V6 Diesel Amarok??

[Sumodog68]

didnt the french surrender to the germans??? seats in a Navara better than an Amarok?????

Using your logic US And Russians manufacture the best seats as germans surrendered to them

Seats are a personal thing and i do feel much more comfortable in Navara seats. Not saying that there is anything wrong with Amarok seats but for me they were a bit narrow and hard . Navara is a Nissan with french driveline ( in 550 guise) - btw v9x is averaging 9.6/100 atm with lots of city driving and has grunt to spare...very impressed so far.

[sh|tbmxrider]

5.3 ltr v6 2 stoke twin charged diesel powers M113 and Aslav both in excess of 13t(unloaded), so if amarok has a 2 ltr that is about 1/2 the size but pulling 2t(unloaded), given PROVEN vehicle experience(mine,I have driven all 3), either the engine in the Amarok is sufficient, or every armoured vehicle I have ever driven should have blown up and given that some of these vehicles have been around since the sixties, I think your longevity issue is a dud

yes, I must have no idea what I am talking about, with no real life experience in little engines vs. big engines in heavy transport, silly me

Typicial bloody car salesman

[maca]

didnt the french surrender to the germans??? seats in a Navara better than an Amarok?????

Oh God no, the front seats (at least) are terrible compared to the Amarok. The Navara's seats are basically like sitting on a single bench seat with no side support whatsoever and today I realised how much I wanted an Amarok

[Sumodog68]

As i said it depends on your build and taste in seats - i suffer in heavily sculpted , supportive seats. I like 'em wide and flat

[will rob]

I agree it would be ideal to see a bigger engine for towing. The Amarok is a beefy looking 4x4 but a 2L engine isn't big enough for towing a van or boat across the continent.

[team_v]

I thought it was widley known that the Navara is the worst "off-road" ute on the market.
The ramp over angle was the worst in it's class last time i checked and the exit angle was also quite poor.

[Transporter]

It can't be that bad, it depends what do you use it for. A good friend of mine has one and is quite happy with it. He does a fair bit of off roading too.

[Dzl_Dubba]

VW could always drop in the V6 TDI in, slap on a R badge, flared wheel archers, meaty tyres and a lift kit and call it a day.

[Bambazonke]

If we all whinge long and loud enough maybe just maybe VWA will take notice and have a word with VW South Africa and ask them to modify a few Amaroks there as VW have the facilities near East London to do it as there will be also many SA "bakkie" (ute) owners wanting the V6 diesel option. Remember VWA said they would never bring the Scirocco to Aus and look what happened!

[Transporter]

It would be good if they would use the 3.0L V6 TDI in Amarok. That could boost the Amarok sales in AU. I think that 4 cyl. 2.0L from Golf must put off many buyers and now they started to use the same engine in the Crafter.

[phantomcamel]

Golf diesel quicker then SS ute ? You could see his white knuckles 300m away I would say he was just playing with you
German engineers are good but i think you are a bit brainwashed with your german engineering ideas - they are known to make their designs overly complicated which in turn reduces reliabilty.
Name one german 4wd that is commonly used in serious offroading by normal people and not racing teams with huge budgets...

UNIMOG Unimog Australia: Unimog Australia

[Sumodog68]

UNIMOG Unimog Australia: Unimog Australia

I see Unimog on 4wd tracks all the time about as common and affordable as a pinzgauer i used to drive ....

[Volksee77]

just be done with it and buy a second hand R50 v10 diesel like i have and when the warranty expires, bang in she goes

[dubstyle]

I've got a MY12 trendline and it pulls like a freight train. Not once have I ever had to change down a gear on a hill. I tow a 1.5tonne trailler and boat (I admit its not huge) but it goes great. Australia's obsession with bigger cubes is out dated and people need to look to the 21st century.

I've just bought a 118TSi golf for the mrs. Thats a 1.4litre 4cyld with 118kws. Initially she wanted a Mazda 3, which has a 2.0litre with 105kw. Its got ***** fuel economy and doesnt drive anywhere near as good as a golf.

It will be interesting to see what the Auto drives like when it comes out next month. Apparently they'll be rated to 3 or possibly 3.2T towing capacity.

[Transporter]

Australia's obsession with bigger cubes is out dated and people need to look to the 21st century.

IMO, well made engine with bigger capaity and moderate output will outlast the high output engine with less cylinders or/and smaller capacity.