LONG-TERM FLEET
Getting a bakkie-load done in a comfortable and stylish manner
Mark Smyth has been using the long-term Volkswagen Amarok V6 to do a bit of de-cluttering
So I finally get my hands on our long-term Volkswagen Amarok V6 TDI and Lerato comes back from Oman saying there’s a more powerful version coming later this year. Fortunately the changes to the looks both inside and out appear to be minimal, but that jump from 165kW to 190kW is rather significant. I will have to wait to experience for myself just how significant it feels but in the meantime, my first drive with the V6 Highline showed just what VW has done with this model. Leaving the office and sitting in traffic, it was all the usual high level of comfort. Honestly, if you haven’t compared an Amarok to other bakkies then you should, just so you understand what people say when they use the cliche of "car-like ride comfort". It is very comfortable and, for that matter, rather car-like, albeit clearly from the driving position of a bakkie. But it is what it does when you need to pull out and overtake that muppet sitting in the middle lane that changes all perceptions of the Amarok. Ye...
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