Its steady drip-feed 2023 Volkswagen Amarok As the teaser continues, the latest details will be revealed with the touchscreen of the new ute.
The new UT will be fully unveiled on July 7 before the local launch in early 2023.
Like the new Ford Ranger, with which the new Amarok shares its foundations, the Volkswagen has a portrait-based touchscreen.
Volkswagen says it will offer “a size up to 12 inches”. The Ranger offers a choice of 10.1-inch or 12-inch touchscreens, while the outgoing Amarok has a 6.33-inch screen.
The Amarok is expected to run Ford’s Sync 4 infotainment system, although this seems to be a different skin feature.
The climate control at the bottom of the screen is different from the switchgear Ford.
Although the Ranger and Amarok can share a larger touchscreen booked by the tall air vents, their respective interiors are styled differently.
The Amarok has a variety of air vents as well as a unique steering wheel and what seems to be a unique shifter. Expect a different look for the digital instrument cluster as well.
The German brand has stated that it intends to provide Amarak with “real Volkswagen DNA”.
To that end, the front and rear edges also have unique styling.
Below, there are unique taillights and a front-facing look that is an evolution of the current model’s design language, in stark contrast to the Ranger’s compressed F-150 look.
Unlike Ford, Volkswagen will abandon halogen headlights for its low-specific models. All grades will have LED or matrix LED.
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Volkswagen will offer Amarok at the base, life, style and flagship PanAmericana and Aventura trim levels.
Panamericana will have an “off-road character”, while Aventura will have a road-going style.
Volkswagen’s Turbo-Diesel V6 won’t be featured, but don’t worry: the company has confirmed that a Bent-Six will run, and it is expected to be paired with Ford’s 3.0-liter V6 Turbo-Diesel with a 10-speed automatic transmission.
In Ranger, this engine produces 184kW of power and 600Nm of torque.
Volkswagen’s current Amarok flagship, the W580, generates 190kW and 580Nm from its 3.0-liter displacement.
There will be four diesel and one petrol choices around the world, with displacements between 2.0-liter and 3.0-liter, as well as either rear-wheel drive, part-time 4 × 4, or full-time permanent AWD. Volkswagen says it will have a 3.5-ton towing capacity.
Coming from the Ford V6, it is understood that the Volkswagen Ranger will use 2.0-liter single-turbo diesel and six-speed auto, 2.0-liter Beaterbo and 10-speed auto and 2.3-liter EcoBoost turbo-petrol. It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post.
Among the outgoing models, Volkswagen commercial vehicles promise new-to-segment driver-assist features, superior off-road capabilities and a more comfortable and premium interior.
In total, it says Amarok will offer more than 30 driver assistance systems – another huge jump from the current car, where even autonomous emergency braking is lacking.
Hopefully Amarok will follow the Ranger in offering features like adaptive cruise control, blind-spot monitoring, lane-keep assist and rear cross-traffic alert.
Made by teams from Australia and Europe, the latest version of Amarak will be produced in Silverton, South Africa.
The current model has been assembled in Argentina, and the Ranger will continue to come from Thailand, in contrast.
Although it shares a lot with the Ranger, Volkswagen says his team has worked in parallel with Ford’s Ranger team.
In the absence of the Ranger Raptor-based flagship, it will again partner with the up-spec version of Amarok, locally tuned to Wakinshow.
Such a model will appear at the end of 2024. This is less than the current W-Series models, which came almost a decade after the launch of the first generation Amarok.
The current W-Series Amaroks adds features from the new seats and stickers via Operated Suspension, Body Protection, Rock Rail, Wheels and Tires and Lighting.
They are sold to Volkswagen dealers and have a normal factory warranty
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Volkswagen executives in Europe have also spoken of the possibility of an electric version during Amarok’s life cycle.
Autocar It is reported that this Amarok EV may be launched in Europe in 2025.
Ford will launch a plug-in hybrid version of the Ranger by 2024, but is not satisfied with the electrical range of the plug-in hybrid, according to Lars Krauss, a member of the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicle Board responsible for marketing Volkswagen.
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