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Volkswagen Amarok

Volkswagen Amarok details
Price $48,300–$79,990
ANCAP Safety Rating 5
Fuel Efficiency 7.1–9.9 L/100km
Drivetrain AWD
Body Type Ute
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Comparisons

2023 Best Ute Under $80K: Ford Ranger V6 Sport

All utes are our trusty workhorses, but which is the best when you're looking in the nicer part of the stables?

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Comparisons

2023 Best Ute Under $60K: Volkswagen Amarok Life

Not everyone has the budget for the fancier dual-cab utes in town, but do you opt for a Ford or VW badge if you have less than $60,000 to spend?

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Comparisons

2023 Best Ute for Towing

When it comes to the important task of towing, it's a straight fight between the Ford Ranger and VW Amarok twins in the mid-size ute class.

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Comparisons

2023 Ford Ranger Platinum vs 2023 Volkswagen Amarok TDI 600 Aventura comparison review

Does the addition of an upmarket Ranger variant have what it takes to depose Volkswagen's ritziest Amarok?

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Reviews

2023 Volkswagen Amarok review: Australia’s best dual-cab?

The second-gen Amarok is bigger, more luxurious and even better to drive – but is it the new king of the dual-cab segment?

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Reviews

2023 VW Amarok Core and Life review: first drives

Entry-level 4x4 utes priced upwards of $50K might be a bit rich for some but the least-expensive Amaroks don’t feel like base model vehicles

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Comparisons

2023 VW Amarok vs Ford Ranger comparison review

Tubthumping: Can the all-new Volkswagen Amarok put the stoppers on the market-leading Ford Ranger? We test them on road and off

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Reviews

2023 Volkswagen Amarok PanAmericana review: First Australian drive

Getting off-road in Volkswagen’s all-new Amarok

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Reviews

VIDEO: 2023 Volkswagen Amarok review

The original Amarok was something of a pioneer. We drive the Ranger-twinned successor to find out if it stands up to VW’s claim of being the dual-cab ute segment’s most premium offering.

2022 Volkswagen Amarok W580X
Reviews

2022 Volkswagen Amarok W580X review: Tested on- and off-road

Volkswagen delivers its final current-generation Amarok ute in the W580X

2021 VW Golf GTI v tuned Amarok drag battle
Car Comparisons

Can a tuned dual-cab take on a box-fresh hot hatch at the drags?

Australia has gone dual-cab crazy but, with the help of the aftermarket, can you have your performance car, and tow with it too?

2021 Volkswagen Amarok W580S
Road Tests

Walkinshaw-fettled Amarok W580S driven off-road

The V6 Amarok gets a Walkinshaw Performance upgrade

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Reviews

2020 Volkswagen Amarok V6 TDI580 Highline review

The standard Volkswagen Amarok is a capable thing in its own right, but add a stonking-great V6 engine and it’s an all-timer

2020 Volkswagen Amarok V6 manual off-road
Reviews

Off-road in VW's long-awaited Amarok V6 manual

The Amarok manual V6, complete with dual-range gearing, is finally here.

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Comparisons

Can the best dual-cab you can buy beat an American pick-up?

The champ of the dual-cab division moves up a weight class to see if it has a puncher’s chance against a true heavyweight

4x4 dual-cab ute speed test
4x4 Comparisons

Which dual-cab 4x4 ute has the quickest straight-line speed?

Forget about King of the Mountain, here’s King of the Claypan.

2019 Volkswagen Amarok 580 load and tow test review
Reviews

2019 Volkswagen Amarok 580 load and tow test review: Tow Test 2019

With 200kW available at full stick, the Amarok 580 is the most powerful ute here. But does it deliver on its promise?

2019 Volkswagen Amarok 580 vs Mercedes-Benz X350d tow test
4x4 Comparisons

Volkswagen Amarok 580 versus Mercedes-Benz X350d tow test

Tug-of-war between two premium V6 utes

4x4 of the Year 2019 Volkswagen Amarok V6 Core review
4x4OTY

Volkswagen Amarok V6 Core review: 4x4 of the Year 2019

In 4x4 of the Year's company the V6 Core comfortably tops the rest when it comes to get-up-and-go.

2019 Volkswagen Amarok Ultimate 580 vs Mercedes-Benz X350d comparison 4x4 review
4x4 Comparisons

2019 Volkswagen Amarok Ultimate 580 vs Mercedes-Benz X350d comparison 4x4 review

Merc slots in its own diesel V6 to take on the mighty Amarok. Let the battle begin.

2019 Volkswagen Amarok Ultimate 580 vs Mercedes-Benz X350d video review
4x4 Comparisons

2019 Volkswagen Amarok Ultimate 580 vs Mercedes-Benz X350d: video review

V6-powered Germans rock the top-end dual-cab segment.

Volkswagen Amarok V6 Core 2019 4x4 of the Year contender
4x4OTY

Volkswagen Amarok V6 Core: 2019 4x4 of the Year contender

VW’s stripped-out offering is a great bang-for-buck proposition.

2018 Volkswagen Amarok Ultimate 580 4x4 review
Road Tests

2019 Volkswagen Amarok Ultimate 580 4x4 review

Volkswagen's new Amarok Ultimate 580 is the most powerful workhorse yet from the German marque.

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Reviews

2019 Volkswagen Amarok Ultimate 580 review

The Volkswagen Amarok Ultimate 580 is the new performance flagship of VW’s impressive dual-cab ute range