Amarok Dakar 2012
Rock the Dakar

Rock the Dakar

Rockstar, Boxing Champion and Racing Driver test the Amarok on the Dakar Rally.

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What’s in store for the Amarok? Carsten Otto reveals all.

What’s in store for the Amarok? Carsten Otto reveals all.

Carsten Otto, who works on the development of special vehicles at Volkswagen, is interviewed about the preparations for the 2011 Dakar Rally and the role that the Amarok will play.

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Interview

Interview

In our interview Volkswagen technicians Thomas Wruck (above) und Michael Winkelsesser talk about their daily routine at the world´s most famous cross country rally and how they prepared for the event.

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The Amarok in action

The Amarok in action

Always in the thick of the action: there was hardly a challenge that the Amarok did not face during the rally.

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Installing the Hardtop

Installing the Hardtop

Preparations in Hanover are nearly complete: the Amarok vehicles have their stickers applied and are made ready for the coming rally. Some of them will be fitted with the new hardtop.

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A look back at the endurance test

A look back at the endurance test

No distance too far, no route too arduous: watch the video on the 2010 Dakar Rally and see the Amarok in action in January 2010.

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