Isuzu D-max vs Volkswagen Amarok
The D-max costs less to run, by the official figures: about $180 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
- $2,665 (better)
- $2,847
- New Zealand
- $1,928 (better)
- $2,059
- Australia
- $2,382 (better)
- $2,544
- United Kingdom
- £1,685 (better)
- £1,800
Official figures
- Uses
- 31 mpg (better)
- 29 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 $180 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 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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