13 Facts About Volkswagen Scirocco

Volkswagen Scirocco is a three-door, front-engine, front-wheel-drive, sport compact hatchback manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen in two generations from 1974 to 1992 and a third generation from 2008 until 2017.

Volkswagen Scirocco began work on the car during the early 1970s as the replacement for the aging Karmann Ghia coupe, and designated it the Typ 53 internally.

Volkswagen Scirocco GTi entered production in the summer of 1976, while the later cult Golf GTI wasn't unveiled until the autumn of the same year.

Volkswagen Scirocco was sold in Japan at Yanase dealerships that specialize in North American and European vehicles with right hand drive starting in 1976, initially offering the TS trim package with the 1.

Sales of the Volkswagen Scirocco continued for this entire generation to Japanese buyers, and it was in compliance with Japanese Government dimension regulations which helped sales.

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Volkswagen Scirocco sales continued until 1992 in Germany, the UK, and some other European markets.

The Volkswagen Scirocco was briefly joined but effectively replaced by the Corrado in the VW line-up, although this had been on sale since 1988 and was aimed further upmarket.

Volkswagen Scirocco continued to be offered to Japanese buyers, but only the GTi with the 1.

Volkswagen Scirocco R is a production model based on the GT24.

Six years after its launch in 2008, Volkswagen revealed the 2014 Scirocco facelift at the Geneva Motor Show.

Volkswagen unveiled the Scirocco GTS, featuring the same engine found in the Mk7 Golf GTI.

Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 is a race car for the 24-hour race at the Nurburgring.

In 2020, when asked if a new Volkswagen Scirocco was planned, board member Thomas Ulbrich answered "I don't think so", and that they were in no rush to release a new coupe.