The VW Amarok Thread

Ford power? V6 'hugely important' for next-gen Volkswagen Amarok

A Volkswagen executive in Australia has all but confirmed the next-generation Amarok will be offered with a V6 engine option, though stopped short of revealing exactly which one.

Nick Reid, Volkswagen Australia’s commercial vehicle product manager, hinted to motoring.com.au the second-generation bakkie – which will be built by Ford alongside the new Ranger, including at Silverton in South Africa – would again feature six-cylinder power.

“Whatever engine it ends up with it’ll be awesome, but we can’t really comment on that right now,” Reid told the publication.

When asked directly whether VW hoped to continue offering a V6 option in the second generation, Reid was a bit more forthcoming.

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Ford power? V6 'hugely important' for next-gen Volkswagen Amarok... - CAR Magazine

A Volkswagen executive in Australia has all but confirmed the next-generation Amarok will be offered with a V6 engine option, though stopped short of revealing... Read more →
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Volkswagen Amarok 190 kW (2021) Launch Review

Summary

Make no mistake, the 190-kW 3.0 V6's sheer performance is hands-down the biggest highlight here, but is it enough to compensate for the advanced age of the Amarok package? While the VW's cabin has virtually all the creature comforts you'd need, like the aforementioned Android Auto/Apple CarPlay connectivity and heated seats, the bakkie lacks some of its rivals' active safety features. Then, of course, there is the question of the price tag – it's oh-so-close to the R1-million mark, which is steep for a bakkie, plain and simple. Just ask Mercedes-Benz how its X-Class pricing strategy worked out.

The good news is that if you do want to be the cool guy at the braai and impress your mates with SA's Fastest Bakkie (straight out of the showroom, we reiterate), the first demo has already been loaded up on Cars.co.za and the chance to own one might just be closer than you think... provided you're prepared to settle for a unit that has already clocked up a few kilometres.

With Ford and Volkswagen joining forces to work on the all-new Ranger and Amarok, this is the last hurrah for this generation of Volkswagen's first double cab, and what a swansong it is! If only this engine had been available a little earlier in the model's lifecycle...

We secretly hope the new platform and collab project will result in a vehicle that has the suspension and off-road capability of the Ranger Raptor, but is powered by this V6 engine. Just imagine that...

Volkswagen Amarok 190 kW Price in South Africa (March 2021)

The V6-powered Amarok comes standard with a 3-year/100 000km manufacturer warranty, 5-year/90 000 km Genuine Easy Drive Service Plan and a 6-year anti-corrosion warranty. The service interval is 15 000km.

Amarok Double Cab 3.0 V6 190kW Highline R921 900

Amarok Double Cab 3.0 V6 190kW Extreme R996 000

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Volkswagen Amarok 190 kW (2021) Launch Review

The 190-kW version of the 3.0-litre V6 turbodiesel-powered Volkswagen Amarok double cab quietly arrived in South Africa at the end of 2020 and we've had a chance to drive the eagerly awaited newcomer in and around Cape Town. What is SA's most powerful and fastest (standard) bakkie like to drive...
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Volkswagen Amarok Raptor in the works?

Amarok platform could handle the upgrades

There is a general tinge of sadness about the VW Amarok. Everyone knows the bakkie’s retirement date is soon to be measured in mere months, instead of years.

As with any successful product, towards the end of the model lifecycle, the special edition variants start happening. It is part proven product strategy but also a way to include some newer technologies, with an older platform.

South Africa’s twin bakkie market, Australia, has shown no shyness in giving the Amarok a retirement party of value. With enormous demand for VW’s V6-powered Amarok and an appetite for enhanced OEM double-cabs, the Australians have triggered a joint-venture between Tom Walkinshaw developments and VW.

The result is VW’s Amarok W580, which has finishing design and suspension upgrades, from Tom Walkinshaw’s technicians and engineers. But is there potential for even more?

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Volkswagen Amarok Raptor in the works?

Amarok platform could handle the upgrades There is a general tinge of sadness about the VW Amarok. Everyone knows the bakkie’s retirement date is soon to be measured in mere months, instead of years. As with any successful product, towards the end of the model lifecycle, the special edition...
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DRIVEN: Volkswagen Amarok 3,0 V6 TDI Double Cab Highline 4Motion

It’s hard to believe that 10 years have elapsed since the Amarok set foot in a decidedly hostile South African one-tonne pickup market. Some mild updates, including a few limited-edition models and a 165 kW V6 TDI later, and the current Amarok now nears the end of its impressive run with the most powerful double cab on our market. The long-serving 3,0-litre V6 TDI engine has been given a shot in the arm that bumps the outputs up to a lusty 190 kW and 580 N.m; the former even creeping up to 200 kW when the 10-second overboost comes into play.

As V6 diesels go, the Amarok’s uprated unit is deceivingly demure. The changes in outputs haven’t wrong-footed the wonderfully smooth 8-speed automatic transmission. In fact, the gearing feels taller than anticipated; the spine-pinning wallop of torque you’d expect when planting the throttle is more of a measured press and initially you’d be forgiven for feeling a little underwhelmed … that is until you notice how rapidly the scenery starts whipping by.

Having performance tested the latest Amarok in our March 2021 issue, we saw it breasting the 100 km/h mark from standstill in 7,94 seconds. The engine’s upper-end was mightily impressive, too; the 80-120 km/h in-gear run that took the 165 kW model some 6,03 seconds has been pared down to just 5,24 seconds. Our 10-stop braking test also saw the Amarok serve up a car-like 3,01-second average stopping time from 100 km/h. Similarly impressive is the Amarok’s ability to wrap all of this performance into a package that still managed to deliver 10,20 L/100 km on our mixed-use fuel economy run.

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DRIVEN: Volkswagen Amarok 3,0 V6 TDI Double Cab Highline 4Motion - CAR Magazine

We sample South Africa’s most powerful production double-cab bakkie and find it an impressive swansong to a decade of the Volkswagen Amarok...
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Next (Ranger-based) Volkswagen Amarok bakkie teased in new sketch!

Volkswagen has quietly released a fresh teaser sketch of the second-generation Amarok, which will be based on the new Ford Ranger.

Released by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles as part of a broader press pack detailing the division’s medium-term future, the sketch shows the next-gen Amarok in double-cab form.

In the sketch, the new bakkie is seen wearing aggressively flared (and squared-off) wheel arches, which in turn house large alloys wrapped in all-terrain tyres. The pictured pick-up furthermore features orange detailing up front, chunky side steps, black roof rails, a light bar and a tubular sports bar over the loading bay.

Interestingly, the front-end design of the Amarok in this latest sketch differs slightly from the vehicle depicted in the first teaser released back in March 2020. Indeed, the “X” motif isn’t quite as pronounced in the image you see above, with a little less silver-painted trim.

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Next (Ranger-based) Volkswagen Amarok bakkie teased in new sketch!

Volkswagen has quietly released a fresh teaser sketch of the second-generation Amarok, which will be based on the new Ford Ranger. Released by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles as part of a broader press pack detailing the division’s medium-term future, the sketch shows the next-gen Amarok in...
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New 2022 Volkswagen Amarok: Ford Ranger sibling previewed

New mid-size pick-up will be built alongside the Ranger at Ford's Silverton plant in South Africa

Volkswagen has previewed the production styling of its new Amarok pick-up, which is due in 2022 and being jointly developed with Ford.

The two firms agreed a wide-ranging ‘global alliance’ in 2019 that will include commercial vehicles and electric cars. The next-generation Amarok will be the first model launched as a result of the initiative and is described by Volkswagen as “a major strategic step”.

The latest sketch of the new Amarok was shown as part of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles' annual conference. It reveals that the machine is set to gain a bolder, more aggressive grille similar to that seen on the latest Touareg, while the boxy wheel arches recall the American Atlas SUV.

The new machine will be based on the platform used for the Ford Ranger pick-up and the reduced cost of doing so will be key to ensuring Volkswagen’s Commercial Vehicles arm can achieve the required economies of scale. Ford has invested nearly £800m in preparing its Silverton, South Africa factory to build both models at a rate of 200,000 units per year.

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New 2022 Volkswagen Amarok: Ford Ranger sibling previewed | Autocar

New mid-sized pick-up will be built alongside the Ranger at Ford's Silverton plant in South Africa
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Armoured VW Amarok V6 From SVI Engineering

Vehicle armour specialists, SVI Engineering, is now offering armoured protection for the Volkswagen Amarok V6 double-cab bakkie! See specification and pricing details below!

There is an increasing demand for armoured vehicles in South Africa and SVI Engineering specializes in this domain, supplying solutions to private, corporate, security, mining and government sectors. The Volkswagen Amarok V6 is the latest product to receive SVI’s armoured treatment, making it the most powerful armoured bakkie in South Africa.

SVI Engineering has extensive experience in providing various levels of armoured protection and earlier this year, the engineering firm announced an agreement with Ford SA to produce factory-approved bulletproof Rangers. Our very own Ciro De Siena also had the opportunity to drive the hardcore SVI Max 9 military vehicle through a wall.

What does the armour conversion for the VW Amarok V6 cost?

Customers can expect to pay R433 000 for B4 protection while the B6 level of protection is priced from R655 000 before options and comes with a 1-year/50 000km armour warranty for road use. Pricing excludes VAT and the cost of the vehicle.

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Armoured VW Amarok V6 From SVI Engineering

Vehicle armour specialists, SVI Engineering, is now offering armoured protection for the Volkswagen Amarok V6 double-cab bakkie! See specification and pricing details below! There is an increasing demand for armoured vehicles in South Africa and SVI Engineering specializes in this domain...
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Volkswagen Amarok V6 now available with bullet-resistant conversion

South African armoured vehicle specialist SVI is now doing bullet-resistant conversions on the 190kW Volkswagen Amarok V6 TDI.

The conversions take around 12 weeks, SVI says, and customers can choose from various options, with the SVI B4 package (handgun protection level) starting at R433 000 and the B6 conversion (which also covers assault rifles like the AK47) costing from R655 000 before options.

The more affordable B4 package is touted as the “perfect anti-hijack solution” and furthermore it only adds 280kg to the Amarok’s kerb weight, versus 650kg in the case of the B6 package. However, it appears clients tend to opt for the B6 protection level, which is described as the “ultimate civilian level of armoured protection” due to the fact that it can stop bullets from assault rifles such as the AK47 and R1.

According to SVI, the conversion entails stripping the interior to the bare metal and meticulously building the vehicle up as an armoured unit.

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Volkswagen Amarok V6 now available with bullet-resistant conversion

South African armoured vehicle specialist SVI is now doing bullet-resistant conversions on the 190kW Volkswagen Amarok V6 TDI.
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ROAD TEST: Hilux Legend vs Amarok V6 vs Ranger Thunder

TEST SUMMARY

There are times when even the logical and measured process of our scoring system brings forth results that make us do a double-take. The seeming three-way tie between these capable pickups is a prime example. While we try to limit the weighting the emotional aspect of car ownership carries when assessing something as practical as a pick-up, the aspirational nature, visual flair – and in the Amarok’s case, its sheer mechanical punch – made this task immensely challenging. On the percentage-based framework that underpins our

five-star rating system, there was a mere 1,6-point margin.

On this occasion, it’s the tough-as-nails Hilux at the tail end of the table. Its virtues are many: mechanical robustness, off-road ability and palpable improvements in refinement, performance and overall packaging make it an imposing product. However, its less-rounded road manners feel a step behind its more tarmac-savvy rivals and, given the tiny margins separating the three pickups, the near-R120 000 body blow that the largely unessential RS pack deals to the Toyota’s value proposition is enough to relegate it to base camp here.

Many will question the logic behind Volkswagen’s decision to shoehorn the diesel equivalent of a nuclear bomb into the Amarok’s engine bay, especially given that it’s essentially a parting gesture ahead of the Ford co-developed successor’s 2022 unveiling. Like Mallory’s opening gambit, it could be argued the opportunity was taken “because it’s there”. Applied to a vehicle that has already impressed with its dynamic prowess, tasteful styling and almost SUV-like liveability, the

190 kW treatment is its trump card. Yet, all of that ability comes at a massive asking price. Factor in some flagging perceived quality issues and the rarefied atmosphere of the Amarok’s near-R1 million price bracket is simply too far a climb for most.

The Ranger Thunder’s blend of value for money, excellent specification, balanced road manners and well-executed cosmetic package has it narrowly shouldering past its rivals on the way to the summit. It doesn’t excel in one specific area but rather exhibits a hard-to-emulate balance of talents, culminating in a crushingly capable package with a broad appeal.

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ROAD TEST: Hilux Legend vs Amarok V6 vs Ranger Thunder - CAR Magazine

Toyota Hilux, Ford Ranger, VW Amarok. Three Peaks. They represent the pinnacles of the one-tonne pickup landscape, but who is peaking and who is over the hill?
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source: https://www.drive.com.au/news/2023-volkswagen-amarok-imagined-with-off-road-accessories/


2023 Volkswagen Amarok imagined with off-road accessories​

From Europe, an official rendering has provided a look at what the next-gen Amarok could look like when it lands in 2022.

Ben Zachariah
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The 2023 Volkswagen Amarok has been imagined in this new set of renderings.
Using official teaser sketches released by Volkswagen, Swiss Amarok accessories company Black Sheep commissioned illustrator Sascha Thilmany to create these renderings, featuring the brand's products.
The new Amarok will be based on the next-generation Ford Ranger, due to be unveiled in late 2021 for arrival into showrooms in early 2022, but executives from the German car maker insist its dual-cab ute will retain "Volkswagen DNA".


To ensure the Amarok will be more than just a rebadged Ranger, Volkswagen has sent personnel from its commercial vehicles department to work with Ford Australia's design and engineering teams, who are leading the project.
"We know what our Amarok means to our customers and fans in Australia. And that’s the reason why we are really working hard to have a 100 per cent Volkswagen, a true Volkswagen, and not only a rebadged Ford," Head of Design at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Albert-Johann Kirzinger, said in a video published in 2020.
Above and top: Unofficial renderings of the 2023 Volkswagen Amarok by Black Sheep/Thilmany Creative.
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"I want you to rest assured that this Amarok will be a real beast."

Following Volkswagen's newly-adopted design language, the unofficial renderings show a full-width LED light bar integrated into the ute's grille.
Both headlights and tail-lights are also LED, while the vehicle's C-pillar features a wedge-shape shown previously in teasers and spotted on camouflaged Ford Ranger prototypes.
A number of off-road accessories have also been added to the Thilmany Creative concept from Black Sheep's catalogue, including additional LED light bars, tow hooks, storage, and a roof-top tent. Raised suspension and more aggressive tyres add to the look.

Above: An official teaser of the 2023 Volkswagen Amarok.
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Though yet to be confirmed, it's believed Volkswagen could persuade Ford to fit its 3.0-litre 'Power Stroke' turbo-diesel V6 from the F-150 pick-up, which closely matches the current turbo-diesel V6 offered in the Volkswagen – and considered a major selling point for the model.
The current V6 Amarok produces 190kW and 580Nm, while the Ford F-150 diesel V6 sits at 185kW and 600Nm.
Recent reports out of the US have suggested the Ford Ranger Raptor will get a twin-turbo petrol V6 borrowed from the 300kW/563Nm Ford Explorer ST, though it's unknown whether the engine will make it to Australian shores.

While the illustration is an unofficial take on what the 2023 Amarok will appear to look like when it's released in late 2022, the images have been shared among Volkswagen executives on social media websites, suggesting it could be close to the final product.
Ben Zachariah
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Ben Zachariah is an experienced writer and motoring journalist from Melbourne, having worked in the automotive industry for more than 15 years. Ben was previously an interstate truck driver and completed his MBA in 2021. 
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OFFROAD in the powerful 2021 (190kW) Volkswagen Amarok V6 TDI 4Motion

We'd surely make it up on the next rally stage. Not so much. The slightest touch of the flag with the left side mirror opened the trap door and our race was run. The driver? No name no packdrill.

A late burst in the final speed event was enough to lift our spirits but unfortunately not our position.

Despite the competitive nature of the event it was all in good fun and while Fanelesibonge Bengo from Isolezwe (so at least it’s in the Independent group) and Sibonelo Myeni from Ukhozi FM and iMoto were deserved winners, ultimately the VW Amarok proved to be a touch of class in a variety of proper offroad conditions.

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OFFROAD in the powerful 2021 (190kW) Volkswagen Amarok V6 TDI 4Motion

Annual Spirit of Amarok media challenge proved tough as ever as we put the pedal to the metal in the 190kW Volkswagen Amarok V6 TDI 4Motion
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