Amarok Canyon

The concept vehicle is significantly taller and wider than the production Amarok, and its orange paint job further draws attention. The Ute was raised by 40 mm with a body lift kit; and when the tyres are included, the concept is a full 85mm taller than the production model.

The freestyle pick-up also has auxiliary headlights mounted on its roof and additional visual accents are provided by the smoked rear lights and the colour-contrasting underbody protection. Two electrically deployed tread plates make it easy for all occupants to step into and out of the vehicle, despite the raised ride height. The tread plates were designed to be visually unobtrusive, and they retract when the vehicle is moving to maintain the standard Amarok Canyon's traditional high level of off-road capability.

The wheel housings were widened by 35 mm on each side to make room for the big AT tyres, size 275/65 R 18, mounted on 'Durban' type wheels.

Inside there are special two-tone leather seats and an additional three auxiliary instruments have been added to the dash to show climbing and tilt angles. The Amarok concept vehicle is powered by a torque-strong 2.0 TDI bi-turbo with a maximum torque of 400Nm over engine speeds ranging from 1,500-2,250 rpm. The switchable 4MOTION all-wheel drive system - together with a reduction gearbox and differential lock at the rear axle - ensures effective power transfer to the wheels even in the toughest off-road conditions.