Ford F150 vs Volkswagen Amarok
The F150 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $290 a year less in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- United States
- $2,556 (better)
- $2,847
- New Zealand
- $3,308
- $2,059 (better)
- Australia
- $2,741
- $2,544 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,010
- £1,800 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 23 mpg
- 29 mpg (better)
- Also
- 10.2 L/100km
- 8.0 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 528 miles
- 614 miles (better)
Space
- Seats
- 3
- 5
- Towing, braked
- 5,000 kg (better)
- 3,000 kg
- Length
- 5,782 mm
- 5,192 mm
- Weight
- 1,868 kg
- 2,040 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.3 L V6 petrol
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder twin-turbo diesel
- Power
- 216 kW (better)
- 157 kW
- Torque
- 359 Nm
- 525 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 10-speed automatic
- 8-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- 4WD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★☆
- Airbags
- 6 (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.
F150 or Amarok?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ford F150 or the Volkswagen Amarok?
The Ford F150: about $290 a year less in the US than the Volkswagen Amarok at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ford F150 or the Volkswagen Amarok?
The Volkswagen Amarok, at 8.0 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Ford F150's 10.2 L/100km (28 mpg UK, 23 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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