In May this year, 2018suvs.net proclaimed that Volkswagen Commercial
Vehicles (VCV) would begin marketing the Amarok pick-up truck in the USA in
2017.
It said the 2017 VW Amarok USA is
expected to use the MQB platform,
adding that with this platform the vehicle should
be modern-looking and of sufficient strength to carry the required load.
It forecast the
front of the pick-up truck will have a large grille and new LED headlights.
It added that the “SUV will have a lot of chrome parts and details.” Standard wheels will be of 22 inches, while the cargo box will have a tailgate with its own remote control,
Reports suggest there
will be a 4.2-litre V8 TDI engine which
will develop 420 bhp and 686 lbft of torque. Reports add that there will be the
option of a manual six-speed manual transmission, and an eight-speed
automatic transmission. Acceleration from 0-60 mile/h takes 6 s.
Competitors in the
US to the Amarok are seen as the Honda Ridgeline, Nissan’s Navara, the
Chevrolet Avalanche, Dodge Ram and of course Ford’s F-150.
However,
that same month, May 2016, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VCV) in Europe revealed
first images of its new Amarok on the move, as well as the interior which
offers customers a number of new features.
VCV said
the Amarok will have a new 3-litre V6 TDI engine giving 550 Nm torque and 165
kW / 224 bhp at its highest power output level. VCV also claims a top speed of
193 km/h(120 mile/h) and accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mile/h) in 7.9 s.
In Europe,
the new Amarok will be available with rear-wheel drive and with double cab. The
V6 TDI and 120 kW (EU6, available from the second quarter of 2017), option will
be more expensive than the previous entry-level model with a double cab and 103
kW TDI four-cylinder engine.
The
top-of-the-range Amarok Aventura will have the V6 TDI and 165 kW engine,
4Motion all-wheel drive and eight-speed automatic transmission will be launched
at the end of September 2016.
However, a spokesperson for VW says the company has no plans to launch Amarok in the USA.
However, a spokesperson for VW says the company has no plans to launch Amarok in the USA.
It might come but not now. "The current platform isn't suitable, Woebcken said, but when the platform gets replaced in the next year or two, a U.S. version will be considered. " http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-shows/los-angeles-auto-show/news/a31601/volkswagens-us-head-says-diesels-could-return/
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