Since 2018, V W with the Amarok a 258 PS strong V6 TDI. A three-liter diesel is a strong exotic in the medium-sized pickup segment; Four-cylinders are common there. Abt is now offering an increase in performance for the variant with 258 PS: With chip tuning, the performance increases to 306 PS and the torque to 630 Newton meters. Instead of 8.0, the pickup then goes from zero to 100 km /h in 7.8 seconds and reaches a top speed of 211 km /h. The increase in performance, including assembly and TÜV, costs 2,641 euros.
Tuning for V6 TDI and 2.0 TDI
Abt also tunes the 224-strong version of the three-liter diesel: The six-cylinder then has 265 hp . The price of this variant is 3,261 euros. The Allgäu's “Abt Engine Control” electronics increase the performance of the four-cylinder biturbo, which is no longer available, from 180 to 200 hp. According to Abbot, the main thing is that the draft improves; the pickup can load a ton and hook a 3.5 ton trailer on the hook. A Euro pallet fits across the 2.5 square meter loading area. VW demands for the strongest version of the Amarok 51,932 euros. The basic model with a 163 hp V6 TDI is available from 32,761 euros.