Volkswagen Has Teased New Images of Its SA Built Amarok Bakkie’s Tailgate and Massive Infotainment Touchscreen

• Volkswagen offered the world a first glimpse of the rear-end of its much-anticipated Amarok bakkie
• As part of the reveal the German carmaker also showed off the Amarok's new massive touchscreen infotainment system
• The market launch is likely to be from the end of 2022 and the model will be built in South Africa at the Silverton Plant in Pretoria

Slowly but surely Volkswagen is teasing different parts of its new Amarok bakkie ahead of its unveiling later this year. In the most recent announcement, we now know what the tailgate and infotainment screen look like.

In terms of technical specifications for the load bay Volkswagen says depending on model and specification, large loads of up to 1.2 tonnes can be accommodated behind the tailgate in the cargo box, Newspress reports.

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The German carmaker also made mention of the new Amarok's maximum towing capacity which is 3.5 tonnes.

The carmaker also revealed the bakkie's new infotainment screen which takes the form of a tablet-like device in vertical format with a diameter of either 10 inches or 12 inches with buttons located at the bottom of the screen, reports Carscoops.com.

The new Amarok will launch as of the end of 2022 in South Africa with a double-cab model after production begins in Silverton, Pretoria.

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Designed and conceived in Germany and Australia, built in South Africa, the first few disguised models of the new Amarok are already out and about in Europe. Despite the disguise, it is already possible to identify how the dimensions have changed: at a good 5350 mm the new model is at least 100 mm longer than its predecessor.

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is further developing these strengths with the new generation. The new Amarok will launch at the end of 2022 in the first few countries with a double cab and four doors (DoubleCab), and in some individual markets with a two-door single cab (SingleCab).

Source: Briefly News