A test drive of a Volkswagen Amarok on the dirt road of the Korotich Airfield in Kharkov was the second test drive of the day. First, I drove a SEAT Ateca - a typical SUV. And I still had almost the same impressions of both cars! Given that they have very different weight, size, engine size.
In the video, I am driving a four-door pickup truck with a 3-liter turbo diesel engine and an automatic transmission — the most “charged” version, low-profile tires and foolishly sharp and light steering. Although, Ateca is sharper and lighter.
It would be correct to load a full body of potatoes and chase on a country road ... But people do not buy sports pickups for these purposes!
But pushing the pedal to the floor (the machine switches to kik down mode), change from the rolled track to the left on the mowed dry grass, experience incredible acceleration from a 3-liter turbo and leave a white small jeep in the dust behind it! In the rearview mirror of the pickup, all other SUVs look like a "small jeep."
Of course, the car is bulky and heavy - I understood it from the description on the Internet. But in fact, even with my height and weight, I would like a more “heavy” steering wheel and more tight pedals.
In fairness, it is worth saying that SEAT Ateca is even sharper in control and can be controlled with just two fingers. I do not know how long it took me to get used to this after the Lada 2106?
