Thankyou Volkswagen...now can you...

"SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media" (silentbutnotreallydeadly) 01/27/2020 at 20:22 • Filed to: amarok

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... make the rear seating a bit more generous?

Volkswagen have finally bowed to pressure from Australia and given our market a base spec Amarok V6 TDI dual cab with a 6 speed manual gearbox. Apparently, this is specific to our market alone and will not be offered elsewhere.

Towing capacity has been dropped to 3000 kilograms (down from 3500 kg) and the engine has been detuned by 50 torques. By way of compensation, the driveline gets a mechanical rear diff lock and part time 4x4 with a low range transfer case (all the autos are full time 4x4) . Locking the rear diff drops the ABS and stability control into a more soporific state too.

Pricing is AU$50,000 plus on roads.

Now that VW Oz are also offering factory supported chassis extensions (either 300 or 650mm) for the Amarok, it could come back into our consideration. An extra 650mm of flatbed tray length would be very useful...at a cost though (another twenty grand!)

dogisbadob > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 01/27/2020 at 20:51

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It’d be nice if they sold them in teh US at all!

All VW has to do is build them in Mexico

VW is #1 in Mexico, and the Am arok is popular in Latin America

HammerheadFistpunch > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 01/27/2020 at 21:21

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Oh they are finally putting the big engine with a proper dual range transfer box?  Win

HammerheadFistpunch > dogisbadob 01/27/2020 at 21:38

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It would get creamed here.

HammerheadFistpunch > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 01/27/2020 at 21:40

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The extension... Before or after the rear axle? 

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > HammerheadFistpunch 01/27/2020 at 21:57

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Before... directly behind the cabin.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > dogisbadob 01/27/2020 at 22:00

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It just wouldn't make financial sense for either VW or the consumer. They would cost more than the Ranger for starters.

HammerheadFistpunch > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 01/27/2020 at 23:22

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That’s all right  then.