Volkswagen quietly prices petrol-powered Amarok Aventura

Volkswagen has confirmed its announcement back in June by quietly listing a second petrol version of the Amarok on its online configurator.

Second ‘TSI’

Completing the local line-up following the debut of the Dark Label at the Kyalami Festival of Motoring in August, the Aventura becomes the recipient of the 2.3 EcoBoost engine until now only available on the step down PanAmericana.

Once again badged as a TSI, the unit makes an unchanged 222kW/452Nm, which is again routed to all four wheels through the Ford and General Motors co-developed 10-speed automatic gearbox.

Limited to 180 km/h, the Aventura will get from 0-100 km/h in a claimed 7.6 seconds, and consume unleaded at a rate of 9.7 L/100 km.

Still no W600

Supplementing the 3.0-litre Lion turbodiesel V6 that had been the sole option for the Adventura until now, the second EcoBoost model also bumps the Amarok range to 16 variants following the addition of it as well as the pair of Dark Label variants.

At the same time, the arrival of the EcoBoost-engine Aventura follows the announcement that the once confirmed Australian-developed Walkinshaw Amarok W600 has been shelved for the time after initially being approved for a fourth quarter arrival.

Spec

The second revision to the Amarok range after the discontinuation of the 2.0-litre bi-turbodiesel Panther engine in May, the Aventura TSI’s specification sheet is unchanged from its diesel sibling and as such, comprises the following:

• 21-inch alloy wheels;
• Matrix I.Q LED headlights;
• electric roller shutter;
• side-steps;
• folding and heated electric mirrors;
• keyless entry;
• push-button start;
• dual-zone climate control;
• imitation leather upholstery;
• heated and electric front seats;
• 12-inch digital instrument cluster;
• eight-speaker Harman Kardon sound system;
• 12-inch infotainment system;
• wireless smartphone charging pad;
• ambient lighting;
• integrated satellite navigation

On the safety and driver assistance side, the following has been made standard:

• rain sense wipers;
• seven airbags;
• 360-degree surround-view camera;
• front and rear parking sensors;
• tyre pressure monitor;
• Adaptive Cruise Control;
• Automatic Emergency Braking;
• Blind Spot Monitoring;
• Lane Keep Assist;
• Driver Attention Alert;
• Traffic Jam Assist;
• Park Assist;
• Rear Cross Traffic Alert

Colours

In total, the Aventura can be had in one of nine colours:

• Clear White;
• Dark Grey Metallic;
• Midnight Black Metallic;
• Medium Silver Metallic;
• Bright Beige Metallic;
• Mid Blue Metallic;
• Reed Green Metallic;
• Bright Blue Metallic;
• Deep Red Metallic

Price

As with the rest of the double cab Amarok range, the Aventura 2.3 TSI 4Motion’s price tag includes a five-year/150 000 km warranty and a five-year/100 000 km maintenance plan.

Single cab

• Amarok 2.0 TDI – R596 800
• Amarok 2.0 TDI 4Motion – R669 800

Double Cab

• Amarok 2.0 TDI – R673 700
• Amarok 2.0 TDI AT – R693 800
• Amarok 2.0 TDI 4Motion – R747 000
• Amarok 2.0 TDI 4Motion AT – R772 100
• Amarok 2.0 TDI Life AT – R708 900
• Amarok 2.0 TDI Life 4Motion AT – R805 800
• Amarok 2.0 TDI Style 4Motion AT – R902 000
• Amarok 2.0 TDI Dark Label 4Motion AT – R937 200
• Amarok 2.3 TSI PanAmericana 4Motion AT – R1 105 800
• Amarok 3.0 TDI V6 Style 4Motion – R1 083 000
• Amarok 3.0 TDI V6 Dark Label 4Motion – R1 118 200
• Amarok 3.0 TDI V6 PanAmericana 4Motion AT – R1 198 000
• Amarok 2.3 TSI Aventura 4Motion AT – R1 178 900
• Amarok 3.0 TDI V6 Aventura 4Motion AT – R1 259 700