Volkswagen Amarok Review: Double the comfort - Economy

Volkswagen Amarok Review: Double the comfort - Economy

Reviewed by Shawn Jooste

Economy

That sport mode button isn’t going to help you with the economy, neither is spending most of your time driving off road, which the Amarok is very good at.

But on the off chance that you find yourself on a normal tar road, driving to normal places, the 2.0-litre diesel engine can deliver reasonable fuel economy. Casual town driving put the Amarok in the 8.5 l/100kms mark, which is more than reasonable for a car this size.

After a stint in the bush, clamoring over boulders and sliding sideways on soft sand the economy figure did head north in a hurry, and we very quickly found it to be in the 12 l/100kms range.

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