Amarok – The new Pickup of Volkswagen

Calendar December 31, 2009 | Posted by Chris

The Inuit call it Amarok, in English they call it wolf. On December 28, 2009 I met it in the Rally Dakar 2010 Camp in Buenos Aires.

The Amarok is a surprising car …

The shown model is a AMAROK TDI 2.0 Highline 4×4 an has a surprising motor concept:

Engine:  
Engine displacement:  
Power:  
Torque:  
Transmission:  
Drive train:  

2.0 TDI Biturbo
1.968 cc
163 hp at 4.000 rpm
400 Nm at 1.750 rpm
manual, 6 gears (5+E = 5 normal gears and economic)
4×2 or 4×4

Wheelbase:  
Acceleration 0-100 km/h (62.5 mph):  
Maximum speed:  
Weight:  
Load capacity:  
Length / Width / Height: 

3.095 mm (121,85 in.)
11.1 s
181 km/h (113 mph)
1.990 kg (4,380 lbs)
1.000 kg (2,200 lbs)
5.261 / 1.944 / 1.834 mm (207.1 / 76.5 / 72.2 inches)

We hope to have soon a test drive with this amazing car and compare it with Toyota Hilux 2010.

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