<![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race - Jalopnik Comments]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race - Jalopnik Comments]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> 3 Weeks to go and I'll be there to watch it live. The best time in the year!!! 1 Week of pure Motorsport with fantastic cars on the coolest track on earth. And the best thing: I'm sleeping in our trailer directly in the paddock. There is nothing better than to be waken up from Motorsounds of Aston Martins, Lamborghini and our own Mercedes. Yeeeehaaaa!!!!

ThateMotorsport

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> Can someone explain to me why it matters if one car cannibalizes sales of another car within the same company? I mean, I can understand if its a division within a company, but just the company? And don't the Scirocco and Jetta/GTi share a lot of bits?

I drive a Jetta as a daily. If the Scirocco arrived, I'd switch over. I really wanted the Volvo C3, but needed a daily driver before it madeit to dealers. I love the Jetta, and the 'roc is a great mix of the two but still VW. Oh well.

mattmacklind

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> @Euromobile: You mean going rallying like that:

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killerknut

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> @Shantj - we don't have the S3 because Audi is the most profitable brand in VAG's portfolio and as such they don't like loosing money the way VW is by letting go of R32s for 5,000+ under MSRP. Thus, if VW is having a hard enough time selling $30,000 R32s with NAV, I have a hard time believing Audi wouldn't have any issues selling a $40,000-50,000 A3 (keeping in mind that the Current 3.2 A3 spec'd at the same level as the R32 with NAV MSRP's for $38k and change. Nah... I doubt Audi's business case for not bringing the S3 over is 'Oh noze, all these 40k+ hatches are going to take away from the R's sales'.

Per the 300hp TSI Scirocco, if it ever made it state side I'd buy one in a heart beat... but that's it, the 200hp variant does nothing for me.

zamafir

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> @rexplex:

Yes, and we don';t have the S3 because it might hurt R32 sales. The only place you can get one in North America is in Mexico. In any case, it's not like I'd buy an R32. BTW, why is it DSG only?

ShantJ

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> If I ever become reach I am going to start a company where I import bad ass JDM and Euro Rockets like the Scirroco. Come on implore you. Please bring the Scirroco to the US and please consider a HIGH performance version like this one. This car would destroy Subaru and Mitsubishi if it had 310hp, AWD, Wide Body style and race inspired interior. The WRX is just now realizing the whole interior thing and Mitsu has some issues with modding on a budget.

VeeDub

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> @rexplex: Would anyone REALLY complain if they just replaced the entire Golf series with the Scirroco series?

Adamskiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiy

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> I would not have recognized it as a VW--it's a mix of hot and goofy. Looks like a death-proof Nova rolled up its hood and squished it.

NovaloadMissesPolar

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> @j6r: And the Routan!

Seriously, VW's become a schizophrenic German Toyota.
Bad VW! No more talkshow for you!

Tomsk

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> VW needs to reconsider what they offer in the States. Fat second gen R32 is not what we want here. Unless you push the 3.2 liter to 400 horses with forced induction, it simply weighs too much. And people here DO like to row the gears. Give the market a choice, then build what people want. Trying to force people to buy an inferior product, by not giving them the choice to buy a superior product will only result in most people losing interest in the brand.

Trust me, no S3, no Scirroco, no Bora, no new Transport.

Unless I see a nice turbodiesel EcoRacer or SOMETHING soon, I'm off VAG, and going somewhere else.

DoctorNineTenths

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> @wookie1901: I believe this is a RWD car to begin with?

I could be entirely off-base, though :)

andy

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> This looks fantastic with the wide body kit. Unfortunately it won't materialise into a road-going version; not unless VW goes rallying and starts selling it complete with the all-wheel drive running gear and a 300hp 2.0l four to compete with the Evo and STI. Yeah, I know; I'm dreaming.

Euromobile

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> this thing needs herbie stripes and numbers!

FrankGrimes

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> @avusone: Hey, thanks! I actually thought it might be AWD. 1) because who wants a FWD race car and 2) It would seem like an easy thing for VW to do given they already have the R32.

wookie1901

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> VWoA are afraid that Scirocco will cannibalize GTI sales.
But they let the Audi folks have the A3 and the TT.
I lust after that angry looking car. It would look really nice parked next to my 82 Scirocco.



rexplex

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> Looks like the good-looking cousin of the Subaru Impreza WRX STI with 2-doors. I like.

akirachan

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> I feel all dragon-y all over.

Parkington

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> that's how that shit's supposed to look

Naters4

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> Sorry, I didn't proof read the above comment !!

avusone

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> @wookie1901:

It is AWD and a one of a kind car. This race is an "open' class race and is not part of the European Touring car series or the European Lemans series. So for now it is a prototype class car. However it very likely be homologated for production based sedan and GT classes. In the resent past a Viper GT-! car has one this race as well as an Opel DTM car. Porsches pretty much rule this race the last few years. It is considered an excellant research test session by performance car makers because it allows such diversity of classes and doesn't require the stringent production class rules.

avusone

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> This would be the Scirocco Siffredi Edition.

boosted-lego-wagon

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> @nyoh-ohio: An EIP car wouldn't even last 24 minutes into a 24 hour race.

This car is awesome BTW. My not liking this new incarnation of the Scirocco has abruptly come to an end.

beta.rogan

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> But we still get the Passat CC...

j6r

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> @smsolo1: I propose the Marshall Mathers Plan where we send Eminem to live in Germany until they send us some really hot Sciroccos.

Oh, and beer, they need to send us beer. And maybe some of those busty beermaids to serve the beer and to act as CoG balance for driving the hot sciroccos around corners. And bratwurst, definitely bratwurst, to go with the beer.

Anyway, that's the plan.

graverobber- Two BEER minimum

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> I hate VW for not bringing this car to the US.

OldeEnglishD misses Polar

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> i'm skeptical like NICKNICK but I'm calling in chips. We never asked for anything in return for the Marshal Plan besides friendship, business and a few basis for our mutual benefit. we want that fucking car in the US!
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smsolo1

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> yes, even if they did build it. us freedom fry munchers wont see it unless its grey-market

damnElantra

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> Dear VW,

Homologate that bitch!

Love,
gamble

gamble

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> thanks for not bringing it to the US, VW. you really did us a solid.

NICKNICK

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> Is it FWD?

wookie1901

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> That car looks mean as is. 300hp sounds like they are just doing what everyone does to those 2.0tfsi's - aftermarket exhaust and some software.

bearslayer

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> i like it, but can it compete against the 800hp EIP golf?

nyoh-ohio

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> Looks even better with those aggressive fender flares. Why is this not coming to the US again?

Steel_ETC

]]> <![CDATA[Volkswagen Builds 300 HP Scirocco For Nürburgring 24-Hour Race]]> Grrrrr... I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to
take these puny horsepower numbers anymore!

LOOK AT ME, I'M ANGRY!!!


POLAЯBEEЯ

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