Isuzu D-max vs Volkswagen Amarok

The D-max costs less to run, by the official figures: about £110 a year less in the UK.

Isuzu D-maxVolkswagen Amarok

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Isuzu D-maxVolkswagen Amarok

A typical year's fuel

United Kingdom
£1,685 (better)
£1,800
New Zealand
$1,928 (better)
$2,059
Australia
$2,382 (better)
$2,544
United States
$2,665 (better)
$2,847

Official figures

Uses
38 mpg (better)
35 mpg
Also
7.5 L/100km (better)
8.0 L/100km
On a full tank
630 miles (better)
614 miles

Space

Seats
5
5
Towing, braked
3,500 kg (better)
3,000 kg
Length
5,280 mm
5,192 mm
Weight
2,030 kg
2,040 kg

Engine

Engine
3.0 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
2.0 L 4-cylinder twin-turbo diesel
Power
140 kW
157 kW (better)
Torque
450 Nm
525 Nm (better)
Gearbox
6-speed automatic
8-speed automatic
Drive
4WD
4WD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
★★★★★ (better)
★★★★☆
Airbags
8 (better)
4

A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.

D-max or Amarok?

Which is cheaper to run, the Isuzu D-max or the Volkswagen Amarok?

The Isuzu D-max: about £110 a year less in the UK than the Volkswagen Amarok at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Isuzu D-max or the Volkswagen Amarok?

The Isuzu D-max, at 7.5 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Volkswagen Amarok's 8.0 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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