Ute vs Ute: Battle Royale

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Ute vs Ute: Battle Royale

Watch the Volkswagen Amarok, Ford Ranger and Toyota Hilux fight it out in a series of off-road challenges.
The folks at Carwow decided to bring three pickup trucks of German, American, and Japanese descents together and put them in a series of off-road challenges. Automakers these days have realized that there is a big market for this niche and are offering special packages and trims that make these day-to-day work haulers into weekend fun trucks.

The trucks in question are the Volkswagen Amarok, the Ford Ranger, and the Toyota Hilux. All these trucks come with their own strengths and weaknesses, but which pickup do you think will emerge as the winner at the end?

WHAT DO THE TRUCKS PACK UNDER THEIR HOODS?
Let’s list out the specs first: the Volkswagen Amarok packs a 3.0-liter, V-6 turbodiesel engine that churns out 204 horses and 369 pound-feet of torque. Power is sent to the wheels via an eight-speed automatic gearbox. The Amarok weighs around 4,982 pounds. The Ford Ranger comes with a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder turbodiesel mill under the hood that packs 213 ponies and 369 pound-feet of torque. Power is sent to the wheels via a six-speed manual gearbox. The Ranger weighs around 4,950 pounds. As for the Toyota Hilux, it is powered by a 2.4-liter, four-cylinder, turbocharged diesel engine that makes 148 horses and 253 pound-feet of torque. Power is sent to the wheels via a five-speed manual transmission. This truck weighs around 4,750 pounds and is the lightest of the lot.