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More power to the pick-up:
Volkswagen launches new top spec Amarok
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is putting words into action as the Amarok concept vehicle shown at the IAA in
Frankfurt last year becomes available to order* as the new, top engine specification production model.
particular
highlight is the V6
TDI engine with
258 PS, plus a 14
PS overboost and
up to 580 Newton
metres of torque – available for the
Amarok Highline and Aventura
versions. As the new top Aventura
model the Amarok also features
new visual elements such as a
black roof liner, new 20-inch
wheels and, for the first time,
Aventura paintwork in metallic
Peacock Green.
The Amarok has moved up yet
another power step: compared to
the previous line-up in which the
224 PS was the top engine, the
2018 Amarok has a power output
of 258 PS, or briefly even 272 PS
(200 kW) when using the
overboost.
More torque, 580 Nm instead of
the 550 to date, and appreciably
more power – are sure to delight
both