VW Scirocco


Volkswagen prices UK Scirocco R and Golf R, debuts new ad [w/VIDEO]

For those of you in the U.K., the R-line versions of the Golf and Scirocco have been priced and can now be ordered. The Scirocco is the bargain of the two, going for £26,945 ($44,257 U.S.), while the Golf takes you slightly higher up the currency chart, priced at £28,930 ($47,518 U.S. -- nota bene: U.S. prices don't directly translate). They both come standard with a 6-speed manual, but if you want the car to shift for you, the DSG transmission option adds £1,300 ($2,135 U.S.) to either car. They're the fastest and most ... Read more →

New VW Beetle coming in two years, Scirocco still not in cards for U.S. Sam Abuelsamid

We're in Wolfsburg, Germany right now for the launch drive of the 2010 Volkswagen Golf and we've just returned from a presentation at the company's design center with Walter de Silva. We'll have ...

Volkswagen to debut four new models in Frankfurt? Noah Joseph

Germany only gets its own top-tier international auto show every other year, with the Frankfurt Motor Show alternating with the Paris salon. So when the circus rolls into town, you can bet Germany's ...

Volkswagen Scirocco GT TDI stokes our oil-burning lust Jeremy Korzeniewski

Europeans just got another turbocharged diesel engine option for the Volkswagen Scirocco, leaving us even more jealous than before that the sporty hatchback won't be making its way to America. ...

JE Design throws its Scirocco into the mix Drew Phillips

Volkswagen's new Scirocco seems to be the hottest new platform for Euro tuners, with Abt and MTM already coming out with tuning packages. JE Design has developed their own line of parts and ...

VW shows off Scirocco Study R in Bologna 1 year ago on Autoblog

Volkswagen's new Scirocco is rapidly becoming a popular canvas for customizing, and Wolfsburg itself is getting into the act. The Bologna Motor Show has been graced with the Scirocco Study R, which could be a preview of a production version called the Scirocco R20T. The Study R is a derivation ...

Volkswagen reconsiders bringing Scirocco to the States 1 year ago on Autoblog

Volkswagen has heard our cries and is reconsidering its previous decision not to offer the Scirocco in the States. Back when the low-slung hatch was launched in March, VW was insistent that the Scirocco would never find its way to U.S. shores, fearing that it would cannibalize sales of the GTI ...

OETTINGER tuned Scirocco one mean hot hatch 1 year ago on Autoblog

Today on Cars We Can't Have, Oettinger turns its eye toward Volkswagen's C30 Scirocco. There's history between the tuning firm and VW's windy coupe, so this could be viewed as an addendum to past work. What does a tuner do, if not enhance performance? Indeed, Oettinger has fiddled about ...

Volkswagen launches base model Scirocco with two new engines 1 year ago on Autoblog

Volkswagen has made getting behind the wheel of a Scirocco just a little bit easier... in the UK. When the low-slung three-door was launched it was only available in up-level GT trim, but now it's available in base form, starting at £18,790. For what it's worth (not much, sadly), that ...

More details on VW's design renaissance 1 year ago on Autoblog

It seems Volkswagen has breathed a collective "Oops!", and is now working to turn its design ship around. VW was known for neat, differentiated designs with great interior details. While this stayed true in some parts of the world, in the U.S., Volkswagen design turned into chrome shield grilles ...

Germany's Next Top Models make calender with VW Scirocco 1 year ago on Autoblog

I admit it, I watch America's Next Top Model. It's not as good as Project Runway or So You Think You Can Dance, but seems to go through three seasons every year so there's always a new episode to watch. As with any reality show, ANTM is also produced in a number of foreign countries, including ...

VW Scirocco racer: first image surfaces 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image for high-res version Volkswagen is pumping up the badass for the racing version of its new Scirocco sport-hatch. As we reported a couple of weeks ago, VW will be campaigning a race-prepped version of its latest release at the Nurburgring 24 hour race in the 2-liter turbo category in ...

VW to campaign Scirocco in 24-hour 'Ring race 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Volkswagen Scirocco. Volkswagen will use the 24-hour endurance race at the Nurburgring in Germany to showcase the new Scirocco's sporting credentials when the event gets underway the weekend of May 24 and 25. The race-prepped version of the low-slung, ...

Blame the dollar for no VW Scirocco in the States 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 VW Scirocco Volkswagen has made it categorically clear that the only reason it will not sell the recently unveiled Scirocco in the United States is because of the weak dollar. Bloomberg quotes VW's sales and marketing chief Detlef Wittig as saying, "The ...

Geneva Leakage: Remaining 2009 VW Scirocco pics surface 1 year ago on Autoblog

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 ...

Officially Official: VW Scirocco a no-go in the U.S. 2 years ago on Autoblog

Well, it's official, the upcoming Volkswagen Scirocco will not be making an appearance in North American showrooms. VW of America boss Stefan Jacoby told Car and Driver magazine that there's no room for the Scirocco here with the GTI and R32 already headlining the market segment for the automaker. ...

Fancy a topless Scirocco? VW's got you (un)covered 2 years ago on Autoblog

Auto Express seems to have the inside scoop on a convertible variant of the upcoming Volkswagen Scirocco coupe, likely to go on sale sometime in 2009. The standard fixed-roof Scirocco is expected to take cues from the IROC concept that debuted back in Paris in 2006 and be built off the same ...

Spy Video: VW Scirocco takes to the heat of Death Valley 2 years ago on Autoblog

The VW IROC concept is on its way to production in a couple of years as the new Scirocco. For most production cars from major manufacturers, one of the inevitable stops along the way is California's Death Valley for hot weather testing, and the Scirocco's no different in that regard. It's been ...

Spy Shots: First look at production VW Scirocco! 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to view many more spy shots of the VW Scirocco After going back and forth on whether or not it will be offering the upcoming Scirocco hatchback in the U.S., Volkswagen still appears to be up in the air on the matter. These spy shots taken by KGP Photography in the deserts of ...






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