VW Amarok

Volkswagen
VW Amarok double cab (2010-2016)
Amarok
Production period:	since 2010
Class :	Utilities
Body versions :	Pick up
Engines:	Gasoline engines : 2.0 liters (118 kW) Diesel engines : 2.0-3.0 liters (90-190 kW)
Length:	5191-5254 mm
Width:	1944-1954 mm
Height:	1834-1878 mm
Wheelbase :	3090-3095 mm
Empty weight :	1872-2324 kg
Previous model	VW Taro

The VW Amarok is a pickup model from the Volkswagen brand . 90,000 vehicles (single and double cabins) are to be built annually at the VW General Pacheco plant near Buenos Aires (Argentina).

The Amarok is sold worldwide (as of 2013), with the exception of the USA and Canada. VW is in talks with dealers in the USA and Canada to introduce the pickup in North America as well. Imports into the USA are prevented by an expensive import tax, which is supposed to protect the local pickup provider ("chicken tax"). Annual production of 40,000 vehicles at the Hanover plant (only double cab) began for the European and Russian markets at the end of June 2012. Production in Europe was discontinued in May 2020.

Naming

Amarok is the name of a wolf-like creature in Eskimo mythology .

The VW Amarok was on public display for the first time in January 2010 as the official support vehicle for the Dakar Rally in Chile and Argentina.

Study "Robust Pickup"

Study "Robust Pickup" (2008)

The Amarok is based directly on the Robust Pickup concept vehicle , which was first presented at the IAA for commercial vehicles in 2008.

The first photos were presented in December 2009.

Dimensions and equipment

The pickup with the VW model name VWN817 is 5.25 meters long, has a double cab and a loading area of ​​2.52 square meters. Since spring 2011 there has also been a version with a single cabin and a correspondingly longer loading area. The loading platform in the double cab is 1.55 meters long. With this loading area size, German tax authorities do not classify it as a "truck" under vehicle tax law and can no longer be taxed according to the gross vehicle weight even with a double cab. This regulation is no longer in use since the customs authorities took over the taxation of motor vehicles. The payload is up to 1.15 tons.

A 2.0 l bi-turbo diesel engine with 120 kW (163 hp) or a 2.0 l turbo diesel engine with 90 kW (122 hp) is optionally available. The basic model has rear-wheel drive. A permanent all-wheel drive with Torsen differential or a manually switchable all-wheel drive with reduction as well as a differential lock for the rear axle is available on request . The vehicle has a box frame , individually suspended wheels at the front from double wishbones with spring dampers , rack and pinion steering and a rigid rear axle suspended from leaf springs. There are internally ventilated disc brakes at the front and drum brakes at the rear.

Since autumn 2011 it has also been possible to order a hardtop directly from the manufacturer. In January 2012, the Amarok with the 2.0-liter TSI engine with 118 kW (160 PS) and rear-wheel drive was added to the range in Australia.

A pickup study was presented at the GTI meeting on Lake Wörthersee (2013). This Amarok has a 202 kW (275 PS) 3.0-liter V6 diesel engine with a maximum torque of 600 Nm.

A revised version of the Amarok went on sale in September 2016. Since then, it has been powered by a three-liter V6 diesel engine, which also powers the Audi A6 or the VW Touareg . This engine is used in the Amarok in three output levels between 120 kW (163 PS) and 165 kW (224 PS), with the weakest only being available since spring 2017. The reason for the change is the lack of Euro 6 suitability of the previous unit, which has also been mandatory for light commercial vehicles since September 2016. The Amarok will also not be available with the 6d-Temp emissions standard, but only with 6c.

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  Rear view

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  VW Amarok single cabin (2011-2016)

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  VW Amarok double cabin (since 2016)

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  Cockpit (2011-2016)

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  View of the loading area

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  Amarok as a mobile home

safety

Other measured values
Stars in the Euro NCAP - Crash Test

In the Euro NCAP crash test in November 2010, the VW Amarok achieved 31 points (86%) for occupant protection and 17 points (47%) for pedestrian protection. In the overall rating it received four out of five stars.

Technical specifications

	2.0 TD I	2.0 TD I 4Motion	2.0 TD I	2.0 TD I 4Motion	2.0 T DI	2.0 T DI 4Motion	2.0 T DI	2.0 T DI 4Motion	3.0 TDI	3.0 TDI 4Motion			2.0 TSI
Construction period	03/2010–11/2012		11 / 2012-06 / 2016		03/2010–05/2012		06 / 2012-09 / 2016	11/2011–09/2016	09 / 2017-2020	09 / 2016-2020	09/2016–04/2018	04 / 2018–2020	01 / 2012–2020 *
Motor series	VW EA189								VW EA897 evo
Engine type	Four-cylinder in- line diesel engine , common rail injection								Six-cylinder diesel engine in V-design , common rail injection				Four-cylinder gasoline engine in line design , direct injection
Engine charging	turbocharger				BiTurbo				turbocharger
Displacement	1968 cc								2967 cc				1984 cc
Max. Power at min −1	90 kW (122 PS) / 3750		103 kW (140 PS) / 3500		120 kW (163 PS) / 4000		132 kW (180 PS) / 4000		120 kW (163 hp) / 2750–4500	150 kW (204 PS) / 3000–4500	165 kW (224 hp) / 3000–4500	190 kW (258 hp) / 3250–4500	118 kW (160 PS) / 3750
Max. Torque at min -1	340 Nm / 1750-2250		340 Nm / 1600-2250		400 Nm / 1500-2000		400 Nm / 1500–2250 (420 Nm / 1750) **		450 Nm / 1250-2500	500 Nm / 1250-2750	550 Nm / 1400-2750	580 Nm / 1250-3250	300 Nm / 1600-3750
Drive type, standard	Rear wheel drive	all wheel drive	Rear wheel drive	all wheel drive	Rear wheel drive	all wheel drive	Rear wheel drive	all wheel drive	Rear wheel drive	all wheel drive			Rear wheel drive
Transmission type, standard	6-speed manual transmission								6-speed manual transmission		8-speed automatic transmission		6-speed manual transmission
Transmission type, optional	-						8-speed automatic transmission		-	8-speed automatic transmission	-
Empty weight	1872-2064 kg	1948-2168 kg	1797-2248 kg	1875-2345 kg	1882-2074 kg	1958-2178 kg	1911-2178 kg	2005-2178 kg	2069-2177 kg	2010-2145 kg	2078-2095 kg	2241-2324 kg	1737-1842 kg
maximum payload	778-1147 kg	673-1057 kg	572-1243 kg	475-1165 kg	768-1137 kg	663-1047 kg			743-831 kg	545-1053 kg	596-679 kg	545-985 kg
Trailer load, braked	2800 kg		2800-3000 kg		2800 kg		2800-3000 kg		2900-3000 kg	3300-3500 kg		3300 kg	3000 kg
Acceleration 0-100 km / h	13.5 s	13.7 s	12.6-13.3 s	12.6-13.5 s	10.8 s	11.1 s	10.0-10.7 s	10.3-11.0 s	9.6-10.0 s	8.3-9.2 s	7.9-8.2 s	7.3-7.6 s	k. A.
Top speed	163 km / h	161 km / h	163-169 km / h	161-167 km / h	182 km / h	181 km / h	178-184 km / h	177-179 km / h	171-180 km / h	182-193 km / h	185-193 km / h	199-207 km / h
Fuel consumption over 100 km (combined)	7.3–7.4 l diesel	7.4–7.6 l diesel	6.8–7.7 l diesel	7.0-7.8 l diesel	7.6–7.7 l diesel	7.8–7.9 l diesel	7.4–7.5 l diesel	7.3–8.2 l diesel	8.1–9.2 l diesel	7.6–9.2 l diesel	8.0–8.9 l diesel	8.4 l diesel	9.5-9.6 great
CO 2 emissions, combined	192-194 g / km	194-199 g / km	179-202 g / km	185-205 g / km	199-203 g / km	206-209 g / km	185-194 g / km	187-203 g / km	213-242 g / km	199-241 g / km	210-233 g / km	220 g / km	226-228 g / km
Emission standard according to EU classification	5 euro								Euro 6				Euro 4
* Australia ** with 8-speed automatic transmission 420 Nm / 1750

Production numbers

year	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
number	-	193	44,525	76,965	78,633	91,739	69,695	81,019	63,367	80,328	88,950	68.010

Web links

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Individual evidence

1. ↑ Volkswagen to invest 223 million euros in Argentina . In: Thomson Reuters . Reuters.com. October 16, 2007. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
2. ↑ VW confirms stoppage of plans to build a pick-up for European market . In: Forbes.com LLC . Forbes.com. 04/07/08. Archived from the original on July 14, 2008. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
3. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from April 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ VW builds the Amarok in Hanover
5. ↑ Amarok from Hanover: more performance, more features, more comfort ( Memento from February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
6. ↑ Auto Motor und Sport: End of production in Europe
7. ↑ VW Amarok pick-up: The wolf among the pack donkeys
8. ↑ The new VW pickup in extreme use
9. ↑ Volkswagen Amarok is ready for the Dakar Rally Photos of the Amarok Dakar escort vehicles
10. ↑ Production of the VW Amarok starts
11. ↑ Amarok is coming in 2010
12. ↑ VW Amarok finally gets petrol
13. ↑ This is how the new six-cylinder pickup drives
14. ↑ Results of the Euro NCAP crash test in November 2010
15. ↑ VW Amarok | Euro NCAP - For safer cars crash test safety rating Euro NCAP website with test results for the VW Amarok
16. ↑ Annual reports of Volkswagen AG from 2009