Click above image to view all new high-res shots of the VW Scirocco
As we say in the biz, you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube, so you might as well squeeze out what's left. After two official images of the yet-to-debut 2009 Volkswagen Scirocco hit the web the other day, a couple of sites have decided just to publish the whole lot of pre-release images. There are seven in total now (VW will likely release dozens more after the car debuts in Geneva next week), including a pair of interior pics that show, surprise, surprise, a cockpit that appears remarkably similar to the one in the Golf and Jetta. Despite that, the deeply bolstered tan leather seats are stitched with a nifty retro pattern that makes us want to crank the cassette player to 11. There's more info about the 2009 Volkswagen Scirocco that we'd like to tell you, but it's embargoed until Monday. It's highly unlikely, however, that this tube of toothpaste won't be squeezed dry by then.
[Source: Carscoop, The Car Connection]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Randy @ Feb 29th 2008 9:43PM
A VW I actually like the look of! Interesting ride.
Mehul @ Feb 29th 2008 10:32PM
My exact thought... This is the first VW design that I've ever liked. Too bad I need more space than this car can offer.
geo.stewart @ Feb 29th 2008 11:49PM
VW has had several winners for ext. design
Karmann Ghia
original Scirroco
Corrado VR6
2005 Gen IV Jetta GLI (not 2005 1/2)
current GTI
current Passat with body kit, 19" wheels, and Euro sport suspension setting (about 1/2-1" lower than US ride height)
Allan @ Feb 29th 2008 9:46PM
WANT!
Really though, depending on price, I'd give this car a serious look if it were to come to the US. I just saw an older one literally a few minutes ago on my way home and I didn't realize how close they really were.
Chase @ Feb 29th 2008 9:52PM
Wow. That interior is just gorgeous. The back seats are especially amazing.
andyx @ Feb 29th 2008 9:57PM
This is how the latest Subaru Impreza should have looked like. Imagine this exterior, an interior combining the best features of both cars, and the mechanicals of Subaru! Now that would have been Near Perfect!
generalx @ Mar 4th 2008 5:01PM
Pass on the subi mechanics thanx !
ugg.tryptophan @ Feb 29th 2008 10:17PM
brilliant
Jon @ Feb 29th 2008 10:24PM
The back seats remind me of my '76 911 fold ups. What a beautiful interior. Why can't we get nice small cars over here too? Why is it so hard for domestics to copy these great European stylish cars? We get bland Japanese or domestic cars that I don't even want to park next to. :)
Chase @ Mar 1st 2008 11:25AM
Hehe, if you are that sour about other interiors, a GTI with leather is fairly similar to this one... The big differences in the GTI are the black seats (as opposed to that wonderful brown), rear bench (as opposed to rear buckets), different doors, a black stereo bezel (as opposed to silver), and rectangular vents (the ones on the scirocco are also seen on the Eos).
Jon @ Mar 1st 2008 11:38AM
Well, Chase, I've never seen the new GTI seats. If they look like this but in black, that pretty nice. I've gone to the local annual car shows and never see anything nice except the expensive luxury cars. Usually I see cheap leatherette style seats in lower priced cars.
Chase @ Mar 1st 2008 11:55AM
Here's a picture of the GTI's leather...
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/1286/screengti0131280x800mp8.jpg
That's a pretty mediocre picture too... it looks better in person.
Jon @ Mar 1st 2008 12:03PM
Yes Chase they look very good. My wife walked by while I was viewing it and was surprised they were VW seats!
Chase @ Mar 1st 2008 6:28PM
My grandma has alzheimer's and she says something like that every time she takes a ride. :)
Memor @ Feb 29th 2008 10:33PM
The interior is just plain gorgeous. The seats are very classy and distinct. Many have commented lately that cars seem to be lacking soul these days, and by golly it looks like this car had some heart put into its design.
James @ Feb 29th 2008 10:54PM
Sigh...The Iroc is the ugly stepchild of this car.. When I saw the show car and heard that we would not be getting the Scirocco, I didn't mind. Now after seeing the final design I am pissed. VW of america was right, I would pick this over an R32 or GTI. But isn't that a good thing?? I would still be buying a VW. The Rabbit hatchback body cant hold a candle to this beauty. Oh Well, one more car to lust after that I can't get here.
robotrock @ Feb 29th 2008 11:04PM
Just an FYI using the size tag to reduce (or enlarge) the size of a photo makes for lots of jaggies. You're better of actually resizing the photos or just displaying them full size all the time.
Randy @ Feb 29th 2008 11:51PM
Or make them FLASH files with zoom :)
A_B @ Feb 29th 2008 11:06PM
I see a bright future for the designer(s) of this car.
Wow.
Subaru needs to print out these pictures and hand them to their design team shortly before they're all fired.
Klarn @ Feb 29th 2008 11:21PM
VW Dealership told me this thing would be 27Kmsrp.
Anyhow, VW probably won't(?) bring it here, if this news is true( Hey, I'd take one of these for 18K)
http://www.automotive.com/future-cars/90/112-0707-2010-volkswagen-new-beetle/index.html
This isnt' the only site with the news of the 2010 "Beetle"(in name only, it appears.