Volkswagen Scirocco
(1974 - 2008)
Brand:
Volkswagen (also known as VW)
Country:
Germany
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In the 1974 test report on the then new VW Scirocco, the author really went into raptures: pleasing bodywork, free-revving engines, perfectly tuned chassis... Was there really nothing wrong with this little VW?
For a long time, the small BMW was considered the sportiest saloon. Then the Audi 80 came along and slowed it down. But when the Alfasud-ti started to overtake, VW attacked with the Scirocco. Who won the race for the sportiest car of 1974?
The VW Scirocco was also an indirect successor to the Karmann Ghia and the forerunner of the modern Volkswagen. Technically identical in construction to the VW Golf, the Scirocco was very successful with over 500,000 units built over 7 years. This was due not least to Giugiaro's design, but also to its good driving performance, safe handling and low fuel consumption.
Five mid-range coupés from four countries were compared by the magazine 'hobby' in 1975: Toyota Celica, Ford Capri II, Renault R15, Fiat 128 SL and VW Scirocco. And the question was whether the beauty of the cars would win out over their reduced utility value. This carefully edited original comparison test from 1975 reproduces the text and findings and is illustrated with many additional archive images.
The Scirocco rarely appeared in the Bundesliga table of the 18 best-selling cars of the 1970s. Was it the price or the car? Because the VW Scirocco TS was actually an agile coupé with estate car advantages. But did the VW Scirocco TS have enough drive for sporty people? The mot test from back then clarifies and classifies.
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