Another great review, Tom. The Amorok is such a great drive. I had a 2ltr as a courtesy car while my Passat was serviced. I didn't want to give it back. The steering feels like a normal car, and refinement was great. I actually think it was quieter than the Passat. Give me one any day..!!

Appreciate a thorough comparison review of the Amarok V6 Ultimate, Ranger Raptor, Hilux Rugged X and Z71 Extreme . The KING of the ute market needs to be crowned !

@emergingit

5 жыл бұрын

It's horses for courses. The Amarok is King On Road, Hilux King off road, bumpy on road. Ranger Raptor only tows 2.5 Tonne so won't be a a proposition for heavy towing. The Amarok is effectively full time 4WD so no slip sliding on the bitumen. Z71 is a great product for the price however build quality not up with the others. There is no King, just a bunch of different horses to suit your requirements.

@enormoustawuya4299

4 жыл бұрын

I got my v6 today

Im impressed with his two voices! Nice Amarok though.

G'day I've had an Ultima for 2 years now. Its a nice car to drive. Long road trip is easy on driver and 1 passenger (2400km in 24 hours). It has some frustrating features within the cab. Also it is lousy for access into the tray with the stupidly designed sports bar. Then there is no practical load security/tie down points. Not such in issue if you put on a canopy and convert the vehicle to a wagon. It may not always beat other duel cabs at 4 wheel driving, It will often be more 4x4 than a lot of drivers can cope with. Most licensed drivers would not want to drive where the vehicle is capable of going.

I saw a brand new one of these with its bonnet up and it wasnt starting i believe. But its a cool vehicle

Nice one Tom. Tks for including pricing and acceleration numbers...although fuel economy and towing was curiously omitted🤔. Back seat volume looked very cramped with your 6ft frame giving it perspective. Another consistent review👍

@chasingcars

5 жыл бұрын

Fuel economy is rated at 8.9L/100km, though we observed 8.5L/100km combined. Towing like all Amarok V6s is rated at 3500kgs.

@53glowe

5 жыл бұрын

@@chasingcars That's impressive economy...rare that testing produces a lower number than advertised 🤔. Tks for replying with the extra data 👍

@jonathanburch1777

5 жыл бұрын

Still made one mistake... The rear cup holders are in fact full cup holders hahaha you just need to flip down the support.

This pick up is fast af.

Very nice.

Service $ ?

The Colorado actually has carpet lined door bins.

@chasingcars

5 жыл бұрын

Yes it does, good point Sam.

I noticed a mistake in the description. "Tom heads to Victoria to check out _Toyota's new small car."_

@amirhossainzadeh3951

4 жыл бұрын

It's fixed now.

Perfect car

Is unique color VOLKSWAGEN AMAROK is the best 💪💯💎👏⭐👍

Still better than the x-class

@chasingcars

5 жыл бұрын

We think so, yes.

@vevohoeyo

5 жыл бұрын

The x class is just a glorified nissan /Renault which happen to be shit utes. Which makes the x class a joke

You can call these dual purpose utes agricultural feeling but I'll tell you now a car or SUV has one purpose. Simply as transport!! Where these utes can do everything. Go anywhere carry anything tow anything. You cant put a mx bike in the back of a SUV or car. Owning a car or SUV is a waste of money. When these can do everything. Plus they handle big potholes in the road without poppin a tyre or bending a rim.

Imagine if they did like others have and make a 4WD wagon version.

@chasingcars

5 жыл бұрын

They were talking about doing an Amarok-based SUV around 2 years ago, but that plan doesn't seem to have progressed.

Darn we cannot get this in the USA, I love VW and would get this as a replacement for my Jetta. They would have to install rear airbags for the US market due to having 4 doors. .

Cool man

I wish I had your job Tom.

is the 8 spd a torque converter?

@chasingcars

5 жыл бұрын

Yes it is Cyril

Does it have a separate low range gearbox?

@chasingcars

5 жыл бұрын

No. 1st gear is very low, however

ZF 8 speed is an auto box, not a DSG....mate

@chasingcars

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly as I said, then

I wonder how long until VW release their next gen amarok??

@chasingcars

5 жыл бұрын

At least two years, I’d bet.

@Tilan123

5 жыл бұрын

Chasing Cars imagine an Amarok R with an Audi V12 Tdi

@amirhossainzadeh3951

4 жыл бұрын

@@Tilan123 won't work out in today's economy lol.

I've always wondered as to why still no rear seat airbag? Anyone???

@chasingcars

5 жыл бұрын

HQ just won’t agree to modify the current generation’s construction to fit them. It’s not good enough.

@Reznor_Meeks

5 жыл бұрын

the correct answer is: the consumer is stupid enough to buy it, if NOBODY bought it, that Ute would have 10 airbags by now.. simple as that, I would buy one, but at $72k with less airbags than a $16k Kia... nahhh

@Hofni

5 жыл бұрын

Most European car manufacturer have adequate airbags. I just feel like VW is taking consumer's for that variant for granted.

Why is the video so dark!?

@chasingcars

5 жыл бұрын

Sorry! Quite late in the day, not daylight savings yet.

@SegerGiesbers

5 жыл бұрын

I do like that. Good colours and good quality due to the polarising filter! 👍

@MrMarkhall1

5 жыл бұрын

Camera had sun glasses on.

Tom Baker? Didn't you used to be Dr Who? :)

@chasingcars

5 жыл бұрын

Used to be. Now I’m a car reviewer.

Volkswagen needed to offer a low and high gear box 4*4 with 8 speed manual or 9 speed transmission with V8&V6 diesels engines versions only for European America' & others parts of the globe with longer cabin and cargo bed.

@chasingcars

5 жыл бұрын

An 8 speed manual might be a little tough to drive on the daily. A six speed manual is likely coming in 2019 and it'll have a locking rear differential

@peterj5751

5 жыл бұрын

The lack of a transfer case with low range is the biggest disadvantage on an otherwise very appealing car. It may be ok going up obstacles for a while, but the torque converter is doing a lot of work and consequently everything will heat up over time. Downhill it has to rely on hill decent control which means the brakes. Therefore they will heat up after a while. For those of us who want to use the vehicle in mountainous country, these issues are deal breakers. Hopefully now that the new Mercedes X Class is coming out with the V6 and retains low range, Volkswagen may be tempted to change this. Then they might win a sale from me too.

Having two young kids rear airbags would be a must for me , come on VW for something that cost over $70k surely you can throw in rear airbags even my wife’s Mazda 3 has rear airbags and that cost only $35K.

@chasingcars

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed Jeff, it's not good enough

@naphtalmichigan

4 жыл бұрын

This is a disappointment 😒

Have to admit that I've always been puzzled by this class of vehicles. We don't have the Amarok in the US but we have many variations in what we call "crew cab" pickups. i.e. Two row pickups with (often severely) abbreviated beds. I simply don't understand the function they serve. The bed is almost useless for what a truck is designed to do. All I can imagine is that there is some unmet need for vehicles suitable for transporting tall home appliances but how many people need to haul a refrigerator or a washer/dryer from place to place? Is it meant to be suitable for taking home the haul of a hunting trip? Toss a dead kangaroo in the bed, perhaps? (Do Aussies hunt kangaroos?) I've come to the conclusion that in the US the vast majority of crew cab sales go to males who don't need a truck but do need to demonstrate their manhood without compromising the requirement to chauffeur the wife and kids around the neighborhood. I'm willing to be convinced otherwise; I'm just puzzled.

@TomWilding1

5 жыл бұрын

Stephen Hendricks this was a great read. We’re not allowed to hunt kangaroos. But there’s plenty dead on the road if you want to pick them up and carry them around. I’m sure the locals would thank you.

@ericklochner8770

5 жыл бұрын

A pickup like this is still a very practical car, the bed is separated from the rest of the car which means that you can throw dirty stuff in there like mountain bikes or garden waste and you can still transport your family the rest of time. Because the SUV's in the price range of these pickups are actually based on them (eg Toyota Fortuner and Ford Everest) and they come with the same equipment and features , only a slightly harsher ride, so if you go camping or do a lot of recreational activities the pickups do make sense, we use ours for those reasons at least. But I do agree with the demonstrating manhood thing, I'm South African and the amount Ford Rangers I see with stickers and lift kits everyday is astonishing, and most of them are squeaky clean.

@Lewythefly

5 жыл бұрын

Due to the cost of fuel in Aus we can't afford to have the big gas guzzling pick up trucks you guys in the US have. It's over a $1.50 per litre here. There is also the tax we pay for being on the other side of the world.... this car is $71k AUD. Also "utes" are incredibly capable cars, yes cars not trucks so you can fit into a Carpark still

@clintmullins4406

5 жыл бұрын

Stephen Hendricks have you driven a full size crew cab truck? My brothers both have one. F150 and Silverado. They are Cadillac comfortable. The Silverado is used to hunt, work and tow daily. Hauls 5 dudes in comfort. The f150 is an ecoboost and will stomp a mud hole in most cars from a stop light. 0-60 in the mid 5s. Good in the snow. It’s used to tow and haul stuff daily as well. These trucks are really comfortable. Relaxed to drive. And quite fast for their size. I like you don’t understand the mid size truck segment. Pricey, not much better mileage, and small boxes.

@stephenhendricks103

5 жыл бұрын

@Clint Mullins. My comments were meant mainly for the next smaller size of crew cabs. And I'll grant that full size crew cabs have their uses and don't compromise much of what a pickup is designed to do. Have to say, though, that from the number of full size expensive, immaculate crew cabs I see on the streets, I have doubts that many (most?) are used for anything more than "stomp(ing)...most cars from a stop light" and supporting the driver's gender identity. No doubt that's not true for your brothers. :)

200 kW?!!!!!! COME TO EUROPE, pleaaaaaaaase

$16,000 kia = 6 airbags + emergency braking assistant + 5yr warranty $71,000 = 4 airbags... meanwhile in the US, $50k will get you a V8 diesel dual cab real truck with just about every possible option.... i really dont get it

@chasingcars

5 жыл бұрын

But when US average incomes are half that of Australia, it’s not that comparable

@emergingit

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah but's it's a Kia and not a 4WD Ute. Silly comparison.

Probs just ripped out the emissions controls

Nice review. Totally agree with the comments re airbags, lane assist, adaptive cruise control. Come on Volkswagen get with the program. A vehicle of this price should have them. You can tell the commentator hasn’t been around VWs all that long as his comments re first dual cab for VW. Really? VW have had dual cabs since the 60s I believe.

@chasingcars

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Julian. Well, this is certainly their first dual cab here, and I am almost certain the first dual cab they have built themselves -- yes there have been some rebadge efforts in the distant past, but this is an all-VW product.

@juliantaylor9585

5 жыл бұрын

I’m sorry to disagree with you however there have been twin cab transporter utes around since at least the 60s. Type ones, the classic split screen Aircooled Kombi’s. Definitely not rebadged from anyone else.

Also, bit of a rip off, typical Australia. What does AUD $80k get you in the states??

@chasingcars

5 жыл бұрын

A lot more, but incomes are far lower in the US

@gwood701

5 жыл бұрын

80grand in Canada gets you a 3/4 ton full size pick up with full leather and at least 400hp . That Amarok is a kids toy.

was this guy in Breaking Bad?

The first gear in the Amarok does not multiply shit. It is actually longer than first gear in the 6-speed manual. Wich means you are screwed, if you want to use your Amarok for towing heavy stuff, like they advertise it. I don't get why VW does not want low range in the 8speed amarok. Since there was an 8speed with low range in the touareg.

@jonathanburch1777

5 жыл бұрын

You don't know what you are talking about

@y4nnickschmitt

5 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanburch1777 Actually I do. I found that out while test driving one with our trailer with some garvel attached to it (about 3500kg). That was about a year ago. Sooo unless the changed something drastically......

@jonathanburch1777

5 жыл бұрын

Nothing has changed drastically, I tow reasonably often and it can definitely move 3.5t. It isn't that difficult to move 3.5 rolling tons. The problem that the auto has, is not the 1st gear... The 1st gear is definitely low enough, coupled to the torque converter. The problem is the reverse gear, it is not low enough and the gearbox limits torque transmission to only 200NM from idle. I have remedied this by means of software to remove torque limiting software. If your Amarok cannot move 3.5 tons... you have a problem.

@y4nnickschmitt

5 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanburch1777 Luckily we didn't buy the Amarok. And youre right. While rolling there is no problem. But manuvering in D or R while on an incline overheated the transmission in about 20 seconds. (I tried a construction site entrance that I did with my ranger 2.2 in low rang) The amarok didn't get up the entrance to the main building without overheating. At first I planned to replace the 2012 ranger with that amarok. But I was disappointed with it's overall performance while working.

Just give the thing a proper facelift!

@chasingcars

5 жыл бұрын

Does it need it? I reckon it’s still a looker

@madrx2

5 жыл бұрын

@@chasingcars Maybe the back. It's been the same since 2010.

All it needs is a steel bulbar.

Way to expensive for a pick up truck

People will paid or buy Volkswagen Amarok.

Dual cab ute? We say double cab pick up. This guy is Australian, he sounds Austrian?

@chasingcars

5 жыл бұрын

I don’t think I sound Austrian

@jgv4901

5 жыл бұрын

Here in South Africa we say Double cab Bakkie...

@danielscholtz2780

5 жыл бұрын

In South Africa we say double cab bakkie.

you'd think for a 90k car they'd make it more roomy in the back.

@chasingcars

5 жыл бұрын

It is pretty tight back there.

@amirhossainzadeh3951

4 жыл бұрын

It's $71k before on roads, not $90k.

Prefer the x-class interior

@chasingcars

5 жыл бұрын

Fair enough. Good to test-drive both.

@amirhossainzadeh3951

4 жыл бұрын

Its good but has too much Navara bits.

amarok is better than any Bakkie in the world

just buy a caddy 4wd... you'll save a lot of money with same interior as every boring VW

@chasingcars

5 жыл бұрын

Not very cool looking though

@riccardo365

5 жыл бұрын

@@chasingcars true but is definetely too expensive. btw,great review as usual

@medz3398

5 жыл бұрын

And yet this boring interior is the best one you can get in a ute

268hp haha weak

@chasingcars

5 жыл бұрын

It’s a diesel, remember. Torque is real story

Who the F* maxes out the torque and power levels anyway except when purposely doing an acceleration test?

@chasingcars

5 жыл бұрын

Overtaking perhaps. If you’re at full throttle in any gear it will hit maximum power and torque before it upshifts.

Such a boring out of date interior, $71,000 for a dual cab without the basic safety features of a $25,000 hyundai what a joke VW, then you need to talk about the appalling service VW are renown for

@chasingcars

5 жыл бұрын

I would say the X-Class is the only ute not to have an ‘out of date’ interior design but it also has no storage space, and loads of Nissan parts..

@zaneh6224

5 жыл бұрын

@@chasingcars True, the X Class does have the best interior but the price and servicing costs $$$$, and yes it's a shame the X Class has shared so many Nissan parts, good move for Nissan bad move for Mercedes

Ford ooiiiio

Haha. $71k for old infotainment system. No thanks... what a joke.

@chasingcars

5 жыл бұрын

Same software, just the old screen size. Agreed that it isn’t good enough, but the actual infotainment operation is still right up there with the best.

@chasingcars

5 жыл бұрын

The shade of it all!

@medz3398

5 жыл бұрын

You’ll find that infotainment is one of the easiest to use. The screen size needs to be bigger though.

Vw is dead

@TomWilding1

5 жыл бұрын

Bernie Sutton 😂😂

@jonathanburch1777

5 жыл бұрын

Just like that ornament between your ears

I wouldn't buy anything VW shit company. Very bad reputation.

@davidnegri9880

5 жыл бұрын

Mark Austin what a joke they are a bucket of shit VW full stop

@danielscholtz2780

5 жыл бұрын

I own a 2011 2.0 Amarok with 850 000km and a 2018 V6 Amarok with 25 000km. None of them have given me problems. If you take care of your car, service it when it needs too it can last long with a lot of milage like my 2011.