Volkswagen Amarok Review: Buy a better bakkie! - Economy

Volkswagen Amarok Review: Buy a better bakkie! - Economy

Reviewed by Shawn Jooste

Economy

Over the last couple years, thanks to huge pressure from the EU, car manufacturers have begun replacing cubic cm, with forced injection. The Amarok is not immune to this treatment, and as such the 2.0-litre Bi-Turbo engine turns out to be quite economical. When you consider that you’re lugging a fairly big chunk of metal around, achieving only 7.9 l/100km is pretty good. Of course the economy goes north once you load it up at the back or if you go driving off road. Even then, the economy stays below 10 l/100k.

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