You won’t believe who built this pick-up!

This is the all-new Amarok!

Now there's something about this new Amarok that really sets it apart from its predecessor … Beneath the skin, it's basically a ! VW has actually just gone to deal with it, including some new body panels and upgrading some of the interior, however otherwise, it's practically just a Ranger!

However in any case, let's see if this is one pick-up that you require to think about. Starting with the style, it's clear from the back that the Amarok generated new body panels over the Ranger as you have a huge Amarok wording embossed into the tailgate. We also have the Pan Americana cut on this edition, so we get some smart metal bars that sit along the edge of the load bed. Along the side, there are running boards, and upfront, the Pan Americana trim means we have a matte dark grey impact running through the bottom of the grille, which truly contributes to the enforcing look of this pick-up.

Step inside and the familiarity with the Ranger ends up being clear. The centre console and infotainment set-up equal, with a huge vertical screen in the centre of the dash. All-in-all the cabin is quite well made, with soft-touch products throughout the cabin. The infotainment system has been taken across from the Ranger, which is an advantage! Although, regardless of the Amarok featuring some physical buttons, you still have the usage the touchscreen to manage the environment.

When it comes to engine choices, there are 3 alternatives. The entry-level is a 2-litre turbo diesel that can deliver 170hp and includes a manual transmission. Next up is a 2-litre turbo diesel that comes with a 10-speed automated transmission, with the capability to provide 205hp. However the range-topper is a 3-litre V6 turbo diesel, which also includes a 10-speed automatic gearbox, along with the ability to produce 240hp.

The price of the brand-new Amarok begins with around ₤ 41,000, increasing all the method approximately around ₤ 57,000 for this top-of-the-range design. But is it worth it? Or should you go for a Hill or Ranger instead? You'll require to stick with Mat and see for yourself!

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:40 Design
02:37 Interior
04:42 Rear seats
06:00 Load Bed
06:32 5 Annoying Things
07:59 5 Cool Things
09:07 Engines
09:30 Town Driving
11:24 Freeway Driving
11:59 Country Road Driving
13:07 0-60mph
14:00 Decision

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Comments

51 responses to “You won’t believe who built this pick-up!”

  1. Yissi Biiyte Avatar
    Yissi Biiyte

    It’s a shame VW went through all the trouble of building their own pick-up from the ground up for the previous gen and then just ditched it for a rebadge

    1. John Wiku Avatar
      John Wiku

      Which brand and model was this rebranded from?

    2. Mr Vujadinović Avatar
      Mr Vujadinović

      @John Wiku it would’ve taken 20 seconds of watching to find out

    3. Mikael sjöberg Avatar
      Mikael sjöberg

      @John WikuFord Ranger, if you listen carefully you can hear Matt say it 70 times in the video

    4. Tris tan Avatar
      Tris tan

      ​@John Wiku dude they literally say it in the first 10sec of the video

    5. will b Avatar
      will b

      Yeah, well they made their own bed with the serious mechanical issues they put in their designs. They have a habit of engineering machines that are a bugger to fix.

  2. Charles Makhubele Avatar
    Charles Makhubele

    Trust me i have watched more than 10 reviews of this car but this is the best review ever,carwow is the best.. and i think we need more of these kinds of review

  3. philo le roux Avatar
    philo le roux

    😂we as South Africans know exactly what you mean Matt great review as always

    1. Mune Chivasa Avatar
      Mune Chivasa

      What did he mean? I didn’t get it.😭

    2. Emperor Sniper Avatar
      Emperor Sniper

      Like with the Mercedes x class, which is basically nissan navara

    3. hassy g Avatar
      hassy g

      stick to toyota hilux in africa

    4. Mike Avatar
      Mike

      How are the energy production and usage transition going in Africa? New heat world records 5 days in a row last week.

      Through the great gift to humanity, glaciology, we now have a YEAR BY YEAR knowledge of the planets atmospheric Carbon content (and much more) for a period more than 10 times longer since Homo Sapiens left the African continent the first time. For over 850.000 years our atmospheric Carbon content have been relative stable at 220 PPM. 3 times in the 850.000+ years have gigantic widespread global volcanic eruptions raised the Carbon content with 30 PPM and EACH time it have triggered longterm climate changes for a very long time before the planets regulating systems slowly have been able to bring it down to 220 PPM again. It are truth to state that a atmospheric Carbon content of 220 PPM created us and nearly all living species present on the globe with very few exceptions. Besides the Asteroid that hit Yucatan 66 million years ago the largest species extinctions we have been able to document have happened during the 3 times the atmospheric content rose with 30 PPM.
      Since the Industrial revolution, just a few hundred years ago, we have raised the atmospheric Carbon content from 220 PPM to now (2022 number) 417 PPM! So humans NOW have caused not a 30 PPM rise but unprecedented 197 PPM!
      We are right now in the largest species extinction period since the Asteroid hit Yucatan 66 million years ago!

      The worlds oceans are right now heating with the same energy added equalling 5 Hiroshima bombs PER SECOND! That are the sickening facts!

  4. Michal Rajnic Avatar
    Michal Rajnic

    It looks really nice, I had the previous Amarok V6, which was superb. The 3.0 V6 diesel in this one is the latest iteration of the troublesome 2.7/3.0 Lion engine developed by FoMoCo and PSA. It helped to considerably damage Land Rover’s unreliable reputation when applied to the Range Rovers and Discoverys. Lots and lots of info online. I hope they managed to address the issues, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they persist.

    Otherwise a lovely car and hopefully will be reliable for its future owners.

    1. hi_tech_reptiles Avatar
      hi_tech_reptiles

      Being American, trying to keep track of the worldwide Ranger situation, let alone the engines is so confusing lol. Is that the 3L Powerstroke Diesel, or a Duratorq…?

    2. Paradoxical Avatar
      Paradoxical

      Ford has done heaps of things to the engine to most likely fully emit the issues that the range rovers had.

    3. Mike Avatar
      Mike

      US media have completely failed the American population. How come not every Americans at this point know the following critical facts.

      Through the great gift to humanity, glaciology, we now have a YEAR BY YEAR knowledge of the planets atmospheric Carbon content (and much more) for a period more than 10 times longer since Homo Sapiens left the African continent the first time. For over 850.000 years our atmospheric Carbon content have been relative stable at 220 PPM. 3 times in the 850.000+ years have gigantic widespread global volcanic eruptions raised the Carbon content with 30 PPM and EACH time it have triggered longterm climate changes for a very long time before the planets regulating systems slowly have been able to bring it down to 220 PPM again. It are truth to state that a atmospheric Carbon content of 220 PPM created us and nearly all living species present on the globe with very few exceptions. Besides the Asteroid that hit Yucatan 66 million years ago the largest species extinctions we have been able to document have happened during the 3 times the atmospheric content rose with 30 PPM.
      Since the Industrial revolution, just a few hundred years ago, we have raised the atmospheric Carbon content from 220 PPM to now (2022 number) 417 PPM! So humans NOW have caused not a 30 PPM rise but unprecedented 197 PPM!
      We are right now in the largest species extinction period since the Asteroid hit Yucatan 66 million years ago!

      The worlds oceans are right now heating with the same energy added equalling 5 Hiroshima bombs PER SECOND! That are the sickening facts!

      When BOTH US´s parties receive the majority of their income from corporations they both sell their opinions for next term long before the voters turn up. Stop the insane lobby laws that judiciary would be defined as corruption in ANY EU nation! Politicians tend to serve those that pay their wages and that should be the American taxpayers. To expensive for them not to! The electoral college are undemocratic by design and although it might served a stabilising purpose when introduced it today deny the American democracy to earn it´s credibility to be just that. A democracy are built on a one man one vote, that counts, principle.
      You deserve better USA. You deserve the option of voting for those you like rather than having to choose your least worst candidate.

      You deserve a multi party democracy with a single parliament. A democracy based on 1 man 1 vote, that counts! THEN you will suddenly see that your REAL problems CAN be dealt with and solved while you laugh all the way to the bank!

      The ROI on a off shore windmill park are now below 6 years. That are an absurd good investment! Combine with green hydrogen production and forget all about stupid batteries. The energy content in liquid green hydrogen are much higher than in gasoline! Green hydrogen are made with electricity from sun or wind and water and when green hydrogen are burned it only emits……wait for it……Water!

      Please change or yu will have the power to drag an entire planet down with you. An American emits more CO2 than 10 Indians, just to give an example. And that are based on number excluding aviation and you fly more than other. It are based on own production and consumption meaning that all your imports CO2 emissions when produced are counted in those nations CO2 emissions. YOU HAVE TO CHANGE or we all die out eventually. Tipping points have begun to tip. NOW or to late! WE are OUT OF TIME!

    4. FrostyGamer Avatar
      FrostyGamer

      You can thank the Australians for the ranger 😉

    5. Motorpolitan Avatar
      Motorpolitan

      ​@FrostyGamerAnd Thais for assembling it.

  5. Matthew Hunte Avatar
    Matthew Hunte

    Nice review as usual. Can you please do a review of the performance on the old vs the new

    1. Purwanti Allan Avatar
      Purwanti Allan

      Agree. Like Honda S800 and Honda Integra Type R DC5?

    2. Gordon Norris Avatar
      Gordon Norris

      Just compare Ford Ranger with the Old amarok…as they are the same car…just a copy

  6. egor130 Avatar
    egor130

    Would love to see your in-depth take on the New Ranger Raptor. Especially since you’ve driven crazy stuff like the Mammoth.

    1. Purwanti Allan Avatar
      Purwanti Allan

      ​@Athe VW AMAROK looked like downgraded Ford F150 for some reasons.

  7. mudau zwivhuya Avatar
    mudau zwivhuya

    As a South African 🇿🇦 😂 we catching hands from matt 😂

  8. Julia MongAR Avatar
    Julia MongAR

    You should do an off-road challenge: Hilux Vs Amarok Vs Ford Raptor. The battle of the pickup trucks.

    1. MboShu Avatar
      MboShu

      I dont expect a user with that profile picture to comment on this video hahaha, unless its a bot

    2. Narinjas Avatar
      Narinjas

      @MboShu For me the picture didn’t load … now i am shure it’s a bot.

  9. JulliaStark Avatar
    JulliaStark

    It held up it’s status in South African as the most expensive pickup truck, I wonder if this iteration will still hold.

    1. JaidenDetering Avatar
      JaidenDetering

      Probably, it’s top spec here in Australia is 80k

    2. squeegee_52 Avatar
      squeegee_52

      @JaidenDeteringit’s a bot

    3. JaidenDetering Avatar
      JaidenDetering

      @squeegee_52  oh wow, I genuinely didn’t even notice the profile picture. They’re getting better every month

    4. Evan Ray Avatar
      Evan Ray

      U get a like for spelling they’re properly.

    5. Evan Ray Avatar
      Evan Ray

      @Jai

  10. Londa Mavundla Avatar
    Londa Mavundla

    Hey Mat and team. Hello from Joburg, South Africa 🇿🇦 Great to hear that the guys and girls at plant Silverton did a great job. Making us proud. 👍🏾

    1. Sello Junior Hlalele Avatar
      Sello Junior Hlalele

      Chief, both Amarok and Ranger are made in Silverton, not Rosslyn. The BMW X3 and Nissan Navara are both made in Rosslyn

    2. Londa Mavundla Avatar
      Londa Mavundla

      @Sello Junior Hlalele Yeah, that’s right. Thanks for the correction bafo! 👍🏾

    3. 22vx Avatar
      22vx

      Mat

    4. juniorpea Cookup Avatar
      juniorpea Cookup

      Woi mavundla izithakazel angizazi koda wola 🤟

  11. I M Avatar
    I M

    I think you can’t help noticing that it’s a Ranger, this side already delivers… even the front side already reminds me of the Volks design… but at least on the German one you can tell it’s new and not just another restyling as it happens in the Ranger… it may not even have been bad only when they point out that it is a new generation I really hope that it is all new and in the Ford it seems that only the front design is new, and the side panels, but they just being readjusted with a new format, I don’t doubt that the whole structure is the same and in my view this can’t be considered new!

  12. Albert Schreuder Avatar
    Albert Schreuder

    There are plenty of pick up trucks build in South Africa for local and export markets, including the Toyota Hilux, Ford Ranger, Nissan Navara, Isuzu D Max, and Mahindra also has local assembly of some pick ups.

  13. Life inside Kyoto Avatar
    Life inside Kyoto

    Love how Matt intentionally causes traffic just to demonstrate how big the turning circle is haha.

    1. 22vx Avatar
      22vx

      Mat

  14. Preston P. Avatar
    Preston P.

    Great to see you reviewing practical cars that you see more people buying (i.e. New A Class, Prius and now this). I don’t know if this is irrelevant in the UK but a tow test from a few 4WD’s would be cool to watch.

  15. Chartreux Avatar
    Chartreux

    The VW Amarok is a great Pickup Truck, at least the previous Models are and you see them everywhere here in the Bavarian Alps, often used off-road and to carry Timber etc.
    Hope this one is also or at least just as great as the previous Models
    Prost & Cheers from Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps

    1. Frank White Avatar
      Frank White

      Hilux is just waay better.

  16. It’s Me_21 Avatar
    It’s Me_21

    The moaning mirrors are a common issue thats just caused by dirt and grime. Some compressed air should clean out the mechanism and make it quiet.

    Our Ranger had the same problem and was easily solved by doing the above

  17. Tbiddz1 Avatar
    Tbiddz1

    Currently driving the ranger.
    Seems a really nice all round package. Ive not timed a 0 to 60 but the ford unit feels strong considering the weight.

  18. Marcos Vinícius Avatar
    Marcos Vinícius

    you should comment about the transmission and axle problems present on previous versions. The second point is that what countries this version is able to sell and if they intend to go all around the world!

  19. There Malley Junior Avatar
    There Malley Junior

    I’d Genuinely love to see The Off-road Test with its Key Competitors

  20. TheHayabusa09 Avatar
    TheHayabusa09

    Here in OZ, we also get the option of a 2.3L, turbo 4-cylinder petrol as in the Ford Mustang. Standard it puts out 223kws, with local tuners already ‘flashing’ to 260kws (350HP!!)

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