VW unveils a modern day Scirocco

[Kickeroo]

Stolen from the Top Gear site:

September 28, 2006
Mean green machine
Among all the hype and hyperbole of the Paris show, there's one concept car we can expect to see rolling on our streets in the near future: the Volkswagen Iroc.

Billed as the modern day Scirocco, the Iroc is much more than a Golf in a party frock. The only nods to VW's earlier coupe are the name (Iroc is a sliver from Scirocco) and the colour of the concept.

The metallic Viper Green is a shade that was used by VW in the 1970s.

Otherwise, the Iroc is a thoroughly modern coupe with four spacious seats, and styling inside and out that will make the Audi TT look like the homely cousin.

The Paris car is fitted with a 210bhp TSi petrol engine that combines a supercharger with a turbocharger, and it all drives through a six-speed DSG twin-clutch gearbox.

The fact that VW has already let slip that the Iroc could be fitted with a 150bhp FSi petrol engine or even diesel units shows that this concept is further down the development line than most.

The other big clues to the Iroc reaching production are that VW says it would be competitively priced if sold, and company insiders say a line is being readied at the firm's Portuguese factory to start churning out Irocs towards the end of 2007.

[Toad]

It looks like a Peugeot. There, i said it.

[vdubbugman53]

i think that it looks bad ass

[Toad]

i wasnt saying i thought it was ugly, it just doesnt look like a vdub.

[manoverboard987]

Originally Posted by Toad

It looks like a Peugeot. There, i said it.

+1


Also, i think we need an actual IROC series racing these cars. Otherwise, what good is the name? (yes i know it's the middle 4 letters of Scirocco, but they couldve just called it Scirocco. or Concept S.)

maybe if they threw some quattro on it, it could be a rally IROC series. i think it'd look good with 5 huge rally lights on the hood.

[PhoenixRising]

I think it looks cool, but man, keep the old school name. And yeah, I was thinking of IROC racing when I saw the name as well.

[73standard]

Looks like a ricer, not a VW.

[manoverboard987]

Originally Posted by PhoenixRising

I think it looks cool, but man, keep the old school name.

if they do call the actual car anything other than Scirocco, i will be throughly disappointed.

[gypsy73]

"Otherwise, the Iroc is a thoroughly modern coupe with four spacious seats, and styling inside and out that will make the Audi TT look like the homely cousin. "

Never.

Comparing the Iroc to an Audi TT is just plain mad.

I have to say it's growing on me though.
Maybe if it came in a dark grey and the front grill was redesigned, I would seriously consider one.

[dunno513]

Originally Posted by Toad

i wasnt saying i thought it was ugly, it just doesnt look like a vdub.

Maybe you won't, but I will....


UGLY!!!

[Mortville]

Yeah...Double Gross!! I would buy a Civic SI before buying that thing!

[spdbump2001]

I just sold my 1980 Scirocco and I miss it already. In a way I'm glad they're not using the name because other than the dual instrument pod, it's nothing close to being a retro Scirocco. But that means there probably won't be a true retro Scirocco for quite some time.

That said, I don't like the looks of the Iroc at all. It'll be lost in the sea of other imports. The Mk1 and Mk2 Sciroccos and Corrado sport coupes were definitely VW. There was nothing else on the road that looked like them (except for the Giugiaro designed Isuzu Impulse which was originally penned to be the Mk2 Scirocco). Only the hideous grille tells us it's a VW/Audi product.

[Smileybug]

I don't mind the car at all...but change the name. I thought of IROC racing when I heard it too. Just isn't the right name for it anyway.