This time the Volkswagen designers worked on a Wolfsburg-Melbourne line. The second generation of Amarok, the successful pickup of the German maker which in its previous edition sold 830 thousand units, is in fact destined to glide mainly among the kangaroos over the vast Australian expanses, where the \u201cutes\u201d – abbreviation for \u201cutility vehicles\u201d – dominate the roads. \u201cThis is the successor to an icon,\u201d says Gu-Han Kim, head of the Volkswagen design studio in Melbourne and leader of this project.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\nIt is Dennis Kosik, exterior designer in Wolfsburg and author of the winning theme, who recalls how the final choices were made. \u201cWe started with five stylistic themes: Amarok Gene, which followed the old Amarok with clear VW school lines; Urban Pickup, with a softened commercial vehicle design; Masculine and Tough, with a more powerful and vertical structure; Heavy Duty, with very high optical groups, suitable for demanding use; finally Rugged, very off-road, with a series of protective shields. The Masculine and Tough formula of Dennis Kosik prevailed.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\nIt stands out for its character lines, from the headlights to the C-pillars, the rectangular wheel arches with sculpted wheel lip mouldings, the paints that look like molten metal, the more vertical skid plate, and the grille with a main bar to \u201cprotect the eyes of the wolf.\u201d The wolf? Yes, it seems that Amarok really means wolf in the Inuit language of the deep North.
\n\u201cIn general, there are three levels of front execution,\u201d explains Kim: \u201cThere is the basic Amarok, characterized by the robust, black bumper, then there are the two series Life and Style with a V-shaped front and a horizontal theme in the same colour as the body, emphasizing the width of the car. Finally, with an X-shaped front, there are PanAmericana, which has a more off-road character, and Aventura, more road-going: they represent the top of the range.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\nAdds Florian Richter, designer for the exteriors of this project: \u201cIt was very important to be in Melbourne, with Australia destined to be one of the most important markets for Amarok, in order to better understand the customers and use cases of this product. There are many generations of ‘utes’ here. One can spot current trends that help predict the future of pickups.\u201d Under the guidance of Martin Pohanka, head of interior design in Wolfsburg, and Peer Witt, the interiors essentially bear the signature of Dominik Krug, responsible for the stylistic and structural choice of the dashboard, which radiates from a vertical screen on the centre console, which according to him offers \u201ca very courageous, expressive and sculptural three-dimensionality.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>