Volkswagen Scirocco. Return after 15 year absence
Volkswagen created the event at the Geneva Motor Show by unveiling the Scirocco, a small 2 +2 coupe with a sporty, to be produced until the early 90s. 34 years later, the Ingolstadt company returned to Switzerland with a brand new Scirocco in its boxes.
For nearly a year and a half that Volkswagen has announced the return of the Scirocco. Appeared initially as a concept, the Iroc, at the Paris Motor Show 2006, the sports coupe is now evident in its final form.
First observation
First observation, the Scirocco remains fairly faithful to the concept Iroc. Certainly, the standard version has neglected certain stylistic features of the concept, particularly at the grille, but the spirit endures and the Scirocco sports seduces the first glance.
However, the atmosphere is much less to the party inside. The Scirocco uses the dashboard of the Golf, not exactly known for its originality.
Cousin of the Golf, the Scirocco takes in its chassis, running gear but also its mechanical components. The range of petrol engines “TSI” begins with the little 1.4-liter 122-hp and the 1.8 liter 160-hp 2.0-liter and finally the 200 hp of the Golf GTI. As for diesel, since diesel ago, the range is powered by the 2.0 TDI 140 bhp in its configuration.
The 2008 vintage will commericialisé Scirocco in Europe in the late summer.
Bulimic, Volkswagen occupies more and more small and medium-sized niche market. After the Tiguan and Passat CC , the coupe Scirocco here. One small step for the group that targets 10 million cars produced annually in the short term. Although not the mouth of the Iroc concept , the final version of the Scirocco was turning heads at the Geneva show in February 2008. We could not wait to see if the song refers to the plumage. Despite a market that will not start before autumn 2008, it was done after a brief essay on the roads of southern Portugal, the homeland of the new Coupe. It is indeed manufactured at the plant from which spring a few minivans Sharan , between Lisbon and Setubal. With quality workmanship in German, at least on the handful of copies we auscultated.
The dynamic or compact segment includes more sports sedan 3 doors
The dynamic or compact segment includes more sports sedan 3 doors – sometimes called cut-derivatives 5-door sedans that real cut. lI are a few roadsters that could complement the choice, but apart from the M azda MX-5 CCthat offers only two seats, none can claim to sporting purposes, or at least offer a real pleasure conduct. So with the exception of the Hyundai Coupe already aging, the new Mercedes CLC more cumbersome and far below that stores written off, the heavy Alfa Brera and Volvo C30 not a gambler, even T5 version, the track is almost free to the Scirocco. Remains whether there is still a customer for such cars, which during the previous decade were qualifée car-boy haircut by some aesthetes (which I assume were bitter for not having the means to ride in Aston or in a Porsche). Volkswagen is primarily the target of 25-30 years. In our opinion, the Scirocco may also attract those who drove a first-generation (March 1974-February 1981) or second (spring 1981 to summer 1992) whose children have now left the fold.
Scirocco coupe is a compact coupe (4256 mm long exactly), only slightly longer than the Golf (+5 cm). It is not as high and nearly 8 inches wide by 5 inches as the latter. If any between the two body panel are common, the wheelbase is the same below and very close.
Its dimensions are close to those of a Volvo C30, contribute to the dynamism and balance the silhouette. We’ll let you judge the success of the design (as you are reading these lines, it is without doubt that the aggressive style without excess Scirocco already attracted to you). Note that in any case the front, especially the thin shell in black polished boots the style of future Volkswagen, beginning with the sixth generation Golf ahead.
Inside, it’s written all over the VW, serious and well organized, with a dashboard that comes straight from the Eos. The atmosphere is a little less austere than aboard a Golf GTi with a few details like handles stylized triangle-cons in the doors but still restrained, perhaps too much for certain tastes.
It’s perfect at the front in livability, just like the driving position thanks to the amplitude of different settings and not bad for the maintenance of sports seats come from the basic version.
Things are a bit spoiled when it attempts a foray to the two-seat rear headroom is sufficient for the occupants of more than 1.80 m and is little better about the legroom. That said, it is much less restricted than in the Audi TT 2 +2 is strict, and given the size of the car, in particular the limited height of 1404 mm, hard to complain . The Volvo C30 offers a few millimeters wider, but does not offer easier access to the rear seats.
At nearly 300 liters, the trunk volume exceeds fifty liters of the Swedish Cup. It is still far from reaching the three-door sedans, particularly that of the Civic Type S or R (485 liters). He is also behind a Renault Megane Coupe (330 liters) or a Volkswagen Golf GTI (350 liters). The sill top and cutting close the tailgate does not facilitate loading.The opening of the tailgate is made only with the remote control or by the pull-cons situated in the driver’s door. A tailgate lock had been more practical. As for modularity, we can blame the rear seats do fold down power in the records, hence not really a floor plate in two places.
The effectiveness of behavior grew slightly compared to the Golf GTi , which is true remains an icon among current compact. Certainly, the center of gravity, the position of sports amortization (optional DCC adaptive chassis control to) allow to pass a bit faster in some corners. The wider track (by 35 mm front and 59 mm rear) provide also a plus, especially a better roll control. About the tracks, the Scirocco exception to the golden rule which means that traction must have a way forward than the rear track. According to VW, not about style, this choice serves to accentuate the natural understeer of the car. We have not so far noted a balance of fundamentally different than the Golf GTi.
