Yesterday, we reported on a story out of Australia suggesting that Volkswagen is developing an Amarok-based SUV. And now a little more information has come to light, including a possible introduction date.
According to CarAdvice, any seven-seater SUV spin-off of the German bakkie will come only once the next-generation Amarok has arrived. And that puts a likely introduction date of 2020 into play.
Carlos Santos, Volkswagen Group Australia commercial vehicles director, told CarAdvice that the Fortuner-fighter won’t likely be based on the current generation of the Amarok.
“We’re talking about it again now. There’s been some success with competitors like [Isuzu] MU-X and [Ford] Everest and [Holden] Colorado 7 and [Toyota] Fortuner … everyone is doing it,” Santos said.
“I know there’s something in works, nothing confirmed, but we would absolutely love to see it in Australia, without a doubt. [However] it will be next-generation; it won’t be this generation. If it does come, it’ll be the one due around 2020,” he revealed.
Santos earlier hinted that the proposed bakkie-based SUV would likely employ the same 3,0-litre V6 turbodiesel that is set to arrive with the upcoming Amarok facelift.