l{"id":1232179,"date":"2023-05-29T04:01:44","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T03:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businesstelegraph.co.uk\/volkswagen-amarok-2-0-tdi-205-style-2023-uk-first-drive\/"},"modified":"2023-05-29T04:01:44","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T03:01:44","slug":"volkswagen-amarok-2-0-tdi-205-style-2023-uk-first-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businesstelegraph.co.uk\/volkswagen-amarok-2-0-tdi-205-style-2023-uk-first-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Volkswagen Amarok 2.0 TDI 205 Style 2023 UK first drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- newscabal uk text -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8162386273903324\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3688094655\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Amarok uses a lightly reskinned version of Ford\u2019s Sync 4 infotainment system and it works respectably well, although it could still use a physical cursor scroller as an alternative to touchscreen operation. The digital instruments are rendered very clearly, and the steering wheel controls for the trip computer menus are proper buttons rather than touch-sensitive ones, which will suit glove wearers.<\/p>\n<p>The 2.0-litre diesel engine isn\u2019t as quiet or smooth as the V6, but it\u2019s still impressively mechanically refined by pick-up standards. It idles quietly, has only a small amount of a distant clatter under load, and when revving, it\u2019s much better isolated than the bigger four-pot of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autocar.co.uk\/car-review\/toyota\/hilux\">Toyota Hilux<\/a>, for example.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Volkswagen Amarok 2023 UK first drive\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businesstelegraph.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Volkswagen-Amarok-20-TDI-205-Style-2023-UK-first-drive.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The 10-speed automatic gearbox has some of the feel, on the road, of a continuously variable transmission \u2013 that gentle initial engagement (useful when you\u2019re carrying heavy loads, towing or driving off road) and the tendency only to rev 500rpm or so between upshifts when accelerating on part throttle. It\u2019s smooth, though, and gives the Amarok all the on-road performance that a vehicle of this size and brief really needs.<\/p>\n<p>For ride comfort and handling, since a mid-spec Amarok Style runs on 18in wheels with chunky-sidewalled \u2018mud and sand\u2019 tyres, it deals with UK country roads reasonably well \u2013 better, certainly, than the range-topping Aventura V6 TDI we tried (which has heavier 21s and lower-profile rubber). The ride is initially firmer and slightly fussier than that of most pick-ups, but its damping and isolation are better. 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