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Volkswagen Amarok W580X – 600 units of legendary offroad-focused ute now on-sale

20/05/2022

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Walkinshaw have taken the offroad performance of the legendary Amarok V6 ute to new heights with 600 units of the W580X now available from $78,890 plus on-road costs.
Following the W580 and W580S in the authentically Australian-engineered range of flagship Amarok products, the offroad-focused Amarok W580X maximises the all-roads potential of the iconic V6 engine and leading chassis. Read More >>
Charismatic on- and off-road professional: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles' new Amarok

26/04/2022

- Premium: Amarok with new design and new technologies
- Efficient: new V6 diesel and four further engine specifications
- Optional: two different all-wheel systems or rear-wheel drive
- High-tech: over 30 driver assist systems set new pick-up standards
- Countdown: market launch from end of 2022 Read More >>
Volkswagen Amarok Alpine and Alpine Plus raise the game

9/03/2022

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has launched Amarok V6 Alpine and Alpine Plus off-road packages in collaboration with premium partner Seikel, further lifting the rough terrain performance of the brand's class-leading utes.
The 100-unit Alpine and Alpine Plus off-road packages will be available on the Amarok V6 Core Auto, V6 Sportline, Highline and Aventura from Q2 2022, adding ground clearance, a snorkel and (for Alpine Plus) underbody protection. Read More >>
The One that didn't get away: Amarok V6 Walkinshaw Series #0001 to be auctioned off for the Black Dog Institute

1/11/2021

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Australia has announced that its very first 'Big Bad Wolf', the Walkinshaw-tuned Amarok V6 W580S, will be auctioned off to raise money for the Black Dog Institute and its work in mental health. Read More >>
Volkswagen's next Walkinshaw partnership: The Amarok W-Series goes off-road

26/07/2021

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is pleased to confirm further details of its previously announced off-road Amarok project with Walkinshaw: the Amarok W580X off-roader. Building on the success of the GT-spec W-Series Amarok V6, this next tune from the legendary Australian tuning house will lean in to another aspect of the Amarok's versatile platform; creating yet another special 'Rok, just for Australia. Read More >>
Volkswagen Amarok W580

6/05/2021

Media assets for the Volkswagen Amarok W580 Read More >>
IT'S ALIVE! Walkinshaw-tuned W-Series V6 Amaroks begin rolling out of Clayton Facility

24/03/2021

After countless hours in discussion, design and development, thousands of kilometres of brutal hot weather testing and a few short minutes of heated customer ordering online, the very first examples Volkswagen's partnership with legendary performance vehicle builder Walkinshaw Automotive Group, the W-Series V6 Amarok, have begun rolling off the line at Walkinshaw's Clayton facility Read More >>
Gone in (less than) 580 seconds: Volkswagen's first allocation of Walkinshaw-produced Amarok W580S sells out in minutes

3/12/2020

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Australia has today seen its first allocation of W-Series Amarok, a collaboration with legendary Australian hot rod tuning house, Walkinshaw, sell out in just minutes. Read More >>
The Amarok W580: Volkswagen partners with Walkinshaw to build the ultimate GT-spec ute

15/10/2020

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Australia has today unveiled the fruits of its top secret development partnership with legendary hot rod tuning house, Walkinshaw – an aggressively styled and tuned GT-style version of the bestselling Amarok ute, the W580. Read More >>
Amarok V6 Still Calls Australia Home

9/07/2020

Australians continued to buy more Amarok V6s in June than any global market as Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles today flagged the introduction of a more powerful version of the best-selling Highline variant. Read More >>
Volkswagen's factory endorsed Amarok XL and XXL conversion range on sale now

9/06/2020

One of the most anticipated customized vehicles from Volkswagen's new Factory endorsed range, the stretched Amarok in XL and XXL guise, is on sale now, offering customers a purpose-built, turn-key solution. Read More >>
Volkswagen Amarok V6 580S: unlimited style, in limited numbers

15/05/2020

Sydney - Previously teased in March, Volkswagen's most kitted-out Amarok yet, the limited-run Amarok V6 580S, will go on sale in June priced from RRP $70,990, and is available to order now from Volkswagen's national dealer network. Read More >>
Volkswagen Group Australia Gets Ready To Celebrate Its 70,000th Amarok Sale

7/02/2020

Volkswagen Group Australia will sell its 70,000th Amarok ute sometime in the next few weeks, the brand's Commercial Vehicles division said today. Read More >>
The Ute Australia had to have: the Amarok V6 manual

23/01/2020

Volkswagen Australia has listened to its customers and fans and has introduced the Amarok Australia wanted: the class-leading, powerful V6 Amarok fitted with a six-speed manual transmission and low-range transfer case. Read More >>
The Ute we had to have: Amarok V6 manual confirmed; V6 Highline Black and Canyon coming

21/08/2019

Volkswagen Australia has listened to its customers and fans and successfully lobbied for the Amarok Australia wanted: the powerful V6 Amarok fitted with a six-speed manual transmission and low-range transfer case. Read More >>
Australia chooses the Amarok V6

1/04/2019

Australia remains the biggest market outside South America for Volkswagen's Amarok ute and is the home of the Amarok V6, according to figures released today by the importer. Read More >>
More power to you: V6 Amarok Core 4x4 launches in Australia

25/09/2018

On the day it launches its most powerful and premium Amarok model, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Australia has also ushered in an all-new entry point for the Amarok V6 range with the new Core 4x4 model grade. Read More >>
'Rok Hardest: 580Nm Amarok Ultimate lands in Australia

17/09/2018

Long live the king. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Australia has kept its promise to customers and maintained its status as the most powerful ute in its class, and has introduced an upgrade of the Amarok's venerable V6 powerplant Read More >>
The rumours are true: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles confirms 200kW Amarok V6 for Australia

18/04/2018

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in Australia has confirmed the impending arrival of its most powerful Amarok yet, with a new EU6 190kW/200kW on overboost tune of its already punchy V6 engine heading to Australia in the third quarter of 2018. Read More >>
The Kombi celebrates 70 years while the Amarok goes to the Dark side

6/02/2018

Two special editions for two very different Volkswagen icons are en route to showrooms. Read More >>