The new Ford Ranger Raptor has to prove its worth against a tuned Mercedes X-Class and tuned Volkswagen Amarok in a drag race. Image: Carwow / Youtube
Bakkie drag race: Ranger Raptor vs tuned VW Amarok and Merc X-Class
Ford’s new V6 petrol powered-Ranger Raptor lines up against tuned versions of the Volkswagen Amarok and long in the tooth Mercedes X-Class.
The new Ford Ranger Raptor has to prove its worth against a tuned Mercedes X-Class and tuned Volkswagen Amarok in a drag race. Image: Carwow / Youtube
Here’s a bakkie drag race with a difference as Ford’s recently-launched performance bakkie, the Ranger Raptor, takes on modified versions of the Volkswagen Amarok and the forgotten Mercedes-Benz X-Class.
A BAKKIE DRAG RACE FOR THE AGES, WITH FORD’S RAPTOR AT THE CENTRE OF ATTENTION
South Africans are bakkie crazy, with the Toyota Hilux, Ford Ranger and Isuzu D-Max perennial top-sellers in the vehicle sales charts.
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Carwow’s latest Youtube video will resonate with local bakkie afficionados particularly with all the chatter around Ford’s more powerful Ranger Raptor that was launched earlier this year.
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Power in the blue oval’s bakkie has moved on from 157kW and 500Nm to a behemoth 292kW and 583Nm due to a new V6 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged petrol engine, according to IOL.
The tuned Mercedes-Benx X-Class also has a 3.0-litre turbo V6 engine, but it’s diesel this time and in tuned form has 223kW and 700Nm of torque, and it weighs in at 2383kg.
Last but not least is the Amarok with a 3.0-litre turbo V6 diesel can put down 253kW and 775Nm. It’s also the lightest car here, weighing in at 2330kg.
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