Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupes, Paris Motor Show
VW unveiling sc-IROC-co concept in Paris
Volkswagen will reportedly be unveiling a concept called "IROC" at the Paris Motor Show, according to VWVortex.com. The name is an obvious tip-off that the concept will likely be the predecessor to the production Scirocco that Wolfsburg is planning. VWVortex reports that the look will be a cross between the Eco-Racer concept with a Concept-A roofline on a coupe body. The front-engine, front-wheel drive Scirocco will be built in VW's Portugal factory and has already been approved for sale in Europe. While that doesn't mean U.S. consumption is a given, response to the "IROC" concept in Paris and at upcoming auto shows in the U.S. will likely be a key factor in the company's decision to bring the IROC back to the States.
[Source: VWVortex.com via GermanCarBlog]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
justme 3:13PM (7/30/2006)
I like the low-roof gangsta look, but since I'm 6'3", probably I wouldn't fit in it.
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Richard Warren 4:02PM (7/30/2006)
I like it.
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Matt 4:35PM (7/30/2006)
Are these the keys to a Volkswagen Scirocco? What an old people house this is!
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dicko 5:50PM (7/30/2006)
Was this drawn by Bruce McCall? - I don't believe a line of it, especially the ones around the front that has VW ripping off its stablemate Audi's grille. And those people inside... tiny people on pillows?
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swe 6:09PM (7/30/2006)
i don't like vw's new headlights.
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naggs 6:12PM (7/30/2006)
i think this is another example of VW reaching too high into audi terratory. VW already has a fwd sports car. i dont see how people (in the US) will pay $30k for a less functional GTI
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Juan 6:15PM (7/30/2006)
Looks kind of like a Scion tC, only less cheap.
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chemp 6:34PM (7/30/2006)
naggs +1
VW want more & more...
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do they plan to pay for the rights? 6:42PM (7/30/2006)
Why would VW make an IROC car? They'd have to pay for rights that will do them no good at all.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IROC
Why did GM even make an IROC car to be sold in Europe when the IROC is US/Canada only? (don't confuse it with the ROC)
Yet another Golf (Rabbit)/Jetta/(new) Passat/New Beetle/A3/TT/Octavia/Cupra platform car? What's the point?
VW is turning into GM, both with the massive platform sharing and over subdividing the market amongst too many cars. Goes great with their across-the-board lack of quality.
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Paulo 7:17PM (7/30/2006)
This car looks like a good tC competitor, if VW would price it right.
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Sean 10:15PM (7/30/2006)
Your link to the Eco-Racer doesn't work.
It goes here:
http://www.w3.org/Protocols/
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TJ Hooker 11:32PM (7/30/2006)
The car looks nice, but it's still a piece of junk VW.
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PJ 1:02AM (7/31/2006)
IROC, huh?
Does the mullet come standard, or bundled with the T-top option?
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G. Snyder 9:51AM (7/31/2006)
#9 - I guess you sent a link to an article that you did not even read. Who would they pay the rights to? GM? Why would they do that? IROC is the name of a race series. Chevy entered the Camaro and basically renamed the Z28 the IROC (or IROC Z). Other manufacturers, such as Dodge, have also used the name for models/trim lines.
That said, VW should not really even associate itself with those letters. Scirocco is a great name - it has heritage and a cool meaning, particularly for a time when alphanumeric characters are favored.
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do they plan to pay for the rights? 7:25PM (7/31/2006)
#14. you should pay closer attention to my post and the original article.
The original article indicates how the car was designed for Europe and **may** come here.
Why design a car for Europe, pick a name you have to pay license fees for and a name that has no value in Europe anyway? That makes no sense. It's a stupid waste of money. And as you say, even in the US, is it something you want to associate with?
I am quite familiar with the IROC-Z. It is the car that I wanted my senior year in college (and every other male in my class too). One person actually had one! It turned out to be a real piece of crap. It had an adapted version of GM's "Cross Fire Injection" before the kinks were ironed out.
Pontiac is big on the race series names, VW shouldn't horn in.
Kinda funny that the Pontiac Trans Am and the Trans Am racing series disappeared at almost the same time.
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Armen 8:55PM (7/31/2006)
I guess I don't understand this car's reason for existence. What is it going to offer customers that the GTI doesn't besides a different shape? The Golf models already span a wide performance range from base models to GTI to R32/36. Where does this thing fit in?
Is VW in need of more similar models right now in low-volume niches i.e. 3 door hatchbacks as far as the US is concerned? I don't think so.
Instead of this onslaught of similar new products (Golf VI's coming soon, Eos, etc.) maybe they could focus on climbing out of the sewers on the reliability rankings. It is sad how long they have been down there. The Koreans have improved by leaps and bounds while VW just sits there.
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ebm14 9:57PM (7/31/2006)
I think somebody a VW Vortex made a mistake. IROCs were Chevy with V-8 engines for the gwedo culture of the 1980's.
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kojo87 5:37PM (8/01/2006)
@12 Piece of junk VW my ass!! i've got an 84 VW Rabbit that still runs beautifully. Wagens are built right.
lemme guess: your're one of those guys who drives nothin but American built rides. i can see not liking Korean cars or something, but European? got something against quality?
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