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The Volkswagen Scirocco is no more. The time has come to mourn the death of yet another sporty car nameplate. This one doesn’t affect the North American market, and while inevitable, it’s kind ...

Based around the Golf's platform, the Scirocco did not follow the low-slung approach that many automakers took with a sleek ...

Volkswagen introduces a trio of new hathbacks, the 2010 Volkswagen Golf R, 2010 Volkswagen Scirocco R, and 2010 Volkswagen Polo GTI, which will most likely not be available in the United States.

A curb weight roughly 300 pounds skinnier than the Golf R’s helps cement the Scirocco’s drag-strip victory. An additional 3 hp and 15 lb-ft of torque (for totals of 261 and 258, respectively ...

Though the funky and cool-looking Volkswagen Scirocco -- a wedge-shaped car built off the Golf platform -- disappeared from the U.S. market in 1988, it was reintroduced to Europe in 2008.

Volkswagen Classic took two Golf rally car legends to the hill climb in celebration of its popular VW Golf model first released 50 years ago, and Autostadt showed up with a legendary Scirocco ...

The successor to the Golf R32 planned for launch in North America early next year will receive a 265-hp turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine, a powerplant that is the heart of the Scirocco R.

The following year saw the introduction of the Golf, as well as the Volkswagen Scirocco. This car's initial run lasted until the early 1990s before being revived in 2008 for a nearly decade-long run.

The Scirocco R is also powered by a 2.0-liter TSI engine that develops 265 PS. Thanks to a DSG transmission, the car achieves a fuel consumption rating of 8 liters/100km (29.4 mpg) while releasing ...

Volkswagen Golf Variant Scirocco R Golf R R-Line. About the author: Mihnea Radu. Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s.

In 1981, the Scirocco II began rolling out. It was based on the Golf 1 platform, extending the car’s length and providing more interior space with softer overall design lines.