Judging by the HP/torque numbers, it has no turbo.
I want It ! I want it !
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Huh .
I'm not so sure..
The Amarok is smaller than an F-150, so naturally people here would want to play less for it than for an F-150. Considering all the crazy rebates that Ford is usually offering, could the Amarok be offered for less while still allowing VW to make a decent profit? It's probably more profitable for them to sell SUVs instead.
And no, don't expect to lower the cost by offering a bare bones truck with no A/C and without latest technology. People still want their creature comforts and smartphone integration. The F-150 has it.
...thank God!
manicrodder
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I say nice.I'm all for a small truck, but can you please not make it so hideous?
Is VW Tarok coming to the US?
manicrodder
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Looks like Godzilla took a bite out of a mini van.
You could get an old focus wagon and just pretend its a little truck with a cap...
I actually saw one of those running around GA late last year. It’s uglier in person...
There's a gripe somewhere in my head about how the auto makers (and some here) insist that these smaller utility vehicles have no place in the US, but in a given year there are millions of people driving full size pickups and never actually carrying substantial loads in the bed.
It's almost as if our society wants you to overbuy and be wasteful. Nah I must be thinking crazy.
It's almost as if our society wants you to overbuy and be wasteful. Nah I must be thinking crazy.
Yup. There are many places in the world where people make do with small pickups or just station wagons. We are spoiled here because for the most part we don't have space concerns (narrow roads, small garages, small parking spots, etc.) like some other places do, so owning a big truck is not impractical.There's a gripe somewhere in my head about how the auto makers (and some here) insist that these smaller utility vehicles have no place in the US, but in a given year there are millions of people driving full size pickups and never actually carrying substantial loads in the bed.
It's almost as if our society wants you to overbuy and be wasteful. Nah I must be thinking crazy.
I think many people in the US drive big trucks because they want to and not because they need to. I'm OK with that. Would some of the drive small trucks if given the option? Sure, but it would have to cost substantially less than a big truck for people to bite, IMO.
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I know thanks to the chicken tax we’d never see this here but can’t see a German or even a lux brand pickup truck being successful. Americans like a salt of the earth blue collar name on the front of their $74,000 pickup truck so they can haul 3 bags of mulch from Home Depot once a year. That Amarok looks so sweet plus VW interiors these days even on rental Jettas are fantastic.I'm all for a small truck, but can you please not make it so hideous?
Is VW Tarok coming to the US?
Why would you want that? You want all the auto worker jobs in the US to disappear? That's about the only reason US companies are staying in business. Anyway, Toyota and Nissan built plants in the US. German companies also have some plants in the US that build cars. They could easily start building pickups, but while Nissan and Toyota build pickups, they don't really have that big a share so no one else wants to get into the market because they probably won't sell enough to make it worthwhile even though they'd be on a "level" playing field. It's cheaper to develop a truck when you sell a million of them vs 100k.
Looks sorta like the old Subaru Brat!
Despite much hate for car/truck combo's, I like 'em, always have. This one is no exception. I think it's the truck guys who realize these things are not real trucks and are rather vocal about their dislike.
However, as a sports car guy, the idea of a "car" that can do some truck duties (like carry a dirt bike) has always held some appeal. That Holden above is really neat.
However, as a sports car guy, the idea of a "car" that can do some truck duties (like carry a dirt bike) has always held some appeal. That Holden above is really neat.
2 seaters don't sell well here were most people a think a car's value is by the pound. Think Fiero, Reatta, Smart, etc.
I saw one at a Lowes in Colorado a couple years back (MX plates) it wasn't as impressive as you would think from pictures and was smaller as I recall than one would think from pictures.
Still I don't think the F150 (or Silverado or RAM) is its target audience.
