Jalopnik: Scirocco

For $4,700, it’s a wolf in Scirocco clothing

graverobber — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:00:00 EDT

Somewhat incongruously there's a professional ice hockey team based in Wolfsburg, Germany that is named after a ‘70s American TV show - Grizzly Adams. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Scirocco is both a Wolfsburg edition, and pretty cool, but will its price ice the deal? More »

When a Scirocco needs a new heart

Ray Wert — Thu, 05 May 2011 10:15:00 EDT

Automobile's Jason Cammisa talks through the heart transplant he gave to his adorable little VW Scirocco 16V. It only took him 11 cars to haul parts for it, but whatever. The end result was worth it. More »

For $3,500, the answer my friend is blowin’ in the Scirocco

graverobber — Thu, 05 May 2011 08:00:00 EDT

Volkswagen's first spate of watercooled cars - discounting the K70 - were all named after winds. The sportiest of those was the Scirocco, and today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe MkII GTI looks as though it could still run like the wind. The question however is, does its price blow? More »

VW Might Blow The Scirocco Back To The United States

Justin Hyde — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:15:00 EST

Volkswagen's plan for world domination might require selling the Scirocco in the U.S. again. [USAToday] More »

VW Scirocco Racer Two-Wheels It To An Impressive Track Crash

Ben Wojdyla — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:30:00 EDT

During last weekend's Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup race Dennis Rieger caught an inside corner, two-wheeled it across the track, and crashed into the wall. He's unharmed, though probably lamenting a potentially legendary save missed. If only for a little more runoff. More »

The Volkswagen Scirocco Is Pretty Damn Hot

Peter Orosz — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:00:00 EDT

Aided by a vantage point made possible by the balcony of our European office, we discover that the VW Scirocco is a rather desirable coupe. More »

Hackers Turn New Car Into Full-Sized Game Controller

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:00:00 EDT

No plastic wheel matches the familiarity of a real car. That's why these Finnish geeks plugged a PC directly into this VW Scirocco's on-board computer and, with some clever coding and a projector, created an incredibly immersive gaming experience. More »

What Would Hefner Drive? Malaise Era Car Ads From the Pages of Playboy

Murilee Martin — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:00:00 EDT

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The Baksheesh Table at the Detroit Irony 24 Hours of LeMons was fairly groaning under the weight of all the beer bribes— they love their beer in Michigan— but one team mixed it up with a December 1977 Playboy More »

How To Drive 260 MPH Without Going To Jail

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:00:00 EDT

This weekend I watched a VW Golf race to 200 MPH, a 250 MPH Lamborghini with a parachute and a diesel-powered Ford Mustang. I also saw police officers nodding their heads in approval. It's not heaven, it's the Texas Mile. More »

LeMons Torture Test Results: Volkswagen Golf/Jetta/Scirocco

Murilee Martin — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:00:00 EST

Check out that near-perfect three-way split for the VWs! That means you just never know how you'll do when you bring a Golf or one of its cousins to a LeMons race. Will it grenade the engine? Maybe! Will the electrical system poop out? Could be! Or will the car keep buzzing around the track all weekend? It's happened! More »

Top Gear In Trouble For Suicide Scirocco Spoof

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST

Top Gear is once again in trouble for Scirocco TDI ad spoofs. First, it was a German car invading Poland. Now, viewers are upset about this spoof ad about suicide — conveniently, one week before season 14 starts. [TimesOnline] More »

Jalopnik's 20 Favorite Classic Volkswagen Commercials

Murilee Martin — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:30:00 EDT

The Datsun ads were fun, as were the Toyota ads, but it was Volkswagen that first made an art form out of the automotive television advertisement. More »

2010 VW Scirocco R: 265 HP Nürburgring-Shredding Hot Hatch

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:30:00 EDT

The long-awaited 2010 VW Scirocco R debuted today, sans the Italian flag, with a more powerful 265 HP 2.0 TSI, new body kit, upgraded suspension and the spirit of Germany. More »

VW To North America: No Scirocco For You!

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:00:00 EDT

Any North American shoppers looking for a hot hatch should scratch the VW Scriocco off the list as VW has officially put the kibosh on the svelte VeeDub in favor of the GTI. Tear. More »

B&B Tuning Volkswagen Scirocco EVO R Gets Serious With 350HP

Ben Wojdyla — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:00:00 EDT

B&B Tuning has announced a range of performance and styling options for the new Volkswagen Scirocco, starting with a mild upgrade to 235 HP all the way to a 350HP and 331 lb-ft kitted-out version. More »

Squirrels Of Fury Scirocco Ventilates Engine Block, Goes Out In Blaze Of Glory

Murilee Martin — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:15:00 EST

We're in the final hour of racing here at Thunderhill, and we can't say who the favorite is at this point. What we can tell you is that oil-coated VWs burn really well. More »

Never Mind The Callaway Porsche 944: 1982 Callaway Scirocco!

Murilee Martin — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:00:00 EST

UDMan is writing for the CarDomain blog these days, but he's been kind enough to share some of his latest finds with us. The '83 Callaway Porsche 944 we saw earlier today got us in a German Callaway sort of mood, so let's check out this super-rare '82 Callaway Volkswagen Scirocco that UDMan spied while covering a Callaway event: More »

VW Scirocco Studie R Celebrates Historic German/Italian Alliances

Wes Siler — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:00:00 EST

Realizing the Italian flag looks better on cars than the German flag, Volkswagen chose the Bologna Motor Show to launch the VW Scirocco Studie R. Essentially a hopped-up version of the standard car, it features a 270 HP version of the 2.0-liter TSI turbo-four sending its power through a 6-speed DSG gearbox. All the other additions are largely cosmetic, but are executed to an unusually classy standard. Aggressive air intakes and a carbon front splitter fill out the front of the Scirocco, while inside there’s a nice set of Recaro buckets finished up with Tricolore stitching. Expect a less Italiangasmic version of this car to arrive in showrooms next year as the 2010 VW Scirocco R, no, we won’t get that one either. The release follows the jump.

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Affen-Geil! Need For Speed Undercover VW Scirocco

Andrew Didorosi — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:00:00 EST

Seems like EA Deutschland is getting their slice of this SEMA-style customizing madness by cramming a Scirocco with every bit of video game paraphernalia they could draw together (ed - no Master System though). This little hatch is packed full of 30" screens, a XBOX 360, Playstation 3 and enough heart-stopping audio gear to give Frankie Rio wood. After running the German-flavored article through a little free online translator action, we gather that this is simply a new 'Rocco that's been vinyl wrapped, black rimmed and irreparably wronged. More »

Report: VW Scirocco May Come Stateside After All

Andrew Stoy — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:20:00 EDT

Automotive News Europe is reporting that Volkswagen may reverse course on the new Scirocco and offer the vehicle in the United States. VW execs originally opted not to sell the Scirocco here due to fears it would cannibalize sales from the GTI and because the strong Euro would have made the car too expensive. Since then, the dollar has gained and the new Scirocco has been enough of a hit in European markets to cause those same executives to see dollar signs on these shores. VW spokesman Steve Keyes said "there's no real decision yet," but if the car were to come here it would be positioned "a little bit differently." More »

VW Scirocco Hypothetically Tuned By ABT

Mark Arnold — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:40:00 EDT

The new Volkswagen Scirocco may just be hitting the roads, but somehow tuner ABT Sportsline has already released their version of the swoopy hatch. Oh wait, no they haven't, these are just renderings. Yes, as has become common practice for tuners anxious to get a jump on the competition, ABT has resorted to releasing Photoshop-enhanced pictures of a standard Scirocco to display the aftermarket upgrade package they allegedly have. The car claims to bump up the power of the 2.0-liter engine to 240 HP, to be sent to your choice of gaudy, oversized rims. Of course, we can't get the Scirocco in America anyways, so we'd rather fantasize about the Scirocco GT24 Nürburgring endurance racer. Press release after the jump. More »

2009 Volkswagen Scirocco, Driven

Mark Arnold — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:00:00 EDT

Answering the prayers of Vee-Dub fanboys, the new 2009 Volkswagen Scirocco is the first real VW sport coupe since the Corrado. There's just one problem: the car isn't available on our American shores. However, our friend John Mahoney over in the UK has driven it, and he seems to quite like it. More »

2009 VW Scirocco Available For Order, Hotter Version On The Way?

Ben Wojdyla — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:40:00 EDT

V-Dub has announced they are taking orders for their Euro-only 2009 Volkswagen Scirocco. While the latest iteration of the two-door sport hatch won't be getting the 325 HP engine seen in the 24-hour Nürburgring race-prepped Scirocco GT24, it will still be getting some respectable scoot. The Scirocco will officially be running a 197 HP, 2-liter TFSI powerplant, but the presser hints at more. Initial volume is slated at 3,350 cars for the UK and "around 9,000 in 2009 when a full line-up is available." Is the peoples' car company planning more chutzpah for the 'Roc? Hard to say, but we're sure nobody would complain if they are. More »

Official Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 Photos, Looks Ready for Race Day

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 22 May 2008 15:40:00 EDT

You knew it was coming, and we've seen a head-on shot of the Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 race car, but now the full studio set is out for the ogling. The standard issue and Euro-only Scirocco has been modified with more turbo pressure pushing output to 325 HP, while the chassis has been widened and lowered, aero bits added, full roll cage and gutted interior with a rally style shifter falling close at hand. We think it looks rather smashing in its blue and white livery and kinda wish the normal Scirocco had more of these styling elements. Of course, every car wold look better if there was a "Race Car" box on the options list. Look for the Scirocco GT24 to run at the 24 hours of Nürburgring in June and details about the car below. More »

Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race

Mark Arnold — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:20:00 EDT

A lot of people think VW's upcoming Scirocco could use a little more oomph under the hood. The stock engines are rated from 122 HP to 200 HP, but this new version has a 300 HP version of the 2.0-liter TFSI inline-four. That's because the car has been race-prepped specifically for next month's 24-hour endurance race at the Nürburgring. More »

Volkwagen Scirocco Chase Video Awful, Confusing

Ben Wojdyla — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:30:00 EDT

We refuse to believe someone was paid to produce this Volkswagen Scirocco video that's so bad it makes us feel itchy. Why is this man driving a Scirocco through a barren desert landscape? Well, he's being chased by the worlds laziest police force — apparently there for comedic effect, rather than an actual car chase. Is the Scirocco so titillating — so mind-bendingly amazing — that when they finally catch up to him in an airport hanger, they forget the driver is still in the car? Bad car ad, bad. No, no, no — rub your nose in it! [Youtube via Carscoop] More »

1979 Volkswagen Scirocco: Handles Better Than a Ferrari!

Murilee Martin — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:15:00 EST

Back in the Middle Malaise Era, when you were in a hurry to meet your ~~cocaine dealer~~ hot date at the dock, you could have taken a Ferrari or Maserati to ensure the quickest driving time. But when you also have a Scirocco in the garage... well, who's going to argue with 71 horsepower? More »

VW Scirocco Revealed With Precise Video Action

Mark Arnold — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:00:00 EST

Excited about the return on the VW Scirocco even if it won't be hitting U.S. shores? Well if you can't make it all the way to Geneva for the little auto show there, we've got the next best thing for you; video of the new ~~squished-hatch~~ "sportscar" during the official reveal with some shots of it on the road. OK, so it's not exactly an episode of Top Gear, and the driver isn't exactly doing his best Stig impression; but we're sure you've sat through an episode of MotorWeek before. Make the jump for B-roll footage with better cinematography. More »

2009 Volkswagen Scirocco Fully Unveiled

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:32:20 EST

We never thought we'd see the day, but the two door sport hatch Volkswagen Scirocco is back for your driving enjoyment. We saw the teasers of the Scirocco a little while ago, but the overseas embargo has lifted and the gents at World Car Fans were more than happy to run with it. The homage to the original is sporting three different gasoline engines ranging from 122 hp to 200 HP and a single diesel good for 140 hp and 320 Nm of torque, that if you didn't notice is a whopping load of torque for such a small car.
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VW Scirocco Breaks Cover Early

Travis Hudson — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:20:00 EST

Who gives a flying hoot about the fuzzy and crooked leaked manual or concept photos when we have the real deal live and in color, at least thanks to Motor Authority. If you really want to compare it to the original Iroc concept photos, the production model appears to be a bit boxier and the metal grills seems to have disappeared among other design changes. [Motor Authority] More »

VW Scirocco Brochure Leaks Onto Internet

Wes Siler — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:30:00 EST

The Volkswagen Scirocco is scheduled to go on sale in Europe in September, but the production model hasn't been unveiled yet. These fuzzy images of a brochure — we can't attest as to their validity — reveal few details, but may indicated VW's new Golf-based coupe could appear as early as the Geneva Motor Show in March. [Via CarScoop] More »

Project Car Hell, Malaise Import Edition: Scirocco or 280Z?

Murilee Martin — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 17:30:00 EST

We've talked a lot about the Malaise Era recently, with the hyper-Malaise '76 Mustang DOTS car earlier in the week and everything, so it's only right that we do a couple of performance-oriented imports of the era. Specifically, from 1977, the year of Never Mind The Bollocks. You'll be able to choose between the cars of the two toughest Axis powers, front- or rear-wheel-drive, four or six cylinders, and "running but not drivable" versus "running when parked years ago" in today's Choose Your Eternity poll. Both are from not-so-rust-free Washington State, and both are dirt cheap. More »

Report: Droptop Volkswagen Scirocco On the Way

Mike Spinelli — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:45:18 EDT

Good news for the sunblock industry, bad news for fake tanning. AutoExpress reports the upcoming Volkswagen Scirocco will be offered in droptop version. The convertible will reportedly lose its rear seats and gain a folding-roof mechanism that leverages development of the Eos cabrio, with which the Scirocco will share a platform. Volkswagen bosses haven't confirmed the the coupé-cabriolet's existence, but AW says we can expect to see it at a major auto show next year. [Autoexpress] More »

Volkswagen Scirocco on the 'Ring

Mike Spinelli — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:40:35 EDT

Some say it's coming to America, others say it's staying in Europe. All we know is Volkswagen is in the middle of a testing cycle for its new Scirocco model. And spies say it'll be the VW Eos that donates its naughty bits to give life to the new two-door. A fresh prototype caught on Germany's Nürburgring looks to hold over many of its antecedent concept car's design features, but not the dual exhausts. Ah, come on. [World Car Fans] More »

Over the Back Fence: Volkswagen Scirocco Coming to the US

Mike Spinelli — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:43:38 EDT

This guy we know knows this chick who dated this guy whose brother played pub trivia with this dude who once spent an hour in a hotel bar with a woman who implied she might be a Volkswagen rep. She apparently confirmed the Volkswagen Scirocco will indeed be coming to the US, despite several reports to the contrary (and confirming one report to the affirmative). The Scirocco, as you may know, started life as a concept car based on the familiar Rabbit/Passat platform. Dubbed Iroc (ScIROCco, get it?), it rolled out at the Paris show last year wearing a funky shade of metallic green and a hatch-like comportment that reminded some of an Opel, and others of a really far-out turnip. Reports have pegged production at 40,000 per year, though there's no word yet on how many might be destined to the US. More »

When There's No Snow, Vail is Nothing But Kobe Bryant and Hybrids

Ray Wert — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:30:00 EDT

("Follow us as we lift the hood on the world of industrial automotive espionage in From The Car Spy's Dossier, a series of road reports from A-list spy shooter Brenda Priddy and some of the world's greatest car spies!)I barely had a chance to unpack at my motel right across from BMW's so-called "top secret" hot weather test garage last week before Toyota called and invited me to Colorado for a few days to drive their new Highlander Hybrid. I used to think that an invitation from a auto company was nothing more than a ploy to get me out of town, and out of the action of wherever I may be at the moment, so that they could proceed to test their upcoming vehicles without worry about which cactus or maple I'd pop out from behind. But a couple of days in Vail...err...I mean a chance to drive a pre-production Highlander Hybrid was too good to pass up. More »

Do We Want the New Scirocco?

Jonny Lieberman — Thu, 03 May 2007 11:30:00 EDT

Look, we hate to ever agree with a car dealer about anything, but... we've driven the new Volkswagen GTI. Although we would have liked more power and a rear-wheel drive bias in the GTI, the R32, set to drop this August, will take care of our dual needs quite nicely. The ice cream sandwich's chance in hell of coming to America R36 would fill 'em in even more, um, nicely. Which forces us to admit that VW dealers might have a point. Seriously, the GTI and the Scirocco share the same ~~Golf~~ Rabbit platform and peppy 2.0-liter turbo engine. The only difference between the two is the body and the ride height. I mean, do we really want this thing? And if we do, why? More »

Come Again: Scirocco May Just Show Up in the States After All

Jonny Lieberman — Wed, 02 May 2007 20:07:43 EDT

Last week we shared with you the sad news that Volkswagen dealers whined loudly enough about potentially lost GTI sales to keep the Scirocco off of US soil. This week we're telling you, "not so fast." According to Motor Authorityby way of Autoweek Bossman Martin Winterkorn is flexing his VAG muscles and telling whiny dealers that he — not them — is the decider. And, depending on how he decides, the Scirocco might be here after next year's Geneva show. So, like, maybe. Though we have a feeling that Martin is more concerned about asserting his authority over the plebs than he is about delivering another hot hatch to us ~~barbarians~~ Americans. – Jonny Lieberman More »

Volkswagen AG: No Scirocco for US!

Mike Spinelli — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 08:33:17 EDT

Bah. After all the loose talk over the past year, we now must report the Volkswagen Scirocco won't make it to the states after all. The Paris launch for the Iroc Concept should have tipped us that the company was planning a Euro blitz without corresponding US assault. According to Automotive News, Adrian Hallmark, EVP of Volkswagen of America Inc., said emphatically, "We don't want it." (Who's this we, white man?) Nonetheless, skeptics' assertions that that the Scirocco would never be allowed to cannibalize sales of the GTI were on the money; both cars are built from the Golf platform. Also, VW America isn't sold on the potential for coupes and hatchbacks in the US market. That'll teach us to let nostalgia get the better of our judgment. – Mike Spinelli More »

After the Iroc: Volkswagen Scirocco Coming in 2008

Mike Spinelli — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 10:07:18 EDT

As Volkswagen's Iroc concept was rolled out at the Paris show, execs demured when asked about a production model. It has "a good chance" of going into production, they said. Of course, we've been hearing about the coming production Scirocco for well on a year. Now, the UK's CAR reports the Scirocco revival will show up in dealerships in 2008, at a price of 17,500 (don't bother with the currency conversion; it doesn't correlate to US sticker — figure around $20,000). It'll be riding on the Eos cabrio's platform and sharing powerplants with the Rabbit and GTI. According to the report, there's also a 230-hp R20 version on the way, possibly by way of dual turbos, or VW's twincharger. [Gallery] – Mike Spinelli More »