It's funny in life these little opportunities come up. A good mate of mine bought a boat from Port maquarie about 1500 km's away. I'd been wanting to try out the Amarok with a bigger tow weight than the camper trailer. Here was my chance!
Here we are filling up the boat in Port Maquarie (didnt really matter since we ran out of fuel on the water anyway!)
The trip north was uneventful as expected, the Amarok perfomed really well. Coming back home with the new beast attached we cruised at 110km/h most of the way and averaged 14.5 lp/100km.
Fuel consumption is one thing but the ride and handling is what blew me away. There was no sway or pulling, you really didnt know the boat was attached, it really was that good. It reminded me that although the landcruiser was a great powerful tow vehicle, it is coil sprung and wallowed a bit. The Amarok with the leaf springs has a superior towing design and that was easy to recognise during this trip.
