VW Scirocco

Tuesday 22 September 2009
VW officially announced in June 2006 production of a new Scirocco model at the AutoEuropa assembly plant in Palmela, Portugal. A concept car previewing the 2008 Scirocco was shown at the 2006 Paris Auto Show, called the Iroc (from the middle four letters of "Scirocco"). The 2008 Scirocco has the option of two petrol engines and one Diesel engine: Volkswagen's 1.4-litre TSI turbocharged straight-4 producing 122 PS (90 kW) or twincharged 160 PS (118 kW), the 200 PS (147 kW) 2-litre TSI engine (currently featured in the Passat, Eos and Jetta) and the common rail 2.0 TDI engine producing 140 PS (103 kW) (currently featured in the Tiguan).

Technical data:
- engine: 4 cylinders
- capacity: 2198 cc
- horsepower: 200 HP
- gearbox: 6+1
- top speed: 235 km/h