Volkswagen Amarok Review: Double the comfort - Performance

Volkswagen Amarok Review: Double the comfort - Performance

Reviewed by Shawn Jooste

Performance

For a start the engine has been given a little boost in power, although there isn’t actually any change to the engine. Instead of the 120kW we got from the Single Cab, we now get 132kW for the Double Cab. There is also an increase in the Torque figure up from the the previous 400Nm to 420Nm in the current model.

You don’t notice it that much though, the car is also slightly heavier than it’s Single Cab counterpart so the extra power is really just there to keep it moving along.

There is a sport mode on the gearbox, which when engaged makes the Amarok quite fun to drive. Assisting with the sport mode is the 8-speed automatic gearbox. Now let’s just clear up a little confusion here. It’s an 8-speed automatic, not one of those DSG boxes than VW are so good at making.

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Economy or see the whole review here.