VIDEO: Volkswagen Amarok ‘Elephant’ TVC in Brazil

VIDEO: Volkswagen Amarok ‘Elephant’ TVC in Brazil

This Brazilian market TVC for the Volkswagen Amarok features an Indian boy (who grows up into a man) going about his life with his trusty elephant who seems to come in useful in so many ways. And then his elephant kind of falls sick or something… time for the dude to get a replacement. Or so I thought… check the video out after the jump, it kinda brought the smile to my face and the Amarok looks pretty damn good too!

The Amarok is a ladder frame truck with a choice of either a 2.0 litre single turbo diesel engine with 120hp and 340Nm or a 2.0 litre sequential twin turbo diesel with 161hp and 400Nm. Not exactly Navara-beating numbers but the engine is smaller at 2.0L versus 2.5L.

What’s interesting is that two different 4WD systems are available – a high-low 2WD-4WD switchable version that we’re familiar with and also 4MOTION permanent all-wheel drive that uses a Torsen differential to distribute drive at a 40:60 ratio so that the wheel with the best traction gets the most power.

Anyway check out the video after the jump.

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After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history.

 

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  • Just dont like how it looks.

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  • TheophilusChin on Jun 06, 2010 at 6:06 pm

    Aww…

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  • likehondanotsomuch on Jun 06, 2010 at 7:00 pm

    NAVARA RULES,,,,yippppeeeeee

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  • Alpha on Jun 06, 2010 at 7:07 pm

    cool!!i love the look!!n the name makes me wanna run amok.XD

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  • Pring on Jun 06, 2010 at 7:55 pm

    One of the best looking pickup imho. Will VW brings it to our shore? How’s the price?

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  • simpz on Jun 06, 2010 at 8:27 pm

    love it!!! gonna get it!!

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  • mirror mirror on Jun 06, 2010 at 9:05 pm

    Looks smaller than the Navara but hey it is a VW, really hope to try one out. Anyway, i have a Navara and must say that it is a worthy poor man’s land cruiser.

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  • Raja Azhar Bin Raja Abdul Rashid on Jun 06, 2010 at 9:27 pm

    I think the Volkswagen Amarok looks so much better than other American trucks. Well that is my opinion. :D

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  • mitlanevo on Jun 06, 2010 at 10:39 pm

    cool pickup + cool ad, wonderful!!!

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  • KuchingMali on Jun 06, 2010 at 10:51 pm

    Really makes me smile when he drove the elephant with his VW. Nice commercial.

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  • BeeSting88 on Jun 06, 2010 at 11:58 pm

    Is it true that this truck could tow the elephant? Must be some kind of ‘gargantuan’ power it have inside.

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  • littlefire on Jun 06, 2010 at 11:59 pm

    Yup, the elephant on the back of the pick-up really tell a lot about this pick-up.. Nice ad VW!

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  • VGM, bring this in.

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  • navaralvr on Jun 07, 2010 at 9:33 am

    cool truck! Now i feel sick of the number of Hiluxes on the road.

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  • andymervingeorge.com on Jun 07, 2010 at 10:16 am

    So cool! VWs are known for their gargantuan power abilities what.. a 2.0 litre engine but feels and performs like a 3.0!

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  • Peter on Jun 07, 2010 at 12:28 pm

    Very cool…Hope that we will be getting this soon….We have got Mitsu, Nissan, Toyota, Ford, ISUZU, 4wd Pick ups….

    I am a big fan of 4wd pick ups….Mainly they are big and fierce….

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