Mr M: Marius Roberts delivers the Volkswagen V6 Amarok

Volkswagen's Amarok turned the pickup (bakkie - South African term) on its head when it first came to market in 2010 with its upmarket interiors and car like ride quality.

But more impressive was introducing safety features like off road ABS and vehicle stability control - unheard of then in the segment.
Here in South Africa, our consumers couldn't get their heads around a small diesel engine for a workhorse so it has never done the sales volumes it deserves. Yet now, all those who were abusing the Amarok then, are boasting about their 2.0l 10 speed transmissions today...what a fickle bunch.
Anyway, for me it remains the benchmark and whether you are a fan or not, there is no denying the Hilux's and Ranger's of today were spurred on by what VW brought to market.
And then they head the other way, slapping in the groups 3.0l V6 TDi engine into it...
Bizarre that its taken me so long to test but I have only heard good things.

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