Friday 2nd May 2008

Scirocco Goes Racing

Three factory VW Sciroccos will take part in the Nurburgring 24 Hours

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The new VW Scirocco may have only just entered this world but the firm has wasted no time getting it ready for racing.

Three factory Sciroccos will be tackling the legendary Nürburgring 24 Hours and one of the drivers will be World Rally Champion Carlos Sainz.

Each powered by a 2-litre TFSI petrol engine developing 300 PS, the Sciroccos will be in action on Germany’s daunting 25 km ‘Nordschleife’ in the 24/25 May event.

Also racing are Sainz’s Race Touareg team-mates Giniel de Villiers and Dieter Depping.

The Volkswagen board member for technical development, Dr Ulrich Hackenberg, will drive also.

Last year a Golf GTI clinched its class and finished eighth overall at the Nürburgring.

‘The racing version of the Scirocco was developed and prepared by our technical staff in record time,’ said Volkswagen Motorsport Director Kris Nissen, ‘and we are well on schedule now that we have successfully completed this first endurance test.

'The Nürburgring 24 Hours is the ideal platform to showcase the performance capabilities of this exciting coupe.’

The Nürburgring 24 Hours has established itself as the world’s toughest car race since its launch in 1970.

A grid of 220 cars is allowed to take the start, with more than 700 drivers scheduled to compete in front of in excess of 200,000 trackside spectators.

German TV is planning 12 hours of live coverage of the event.

[briSk]

so martin winkelthorn wants to make it look less aggressive and then to try and sell it they go racing with a version that looks more aggressive...

[havoc]

I was just about to say that those wider arches look really good on it, give it a more aggressive nose!

[Bizzle]

They NEED to do a NUR edition of this car, that looks JUST like this.
I would buy one - i think that looks the nuts.

[Insight]

looks like a crysler neon

[blowy84]

more pictures of that please, looks awesome

[Oli S]

R36 Scirocco. Job done

[Altrezia]

If only it was RWD!

[timewatch]

MEAN MAN !

TW>>>

[Quentin1]

Sainz, Sainz.

Never raced the track as far as i know.

Hans-Joachim Stuck will be competing on two of the three cars.

[Gruppe1875]

R36 + 4WD + Haldex Controller =

[Vagabund]

Those styling cues might come through on the V6 4wd (R?) version, and I have it on good authority that there will be one. With the Passat R36 (now on sale in the UK) probably providing the engine, that means at least 300PS, a five second 0-60 and DSG I would imagine. So, not quite a Nissan GT-R but similar in principal and a whole load cheaper - this year's Worthersee should be very interesting...

[waynepixel]

Now that more like it, the car looks good in race trim, an R version of this car would be something to look forward to.

[stockhatcher]

Quentin1 said:

Sainz, Sainz.

Never raced the track as far as i know.

Hans-Joachim Stuck will be competing on two of the three cars.

carlos sainz was a racing driver before he went rallying. was particualarly good at renault 5 racing in the early 80's.

[Gizmo535]

220 cars in one race? Brilliant madness!

[Lippy]

not a coupe in my eyes

[d.rocky]

looks ace i want one!

[FlossyThePig]

Lippy said:

not a coupe in my eyes

Define coupe then.

[Beefmeister]

This front bumper:



is not a race bumper for a one-off race car. Its far too styled, with nice little fog lights, indicators etc.

I'd say we've just seen the front end of the 'R' version, no doubt...

[Ethro]

that looks the NUTS!

Any chance of getting a nice high res(background quality) for picture of the week

[Oli S]

Beefmeister said:

This front bumper:



is not a race bumper for a one-off race car. Its far too styled, with nice little fog lights, indicators etc.

I'd say we've just seen the front end of the 'R' version, no doubt...

I'm hearing you. That's exactly what I was thinking.