Amarok at AIMS 2010

[phaeton]

Amarok 4Motion Highline with Selectable AWD in Candy White

[phaeton]

Amarok 4Motion Highline with Permanent AWD in Mendoza Brown

[Treza360]

Mmm brown. A colour no vehicle should ever be...
That said the interior looks alright. What did the quality feel like Ben? Was it the nice soft touch stuff with a good quality feel?
Cheers,
Trent

[phaeton]

Mmm brown. A colour no vehicle should ever be...
That said the interior looks alright. What did the quality feel like Ben? Was it the nice soft touch stuff with a good quality feel?
Cheers,
Trent

Dislikes
-Tactile quality of the dash wasn't upto VW Passenger division but was way better than some cars available today didn't feel cheap just not upto VW Passenger division standards.
-Straps that hold up rear seat look and feel like an afterthought and my bet won't last long if used alot.
-Front seat height adjuster also was flimsy the shape and length feels like it could break.
-Fold down rear seat (I didn't do) as it a two person job one person each end must lift the strap to fold seat down.
-Tailgate shut I thought I could see through the gap to the tray on the white one & brown one no gap ?????? (Comp = Holden no gap, Toyota gap, Nissan gap, new Ford no gap & Isuzu gap)

Likes
-Overall quality was great Felt like a big Golf which is what I felt & heard lots of people saying.
-Clutch feels nice and easy like a Golf or T5.
-Rear seat was so comfortable with Leather

[Treza360]

Thanks Ben. Any indication on pricing yet or are they still just saying it'll be competitive with the competition?
Cheers,
Trent

[phaeton]

Thanks Ben. Any indication on pricing yet or are they still just saying it'll be competitive with the competition?
Cheers,
Trent

Same old same old

[gavs]

Don't 'spose you saw any branding on the 3 piece hard tonneau did you....? Or location of manufacture?

I agree, when compared to the "passenger" division of VAG, it is a bit of a let down and I think that is what people need to consider, that VW have deliberately put this in their "commercial vehicles" division for a reason, they see it as a workhorse, not a plaything or soft roader (which some of our guys will attest to doing some really hard testing!) but they have failed in their aspirations of making a true off-road vehicle because the chassis bends very easily Not a good thing if they want to take on hilux!

[phaeton]

Don't 'spose you saw any branding on the 3 piece hard tonneau did you....? Or location of manufacture?

No unfortunately - in the engine bay there was a part from the USA

[flyingfridge]

but they have failed in their aspirations of making a true off-road vehicle because the chassis bends very easily Not a good thing if they want to take on hilux!

I'm surprised about the chassis bends, the off-roading videos out of argentina have people opening and closing doors with one wheel 4 feet in the air... tell me if i'm wrong but don't most current 4wds flex too much to get the door shut again?

[Peter Jones]

Any engine bay shots?