Dual Cab

[velly_16v_cab]

A few pics of the Amarok we have here at Ford

[Sharkie]

Why is it at Ford ????? ..... trying to figure out what they need to do to be competitive in this market ?

Anyway, I like it, I'll take 1 in Silver, 6sp manual and petrol 2.0T with suitable mods .... thanks

[velly_16v_cab]

it is for benchmarking for the new ranger which is released at the sydney motor show

[team_v]

The dual cab would be a great addition as a family workhorse.
The problem is that the interior of the Tig is quite nice where as the Amarok seems to have gone cheap and heavy duty =/= comfortable.


Agree with Sharkie about the 2.0TSI + APR bits.
Especially in a 4Mo version.

Got a lot of clearance which is good for the off-road use.
Also can imagine how sick a bagged out one would look.

[Jarred]

it's a truck, needs to be diesel!


Looks pretty neat though. (although alot like all the other dual cab 4X4's out there!)

[phaeton]

How does it compare with the T6 Ranger ? Velly have you been able to compare them ?

[idaho]

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Anyway, I like it, I'll take 1 in Silver, 6sp manual and petrol 2.0T with suitable mods .... thanks

In all honesty why would you want to modify something with leaf springs and rear drum brakes?
IMO dual cab utes aimed at the "family" market should have rear coils (live axle) and discs.

[velly_16v_cab]

How does it compare with the T6 Ranger ? Velly have you been able to compare them ?

I dont work on T6 any more so I didnt get to drive either vehicle so I cant say how they compare sorry

[Sharkie]

In all honesty why would you want to modify something with leaf springs and rear drum brakes?
IMO dual cab utes aimed at the "family" market should have rear coils (live axle) and discs.

I don't want to race it ...

I just want it to go as well as its competitors .... a 120kw/300NM (2.0TSI specs) engine is not going to cut it against the 175kw/343NM of the Hilux or the 198kw/385NM of the Navara ......

I will need at least 190kw/400NM out of the Amarok to be happy enough to send my money towards it ....

And the diesel has no attaction for me, as I will be the main driver. My previous 2 DualCabs were a V6 Rodeo which I enjoyed and a TDI Triton which I loathed ...

[team_v]

TDI with a dpf delete and tune could make life interesting.
Hopefully these take off but i am sure most people will still stick to the hilux/rodeo.

[phaeton]

I dont work on T6 any more so I didnt get to drive either vehicle so I cant say how they compare sorry

Cool

Can't wait to see T6 in person at AIMS along with Amarok

[flyingfridge]

They're making the right move engine wise. Petrol is pointless in the light commercial market now, I'm surprised they're even going to bother with the 2.0TSI, I doubt we'll sell many.

[gavs]

In all honesty why would you want to modify something with leaf springs and rear drum brakes?
IMO dual cab utes aimed at the "family" market should have rear coils (live axle) and discs.

All of the competition on the market run the same setup and it's not being aimed at the family market, hence why it's falling under the "Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles" department of the company, which is why they spent so much time and effort on the suspension geometry and the fact it is the ONLY dual cab ute that doesn't have a tray that can fit a standard euro pallet between the wheel arches.

To be honest guys, this thing kills both diesel navaras and hilux for performance, it even owns the petrol navara because of the stupid gearing in it! It's all well and good having power, but if your gear ratios and final drive are up the **** then power doesn't count for much.

Plus it returned a fuel figure of 6.5-7ltr per 100kms which was varied driving, hilux diesel returns 10-11lts per 100km. You hardly even hear the engine running when you're driving it and you would swear it's a petrol from the outside. When you get into a hilux after, it's like hoping into a 1970's John Deere tractor compared to this.

I personally hope it does well just to shut all of the hilux owners up who think that their piece of crap is the best thing out there. It's obviously got them all scared because Toyota have delayed the launch of their new Hilux since the Amarok was released, Ford went and bought a LHD model and sent it here, Nissan were meant to debut a Navara update an AIMS but that might not happen now either.

PLUS Toyota have now decided to make ESC, Airbags etc finally standard on the SR5 model, but what about the lower specs..... No such luck.....Yet...

[flyingfridge]

Gah, you make me jealous Gavs, I want to drive one!!!

[ntboozer]

So is the Ford benchmark vehicle the same spec as the Oz release? If so any pics of the interior (yes I'm impatient and can't wait until my trip over to the AIMS)? The comments "The problem is that the interior of the Tig is quite nice where as the Amarok seems to have gone cheap and heavy duty =/= comfortable" is interesting. Is this a broad market perspective or a VW only perspective? I've come from a Toyota Hilux and Nissan Patrol life so am looking forward to a basic Euro interior being a 100% improvement on both these vehicles.