The long-term strategic partnership between Ford and Volkswagen is preparing to bear the first “sweet fruit”. While Ford is about to add a fleet of European electric vehicles with many new names equipped with pure-electric chassis provided by VW, in the opposite direction Volkswagen is allowed to borrow Ford’s illustrious pickup chassis with Ranger 2022 to equip it. New Amarok.
According to Australia’s Cars Guide, before the launch of the new Volkswagen Amarok, the German brand has repeatedly contacted Ford to inquire about the ability to borrow technology not only from the regular Ranger but also from the Ranger Raptor, however Blue Oval bluntly said no because Ford Performance was not in the agreement between the two parties.
The above information was confirmed by Ford icon and performance program director Ali Jammoul.
Despite the fact that the previous Volkswagen Amarok ran a 3.0-liter V6 diesel engine while the previous Ranger Raptor only used a 210-horsepower 2.0-liter twin-turbo diesel engine, the position of the two in the market is completely different. Now that the new Ford Ranger Raptor finally has the option of a 392hp twin-turbo 3.0-liter V6 that lives up to its name, it’s understandable that Volkswagen wants to borrow pickup technology.
The new Volkswagen Amarok will be launched in the coming months.
Because it could not rely on Ford, Volkswagen had to rely on a third party, Walkinshaw, to develop the high-performance Amarok, but not being “backed” by the Ford Ranger Raptor would make this model lose a lot of charm.
Reference: Cars Guide
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