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Volkswagen Amarok Pricing and Specs

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$50,990*
Volkswagen Amarok
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CarsGuide has published 30 expert reviews of the Volkswagen Amarok. It has an average rating of 7.8 out of 10. Read all the reviews here.

The Volkswagen Amarok is available from $50,990 to $82,990 for the 2024 range of models in Dual Cab body types.

Back when VW’s competitor for the hugely popular pick-up truck/worker’s friend, the Toyota HiLux was launched, in 2011, the idea of the Germans producing such a vehicle seemed highly novel and even a little strange. The sales appeal of these kinds of trucks in Australia is inarguable, however, with the Toyota HiLux, historically, being our biggest-selling vehicle at various times. The Amarok (it means ‘wolf’ in Inuit) was different because it was offering Germanic build quality and a classy interior, along with a choice of single or dual-cab, and two-wheel or four-wheel drive. What cost it some fans early on was the choice of a 2.0-litre engine as the launch power plant, which remained the only option until 2016, when a seemingly more suitable 3.0-litre V6 diesel was offered. VW’s next move with the Amarok is to spin off a seven-seat SUV, aimed once again at Toyota, but this time the Prado.

The Core TDI405 4Motion starts off at $50,990, while the range-topping, Aventura TSI452 4Motion is priced at $82,990.

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Volkswagen Amarok FAQs

Noisy pulley-belt in 2015 Volkswagen Amarok

It sounds like there’s not much left to change in terms of belts and pulleys on your vehicle. But did you change the relevant tensioners at the same time? Tensioners run on bearings which can start to seize up over time and kilometres, often contributing a squealing noise that is easily confused with belt-squeal. Also, simply changing the pulley on, say the alternator or the air-con compressor, will not cure the noise if it’s being caused by the alternator or compressor itself.


Other things to check include the correct belt tension and the alignment of the belt (is it running truly between the pulleys, or attempting to run slightly sideways?) Don’t rule out a coolant leak that is getting on to the rubber belt and causing it to squeal.

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2013 Volkswagen Amarok transmission is vibrating between gears

You need to get this vehicle to a transmission specialist right away. There’s clearly something not right either mechanically or electronically with the gearbox, and continuing to drive it in its wounded state is a big chance to cause more damage than has already been done.


Any vibration in an automatic transmissions suggests either torque converter or internal problems. It may already be too late for your vehicle, and the damage may already be done. But the sooner you get to a specialist, the less expensive, permanent damage will be done.

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My 2011 Volkswagen Amarok dual-cab will not disengage from low-4WD into 2WD

The refusal to shift from four to two-wheel-drive could be any number of things from an electrical or switching fault to a mechanical failure within the transmission or transfer-case. So that needs to be checked out before you do any more damage to the vehicle.


In fact, the best advice would be to not drive the car any farther at all, because the jerkiness you describe is typical of a part-time all-wheel-drive vehicle that is locked in all-wheel-drive being driven on a normal, or grippy, surface. The need for the inside and outside wheels of a vehicle need to turn at different speeds when cornering, is over-ridden in a car like yours when low-range all-wheel-drive is selected. At which point, what you're feeling is the entire driveline fighting itself and loading up incredible stresses into the axles and differentials. Drive it any distance like that and you'll surely break something mechanical.

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