2.8 colorado chevrolet or 3.2mazda bt_50?????

[d_mac]

pero tinanong ko SA sa casa, wala pa silang idea kung kelan darating dito sa pilipinas sir.

Boss Al_Medos,

Just get the Ford-version ni Mazda BT-50 3.2-litre, if you are after THE BEST pickup

Guess which pickup won the International Pickup Award for 2013?

Well, sorry to say, it's the vaunted Ford Ranger
New Ford Ranger Wins ‘International Pick-Up Award 2013’ | Scoop News

The all-new Ranger left the playing field this year with a convincing win over the others - usually 6 (or more) pickups are tested all-in-all just like in 2010, when the Volkswagen Amarok at that time brought home the title from amongst its competitors, namely the Toyota Hilux, Mitsubishi Triton, Ford Ranger, Isuzu D-max, and Nissan Navara. Perhaps for this year's comparison, the Chevrolet Colorado and the Mazda BT-50 saw action too although there was no mention about them....

But don't frown fella-Dmax'ers, our Isuzu came in 1st runner-up beating the yet another strong pretender to the title, the reputed VW Amarok, and edged out the others as well. Make no mistake about it, the D-max is also pretender to the crown, but it sits there high next to the Ranger LAVET haha!

2nd-placer - Isuzu D-max 2.5 iTEQ VGS twin-turbo (163 hp, 400 Nm torque from 1400-2400 rpm)

3rd-placer - Volkswagen Amarok 2.0 TDi twin-turbo (179 hp, 420 Nm torque at 1750 rpm)

Cheers!

Available naman sir from Ford Philippines - YES chief, the all-new Ranger 3.2 TDCi! ;)

While there's an announcement from Isuzu Philippines that the all-new D-max is planned for Philippines, however, there is no indication what date it would be offered - prolly, hindi darating hehe

Besides, pangit naman ang grille nitong bagong D-max hehe


Cheers!

[beni23]

Yes chief you're correct in a sense, but let's not forget that Metallurgy plays an important role on the quality and longevity of parts and components of the whole vehicle. And car manufacturers specify, design and produce (or have some companies do it for them) the components upstream and downstream of the engine based on the forseeable applied force from the powerplant and the overall dynamic load that it will be subjected to by how much factors of safety against failure that they can think of....

A low-stressed engine by virtue of its responsive low-end rpm pull would always result to less-strain on the engine and all driving components overall. It is not only Ford Motors that adopts this approach ----
---- Toyota Motors in its proven range of Landcruisers does this too, where even for as low 1200 rpm their peak pulling-force is already there, and they last a lifetime. The Hilux range are also designed to give out peak pulling-force within that sub-2000 rpm. Also, Isuzu Motors does this too ever since in its D-max range and trucks where within the sub-2000 rpm rev-range they are already at their peak fulling force, and they too last a lifetime. Nissan Motors is also doing this now on its all-new Navara 3.0-litre V6 ST-X (Renault-Nissan built engine) where a hefty peak pulling-force of 550 Nm is already available by 1750 rpm (90% of that grunt available by 1500 rpm).

Moreover, due to the lower rpms on the Ford/Toyota/Isuzu/Nissan examples above, the diesel 4-stroke cycle's lesser sequential pressure combustion results to less-stress and less-strain onto the cylinder walls and onto the pistons.

May nagbasa ba niyan? Seriously? Just get the colorado. Pangit itsura nung bt-50 eh. Or better yet, get the 3.2 litre Ranger. Maybe it'll arrive 2nd quarter next year.

[d_mac]

May nagbasa ba niyan? Seriously? Just get the colorado. Pangit itsura nung bt-50 eh.
Or better yet, get the 3.2 litre Ranger. Maybe it'll arrive 2nd quarter next year.

Ikaw, binasa mo nga chief....

Buti naman hindi mo na pinipilit Strada mo idol

Or better yet, get the 3.2 litre Ranger. Maybe it'll arrive 2nd quarter next year.

It can be had now.... May mga kumakalat na Ranger 3.2 TDCi na sa Metro Manila ;)

Cheers!