RE: Scirocco axed!

[daemon]

PaulGL790 said:

The diesel scandal seemed to stop any development of a new model

I dont think the "diesel scandal" had anything to do with it. I think there was a decision made based on production capability, profitability and numbers sold at some point.

[billzeebub]

Another interesting car goes. The lemmings only want SUV fake off-roaders now. A sad indictment of our times

[abzmike]

Thats a pity. I had an 09 plate TSi for 3 years and really enjoyed it. Puzzled my why they never updated it, i really liked the individual looks.

[roland82]

The Golf in a skirt is gone. RIP

[lee_erm]

The small capacity boosted VW petrol engines of the last 10 years are made from chocolate. The failure rate is laughable. I wouldn't go near one.

I'd happily take a TDI though!

[pixelmix]

Not a surprise given the age. IMHO it has aged quite well though, certainly better than a lot of other 2008 cars.

When it came out, it was better value that the original Golf, and being built on basically the same platform but lower and wider, probably a better handler. I enjoyed 4 years with our 2.0 TDI but sadly it had to go when my wife had enough of clambering in to put our 1 year old in the back seat.

I'm surprised the Beetle has been spared - you see even fewer Beetles than 'Roccos around here.

[Calmchap]

The VW scirocco. It's explosive.

[DubZeus]

Shame but it was inevitable. Love my one. Still a fun drive. I chose it over the TT mainly because it has a better seating position & seats are more comfortable. Not sure what I'll replace it with.

[JMF894]

sidesauce said:

The Crack Fox said:

Boring, boring Volkswagen.

Because giving the market what it wants and profiting handsomely from it is always boring...

From an enthusiast's point of view of course it is!!

[tim-jxv5n]

DubZeus said:

Shame but it was inevitable. Love my one. Still a fun drive. I chose it over the TT mainly because it has a better seating position & seats are more comfortable. Not sure what I'll replace it with.

I'm in the same position, don't know what to replace it with without spending silly money

Had mine nearly 3 years now, longest I've ever owned a car and it's never let me down once

[Triumph Man]

Calmchap said:

The VW scirocco. It's explosive.

55 mpgiesel

[craste]

I saw an unmarked police scirocco today on blues and twos, I thought to myself you would not believe it was the police if it was behind you!

[Shambler]

Scirocco R was never as good to drive as The golf R.

[unsprung]

[Remagel2507]

Massive shame its been axed, its actually on my list as a potential next daily driver. I drove an early 2.0 TSI model this weekend and for a 7 year old car I personally think its aged very well and still manages to look fresh even amongst newer cars, still drove really well too.

[Brian_the_Snail]

We've had our new Scirocco R for four months now and love it. Best VAG to date .... Even after a Golf VR6 and Audi TT V6. Will be difficult to replace at the end of a 24 month lease term

[hairyben]

LuS1fer said:

I had a 1984 Scirocco GTI. Great car that looked like a coupe, not a 2 door Golf.
Never even remotely attracted by the new one.

^this.

The mk I/II sciroccos were fairly badass but accessible coupes, the mk3 was a fairly mainstreamy blobbymold hatchback, which is kind of what the golf already does. Vw were to pussy to give it some teeth, lighten it some or go agressive with styling whatever.

[SidewaysSi]

I don't like the current car - very average and hardly that interesting at all.

[ZX10R NIN]

I'll be honest I thought they'd stopped production last year.

[Blink982]

I had one from 2010-13 and it was one of my favourite cars. I fear it's fate was always sealed because VW didn't want to affect GTi sales by never exporting them to the US.