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VW's all-new coupe official

Volkswagen has given the first official hint that it is to build a 2+2 coupe which will revive the Scirocco nameplate.

In a media release about the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas, VW USA included the following paragraph:

"VW's current technical strengths and enriched model lines are simply one wave of a torrent of new models, including a new Passat with a larger, more powerful V6, the next GTI, the Eos hardtop convertible, and, further down the line, a 2+2 sport coupe that hearkens to the heyday of the Scirocco. Look for more exciting Volkswagens at next year?s SEMA Show."

Although there have been a lot of rumours for sometime that VW is to ad a coupe model to its line-up, this is the first confirmation that the carmaker has such plans.

We expect that VW will launch the new Scirocco in 2008.

It will take its styling cues from VW's 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show stunner, the Concept R.

In production guise this 2+2 seater will also share its design with that of the new Eos coupe cabriolet and Passat.

The new coupe will share its underpinnings with that of the Jetta and it VW will offer it with three engine choices.

The entry-level model will get the company's new 1.4-litre Twincharger FSI unit and it will also be available with the GTI's 147kW 2-litre turbocharged engine.

Under the bonnet of the range-topping model will the new 3.2-litre V6 engine of the Golf R32.

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VW boss pushes return of Scirocco in 2008

A rapid 3.2-liter 247-hp V6-powered all-wheel-drive coupe will spearhead Volkswagen boss Wolfgang Bernhard’s effort to establish the German carmaker as the purveyor of some of Europe’s most desirable yet affordable performance cars.

Described to AutoWeek as the spiritual successor to the once highly regarded Scirocco, the coupe will be built on a modified Jetta chassis. Wolfsburg insiders say the new car may be marketed under the name Rivo.

With styling by VW design boss Murat Gunak, whose credits include the Mercedes-Benz SLR, and VW head of advanced design Peter Schreyer, who oversaw Audi’s recent design renaissance, the resurrected Scirocco is a pure 2+2 designed to complement the Eos folding-hardtop convertible unveiled at Frankfurt.

The car adopts the muscular styling treatment first shown on VW’s Concept R—a car that now appears to be abandoned due to its complex mid-engine layout.

Power comes from two four-cylinders, the new 1.4-liter Twincharger unit, and the turbo*charged 2.0-liter FSI mill. At the top of the line is a 3.2-liter V6, paired with all-wheel drive.
Gearboxes include a six-speed manual and optional six-speed DSG unit.

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vw12

i hope they keep the concept r look to the car.

Yannis

I agree. Concept R was one stunning concept:

emarati

I like it, the first pic looks very promising, is that a PS ?

Yannis

Yes it is.

BMW_Dude

It would be great if VW brings the Scirocco back, it wasa great car!

Alhough I think the flagship should have more power than 247bhp! 300+ would be good in a supercharged R version!

emarati

Thanks Yannis

BMW_Dude, i agree, with 300+hp this would be one hell of performance car.

Alx

VW really has some great concepts, would be nice for them to produce a few...

vw12

somehow when i first saw the first pic, it reminded me of a G35 coupe.

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