Volkswagen’s 190kW Amarok is here

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SA’s most powerful double cab celebrates ten years of Amarok in the country

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A launch control function allows the Amarok V6 to sprint to 100km/h in just 7.6 seconds. Picture: SUPPLIEDV6 190kW TDI engine musters 25kW more power than the outgoing 165kW derivative, and the 580Nm of torque is a 30Nm improvement. Power is channelled through an eight-speed automatic gearbox. With an overboost function that delivers 200kW for 10 seconds it is the country’s most powerful bakkie, outgunning the 190kW Mercedes X350d.

A launch control function allows the Amarok V6 to sprint to 100km/h in just 7.6 seconds, making it one the country’s quickest bakkies, and it has a top speed of 207km/h. The Amarok V6 arrives in two specification grades, Highline and Extreme, on the tenth anniversary of the Amarok in SA. Since its 2010 launch VW’s one-tonner has sold more than 37,000 units single and double cab units.PricingAmarok Double Cab 3.0 V6 190kW Extreme — R996,000

 

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