VW Scirocco

Before I start, I admit that the car is not technically mine! It’s my husbands but I used it to get to and from work for about six months before I got my Vectra. The main benefit I have found from the scirocco is its brilliant acceleration ability. I travel 100 miles per day, only 40 of which is dual carriage way or motorway. The other 60 miles is excrutiatingly slow single lane. It’s mostly 60mph limit but generally you don’t get much above 40mph, and that’s if you’re lucky. I guess it’s the same everywhere – loads of very slow moving lorries. Volkswagon produces notoriously well-built, reliable, solid cars. Parts ...  Read the complete review

This is our family's newest member, a White 09 plate Scirocco GT 2.0TSI with Truffle Leather; and I'm more than impressed. There was a long wait from the factory (around 12 weeks), but it's arrived now, and wow! We'll start off with the looks of the car. I'd say it's not to everyone's taste, because it is so different, could well be a love it or hate it type of thing. It certainly gets looks, while driving through a small town, a teenager pointed and stood with his mouth open as we cruised past. The build quality is very good as well, as you'd expect with a German car. We previously had a VW Passat in it's place, which of course had a good quality ...  Read the complete review

I love this car. Thats probably about it for this review then.... You want more? Well, I've owned a couple of Mark 2 Sciroccos (the ones from about 1982 onwards) and loved them both. The car is a sports coupe, but being a Volkswagen it is incredibly reliable. Its also pretty economical too, which is impressive since the performance is so good. I own a GTX, which has the same engine as the more popular Golf GTi. I prefer the sleeker lines of the Scirocco though, and the lower driving position. On the downside, the car is a bit of a nightmare to park, no power steering (and it needs it too!), and the back seat is a bit cramped if you ...  Read the complete review

WOW!! VW can sure make cars. I have previously owned a Ford Focus RS, and an Astra VXR, after driving a Golf GTI, I was blow away with the huge difference in build quality handling and overall drivablity. Then i drove the Scirocco, with the 2.0 Turbo engine (same as the GTI). This car is so solid with a sport or comfort setting for the suspension that actually works, there is a big difference between the two. The performance is much the same in terms of acceleration, however, throw it into a corner and you see where the Scirocco scores points on the GTI. That said, the new MK6 GTI will be out soon, so i expect that to handle equal to the ...  Read the complete review