other way.

I know Aussies are obsessed with Ford pickups but that Amarok is so impressive and just the better quality vehicle. The rear occupant airbags is it only knock. Really out classes the Ford

At 75k get the Ranger Rapter in base trim still safer than the volksy

1. remember that you are buying a family (SUV/Ute) not a sports car, so you shouldn't really care which one has more grunt because the Ranger is proven to not only be way better combating (serious) off road conditions for those who live in Australia and love 4x4 or smashing the dunes, but being on par with towing as well both cars pulling 3.5 Tonnes 2. Safety features are a must in cars, what kind of car doesn't have rear airbags? these are the questions I would ask if I had kid's or was travelling with passengers. 3. Fuel consumption should have been a factor that wasn't mentioned, once again Ranger at 7.4L compared to the Amarok's 8.9L 4. let's look at cost to repairs Ford being Ford parts would be 1000x easier and cheaper to come buy then that of its German counterpart 5. The Amarok's drive is far more superior to the Ranger's but that's only because of the V6 and the German engineering suited for comfort. that being said if you prefer to splash out a few grand more, and most likely some extra $$$ over the years when parts begin to wear, you still cant go wrong with the Amarok. these two are still far superior in 2019 compared to majority of the SUVs. but my personal choice would be the Ranger simply because of its safety features off-road capabilities and the cost of services and repairs down the track.

Came here to see the power.. no towbar? Disappointing.

This guy is Paid by Amarok no doubt. The way he speak. Ford is the Best Truck period with years of production. Amarok is new less years of production

I bet the typical ford will have all the shittiest little components breakdown and they’ll take so long to find and fix

Ford ranger is the best option nice review like the presentation

Both massively over priced with the Ford being let down by its plain Jane climate cluster and lack of ride refinement. VW still lacking on rear air bags and other safety features. Neither has a great track record with after sale customer care/warranty For the budget conscience, it might pay to wait on the "new" facelifted Triton due out in Dec 2018 before making a decision.

Love ranger. From Malaysia

In my opinion the reason the ranger and the Toyota are the best selling bakkies is because they are the best offroaders amarok is a onroad car

Dont forget, the ranger has rear drum brakes.

these two farm utes would be good value at $25,000. Paying more makes you look stupid.

that amarok looks as low as my au falcon

Those fripperies don’t make up for the quality in the vw. I’ve had 4 Amaroks and couldn’t go backwards to anything else.

that amarok will shit itself after driving 10,000 kms...talked to a VW sales consultant and off the record, he advised me to stay away from the amarok due to teething reliability issues....

Just use your eyes and turn your head when driving, then you don't need all that 'assist' crap...pretty simple

Amarok every time.

Why didnt ford put a 3.0 Twin turbo instead of the puuny 2.0... it would have been really great...

I do remember when you were payed out by a v8 loving bogan for driving a 2.0 4cyclinder. And I bet you those same bogan lovers have now swapped their V8s for a 4cyclinders👍 ..wouldnt touch a Ranger 4🤭 .

ive owned a sq5 twin turbo v6 diesel and yes when they are new they are amazing, my two mates had a touareg with rear main seals go cost the earth to replace