VW sets another Guinness World Record in Australia with Amarok desert crossing
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A modified Volkswagen Amarok ute has crossed Australia’s 10 deserts – and more than 6000 off-road kilometres – in less than a week.
Volkswagen has set its second Guinness World Record in two months with a 6241km, near-week-long drive across Australia’s 10 deserts in a modified Amarok V6 ute.
The Amarok record follows one month after a Volkswagen ID.4 electric car was driven 23,849km around Australia to set the record for the largest GPS drawing by a battery-electric vehicle.
Driven in shifts by Rainer Zietlow and Marius Biela – the Germans who set the ID.4 record, as well as many others around the world in other VWs – plus Australian Brad Howes, the Amarok crossed all 10 of Australia’s deserts in six days and 17 hours.
Starting in Maree, South Australia and finishing in Alice Springs, the group covered 6241km crossing the Great Victoria, Great Sandy, Tanami, Simpson, Gibson, Little Sandy, Strzelecki, Sturt Stony, Tirari and Pedirka deserts.
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The trio used a heavily modified Amarok Style V6 ute, with off-road wheels and Kumho tyres, an ARB bull bar, snorkel, additional lights, a roof rack, and a row of spare wheels in the tray, among other supplies.
It will spawn a special edition for showrooms, the Amarok 10 Deserts Limited Edition, due next year limited to 300 examples.
Details are yet to be confirmed, but it will be based on the four-cylinder Life grade, and is expected to gain lifted suspension, off-road tyres and underbody protection, among other upgrades.
Volkswagen Australia says 1199 litres of diesel was used during the trip – equating to fuel consumption of 19.2L/100km – as well as 0.5 litres of oil, and a single puncture.
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