VW UK scirocco info

[philthy]

http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/#/new/scirocco/


I want it.

[gti]

They are very nice! Good range of colours too. It's in this issue 'Wheels' Mag (Aus).

[tassie_euro_mk1]

i love it too.

I wonder how popular its going to be here in Aus.

I like it more than the mk5 GTi. If it comes out with a 3.2 V6 that will be awesome.

[anarchycamp]

they look awesome, want one sooo bad but i think my next dub will be slightly more child/dog/shopping/towing/bunnings friendly!

[OilBurna]

one in the studio in the latest top gear ep.

[gti]

I am over 2dr cars, so unless the Scirocco comes out in a 5dr then I don't think I will be showing much more interest.

[Golf Loon]

It should be called corrado. has no resembelance or heritage to the rocco in my opinion.

And why would you want a 4 door sports car? Thats a Golf of a Passat mate.

[Golf Houso]

It should be called corrado. has no resembelance or heritage to the rocco in my opinion.

And why would you want a 4 door sports car? Thats a Golf of a Passat mate.

Its more about what they can market effectively more than than anything else. Has the new monster Skyline GTR got anything to do the first, what 4 generations of the car? No, its just good sense to use the name and give potential customers and sense of the heritage and background of the car.

And besides are you in the market for a sub-50k sports hatch/coupe/whatever anyway? Didn't think so I'm pretty sure VW never set our to target classic VW enthusiasts with this car, so it looks like they're doing fine to me atm.

Also a variant of this car is apparently going to come out with the S3 190kw motor and AWD... can't wait

[gti]

I already have a 2dr sports car and wanting a 4dr so that's one reason why I wouldn't get a Scirocco. I'm looking at getting a GTI soon.

[evorobin]

It should be called corrado. has no resembelance or heritage to the rocco in my opinion.

And why would you want a 4 door sports car? Thats a Golf of a Passat mate.

Will it be the same price difference as the UK. Think on new Topgear they said it was $300 more than the golf.

[gti]

Australian Estimate= $45,000. Out late '09 or early 2010.

[GTom]

Will it be the same price difference as the UK. Think on new Topgear they said it was $300 more than the golf.

Yep topgear last Sunday had one in their studio, great looking car, has the same spec engine as the GTI and is $650-900 AUD dearer (300 Pounds), Although I believe this is the 3 Door GTI they are comparing it to.

[gerhard]

VW Australia is agonising over this car, because the price is effectively the same as the 3 door Golf.

Apart from being able to get supply, their problem is pricing it here. They don't want to lose 3 door GTI sales, so they will have to make it dearer, which will push it into R32 territory. At this price, no-one would buy it, they'd get the R32 - at least I would.

I reckon there's a big chance it won't come here at all.

[evorobin]

They are selling very few 3 door golfs to steal sales away from. Rocco would affect ALL golf sales as people wouldn't want a hatch over a sexy coupe. Likewise people won't want to pay $5K more than the golf when the price is the same overseas!!!

[phaeton]

What is VW worried about it still counts as VW sales in the end

I say VGA should bring this out