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Old Feb 28, 2008 | 10:24 PM
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I'll wait until the German tuners get their hands on it to reserve my judgement...
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Old Feb 29, 2008 | 09:07 PM
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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 07:08 AM
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I saw it last night. I can't wait to see the specs on it. It be sweet if they put in an RS3 engine in this puppy.

So far this is the second VW I like other then the Eos.
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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 07:26 AM
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That looks great. Front end says 'Mitsubishi' to me though.
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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by knihc2008
Agreed, but if they had made the Scirocco a liftback like that it would have at least not been so close to the GTI/R32, and probably would have looked a lot better

A chop by CWW:


Would have fixed the proportions of the car immensely too. Also fixing things in the chop are thinner A pillars and the better front end. But oh well, will never have to deal with this production Scirocco here anyway
I love that chopjob, it is always funny how most car mag illustrators or people just messing around on the internet with photoshop or drawing on a sketchpad can design and create much better looking cars then most of the designers with prestigious design degrees that car companies hire. Alot of what is coming out from car companies is just hideous or completely uninspired and boring and it shows they hire more based on just degrees and not talent or passion or maybe they are just confined to a certain theme by corporate politics/beancounters and are too afraid to design something radical and really good looking that enthusiasts would like.

That chop makes it look like a high end luxury sport hatch, it is probrably something I could see myself driving.

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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 10:03 AM
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pretty it isn't . . .
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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 11:02 AM
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nice rims
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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 02:44 PM
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I like it very much. Very very different looking then any other vw I've ever seen.
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Old Mar 1, 2008 | 03:08 PM
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No thanks..VW design is pretty horrid right now.
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 07:16 AM
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More pics (from the Geneva show)









In red







interior shots



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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 09:16 AM
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I like it better in red.
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 11:19 AM
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Looks better in red but still ugly.
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 11:30 AM
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I get this odd, love it but hate it feeling from it.
Like its ugly right, but only from the front.
Like a buttaface. You can stand looking it it from the front, but when she turns around, you want to gag.
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 01:26 PM
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I don't like Hatches, therefore I do not like this car. Biased much I am.
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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 06:30 AM
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No VW Scirocco for U.S. due to weak dollar
Posted on Wednesday 5 March 2008


Volkswagen has consistently dismissed rumors the new Scirocco would be sold in North America and now the carmaker’s sales and marketing chief has confirmed the bad news. Despite the high level of interest in the car, VW has decided against selling the Scirocco in the world’s biggest car market because of the weak U.S. dollar against the strong euro.

“The exchange rate is the only reason for not selling it in the U.S.,'’ VW sales and marketing chief Detlef Wittig told Bloomberg reporters. “This car would fit the U.S. market but at the current exchange rate we wouldn’t make any money.'’ The Scirocco is manufactured in Palmela, Portugal, alongside the Eos convertible on which it’s based.

The dollar has fallen to an all-time low against the euro and with no sign of improving anytime soon VW, along with a number of other carmakers, is planning to open new manufacturing plants in North America. However, VW’s new U.S. plant will only be set up to build versions of the Jetta and a new compact sedan.
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