The vw pickup is based on the ford ranger, smaller though, saw one in Post Falls last week in a vw lot.
The new VW pickup is not available in the US and being a current VW something I would not touch.
Old VW pickup was based on the Rabbit. A friend owned one and was quite pleased with it . He was a crane operator and drove it all over the place for work.
My neighbor up the street just bought a Maverick Lariat . One year wait she was told.
I told her that it gives you a year to realize what an Idiot you were for buying it.