High-grade Style, Panamericana and Aventura models will lead the charge for the new Volkswagen Amarok in Australia, followed by the base ‘Amarok’ and mid-range Life later in the year.
The first examples of the new 2023 Volkswagen Amarok ute – a twin under the skin to the Ford Ranger – are due in Australia in April next year, a few weeks later than previously announced.
Volkswagen says the first examples of the new Amarok – co-developed with Ford, offering more technology than before, and Ford V6 diesel power – into Australia will be more expensive high-grade models, known as the Style, PanAmericana and Aventura.
Lower-specification models – the eponymous ‘Amarok’ and Life variants – are due to make it to Australia by the middle of the year. Prices for the full range are yet to be confirmed.
Whereas the first-generation Volkswagen Amarok – which debuted in 2011 – was designed wholly in-house by the German car maker, this new-generation model uses Ford’s new T6.2 platform as used in the latest Ford Ranger, Everest and Ranger Raptor.
This means the Volkswagen Amarok uses engines, technology and safety equipment sourced from Ford, and shared with its Ranger twin. However, all of the tuning, calibration and design has been done separately by Volkswagen for the Amarok.
The company is yet to confirm pricing for this new model – expect to see those details sometime in the new year – but more details on specification levels have been released.
However, the lack of pricing hasn’t stopped pre-orders for Volkswagen’s new ute from numbering ‘in the thousands’.
Volkswagen expects the new Style variant – which effectively replaces the old Highline grade – to be the volume seller of the range.
This model comes with a 154kW/500Nm 2.0-litre twin-turbocharged four-cylinder diesel engine, running through a 10-speed automatic gearbox and part-time four-wheel drive system.
The Style comes standard with matrix LED headlights, a larger 12-inch infotainment display, 12-inch digital instrument cluster and power-adjustable heated seats up front (with optional leather trimming).
Buyers can option a more expensive 3.0-litre turbo-diesel V6, which makes 184kW/600Nm and runs through a 10-speed auto and permanent all-wheel drive system.
The Style is the cheapest Amarok variant available with the V6 engine. The higher-grade PanAmericana and Aventura have the V6 as standard equipment, but the latter also offers the choice of a 2.3-litre turbocharged petrol four-cylinder Ford engine, which makes 222kW/452Nm.
Ford’s 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged V6 – as used in the Raptor – is understood to be off-limits for the Volkswagen Amarok.
The 2023 Volkswagen Amarok is due in Australian showrooms in April, pending any unforeseen delays. Click here to read Drive’s first drive review of the new model in South Africa.
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