Guess which pickup won the International Pickup Award for 2013?
Well, sorry to say, it's the vaunted
Ford Ranger
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU121...award-2013.htm
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 just a 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!