Saturday, May 2, 2009

Volkswagen Scirroco

Until now Volkswagen Scirroco associated with an old car for young people. Although they are already been well used, however, both first-and second-generation cars are still able to present their drivers with good dynamics and interesting design.

Volkswagen engineers managed to bring it back in presenting the concept of Iroc. The Iroc-base new Scirocco was presented last year in March at the Geneva car exhibition. Exactly the same places where 34 years ago was presented the first generation Scirocco.


German engineers has managed to preserve the characteristic features of the concept in the real model. Car is longer, lower and wider than the Golf, and, most importantly, does not look like it. Massive front bumper, which includes the giant black hole for air intake, as well as irregular headlamps clearly indicates the highly aggressive nature of this car. Scirocco seems wider from the rear than it is in reality.


Unfortunately the car interior is a disappointment. Attractive Iroc design elements have been switched to Volkswagen standard design solutions, which are derived from other VW models in most cases. It's not bad but pretty boring. The car's steering wheel is deeply profiled, exactly the same as the Cache up equipment seats.


Cheapest version - 1.4 TSI (122 horsepower) is offered only with 6-gear manual gearbox. More powerful versions 1.4 TSI (160 hp), 2.0 TSI (200 hp) and the 2.0 TDI (140 hp) can be selected from the 7-gear DSG gearbox and 6-gear manual gearbox.

All Scirocco versions includes sports suspension already in stock. It is hard so response to the rotation of the steering is sharp and precise. Also the stock versions are equipped with electronic stability control system (ESP).

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