Volkswagen Amarok - competitive but not class-leading
And that’s a ruth, because a week-long test in an Amarok with Highline identifying has proved it to be a very worthy competitor to any of the current crop of leather-clad, series-topping double cabs currently on the customer base – at least until Ford’s new Ranger arrives.
Stimulate efficiency regularly nudged 34mpg, admittedly without a trailer behind, and the uplands is hushed and rattle-free. There is storage a-quantity around the cabin, plus three 12v power sockets for all civility of electrical gadgets that most of us now seem to carry.
The Amarok comes in three ornament levels for the UK market – entry-consistent Startline, mid-spec Trendline and full-fat Highline. Two motor options are available, using VW’s venerable 2-litre TDi four-pot and six-timeliness manual gearbox to haul the pickup’s paramount permissible 5,500kg gross train arrange.
Under-powered you ask? Not really, not with a twin-turbo 163hp rendition heading up the range with 400Nm and is available in all frill levels except the Startline, which gets a 122hp TDi with 340Nm.
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There's also a new bumper at the rear, and new alloy wheels. Inside the Santa Fe carbon black trim replaces the previous wood finish and the CD/RDS radio