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De Graaf;D

But yes, it brings down the EGT a lot.

Indeed.

AMG probably has the best sounding modern V8 engines.

Indeed and it will be reflected in the price as such.

The whole drive train and suspension setup will be bespoke to that model.

All manufacturers have the tech to build engines like that and...

Here is one example. Granted, it is only one owner, my dad.

He had the First gen Ranger 4.0 V6 auto d/cab. After that he had a 2009 Ranger 3.0TDCI auto d/cab.

He had those 2 for about 5 years....

That looks good.

It would be very expensive.

Pass.

None whatsoever.

I have a 76mm freeflow and remap. My wife once drove behind me and I asked her to watch for smoke. Even at WOT there no smoking at all.

I does have a very conservative map...

No, the biturbo setup is extremely reliable. The turbos work independantly. You hardly ever hear of a turbo failure on a bitdi Amarok.

Agreed. I would never buy any car without service history.

You have to ask yourself, why is there no history?

Absolutely. There was no way that any VW powerplant would ever make it into the new Amarok.

Tiguan all the way if you are budget orientated.

Maintenance on a Touareg is much more than that of a Tiguan.

It's a much nicer / bigger car though.

That is correct. I spoke to 2 dealers when it was launched, and both said VWSA have no intention of importing it.

Out f interest, what part are you waiting for?

The T7 and T6 are 2 totally different type of cars.

The T7 is much smaller, built on the Golf / Tiguan platform. I can't see VW doing away with the T6 in favour of the T7. It will continue, I...

Black and white colour scheme looks good.

Pfftt.

Try parking in an Amarok;D

Nothing to look out for except for this. Have the transmission oil changed and box serviced every 90k km. Apart from that stick to service intervals and requirements and you will have many enjoyable...

Mine also has a mild tune and a freeflow 76mm exhaust. My wife drove behind me the other day, and I asked her to see how much smoke there was under WOT. She told me it never smoked once, something I...

Good advice. The Caravelle has much better noise insulation than all the other models. Even the standard Kombi is noisier inside.

There is a conflict in your requirements, the Caravelle has never had barn doors, only a tailgate. It is also the only model that I know that has movable seats.

Also, the T5 / T6 is a very...

That is for the TSI and it is a DMF.

True, too much power is just enough.

Nope, all engines in the new Ranger / Amarok will be Ford based.

They don't need to, as the next Amarok will have the same powerplant.

My dad had the same Prado. The V6 Amarok is a lot quicker, and uses about half the fuel. Whereas with the Prado you had to use the revs, with the Amarok it pulls strongly from just above idle, all...

They will sell everyone they build. Everybody said the V6 Amarok wont sell....

The Raptor does not compete with other d/cabs.

Current Raptor has tow capacity of 2.5T, which is a ton down from other Rangers.

Also, no-one is buying a Raptor as a workhorse.

I had a Lumina Ute. There is this misconception that it is very...

Price.

In the Amarok range, 3.0 sales account for more than 80%.

Ford and VW has gone into a partnership of sorts.

Apparently the next generation Fiesta and Torneo will be a rebranded Polo and T6, or whatever it will be called. That's the only reason I think VW...

But if they dont sell a lot of something, why not just scrap it? The profit made on Amarok sales surely is insignificant compared to their passenger cars, Polo in particular.

Anyway, I think the...

Nope, not the same.

SUV's are all the craze at the moment. And, they will sell every one they can build and then some.

Ferrari is the biggest name in motoring, and that alone allows them to...

Have you ever had the transmission oil replaced and box serviced?

Do that first and see if there is any improvement.

Indeed. And if it does make it to the Dakar, only the badge on the grille would most likely be the same as a standard Raptor.

OK, but why does VW need to have a d/cab.

In SA they sell more Polos in 2 weeks, than Amaroks in one year. I just don't get it, they tried it, it didn't work.

Just admit it, and move on.

I wonder if VWSA, and VW in general was aware that Ford will use this engine. If not, they must be crapping themselves now, because surely no Amarok will have this engine. Also, if they did know,...