Volkswagen launches special edition Amarok
Wed, 12 Jun 2013
Volkswagen has launched a new special edition of the Amarok. Called, imaginatively, the Amarok edition, it's based on the Trendline model but adds extra equipment worth £3400. Just 300 will be available in the UK.
To make it stand out the new model comes with 18-inch Durban alloy wheels, black bars across the load bed, privacy glass, black and red side stripes and 18-inch Durban alloys. On top of that there are front and rear parking sensors and a protective coating for the load area. Inside it has Bluetooth, sat nav and a five-inch colour touchscreen.
Just one engine is available - the impressive 2.0 BiTDI with 180PS and 420Nm of torque if you choose the optional automatic. The standard six-speed manual still has 400Nm giving it a 0-62mph time of 11.0 seconds while average claimed economy for both is 35.3mpg.
The manual gets Volkswagen's selectable 4MOTION four-wheel drive system but the eight-speed automatic gets permanent 4MOTION. It also comes with lower rolling resistance tyres, start/stop and regenerative parking.
Two colours are available, reflex silber with black door mirrors or deeo black with silver mirrors. Prices start at £22,495 plus VAT for the manual and £22,225 for the automatic. It goes on sale in July.
| Amarok edition | Manual | Automatic |
| Engine | 2.0 BiTDI (bi-turbo with intercooler) |
2.0 BiTDI BlueMotion Technology (bi-turbo with intercooler) |
| Power (PS/rpm) | 180 PS at 4,000 rpm | |
| Torque (Nm/rpm) | 400 at 1,500-2,000 | 420 at 1,750 |
| Number of gears | 6 | 8 |
| Top speed (mph) | 111 | 108 |
| 0-62mph (seconds) | 11.0 | 11.3 |
| CO2 emissions (g/km) | 211 | |
| Gross vehicle weight (kg) | 3170 | |
| Unladen weight (kg) | 2,074 | 2,088 |
| Payload (kg) | 1,096 | 1,082 |
| Axle load limit front/rear (kg) | 1,410/1,860 | 1,425/1,860 |
| Towing limit (braked, kg) | 3,000 | 3,200 |
| Gross train weight (kg) | 5,550 | 5,950 |
| Fuel economy (mpg): Urban Extra-urban Combined |
30.7 38.7 35.3 |
31.0 38.2 35.3 |
