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More gold, fewer beans. Award winning
Volkswagen Amarok now even more affordable
Pickup buyers looking to put Volkswagen’s award-winning Amarok on their driveways, worksites or grounds can now do
so for less.
he introduction of
the new Trendline
V6 3.0 TDI 163PS
model to the range
means that
Amarok ownership
now starts at just £24,510 (basic,
excluding VAT and OTR).
Following the introduction of a
manual gearbox option in
November last year, Volkswagen
Commercial Vehicles is meeting
customer demand by adding a
new 163PS version of its acclaimed
TDI V6 engine to the line-up. The
new powerplant sits just below its
204PS and 224PS siblings in the
new line-up, and packs serious
punch thanks to its 450Nm torque
output. With 24 valves and
overhead camshafts, the power
unit meets the latest Euro 6
T
emissions standard, and features a
host of fuel-saving BlueMotion
Technology advances. It drives
through a six-speed manual
gearbox and delivers power to the
road via a selectable 4MOTION
four-wheel-drive system.
In terms of performance and
economy, the new V6 3.0 TDI
163PS model has a Gross Vehicle
Weight (GVW) of 3,200kg, a
maximum payload rating of
1,073kg and can tow up to 3,000kg
(braked trailer). It is capable of
reaching 62mph from rest in just
9.8 seconds and has a top speed
of 110mph. CO2 emissions are
228g/km, while fuel consumption
on the combined cycle is 32.5mpg.
The new model is available in
Trendline trim only, and comes with
a host of creature comforts
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including 17" Posadas alloy
wheels, Climatronic air-
conditioning system, Composition
Media Radio with 6.33" touch
screen, App-Connect and cruise
control. Order books for the new
model are open now, with the first
deliveries expected in May.
And if the arrival of the most
affordable Amarok yet wasn’t
enough to tempt buyers, its
inclusion in Volkswagen’s diesel
scrappage scheme2 could make
the deal even sweeter for buyers
looking to trade up. Launched in
September 2017 to encourage the
exchange of latest generation,
lower-emission new vehicles, in
tandem with the removal of older,
Euro 1-41 emissions standards
vehicles from the UK, the scheme
means that buyers could receive
an incentive of £2,000 against the
cost of their new Amarok. To
qualify, customers need to trade-in
a vehicle that complies with pre-
Euro 5 emissions and has been
owned by the buyer for at least six
months. All vehicles must be
ordered by 31 March 2018 and
registered before 30 June 2018 to
qualify.
For more details on the
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
scrappage scheme
visit https://www.volkswagen-
vans.co.uk/en/offers-
finance/offers/scrappage.html . For
details of all new year offers, visit
your local Van centre or go
to https://www.volkswagen-
vans.co.uk/en/offers-
finance/offers.html
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