VOLKSWAGEN and Walkinshaw have continued their just lately cast partnership and revealed the second automobile to emerge from their collaboration: The Ranger Raptor-baiting Amarok W580X.
Whereas the primary W580 was conceived and developed as a ‘GT-ute’ with on-road-performance being the secret, the W580X goes within the different path and is aimed squarely at off-road use.
Powered by the identical 190kW/580Nm turbocharged 3.0-litre V6 diesel engine as the remainder of the high-end Amaroks, the W580X has been fitted out with 18-inch cast alloy wheels wrapped in all-terrain tyres, raised entrance suspension, MTV twin-tube dampers in any respect 4 corners, customized bash plates, rock sliders, Seikel underbody safety and diff breathers.
A snorkel will even be optionally accessible, whereas the one transmission alternative would be the acquainted eight-speed ZF computerized.
To additional assist set it other than its road-biased stablemate and the remainder of the Amarok vary, the W580X brandishes a novel entrance grille, prolonged wheelarches and LED mild bar.
With first deliveries not because of begin till April subsequent 12 months, neither VW or Walkinshaw have revealed the W580X’s pricing simply but, although they’ve began to element the important thing commonplace package highlights away from the off-road enhancements.
Walkinshaw-branded Artwork Velour seat trim, heated entrance seats, bi-xenon headlamps, dual-zone local weather management, Uncover infotainment system with navigation, tyre strain monitoring and rubber ground mats will all be included out of the field.
In accordance with Volkswagen Group Australia nationwide advertising and product supervisor Nick Reid, the primary W-Collection was an opportunity to supply “one thing that no-one else available in the market may do”.
“With the brand new W580X, our W-Collection Off-Street Amarok, we will lean in to a different side of the Amarok’s platform,” he mentioned.
“We all know the Amarok is among the many greatest off-roaders round in commonplace type, however with Walkinshaw giving it a novel tune, we’ll have the ability to provide one thing unbeatable to Australian clients.”
Very similar to the usual W580, the W580X is anticipated to be supplied in restricted numbers, though its creators are but to substantiate precisely what number of will materialise.
Utilizing the road-going model as a foundation, the W580X is anticipated to hold a beginning value of round $73,000 earlier than on-roads on the account of its quite a few bolt-on modifications.
Volkswagen offered 3924 Amaroks throughout the primary six months of this 12 months, accounting for 3.9 per cent of the ever-popular 4×4 ute phase.
