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2025 Volkswagen Amarok 10 Deserts Edition

Volkswagen clocks up a world record and offers a commemorative 10 Deserts limited edition to mark the occasion.

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2024 VW Amarok with Lift Kit review

We test the Amarok ute with an Old Man Emu suspension lift kit from ARB

4×4 Comparisons

2023 Ford Ranger Platinum vs 2023 Volkswagen Amarok TDI 600 Aventura comparison review

Does the addition of an upmarket Ranger variant have what it takes to depose Volkswagen’s ritziest Amarok?

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2023 Volkswagen Amarok review: Australia’s best dual-cab?

The second-gen Amarok is bigger, more luxurious and even better to drive – but is it the new king of the dual-cab segment?

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2023 VW Amarok Core and Life review: first drives

Entry-level 4×4 utes priced upwards of $50K might be a bit rich for some but the least-expensive Amaroks don’t feel like base model vehicles

4×4 Comparisons

2023 VW Amarok vs Ford Ranger comparison review

Tubthumping: Can the all-new Volkswagen Amarok put the stoppers on the market-leading Ford Ranger? We test them on road and off

Custom Amarok V6
Custom 4x4s

Rok in a hard place: Custom Amarok V6

This tough, cleverly customised Amarok is built for purpose. And that purpose is to get its owners out and exploring any and all remote locations in Australia

2023 VW Amarok PanAmericana
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2023 Volkswagen Amarok PanAmericana review: First Australian drive

Getting off-road in Volkswagen’s all-new Amarok

2022 Volkswagen Amarok W580X
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2022 Volkswagen Amarok W580X review: Tested on- and off-road

Volkswagen delivers its final current-generation Amarok ute in the W580X

VW Amarok stretched custom 4x4
Custom 4x4s

Stretched VW Amarok is an epic tourer

With a stretched wheelbase, more than 200kW at the wheels and a sweet canopy set-up, this Amarok is ready to tour

2021 Volkswagen Amarok W580S
Road Tests

Walkinshaw-fettled Amarok W580S driven off-road

The V6 Amarok gets a Walkinshaw Performance upgrade

Dr Rok custom VW Amarok
Custom 4x4s

Australia’s most modified Volkswagen Amarok

This has to be Australia’s most modified VW Amarok, built for both work and play.

2020 Volkswagen Amarok V6 manual off-road
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Off-road in VW’s long-awaited Amarok V6 manual

The Amarok manual V6, complete with dual-range gearing, is finally here.

4x4 dual-cab ute speed test
4×4 Comparisons

Which dual-cab 4×4 ute has the quickest straight-line speed?

Forget about King of the Mountain, here’s King of the Claypan.

2019 Volkswagen Amarok 580 load and tow test review
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2019 Volkswagen Amarok 580 load and tow test review: Tow Test 2019

With 200kW available at full stick, the Amarok 580 is the most powerful ute here. But does it deliver on its promise?

2019 Volkswagen Amarok 580 vs Mercedes-Benz X350d tow test
4×4 Comparisons

Volkswagen Amarok 580 versus Mercedes-Benz X350d tow test

Tug-of-war between two premium V6 utes

4x4 of the Year 2019 Volkswagen Amarok V6 Core review
4x4OTY

Volkswagen Amarok V6 Core review: 4×4 of the Year 2019

In 4×4 of the Year’s company the V6 Core comfortably tops the rest when it comes to get-up-and-go.

2019 Volkswagen Amarok Ultimate 580 vs Mercedes-Benz X350d comparison 4x4 review
4×4 Comparisons

2019 Volkswagen Amarok Ultimate 580 vs Mercedes-Benz X350d comparison 4×4 review

Merc slots in its own diesel V6 to take on the mighty Amarok. Let the battle begin.

2019 Volkswagen Amarok Ultimate 580 vs Mercedes-Benz X350d video review
4×4 Comparisons

2019 Volkswagen Amarok Ultimate 580 vs Mercedes-Benz X350d: video review

V6-powered Germans rock the top-end dual-cab segment.

Volkswagen Amarok V6 Core 2019 4x4 of the Year contender
4x4OTY

Volkswagen Amarok V6 Core: 2019 4×4 of the Year contender

VW’s stripped-out offering is a great bang-for-buck proposition.

2018 Volkswagen Amarok Ultimate 580 4x4 review
Road Tests

2019 Volkswagen Amarok Ultimate 580 4×4 review

Volkswagen’s new Amarok Ultimate 580 is the most powerful workhorse yet from the German marque.

2018 Ford Ranger vs Mercedes X-Class vs Toyota Hilux vs VW Amarok outback comparison review
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2018 Ford Ranger vs Mercedes-Benz X-Class vs Toyota Hilux vs VW Amarok outback comparison review

A three-pointed star in the northern Flinders Ranges might be a rare sight, but that’s where we took the X-Class for its first outback stoush against three top rivals.

2018 Ute Test results verdict
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2018 Ute Test: Results and verdict

Nine utes, but only one winner…

2018 Ute Test Volkswagen Amarok V6 Sportline
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2018 Ute Test: Volkswagen Amarok V6 Sportline

Volkswagen’s long-serving Amarok has a new – and potent – lease on life, thanks to V6 diesel power.