{"id":6965,"date":"2015-01-05T19:37:33","date_gmt":"2015-01-05T19:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/?p=6965"},"modified":"2015-01-05T19:37:33","modified_gmt":"2015-01-05T19:37:33","slug":"volkswagen-launches-another-high-spec-amarok-pick-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/6965","title":{"rendered":"Volkswagen launches (another) high spec Amarok pick-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_6966\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6966\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6966\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/vw-amarok-ultimate-sm.jpg\" alt=\"Volkswagen Amarok Ultimate\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/vw-amarok-ultimate-sm.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/vw-amarok-ultimate-sm-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/vw-amarok-ultimate-sm-50x37.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6966\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new Volkswagen Amarok Ultimate is on sale now, with UK production limited to just 500 vehicles.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Today&#8217;s pick-ups occupy the same market space that\u00a0SUVs did a few years ago &#8212; many of the people who buy them are making a\u00a0fashion choice, not responding to a functional requirement.<\/p>\n<p>To keep these cash-rich, bling-hungry buyers happy, Volkswagen has already launched at least two high specification special edition Amarok pick-ups, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/4794\">Amarok Edition<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/6618\">Amarok Dark Label<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The combination of\u00a0the Volkswagen badge and one of the largest, toughest and most stylish pick-ups on the road is obviously a winning formula, as Volkswagen has just announced a new limited edition Amarok model, modestly named the Amarok Ultimate.<\/p>\n<p>Billed as the highest-specification ever offered on an Amarok, UK supply\u00a0will be limited to 500 vehicles and prices will start from \u00a329,995 +VAT.<\/p>\n<p>Volkswagen says the Amarok Ultimate is aimed at customers who appreciate the finer things in life &#8212; if that&#8217;s you, here&#8217;s what you&#8217;ll get for your money:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bi-xenon headlights<\/li>\n<li>19-inch Aragonit polished alloy wheels<\/li>\n<li>Double chrome strips on the radiator grill<\/li>\n<li>Distinctive LED daytime running lights, which frame the headlights<\/li>\n<li>Heated and electrically-folding wing mirrors with chrome detailing<\/li>\n<li>Darkened tail light lenses and a new LED number plate light<\/li>\n<li>Alcantara-trimmed seats<\/li>\n<li>Leather multifunction steering wheel<\/li>\n<li>Heated driver and front passenger seats<\/li>\n<li>Satellite navigation<\/li>\n<li>Choice of two colours, Reflex Silver\u00a0or Deep Black, along with &#8216;Ultimate&#8217; decals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Amarok is powered by VW&#8217;s range topping 2.0-litre BiTDI 180PS engine, which has two turbos and produces a monster 420Nm of torque at just 1,750rpm. Power is transmitted to the wheels via either a six-speed manual selectable 4MOTION transmission or with the firm&#8217;s 8-speed automatic 4MOTION setup.<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, this\u00a0truck can handle some serious towing, should you need to &#8212; the maximum towing capacity is 3,200kg, meaning that\u00a0large caravans, vehicle carrier trailers and boats\u00a0can all be towed comfortably.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s hardly subtle,\u00a0and it&#8217;s two\u00a0preened and pimped for most drivers to want to get it dirty on a regular basis, but there&#8217;s no doubt this is a serious pick-up for anyone who needs it, and a\u00a0serious statement for anyone who just likes the way it looks!<\/p>\n<p>The Amarok Ultimate is on sale now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Full details of the new limited edition Volkswagen Amarok Ultimate. This is the highest-spec Amarok ever, and UK production will be limited to 500 vehicles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[1108,493],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6965"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6965"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6965\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6967,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6965\/revisions\/6967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}