The 2022 Volkswagen Amarok Fords Into the Future

• The second-generation VW Amarok will arrive at dealers near the end the year.

• The new Amarok won’t make its way to the United States but will head to Australia, New Zealand, and countries in Europe and Africa.

• The VW Amarok will be available with five engine options and four transmission options depending on the truck’s market.

You might not realize it if reading this in the United States, but Volkswagen does offer a pickup truck. Kicking off in 2011, the VW Amarok has given Volkswagen fans a way to haul sheets of plywood in the various markets that see this pickup. After over 10 years in service for Volkswagen, the Amarok is seeing a second generation. This next-gen pickup sports more space and capabilities than the previous model and enough engines to meet your mid-size pickup needs.

While some automakers are starting to pare down engine offerings to streamline manufacturing, design, and ordering, VW is offering five engine options in this Amarok. Not all of these engine options will be available in every market, but VW is offering three versions of a 2.0-liter four-cylinder diesel, a 3.0-liter V6 diesel, and a 2.3-liter turbocharged four-cylinder gasoline engine. If those engine options seem similar to what you’ll find under the hood of Ford’s Ranger, that’s not an accident. Controlling these powertrains is a handful of transmission options. Volkswagen will replace the eight-speed automatic in the current Amarok with a 10-speed automatic, but will also offer six-speed automatics and two manual transmissions depending on the engine and market. That power travels to all four wheels by way of the VW 4Motion all-wheel-drive system. The company notes the all-wheel-drive system is standard in many markets.