Volkswagen Amarok – Wolf in Truck’s Clothing

Volkswagen unveiled their new pick-up truck at the LA Motor Show, the Amarok which is aimed at the Nissan Navara and Mitsubishi Warrior.

VW have done extremely well with this tough new pick-up.  Not only does it have elegant structural designs, they have also managed to give it an unusually bizarre name.  The word Amarok translates to ‘wolf’ in Inuit, which is the language of the Eskimo people living in Northern Canada and Greenland.   And despite the sleek image and stylish exterior, this truck was named after a wolf for good reason – the Amarok can pull over a tonne of payload and tow around 2,700kg.

Developed from scratch, this new pick-up truck is the fourth model in a series of the VW Commercial Vehicles brand.  It will initially be launched as a double cab pick-up with four-wheel drive, and a single-cab version is scheduled for introduction at a later date.

Volkswagen will offer a choice of two Euro-friendly 2.0-litre TDi diesel engines offering 160bhp and 400Nm of torque or 120bhp and 340Nm of torque, both having a six-speed manual transmission and CO2 emissions of less than 200g/km.   The Amarok will also have a gear-change indicator to help drivers achieve the best fuel economy – an 80-litre fuel tank should offer a range of over 600 miles.

The Amarok will be built in Volkswagen’s Argentinean factory, with UK sales starting in the summer of 2010.

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