The VW Amarok grows stronger, as customers are now able to order the German pickup truck with a new, more powerful version of the 3.0-liter V6 TDI engine producing up to 268hp during overboost. The ...

Every year, Volkswagen brings concept cars to the annual Wörthersee tuning festival in Austria -- past events have seen everything from a Phaeton-engined Golf GTI W12-G50 to a tricked-out Škoda Fabia.

Even though it’s not on sale in the world’s largest market for pickup trucks, the Amarok is a no-nonsense workhorse that isn’t afraid of getting down to business. In addition to the capable chassis, ...

JULES: Don’t tell me. Another ute costing as much as a house? IAIN: Not quite. But dual-cab one-tonners aren’t getting any cheaper. JULES: And this obviously has precision German engineering with that ...

The original Volkswagen Amarok was a good looking and refined bakkie that stood the test of time through its 12 year life cycle that ended last year. Trouble is, it was never a big seller on the ...

Made here in South Africa at Ford’s Silverton plant for export around the globe, Volkswagen’s Amarok continues to have a loyal customer base. Enough has been said and written about the Amarok sharing ...

The notion of what makes a hot hatch has come a long way since the Golf 5 GTI changed the segment over a decade ago. Nowadays, almost every manufacturer uses a 2-liter turbo engine, but many people ...

With the 2017 Ranger offering high levels of equipment and SUV-like driving characteristics, you’d think the Amarok would have its hands full, if it didn’t have that one ace up its sleeve, that is.

The humble pickup has undergone a marked gentrification over the past decade and few have been as pivotal in its transformation as Volkswagen. Even when it was first launched in 2011, the high-spec ...

Bakkies, especially the lifestyle niche, are going through their biggest renaissance. An increasing number, like the new Volkswagen Amarok on test, are now million-rand buys, able to juggle mule work ...