VW has fitted the new Amarok with the turbo four out of the old Ford Focus RS and the Ford Mustang. How quick is it and can it properly take on the V6 diesel Amarok? Paul Maric finds out! This is the 2023 Volkswagen Amarok Aventura TSI452 v 2023 Volkswagen Amarok PanAmericana TDI600.
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Intro: 00:00
Sound Test 00:46
Drag Race 1 01:33
Drag Race 2 02:18
Drag Race 3 03:22
Performance 04:07
Results 06:02
Verdict 06:34
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Intro: 00:00
Sound Test 00:46
Drag Race 1 01:33
Drag Race 2 02:18
Drag Race 3 03:22
Performance 04:07
Results 06:02
Verdict 06:34
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00:00 G'day, I'm Paul.
00:01 It is time for another Car Expert Drag Parason.
00:04 This is the Volkswagen Amarok,
00:05 and that is also the Volkswagen Amarok.
00:07 The one on the right is a four-cylinder turbo petrol.
00:10 The one on the left is a turbocharged V6 diesel.
00:13 We want to see how quick these are compared to each other
00:15 because the Ford Ranger platform here in Australia
00:18 is only available with diesel,
00:20 unless you go for the Raptor.
00:22 This is the first time it's been offered with a turbo petrol.
00:25 Today, we're gonna do a drag race.
00:26 We're gonna do a sound comparison.
00:28 We want to figure out exactly
00:29 how these two compare against each other.
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00:42 we do a Car Expert Drag Parason.
00:44 So, time to do a sound test.
00:48 We'll start off with the V6 diesel.
00:51 Fire it up, Scott.
00:52 (engine revving)
00:55 (engine revving)
00:58 Sounds very diesel-y.
01:01 And you can see it's got a dump pipe
01:03 that goes straight down there.
01:04 Okay, so four-cylinder time.
01:06 Let's have a little look under here.
01:08 Oh, so slightly different exhaust pipe.
01:10 Fire it up, Scott.
01:11 Have a listen.
01:12 (engine revving)
01:15 That sounds fun.
01:20 I actually think this would sound great with an exhaust,
01:22 given this engine is so closely related to Mustang.
01:25 I think Focus RS as well.
01:28 I'd love to hear what this sounds like
01:29 with a bit of a tune and an exhaust.
01:30 So, let's go for a drag race.
01:34 Okay, so it is time to see who is quicker.
01:37 These are slightly different specs.
01:39 This one here is a top spec,
01:40 whereas that one is a step down.
01:42 They weigh roughly the same,
01:44 but it'll just give you a good idea
01:46 of how much faster the petrol is.
01:47 The petrol is only available in this specification.
01:50 Okay, Igor, we are ready for our countdown.
01:53 - Three, two, one, go.
01:55 - Bye.
01:58 (laughing)
02:00 All right, it's actually gapping the V6 pretty substantially.
02:04 I think Scott was a bit lazy off the line there,
02:10 but yeah, we well and truly gapped him there.
02:13 So, we're gonna give that one more shot,
02:15 'cause I think Scott was napping,
02:17 and we'll see how it goes.
02:19 Okay, run number two.
02:21 I've told Scott to actually be awake for this one.
02:24 So, let's hope he actually is.
02:26 It's worth pointing out as well
02:27 that the V6 is on an all-terrain tyre,
02:30 whereas we're on a slightly more road-focused tyre here.
02:33 Shouldn't make a huge amount of difference,
02:34 but just wanna put that caveat out there.
02:37 Okay, Igor, give us our countdown.
02:39 - Three, two, one, go.
02:41 - Ooh, he got the jump then.
02:45 I think we'll still reel him in.
02:46 Let's see how we go.
02:48 Ooh, this is gonna be close.
02:50 Oh, this is gonna be close.
02:51 Ooh, just got him.
02:56 (laughs)
02:58 Yes.
02:59 Okay, he definitely, definitely got the jump there.
03:03 All right, one more time.
03:05 Gotta leave at the same time.
03:06 - I think I timed that one to perfection.
03:08 - Definition of perfection
03:09 could be slightly off kilter there.
03:11 - Don, do you mind checking the Harvey Dylan KFC replay?
03:14 (engine revving)
03:17 - Bunker says he jumped the start.
03:20 - All right, one more time.
03:22 Okay, run number three this time.
03:25 Hopefully Scott is actually aware of how this works.
03:29 See how we go.
03:31 All right, Igor, count us in.
03:33 - And again in three, two, one, go.
03:37 - That's better, that's better.
03:38 All right, this is a fair contest.
03:41 See ya.
03:41 Bye.
03:44 (laughs)
03:46 That is pretty much a full car length ahead there
03:52 and gaining.
03:52 So I think it is safe to say that the petrol Amarok
03:57 is an absolute beast, absolute beast.
04:00 So let's go back and just get some performance numbers
04:02 on this on its own
04:04 so we actually have some figures to work with.
04:07 Okay, so I thought let's actually just log some numbers here
04:11 so we have a frame of reference
04:13 for how quick this is.
04:15 I'll run it in two wheel drive high range first
04:17 with traction off
04:18 and we'll come back and do four wheel drive automatic
04:21 and see how quick that is.
04:23 So here we go.
04:24 Nice.
04:29 Right at the limit of wheelslip off the line there too.
04:32 So all the way through to 120.
04:35 All right, there's 120.
04:39 Come to a stop.
04:42 Okay, so let's have a little look here at our numbers.
04:46 Zero to 100, 7.52 seconds,
04:51 which is not too bad.
04:52 I think that's actually not a bad number at all.
04:54 So 80 to 120, 4.93 seconds.
04:57 So it shows you it has a really nice mid range,
04:59 gets off the line nice and fast too and just hooks up.
05:01 So we'll come back and give that a crack
05:03 in four wheel drive automatic
05:05 and see whether we can extract a little bit more
05:07 out of it or not.
05:08 Okay, so four wheel drive automatic.
05:12 We'll just roll into that.
05:14 I've left traction control off.
05:17 Dial up a few revs and we'll see how we go.
05:19 All right, here we are.
05:21 That feels nice and strong off the line.
05:26 I mean, in theory, four wheel drive automatic
05:28 will sap a little bit more power out of the equation.
05:31 But you never know.
05:34 It could be calibrated to actually up the power output
05:37 in four wheel drive automatic.
05:38 So let's see how it compared to two wheel drive high range.
05:42 7.37 seconds.
05:44 So it was ever so slightly quicker there
05:47 in four wheel drive automatic with traction control off.
05:50 So it's a pretty impressive time when you consider
05:53 that the Raptor isn't,
05:54 look, Raptor is quicker than this,
05:55 but it's not a huge amount quicker.
05:58 So I think that what they've done here
06:00 with the four cylinder is actually pretty good as well.
06:04 I've thrown some numbers up on the screen there too
06:06 so you can actually compare what it's like
06:07 for the V6 Amarok and also the Ranger as well
06:12 to give you a bit of a point of reference
06:14 where there's slots into the mix.
06:15 I really would love to see them off of this engine
06:17 across the Ranger range,
06:18 and perhaps not only in the top spec of Amarok too.
06:21 But yeah, I'm pretty impressed with these numbers
06:24 and pretty impressed with the fact that it actually
06:27 moves away from the V6 diesel as well
06:29 in terms of acceleration.
06:31 So there you go, that was short and sweet.
06:36 Another drag Paris and done.
06:38 I'm genuinely impressed by the engine in that.
06:40 I really do hope someone goes and tunes
06:43 the living daylights out of that
06:45 'cause I reckon it could be some serious fun to drive.
06:47 Now let me know, what else do you want to see us drag race?
06:49 Let me know in the comments section below.
06:52 Doesn't have to be just you,
06:53 so we can think outside the box a little bit.
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