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AUSTRAL Volkswagen, a Queensland-based VW dealer, unveiled a prototype 6×4 Amarok at the recent Queensland Caravan Supershow.
The complete revelation is scheduled to take place next month, with the task of the 4×4 to 6×4 conversion in the hands of Six Wheeler Conversions, an Australian conversion company based in Toowoomba, Queensland.
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Six Wheel Conversions has more than 30 years of experience converting vehicles to six-wheelers, with its most popular conversions involving Rangers, BT-50s, D-Maxes and LC79s.
Volkswagen Australia confirmed that the conversion is a third party concept with no links to Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles whatsoever.
As can be seen by the signage stamped across the driver’s side door of the 6×4 Amarok, it has a GVM of up to 4500kg, a 1700kg payload capacity, increased towing capacity and GCM (than its four-wheeled stablemate), and a bigger 2.6-metre tray.
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The Amarok V6 TDI’s drivetrain, of which the conversion is based on, remains unchanged – that means it gets 165kW, 550Nm and the eight-speed auto. However, expect the conversion to utilise VW’s more powerful 190kW (200kW on overboost), 580Nm 3.0-litre V6 when it arrives in Q3 this year.
The Australian-exclusive 6×4 ’Rok will be priced from $79,000.
