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-Sad Face- Scirocco NOT Coming to States After All

Dan Volkens — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:03:52 +0000

Autoblog spoke directly with Tom Wegehaupt, Volkswagen of America’s public relations coordinator, who gave a formal confirmation that Volkswagen has axed plans to ship the new hot coupe stateside.

As has been discussed in various websites’ forums and comments, fears that VW would *think* they can’t make a business case for the Scirocco have come true. Tim said that the car would cannibalize sales of the upcoming 2010 GTI, and that the failing health of the automobile market are to blame.

BOO HISS BOO!!!!

More details at Autoblog.com

Confirmed: Scirocco Headed to U.S. After All

Dan Volkens — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:09:57 +0000

Now, obviously that “confidential dealer update” is *ahem* no longer confidential since they posted it in its entirety on their website. The only details in the update are that the Scirocco will be limited in numbers similar to the R32, and will come with the 2.0T engine.

No other tidbits on drivetrain etc. Since Volkswagen is so fond of neutering most of their options for the American market, I think we can assume that the only tranny option will be the fabled DSG. (Not that that’s a bad thing!)

Scirocco Reconsidered for the U.S.

Dan Volkens — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:56:34 +0000

Autoblog.com has reported via Autonews that Volkswagen is actually reconsidering bringing the new Scirocco to the United States after all! Looks like the top VW brass do listen to their customers, albeit to them it's just a whisper while in reality it's a wild roar. Bring it on guys!

Race Scirocco Now Christened GT24

Dan Volkens — Fri, 23 May 2008 13:13:10 +0000

* From Volkswagen-motorsport.info
Wolfsburg (23 May 2008): Volkswagen unveiled the “Scirocco GT24”, the 325 hp race version of the new Scirocco in a special design, at the legendary GTI meet in Austria on Thursday. The two-door Coupé makes its race debut only two days later in the 24-hour race around Nürburgring. “This car doesn’t even have to move to look quick. The blue-white coloured Scirocco GT24 sits so deep in its widened wheel arches that not even a finger fits between the arch and the tyre. However, from every angle the race version remains unmistakably a Scirocco,” says Dr Ulrich Hackenberg, Board of Management of the Volkswagen Brand with responsibility for Development, who sits at the wheel himself during the motorsport marathon in the Eifel. Both Volkswagen Motorsport Director Kris Nissen and Volkswagen Motorsport Representative Hans-Joachim Stuck who were at the Wörthersee were impressed by the response from the visitors: “The enthusiasm for the new Scirocco is enormous – at the Wörthersee and also the Nürburgring. We are proud to be able to demonstrate this wonderful Coupé in race action before its market launch.”

New Scirocco Tears Up the Nordschleife

Dan Volkens — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:19:47 +0000

More information on this famous race track of all race tracks can be found on its wikipedia page.

* From Volkswagen Motorsport
The new Volkswagen Scirocco race version, the road-going version of which is launched on the market in autumn, was immediately in its element around the demanding Nürburgring-Nordschleife.

Volkswagen factory driver Dieter Depping (D) completed extensive tests on Monday, 5 May through the “Grüne Hölle” in the Eifel region with the 300 hp Scirocco. After the roll-out on 14 April at the Spreewaldring close to Cottbus, and the endurance test on 22 April at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, this was the third test in preparation for the 24-hour race on 24/25 May.

“The new Scirocco was in its element from its very first lap around the Nordschleife. The car also ran perfectly on this unique and difficult track,” says Volkswagen Motorsport Director Kris Nissen. “Our technicians have produced excellent work up to now. Now it’s a just a question of preparing the three Scirocco perfectly for the race. After all, the 24-hours is a merciless test for man and machine.”

Whether it was the Hatzenbach, Flugplatz, Fuchsröhre, Adenauer Forst, Karussell, Pflanzgarten, Schwalbenschwanz or Galgenkopf the blue Scirocco brilliantly mastered the renowned sections of the Nordschleife. “The experience gained last year when we took class victory with the Golf GTI and eighth position overall helped us immensely to set-up the Scirocco,” says Dieter Depping. “It goes without saying that we tested quite a lot during the tests, but the changes were actually very small. The Scirocco is great through the many and varied corners and the handling very forgiving – which is of great importance for us drivers particularly in this endurance race and with 220 cars on the circuit. The less you have to concentrate on your own car the better.”

Volkswagen will start this long-distance classic at the Nürburgring with three Scirocco driven by two-time Rally World Champion Carlos Sainz (E), more recently winner of the Central Europe Rally with the Race Touareg, together with Cross Country Rallying team mates Giniel de Villiers (RSA) and Dieter Depping (D), Volkswagen Junior Jimmy Johansson (S) and the touring car youngsters (D), Thomas Mutsch (D) and Francois Verbist (B) team up in another example, Hans-Joachim Stuck, Motorsport Representative for the Volkswagen Concerns since the start of the year, Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, Board of Management of the Volkswagen Brand with responsibility for Development and German Journalist Bernd Ostmann (auto motor und sport) and Matthias Malmedie (Grip – das Motormagazin).

As preparation for the 24-hour race Sainz, de Villiers, Stuck, Dr. Hackenberg, Ostmann and Malmedie will contest the four-hour endurance race at the Nürburgring with a pair of Golf GTI R-Line cars this coming Saturday (10 May).

Scirocco Designer Interviews

Matt Radel — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:14:54 +0000

If you don’t mind reading subtitles and are interested in the new Scirocco, I highly suggest you check these out. Lichte does a fantastic job of articulating just went into the design, including his favorite part of the car (it’s not what you might think). Listening to him spew it all out in pure German just makes it all the better.

Now VW just needs to get wise to just how much Americans would love to have the Scirocco over here everything will be swell.

The U.S. Scirocco a No-go Because the Dollar is a No-Show

Matt Radel — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:41:20 +0000

Leftlane News reports that VW marketing has cited a weak U.S. dollar as being the “only reason” that the Scirocco will not be coming to America (I know, I just thought of Eddie Murphy too). Man, is the economy bad enough to keep VW, a brand that has struggled stateside, from bringing this hotness over here?

At any rate, we can only hope that VW will wise up and build a U.S. plant to make the possibility more realistic. Until then (or until the economy rebounds), it looks like the will have to sit on the sidelines on this one.

2009 VW Scirocco Production Photos Leaked

Dan Volkens — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:43:26 +0000

I’m hesitant to post the photos pending any legal action, but what the hey. lol As for the new Scirocco itself, I’m liking so far. I have to reserve my judgment until I see more photos and get a chance to see it in person. That may never happen though since Volkswagen has no plans (as of yet) to bring it stateside. We can only hope! The final production version has deviated a bit from the concepts we saw a while back.

The photo leaks were traced back to this website and this one.

2009 VW Scirocco Teaser Shot Leaked

Dan Volkens — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:22:00 +0000

While there isn’t too much to garner from the photo with it only being a tightly cropped shot of the driver’s side headlight, at least it’s definite confirmation that the new Scirocco is production ready. Well, there is a bit of the side panels in view as well. Head over there and check it out!