{"id":432460,"date":"2020-09-09T16:58:13","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T14:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=432460"},"modified":"2020-09-09T16:58:13","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T14:58:13","slug":"heres-what-spending-r1-million-on-a-vw-bakkie-gets-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/motoring\/432460\/heres-what-spending-r1-million-on-a-vw-bakkie-gets-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s what spending R1 million on a VW bakkie gets you"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Volkswagen has launched the most powerful derivative of the Amarok &#8211; a 3.0-litre V6 TDI with 190kW power output added to its model line-up in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The German carmaker said that the Amarok Double Cab will be available in the last quarter of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The Amarok range which was launched in South Africa in 2010, has sold almost 35 000 units (single and double cab) in the local market.<\/p>\n<p>VW said that the Amarok Double Cab was Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles\u2019 best-selling derivative last year with 2,596 vehicles sold. As of November 2020, the Amarok model range in South Africa, Namibia and Botswana will consist of the following engines; the 2.0 TDI 103kW, 2.0 BiTDI 132kW and the 3.0 TDI V6 190kW.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The biggest development with this addition to the Amarok range is under the bonnet. The most powerful Amarok distinguishes itself from the rest of the range through the new 3.0-litre V6 190kW TDI engine, which has 25kW more power as well as 30Nm more torque than the outgoing 165kW derivative,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<p>The Amarok 3.0-litre V6 TDI generates 190kW from 3,000 to 4,500 rpm and 580 Newton metres of torque from 1,400 to 2,750 rpm which is channelled through its standard eight-speed automatic gearbox, VW said.<\/p>\n<p>The latest addition to the Amarok family, is priced at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amarok Double Cab 3.0 V6 190kW Highline R908,300<\/li>\n<li>Amarok Double Cab 3.0 V6 190kW Extreme R974,600<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By way of comparison, <strong>Isuzu<\/strong>&#8216;s top double cab, the D-Max 250 D-TEQ X-RIDER 4X4 generates 100 kW and 320 Nm of torque, but comes in at <strong>R534,800<\/strong>, while the <strong>Toyota Hilux<\/strong> DC 4.0 V6 4X4 L50 AT offers up 175 kW and 376 Nm of torque, with a price tag starting from <strong>R752,900<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nissan<\/strong> offers a 2.3D Navara Stealth AT DC, starting at <strong>R714,300<\/strong>, offering 140 kW and 450 Nm of torque, while the <strong>Ford Ranger<\/strong> 2.0Bi-Turbo double cab 4&#215;4 Raptor is priced from <b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">R875,700<\/b>, offering 157kW and 500 Nm.<\/p>\n<p>Mercedes-Benz still has the X350d double cab 4Matic Power, priced from <strong>R985,113,<\/strong> producing 190kW and 550Nm of torque, although it has been discontinued.<\/p>\n<p>The Amarok, VW said, with its V6 engine completes the zero to 100 km\/h sprint in just 7.6 seconds and has a top speed of 207 km\/h. It has an average fuel consumption of 9.5 litres per 100 kilometres.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With an over boost function that powers the Amarok to a maximum power output of 200kW for 10 seconds, it is also one of the most powerful bakkies on sale in South Africa at the moment, the German carmaker said.<\/p>\n<p>The Amarok 3.0-litre V6 190kW TDI 4MOTION\u00ae will be available in the following model lines: Highline and the top-of-the-range Extreme. It is available in the following exterior paint finishes; Candy White, Mojave Beige, Indium Grey metallic and Deep Black Pearl Effect.<\/p>\n<p>In the Highline model line, a host of features come standard such as the Vienna leather seats, winter package (seat heating), increased GVM from 2.8t to 3.0t (including heavy duty leaf springs), Bi-Xenon headlights, font and rear Park Distance Control with rear-view camera, climatronic air-conditioning as well as the 18-inch Manaus alloy wheels.<\/p>\n<p>Optional features on the Highline are the Discover Pro Media system which includes satellite navigation, rubber floor covering and 19-inch Milford alloy wheels.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the standard features on the Highline, which are also available on the Extreme, the top-of-the-range model is further customised through the addition of \u2018Special Edition\u2019 Nappa leather seats, Discover Pro Media system which includes satellite navigation and 20-inch Talca alloy wheels which also come standard.<\/p>\n<p>The optional features on the Extreme are the Increased GVM from 2.8t to 3.0t (including heavy duty leaf springs), rubber floor covering, 19-inch Milford alloy wheels and a sports bar painted in body colour, Volkswagen said.<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-amarok-e1599659916988.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-432484\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Volkswagen-amarok-e1599659916988.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Amarok2-e1599660115828.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-432494\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Amarok2-e1599660115828.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/volkswagen-amarok1-e1599659902765.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-432482\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/volkswagen-amarok1-e1599659902765.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/motoring\/432214\/transaction-capital-takes-49-9-slice-in-webuycars-for-r1-8-billion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Transaction Capital takes 49.9% slice in WeBuyCars for R1.8 billion<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volkswagen has launched the most powerful derivative of the Amarok &#8211; a 3.0-litre V6 TDI with 190kW power output added to its model line-up in South Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":432488,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11119],"tags":[26,9130,5364,2041,6636],"class_list":["post-432460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-motoring","tag-headline","tag-mercedes-benz","tag-nissan","tag-toyota","tag-volkswagen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=432460"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":432500,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432460\/revisions\/432500"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/432488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=432460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=432460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=432460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}