VOLKSWAGEN Industrial Automobiles has launched a few detailed design sketches giving us our first clear indication of what the physique and inside of its third era Amarok will appear like.
Due in showrooms late subsequent 12 months, the one-tonne dual-cab ute broadcasts an look Volkswagen says is “extra self-confident”.
Echoing statements made by Ford on the current international launch of the Amarok’s twin-under-the-skin Ranger, the German model mentioned it’ll focus its premium gentle industrial automobile not solely on the commerce sector, but additionally the rising leisure and four-wheel drive market.
Promising even higher versatility and off-road capability, its maker says the Amarok ute can have “clear Volkswagen DNA” with a “fully new look inside and outside”.
“The putting entrance, and above all of the defining X design clearly distinguish the brand new Amarok and emphasise its declare to be main the way in which”, Volkswagen Industrial Automobiles head of design Albert-Johann Kirzinger mentioned.
“We’ve given the energy and energy of the brand new Amarok an unambiguous expression – with clear Volkswagen DNA, inside and outside.”
Whereas Volkswagen stopped in need of revealing drivetrain or specification particulars for its subsequent Amarok, it did say the mannequin will characteristic “considerably extra driver help techniques” and that it’ll “impress prospects when it comes to its connectivity”.
Volkswagen Industrial Automobiles Model Board of Administration Member for Gross sales and Advertising and marketing Dr Lars Krause says the brand new Amarok shouldn’t be solely extremely succesful however will characteristic a number of helpful gear highlights that could be utilised by tool-of-trade homeowners, suggesting the mannequin could incorporate options discovered on the Ranger such because the workbench-style tailgate and 360-degree exterior lighting system.
“The Amarok makes attainable what in lots of locations seems not possible at first sight: it makes issues simpler for its customers by helping them of their work and on a regular basis lives,” Dr Krause mentioned.
“That’s as a result of the Amarok gives options that allow our prospects to realize their targets – particularly when issues get tough.”
The Amarok has been in sequence manufacturing since 2010 and to this point virtually 800,000 examples have been produced. Volkswagen says the brand new mannequin will probably be in-built each its Pacheco facility in Argentina and at its Silverton facility in South Africa.
Regionally, and regardless of its age, the Volkswagen Amarok continues to rank as one of many better-selling dual-cab four-wheel drive utes in its class. To the top of November, Volkswagen bought 7413 Amaroks nationally behind the Nissan Navara (11,634), Mazda BT-50 (11,790), Mitsubishi Triton (14,902), Isuzu D-MAX (17,164), Toyota HiLux (36,987) and top-selling Ford Ranger (42,239).
The present Volkswagen Amarok vary is priced from $44,590 via to $81,490 plus on-road prices.