Volkswagen Amarok is a pickup truck produced by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles since 2010.
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13 Facts About Volkswagen Amarok
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Name Volkswagen Amarok, referencing a wolf deity in Inuit mythology, was chosen by brand marketing consultants Interbrand; Interbrand claims the name is associated with the phrase "he loves stones" in Romanic languages in an attempt to allude to the all-terrain performance of the vehicle.
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Volkswagen Amarok is powered by a range of turbocharged direct injection common rail diesel engines, and fuel stratified injection petrol engine.
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On 22 September 2014, Volkswagen launched a limited edition Amarok Dark Label model.
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Volkswagen Amarok has three drive concepts: rear wheel drive, Shiftable 4Motion and Permanent 4Motion.
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Volkswagen Amarok provided good protection for child occupants with testers noting that children were kept within their restraints well during side impacts, giving a "good" rating for containment.
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Volkswagen Amarok stated this was due to testing standards at the time of development not requiring testing for safety of rear passengers, so they omitted airbags and developed a more advanced side crash cell instead.
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NCAP has since changed their testing standards and the Volkswagen Amarok was downgraded from its initial 5-star safety rating to 4-stars.
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Latin American Volkswagen Amarok V6 has ventilated front disc brakes and solid ones in the rear.
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Volkswagen Amarok was launched in a Double Cab variant with the Single Cab first launching in late 2011 in South Africa and Europe.
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Volkswagen Amarok has been often criticised for its lack of a low-range 4WD transfer case which is less complex and much more widely preferred in the off-road community for the design's reliability and strength in more extreme off-road duties, than AWD systems such as 4Motion.
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Dutch Ministry of Defence has announced plans to phase out other vehicles, including the Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen, in favour of the Volkswagen Amarok to move to a single type of truck for peacetime operations.
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Volkswagen Amarok revealed their one tonne pickup study at the 2008 IAA Commercial Vehicle Show in September; the SAR Pickup measures 5.
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