Bakkie Flagship derivative
Volkswagen Amarok
DC Aventura 3.0 V6 TDI 4Motion 10-spd Auto
R1Â 259Â 700List price, as at 2026-08-06
At a glance
Power
184Â kW
Consumption
8.4Â L/100km
Boot
Not specified
Seats
5
Towing (braked)
Not specified
Cover
5 years / 100 000 km
Maintenance plan
Cost to own (illustrative, 5 years)
Estimated instalment
R22Â 018 / month
Estimated fuel
R3Â 290 / month
5-year total (deposit + instalments + fuel)
R1Â 644Â 421
Illustrative only, based on standard assumptions not specific to this vehicle: 10% deposit, 11.75% interest, 72-month term, 20 000 km/year, fuel at R23.50/L. Service and insurance costs are not modelled here. Use the Finance Calculator for figures based on your own inputs.
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Full specifications
| Engine capacity | 3Â L |
| Cylinders | 6note"3.0 V6 TDI" - six-cylinder by definition. |
| Power | 184Â kW |
| Torque | Not specified |
| Transmission | 10-speed automatic |
| Gears | 10 |
| Drivetrain | 4x4note"4Motion" is Volkswagen’s all-wheel-drive branding, mapped to the bakkie 4x4 enum used elsewhere in the catalogue. |
| Consumption cycle | NEDCnoteVW Amarok spec sheet (VW-Amarok-Spec.pdf, 2025): row 'Fuel consumption (NEDC 1999/100/EC)' = 8.4 for 3.0 V6 TDI Aventura 4Motion; disclaimer 'Fuel consumption measurements is in accordance with the NEDC/1999/100/EC'. Names NEDC and cites the EU directive 1999/100/EC (rule 1+2) = nedc. |
| Fuel consumption | 8.4Â L/100km |
| Fuel tank | Not specified |
| Fuel grade | Diesel (50ppm)noteDiesel V6 engine; South African diesel bakkies of this class run on 50ppm diesel. |
| Range | Not specified |
| 0-100 km/h | Not specified |
| CO2 emissions | Not specified |
| Seats | 5noteStandard 5-seat configuration for a Double Cab bakkie. |
| Doors | 4noteDouble Cab bodystyle - four passenger doors, matching the convention used for the Ranger and Hilux records. |
| Length | 5Â 350Â mm |
| Width | Not specified |
| Height | Not specified |
| Wheelbase | 3Â 270Â mmnote"A wheelbase of 3,270mm." |
| Ground clearance | Not specified |
| Boot (behind 2nd row) | Not specified |
| Boot (behind last row) | Not specified |
| Boot (seats folded) | Not specified |
| Boot (standard) | Not specified |
| Kerb weight | Not specified |
| Gross vehicle mass | Not specified |
| Payload | Not specified |
| Towing (braked) | Not specified |
| Towing (unbraked) | Not specified |
| Safety rating | Not specified |
| Airbags | Not specified |
| Airbag positions | Not specified |
| Warranty | 4 yearsnoteCORRECTION. The record held 3 years / 100 000 km, which is the PREVIOUS-generation Amarok. VW SA’s commercial warranty document lists both side by side — "Amarok 3 year/ 100,000 km" and "New Amarok 4 year/ 120,000 km" — and the launch release for the current car states it "comes standard with a 4-year/ 120 000km warranty, a 5-year/ 100 000km EasyDrive Maintenance Plan and a 6-year anticorrosion warranty". The current Aventura carries 4 years / 120 000 km. |
| Warranty distance | 120 000 km 30 000 km/year · derived Compare warranties across all SUVs →noteCORRECTION. The record held 3 years / 100 000 km, which is the PREVIOUS-generation Amarok. VW SA’s commercial warranty document lists both side by side — "Amarok 3 year/ 100,000 km" and "New Amarok 4 year/ 120,000 km" — and the launch release for the current car states it "comes standard with a 4-year/ 120 000km warranty, a 5-year/ 100 000km EasyDrive Maintenance Plan and a 6-year anticorrosion warranty". The current Aventura carries 4 years / 120 000 km. |
| Maintenance plan | 5 years / 100 000 km |
| How it is supplied | Included with the vehicle |
| Service interval (distance) | Not specified |
| Service interval (time) | Not specified |
| Spare wheel | Full-size Compare spare wheels across all SUVs →noteManufacturer source states: "Full-sized spare wheel (alloy)". |
| Service network | ~129 authorised service points, as at 18 August 2026 In all 9 provinces. Service & Parts department modelled per pin in Volkswagen's own locator. Compare service networks across all brands → |
| Load box length | Not specified |
What we can't tell you yet
These fields are not confirmed from an official South African source. Rather than guess, we've left them marked as unknown.
- Torque — Not stated on the pages checked. This 3.0 V6 TDI unit is shared with the Ford Ranger platform, whose equivalent output is 600Nm, but that figure was not independently confirmed on an Amarok-specific VW SA source, so it is left unknown rather than assumed.
- Fuel tank
- Range
- 0-100 km/h
- CO2 emissions
- Width
- Height
- Ground clearance
- Boot (behind 2nd row)
- Boot (behind last row)
- Boot (seats folded)
- Boot (standard)
- Kerb weight
- Gross vehicle mass
- Payload
- Towing (braked)
- Towing (unbraked)
- Global NCAP rating
- Euro NCAP rating
- ANCAP rating
- Airbags
- Airbag positions
- Warranty distance unlimited
- Service plan optional
- Service interval (distance)
- Service interval (time)
- Load box length