{"id":4317,"date":"2025-10-01T08:56:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T08:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gottanlent.vansonnguyen.com\/?p=4317"},"modified":"2025-10-01T08:56:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T08:56:20","slug":"c0110002_terrifying-audition-shocks-britain-got-talent-judges_part2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gottanlent.vansonnguyen.com\/?p=4317","title":{"rendered":"C0110002_Terrifying Audition Shocks Britain Got Talent Judges!_part2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F100088633698345%2Fvideos%2F24641389995514434%2F&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=560&#038;t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"429\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is the VW Tarok Bakkie Being Lined Up for SA Assembly?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmag.co.za\/category\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\u25aa\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/25aa.svg\">&nbsp;Posted&nbsp;September 26, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By: Ian McLaren<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/facebook.svg\" alt=\"facebook sharing button\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/twitter.svg\" alt=\"twitter sharing button\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/sharethis.svg\" alt=\"sharethis sharing button\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/linkedin.svg\" alt=\"linkedin sharing button\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Delayed but still on the cards, here\u2019s how Volkswagen Group Africa\u2019s new positioning could result in the one-tonne Tarok being assembled in South Africa.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_999646602\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.carmag.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/48-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"Volkswagen Tarok front\" class=\"wp-image-999646602\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image: Volkswagen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unveiled at the 2018 S\u00e3o Paulo International Motor Show, the intriguingly designed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vw.co.za\/en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Volkswagen<\/a>&nbsp;Tarok pick-up was touted as a compelling understudy to the brand\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmag.co.za\/news\/new-models\/vw-confirms-sa-specs-for-222-kw-amarok\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amarok<\/a>. Sharing its MQB Evo underpinnings with, among others, the eighth-generation Golf and modern&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmag.co.za\/news\/new-models\/2025-vw-polo-vivo-edition-15-sa-price-specs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Polo<\/a>, the Tarok introduces the brand\u2019s contemporary design language to a package said to be \u201cthe first pick-up to combine the stylistic elements of an urban SUV with an authentic off-road design\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A key design element of the five-seater Tarok is the ability to lower the rear panel of the passenger compartment, creating a handy load area for accommodating longer gear and equipment, such as surfboards. VW claims a payload of around one tonne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Set to be built in left-hand-drive configuration at VW\u2019s S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 dos Pinhais in Brazil, the recently updated mandate of this German brand\u2019s South African operations, corresponding with a name change to Volkswagen Group Africa, together with the confirmation that Plant Kariega will produce its own version of the Brazilian-sourced Tera compact SUV, unlocks the possibility of other models, including the Tarok pick-up, to be assembled in SA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_999646603\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.carmag.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/49-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"Volkswagen Tarok rear\" class=\"wp-image-999646603\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image: Volkswagen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Including the ability to conduct its own research and feasibility study to release previously unavailable EU-sourced products like&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmag.co.za\/news\/new-models\/2025-vw-golf-mk8-5-gti-sa-pricing-confirmed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mk8.5 Golf GTI<\/a>&nbsp;for the South African market, the mandate of Volkswagen Group Africa, which becomes the Group\u2019s seventh global sales region, is to find solutions that cater directly to the African continent. This includes the establishment of new assembly lines, encouraging bilateral trade agreements, and sourcing products from aligned regions, including Brazil, China and India, which cater to this region\u2019s requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Built on the same platform as the modern Polo and the forthcoming&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmag.co.za\/news\/new-models\/say-hello-to-tengo-volkswagens-next-kariega-made-model\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tengo<\/a>&nbsp;(Tera) compact SUV, the fact that the Tarok was at its introduction set to be offered with a choice of a 110 kW 1.4 TSI and a 110 kW 2.0 TDI powertrain \u2013 both of which have been accommodated on the production line at Kariega \u2013 makes the possibility of tooling up for a right-hand drive Tarok altogether complex, and thus costly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Volkswagen Group Africa would likely favour the Tarok over the much-spoken-about Saveiro half-tonne pick-up, as the more versatile, lifestyle-focused former package arguably unlocks more opportunity for much-needed volume.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is the VW Tarok Bakkie Being Lined Up for SA Assembly? News &nbsp;Posted&nbsp;September 26, 2025 By: Ian McLaren Delayed but still on the cards, here\u2019s how Volkswagen Group Africa\u2019s new positioning could result in the one-tonne Tarok being assembled in South Africa. Unveiled at the 2018 S\u00e3o Paulo International Motor Show, the intriguingly designed&nbsp;Volkswagen&nbsp;Tarok pick-up [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4318,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gottanlent.vansonnguyen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gottanlent.vansonnguyen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gottanlent.vansonnguyen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gottanlent.vansonnguyen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gottanlent.vansonnguyen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4317"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gottanlent.vansonnguyen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4319,"href":"https:\/\/gottanlent.vansonnguyen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4317\/revisions\/4319"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gottanlent.vansonnguyen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gottanlent.vansonnguyen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gottanlent.vansonnguyen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gottanlent.vansonnguyen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}