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Wolfsburg (13 May 2009). A genuine sportscar, two engine alternatives, a 24-hour endurance test: The Volkswagen Scirocco will tackle the 24-hour race on the legendary Nürburgring-Nordschleife on 23 and 24 May. Two Scirocco GT24-CNG cars with natural...
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Like its predecessors, the new VW Scirocco is once again becoming an object of great fascination for car tuners. The most recent version is now presented by Swiss HighEnd Tuner Sportec: Among other things, the program consists of a performance optimisation...
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It was a triumphant drive: in May 2008, three Scirocco GT24 cars lined up at the start of the 24-hour endurance race on the Nürburgring track. At the wheel: driving legends the likes of Hans-Joachim Stuck and Carlos Sainz. The teams drove two 238...
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Hot on the heels of the ABT Scricco , fellow German Tuning moguls Oettinger have unveiled their package for the newly released Volkswagen Scirocco. Sporting restyled front and rear bumpers, side skirts and wheels this has to the most eye catching Scirocco...
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The very first Scirocco was the absolute star amongst compact sport coupes”, reminisces Hans-Juergen Abt. The manager of the renowned car tuner is just as fascinated with the great-grandson of the Wolfsburger trend-setter: “The Scirocco looks...
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Since the early 1990s fans had hoped for it: a new VW Scirocco. With the 2008 reissue of the sporty compact coupé VW now continues a success story. Even sportier the Scirocco gets through KW automotive´s suspension programme. They offer now...
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Tom Ford from Channel Five's motoring program, Fifth Gear, has the honour of doing the Uk's first hands-on test of the recently released VW Scirocco. Although the feature is quite short, we see (and hear) enough of the Scirocco to determine it's...
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Alongside the styling package for the other cars in the range, VW will also premiere, at the Automechanika 2008 show, the Volkswagen Scirocco aerodynamics package. The VW Scirocco aerodynamics package includes a front spoiler lip, rear apron and roof...
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After 16 years, the Scirocco has returned to the VW model range. A tradition that H&R is also glad to revive. And so the company from Lennestadt offers several chassis components for the relaunch of the Wolfsburg coupé. The sports spring suspension...
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New Golf design points the way to Volkswagen’s future... Volkswagen is unveiling its most important automotive secret of the year: the new Golf. The car – Europe’s most successful with more than 26 million sold – was improved in...
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Still hankering for more after the recent release of detailed information on the Scirocco? Well you can feast your eyes on these two promotional videos from Volkswagen showing an up close look at the Scirocco, both on the road and a fancy platform overlooking...
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Comeback of a sports car legend:Third generation of the Scirocco to be launched New Scirocco will be available across Europe by mid-November Scirocco is the right choice as an affordable sports car for every day of the year 16 June 2008 - The countdown...
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The new Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 celebrated its race premiere with a one-two in its class at a well attended 24-hour race at the Nürburgring. In front of a crowd of about 200,000 spectators the brace of 325 hp Sport-Coupés driven by Jimmy...
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The two-time Le Mans winner Hans-Joachim Stuck and the two-time World Rally Champion Carlos Sainz are leading Volkswagen’s line-up of drivers for the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring. The three factory-developed racing versions of the Scirocco...
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Popular motoring news website, WorldCarFans , have recently posted a video of the new Scirocco in motion. This video shows up close what the new 200PS Volkswagen model looks like on the road. Recently launched at the 2008 Geneva Motorshow. 34 years after...
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Hot on the heels of the news regarding VW UK removing the Golf GTI Edition 30 from its model line up, comes the announcement that UK Dealers will now be getting the Golf GTI Pirelli edition. Although the timing appears to be a touch rushed this is welcome...
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Automobile sportiness is the order of the day at the Volkswagen brand stand in Hall 7: the presentation focuses on the various generations of the Scirocco. “Scirocco” is the term for a hot wind from the Sahara blowing towards the Mediterranean...
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By Gary Cundliffe. The New Scirocco has finally been launched at the 2008 Geneva Motorshow. 34 years after it was first introduced to the public, also at Geneva, we can finally see what is billed to be Volkswagens affordable sports coupe. The UK market...
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Volkswagen's bestseller sets to shift up a gear. Following record sales of around 1 million units, the Volkswagen developed intelligent DSG automatic gearbox previously available with six gears, is now set for release with seven gears. The first 7-speed DSG gearbox is available now for the Golf and Golf Plus models with the 1.4 TSI and 1.9 TDI engines. This represents a milestone in the gearbox strategy of the Volkswagen Group....