Another day, another Amarok teaser as Volkswagen has released a pair of videos showing the truck’s redesigned exterior. While there isn’t much to see, the Amarok will have pronounced wheel arches with plastic body cladding. They’ll be joined by slimmer headlights with prominent daytime running lights.
Elsewhere, we can see streamlined bodywork
and available bodyside graphics. Volkswagen also revealed the truck will have a
“wholly new range of wheels” as well as newly available all-terrain tires. The
latter promise to ensure nothing “stands in the way of the new Amarok
immediately going off-road, driving along unmade tracks or around a
construction site.” While Volkswagen is keeping details under wraps, the
company has already released an assortment of teasers including ones that have
shown the Ranger-like cabin. It’s slated to offer 10- and 12-inch infotainment
systems as well as higher quality switchgear than its Ford counterpart.
Speaking of technology, the company has
already confirmed the truck will offer more than 30 driver assistance systems
including more than 20 that are new to the Amarok. Full details will be
released next month, but Volkswagen hinted these will include “lane-keeping and
lane-changing assistants, lighting and speed assistants, and also surrounding
area view and road sign recognition.”
Under the hood, there will be an
assortment of different engines including “one petrol and up to four different
diesels with four to six cylinders and cubic capacity of 2.0 to 3.0 liters.”
They can be paired to rear-wheel drive, on-demand all-wheel drive, and
permanent all-wheel drive systems.
The Amarok will be unveiled on July 7th
and launched by the end of the year.
