Australian automotive engineering icon Walkinshaw will as soon as once more tune the Volkswagen Amarok, teasing the second-generation W-Sequence ute.
Volkswagen Amarok W-Sequence fashions have been obtainable between mid-2020 and the top of 2022, with Walkinshaw modifying the ute to make it extra succesful on- and off-road.
Following the launch of the brand new Ford Ranger-based Amarok in 2023, Volkswagen has been and not using a W-Sequence, nevertheless that’ll quickly change.
“I’m right here to announce the subsequent chapter of the W-Sequence, a journey which began again in mid-2020, the place a partnership between Volkswagen and Walkinshaw was born,” Walkinshaw Group CEO Ryan Walkinshaw instructed Australian media right this moment.
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“Walkinshaw Group as soon as once more has partnered with Volkswagen on the second-generation Amarok, and our plan this time [is] to go even additional than we went earlier than.
“The design render you may see is now locked in, our proficient group [is[ working together behind the scenes to bring it to life, and we’ll move into testing throughout the rest of this year.
“What should you expect? Well, everything we expect from Walkinshaw products: next-level design, performance and handling.
“We can’t wait for you all to see it, to experience it. Thank you to Volkswagen for your support and trust in Walkinshaw Group.
“The new W-Series will be a car to remember.”
Based on the teaser image, the Amarok W-Series will do without the roof rails of the PanAmericana and Aventura variants, though it’s fitted with the sail plane from the latter. A unique set of wheels can also be seen.
Volkswagen first teased the upcoming Amarok W-Series last year, where commercial vehicles director Ryan Davies said it would be a GT-focused offering – like the previous-generation W580S – and not an off-road-focused variant similar to the W580X.
“We’ve been working with the Walkinshaw team for about a year now. We’re in the final stages of evaluating the project,” said Mr Davies in November 2024.
“The project that we’ve been working with them has been a GT-focused [model], just like the W580S, that was a massively profitable automotive for the Volkswagen model and the Amarok product.
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Mr Davies (left) and Mr Walkinshaw (proper) with the ultimate first-generation Amarok W-Sequence
“There are many totally different off-road variants from different rivals, and we really feel that the ability set at Walkinshaw, coupled with the efficiency of the Amarok, is de facto the candy spot for the second iteration of the Walkinshaw Amarok variant.”
Walkinshaw is coy on technical particulars for the as-yet unnamed tuned new Amarok, although it’s more likely to be based mostly on the top-spec ute.
Volkswagen’s flagship Amaroks can be found with a 3.0-litre V6 turbo-diesel engine (named TDI600) which might produce 184kW of energy and 600Nm of torque, or a turbocharged 2.3-litre petrol engine growing 222kW and 452Nm (marketed because the TSI452).
Each engines are mated to a 10-speed computerized transmission and a full-time four-wheel drive system.
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WAU Ranger
When requested final yr whether or not this higher-performance four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine might energy the brand new Amarok W-Sequence, Mr Davies mentioned it “may do, however we’ll see how we go”.
No matter what’s beneath the bonnet, it received’t be Walkinshaw’s first time tuning the brand new Ford Ranger platform, having already tweaked the Blue Oval ute to create the WAU Ford Ranger, restricted to simply 25 examples.
Not like the Ford, Volkswagen will promote the brand new Amarok W-Sequence by its personal sellers.
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