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Euro NCAP crash test of the 2022 Amarok
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FiestaST
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TheDrive_sa on Instagram: "The international launch of the second generation Volkswagen Amarok was recently hosted in Cape Town. We’ve been behind the wheel of this important model for the brand. @volkswagensouthafrica @volkswagen #amarok #newama
187 likes, 1 comments - thedrive_sa on December 6, 2022: "The international launch of the second generation Volkswagen Amarok was recently hosted in Cape Town. We’ve been behind the wheel of this important model for the brand. @volkswagensouthafrica @volkswagen #amarok #newamarok #vw...
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FiestaST
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WATCH | VW ups ante with all-new Amarok, but will SA bakkie lovers find favour? We drive it
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WATCH | VW ups ante with all-new Amarok, but will SA bakkie lovers find favour? We drive it | Life
Volkswagen has finally launched its all-new Amarok with the global media launch in South Africa. It's an entirely different vehicle from the one we've all come to love but could the next generation bakkie be too refined?
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FiestaST
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2023 Volkswagen Amarok specification confirmed
www.carmag.co.za
2023 Volkswagen Amarok specification confirmed - CAR Magazine
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles recently presented the long-awaited Amarok. The on- and off-road all-rounder has been designed and conceived in Germany and Australia but it is being […]
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FiestaST
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Why VW might need an Amarok-based SUV after all
Despite having previously ruled out an Amarok-based SUV, Volkswagen now says it may well need to (eventually) create one. Here’s why…
A high-ranking Volkswagen executive says the German company is considering offering an adventure SUV based on the new Amarok at some point further down the line, despite having previously suggested otherwise.
The second-generation Amarok is, of course, based on the latest Ford Ranger, with the platform furthermore underpinning the new Everest. Earlier in 2022, VW was asked whether there were any plans to create its own version of the ladder-frame Everest. The answer? Clearly in the negative.
However, Volkswagen Commercial product manager Petr Sulc intriguingly explained to Australian journalists (including those at WhichCar and CarsGuide) at the Amarok’s international launch in Cape Town that Europe’s upcoming stricter emissions regulations could necessitate a VW-badged version of the Everest.
How? Well, it’s a little complicated, but let us explain. Though Ford has not explicitly stated a fully electric version of the Ranger or Everest is on the cards, it has said the platform is “future-proofed”, suggesting such models will indeed one day come to market. VW is thus also looking closely at a battery-powered version of the Amarok.
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Despite having previously ruled out an Amarok-based SUV, Volkswagen now says it may well need to (eventually) create one. Here’s why…
A high-ranking Volkswagen executive says the German company is considering offering an adventure SUV based on the new Amarok at some point further down the line, despite having previously suggested otherwise.
The second-generation Amarok is, of course, based on the latest Ford Ranger, with the platform furthermore underpinning the new Everest. Earlier in 2022, VW was asked whether there were any plans to create its own version of the ladder-frame Everest. The answer? Clearly in the negative.
However, Volkswagen Commercial product manager Petr Sulc intriguingly explained to Australian journalists (including those at WhichCar and CarsGuide) at the Amarok’s international launch in Cape Town that Europe’s upcoming stricter emissions regulations could necessitate a VW-badged version of the Everest.
How? Well, it’s a little complicated, but let us explain. Though Ford has not explicitly stated a fully electric version of the Ranger or Everest is on the cards, it has said the platform is “future-proofed”, suggesting such models will indeed one day come to market. VW is thus also looking closely at a battery-powered version of the Amarok.
Why VW might need an Amarok-based SUV after all
Despite having previously ruled out an Amarok-based SUV, Volkswagen now says it may well need to (eventually) create one. Here's why…
FiestaST
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Volkswagen Amarok vs Ford Ranger: What’s The Difference?
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Volkswagen Amarok vs Ford Ranger: What’s The Difference?
How does the new Volkswagen Amarok and Ford Ranger differ from one another considering that they are built on the same platform?
FiestaST
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DRIVEN: Here’s what you need to know about the new Volkswagen Amarok
They’ve done a decent job keeping wind noise to a minimum despite a windy Western Cape and with the big tyres the Amarok’s cabin insulation kept conversation levels normal.
It’s been a long year with many launches that we’ve attended, but the Amarok is certainly a stand out drive.
I have no doubt that it will find much favour with local buyers when it goes on sale and with the Life and Style thrown into the mix the bakkie wars in 2023 has just moved up a notch.
The current Amarok V6 is already more than R1-million to give you an idea but local pricing and specification levels will be released on launch early next year.
They’ve done a decent job keeping wind noise to a minimum despite a windy Western Cape and with the big tyres the Amarok’s cabin insulation kept conversation levels normal.
It’s been a long year with many launches that we’ve attended, but the Amarok is certainly a stand out drive.
I have no doubt that it will find much favour with local buyers when it goes on sale and with the Life and Style thrown into the mix the bakkie wars in 2023 has just moved up a notch.
The current Amarok V6 is already more than R1-million to give you an idea but local pricing and specification levels will be released on launch early next year.
FiestaST
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carsales.com.au first drive of the new 2023 Amarok
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What Car? review of the new 2023 Amarok
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Hydrogen powered Amarok may be a reality ten years from now
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Hydrogen powered Amarok may be a reality ten years from now
Alongside the hotly anticipated new Volkswagen bakkie are whispers that a hydrogen fuel cell-powered Amarok may be a reality years from now.
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Why the Merc X-Class failed and whether VW should be worried
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Why the Merc X-Class failed and whether VW should be worried
As the new Ford Ranger and its Amarok clone hit local shores at the same time, will the VW walk the same path as the failed Mercedes X-Class?
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Ignition GT first drive of the new Amarok
FiestaST
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SEE | These are all the new vehicles Volkswagen will bring to SA in 2023
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SEE | These are all the new vehicles Volkswagen will bring to SA in 2023 | Life
Volkswagen has revealed the new and refreshed vehicles it will be launching in South Africa this year. Take a look...
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Not for me, no thank you. If I wanted a Ford, I'd just buy a Ford
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Volkswagen primes rugged 4x4 EV on Ford Ranger platform
Plans back on the table to develop electric version of VW Amarok's chassis for 'ID Ruggdzz' SUV
Volkswagen’s plan to launch an electric off-road SUV – known as the ID Ruggdzz – appears to be back on track, following confirmation that the ladder-frame chassis used by the new Amarok pick-up is being engineered to take an electric drivetrain.
This Ford-developed chassis, which is also used by the fourth-generation Ford Ranger pick-up, currently supports petrol and diesel as well as petrol-electric plug-in hybrid drivetrains.
But in an interview with Autocar at the launch of the new Amarok in South Africa in December, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles CEO Carsten Intra confirmed that engineering aimed at accommodating a battery and electric motors within the Ford platform is ongoing, despite recent reports suggesting such plans had been abandoned.
“We’re looking at it together with Ford,” said Intra when asked about the possibility of full electrification of the Volkswagen Amarok’s ladder-frame chassis. “It’s still on the agenda,” he added.
Although Intra would not be drawn on the rumoured plans, Volkswagen is said to be considering adopting the electrified chassis, codenamed T6, for a new SUV model that is heavily related to the Amarok but styled in the mould of the ID Ruggdzz – a 4x4 SUV concept that has never been shown in public.
Such a move would mirror that of Ford, which uses the Ranger as the starting point for its Everest SUV, a seven-seat body-on-frame model not sold in the UK.
www.autocar.co.uk
Plans back on the table to develop electric version of VW Amarok's chassis for 'ID Ruggdzz' SUV
Volkswagen’s plan to launch an electric off-road SUV – known as the ID Ruggdzz – appears to be back on track, following confirmation that the ladder-frame chassis used by the new Amarok pick-up is being engineered to take an electric drivetrain.
This Ford-developed chassis, which is also used by the fourth-generation Ford Ranger pick-up, currently supports petrol and diesel as well as petrol-electric plug-in hybrid drivetrains.
But in an interview with Autocar at the launch of the new Amarok in South Africa in December, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles CEO Carsten Intra confirmed that engineering aimed at accommodating a battery and electric motors within the Ford platform is ongoing, despite recent reports suggesting such plans had been abandoned.
“We’re looking at it together with Ford,” said Intra when asked about the possibility of full electrification of the Volkswagen Amarok’s ladder-frame chassis. “It’s still on the agenda,” he added.
Although Intra would not be drawn on the rumoured plans, Volkswagen is said to be considering adopting the electrified chassis, codenamed T6, for a new SUV model that is heavily related to the Amarok but styled in the mould of the ID Ruggdzz – a 4x4 SUV concept that has never been shown in public.
Such a move would mirror that of Ford, which uses the Ranger as the starting point for its Everest SUV, a seven-seat body-on-frame model not sold in the UK.
Volkswagen primes rugged 4x4 EV on Ford Ranger platform | Autocar
Plans back on the table to develop electric version of VW Amarok's chassis for 'ID Ruggdzz' SUV
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