The wait is sort of over, Volkswagen Amarok consumers.
Pre-orders for the new Amarok dual-cab ute at the moment are open and the configurator is dwell on the Volkswagen Australia web site, forward of first deliveries early in Could.
Volkswagen has shared pictures of a number of the first automobiles to be registered in Australia, following on from photos snapped by eagle-eyed Australian consumers awaiting supply of their automobiles.
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It has additionally confirmed gasoline financial system for the total vary; you may test particulars out in our full price and spec story here.
When it arrives, Volkswagen expects the Amarok Fashion to be the top-selling mannequin.
It is priced from $66,990 earlier than on-road prices, and goes head-to-head with the Ford Ranger Sport and Wildtrakthe Toyota HiLux SR5 and Rogueand the range-topping Isuzu D-Max X-Terrain and Mazda BT-50 Thunder.
As beforehand signposted, the Aventura and PanAmericana would be the first Amarok fashions Down Underneath, with lower-end fashions following not far behind.
The corporate has fielded greater than 10,000 expressions of curiosity for the brand new Amarok, suggesting will probably be sizzling property at launch.
However the truth it is made in South Africa, and the actual fact Volkswagen Australia is the most important marketplace for the Amarok, means the group at VW expects to have “good inventory” of the brand new ute.
It is anticipated to compete with the T-Roc for prime billing on the Volkswagen gross sales charts, because the model cashes in on 12 years price of previous-gen Amarok house owners eager on a brand new mannequin, together with household consumers who dominated out the now-defunct first-generation automobile because of the lack of rear aspect airbags, amongst different security options.
Underneath the pores and skin, the brand new Amarok has been developed on the identical platform as the most recent Ford Ranger.
Three engines will probably be supplied: a 2.0-liter turbo-diesel four-cylinder (in two states of tune), a 3.0-liter turbo-diesel V6, and a 2.3-liter turbocharged petrol engine.
Whereas the Ranger will probably be supplied with the two.3-liter petrol engine in different markets, in Australia it is a diesel-only affair.
Volkswagen will provide 5 trim ranges: Core, Life, Fashion, PanAmerica, and Aventura.
Pricing begins at $50,990 earlier than on-roads and extends to $79,990 earlier than on-roads in Australia.
Braked towing capability is as much as 3500kg and there is a 6500kg gross mixed mass. Payload is as much as 1200kg relying on mannequin.
Fording depth has elevated from 500 to 800mm and because of the now-shorter overhangs, the entrance angle of method determine is now 29 levels, the departure angle is 21 levels, and the ramp angle is 21 levels.
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