Oman. A country which truth be told, I knew very little about. What I did know is that is was sparse, dry, mountainous and with a particularly sandy interior. Before the arrival of the Amarok, a Volkwagen would likely not have been your first choice of vehicle for a three day adventure here.
Back in 2018, Volkswagen invited Cars.co.za for a once in a lifetime adventure, and I was lucky to get called up to represent the company. VW was celebrating the latest Amarok, featuring a powerful 190kW V6, which would be arriving in South Africa later that year.
Over three nights we traversed simply epic landscapes, radically steep roads, massive dunes, rocky river beds and delightfully, a natural wadi where we left the cars behind and went for a much needed swim.
Over the course of the extremely hot and brutal trip, we didn't have a single issue with any of the Amaroks in the group. We left feeling very impressed, and with wonderful memories.
The next generation of Amarok will be a Ford Ranger under the skin, and so this is the swan song of the Amarok as we know it. The new generation arrives in South Africa in early 2023.
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Bookmarks:
0:00 Intro
1:17 Mountain climbing
3:00 Campsite and setup
4:40 Drive through sand dunes
6:50 Walk up the sand dunes to catch the sunset
7:25 Desert hotel
7:51 Visit to a natural wadi
9:26 Next generation Amarok and description of V6 Amarok
10:18 Footage of trip in Oman
10:51 Outro
18 авг 2024
