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Following a leak early this morning, Volkswagen has released the first official images of the Iroc Coupe Concept, which will be exhibited at the Paris Motor Show in September. The car previews the 2008/2009 Volkswagen Scirocco coupe, which is rumored to go on sale in twelve to 18 months. The car will feature a TSI engine, DSG gearbox, front-wheel-drive, and hidden B-pillars. Rumors have placed pricing around $25,000. Gallery after the jump…
Very Sharp.
tuner canvas…
like the rims desing
The front looks like a weird NIssan/Dodge mix.
The grille looks a little overdone, but the overall concept is pretty slick. I would like to see a six-inch increase of rear overhang — just my personal preference.
Why cant they keep those frigging hatchbacks in europe where they belong.That front looks kinda like the EVO X.
I’d buy that.
looks like the new ugly mini volvo….
I can’t believe you guys don’t see it….. This is a redesigned late 90’s Honda Civic SI hatchback. It is almost identical.
Very nice but should have been an Audi.
To me it jumps out as a hard top S2000.
Or a Civic that rear ended an S2000.
When is something truely new going to appear? I like the way this looks, but just once I’d like to see something that is on the edge of design and not butt ugly. The new dodge cars really are scalled down front clips from the trucks. Scion is the last thing I remember that seemed new, but it looked a lot like the Honda Element.
Scion and Element are ugly as sin. The new mini seemed fresh, but it really was recycled.
So that leaves the “new” at the time bug. Which seemed too tall from the side and too wide from the front/rear.
I guess I’m hard to please.
The front is a bit of the Evo X, on the whole looks good, interior is awesome….but I am sure this would be way toned down in production form.
I see some EVO X & Golf in there. Oddly, I don’t see a lot of the old Sirocco, but it looks great none the less. Wasn’t the Sirocco a fastback anyway?
I love hatchbacks, so as far as I’m concerned, the more they bring over the better. There are soooo many sedans/coupes out there, who cares for any more. They are all so boring.
Fairly disappointed actually, If this is the final design that is. I was hoping for something a little more fastback and a little less Golf revisted. Oh well, we’ll just have to wait for 3:00 pm
Mazdas Kabura, Kattana or whatever the hell its name was concept was pretty original.
The rumored retractable hard top will be top shelf material I’m sure. Very driver oriented with nice matte aluminum up front. THE VW SPORTS COUPE IS BACK!!!
I wonder what the engine options are. I would hope the most innovative engine of the year, the 1.6 twin-charger will be the base, but the whole twin-charger idea should makes its way up the engine line to the halo 3.2L powerplant and the up comming 3.6L. Let’s hope that VW gets this right when they price this one, obviously higher than the Passat since the underpinings and some components are derived from it.
Does anyone know why it took VW two decades to bring back the sport coupe?
Also, I highly doubt that VW would steal design characteristics from those lesser models mentioned above to re-create an iconic automobile. There is classic style elements and new fashion design in this car, and it seems to be purely a step forward for the VW design departement. It has the coke bottle shaped front end which we will be seeing a lot more these days I hope.
Georgeous car, I hope that the production model doesn’t stir too far from the IROC concept.
Please have an R-Line for this one.
wait…. why is it called Iroc? Wasn’t that something GM used some time before this?
I like the concept, but the greeen interior is a little too much for me. The headlights looks like the Lancer concept, not totally a bad thing.
too plain
That’s a hell of alot better than the Chevrolet Iroc.
A nice car, but you can call it an IROC VW. I dont think you’re gonna see a Shelby Corvette.
IROC is the International Race Of Champions
I’m not sure either why they would use that because of the immediate recognition of the IROC-Z by GM.
The auto industry has been waiting for a car like this, at last the new VW style is coming out. It is the peoples car company and I as well as most VW owner’s can appreciate the impact a car like this will have on other model lines.
VW seems to be turning into MB, in terms of trying to fill every possible niche market. It’ll be a great for VW if it sells, but it seems like there oversaturating there market. The new look of the VW’s is good though
Um, looks like another Golf/Rabbit hatchback to me… so what will be the difference between this and the GTI?
why why why!! they should have made the car more as a fastback just like corrado/scirocco rather than just a normal hatachback with lower roof. granted that it will be a lot lower than VW’s own too tall GTI, but it is a big disappointment for the great opportunity they had… maybe they feared it would be taking sales away from TT…
no longer a future car for me…it’s too GTI-ish
Nice… lets hope the quality issues across the board are rectified.
The VW model line has been critisized by the auto industry for having a minimal model line, in 1998 it was oonly 3, the golf, passat, and jetta. Now they have introduced an SUV, and an answer to a question that nobody asked…the Phaeton. Now they are trying to re-introduce the ’sport’ coupe market which is very fitting for the demographics that they look at when to build a car…when people have money. In the early 90’s almost every auto manufacturer had a sport coupe, now they’ve all disappeared. With the addition of the Scirocco, the VW line will be one of the most simplest in the industry.
The difference between the GTI is that is a symbolic car for the company with emphasis on peformance and classic simplicity. The Scriocco will be the most driver oriented car the company has to offer while putting more emphasis on performance by offering larger engines and the new twin-charger. The price gap will also be relevant to that of a optioned-out Passat. With the same components as the GTI and Passat, the engineering aspect is more intensive with this car compared to the Rabit GTI.
I also hope it looses the hatchback look with a more slanted VW shape.
[...] Actualización: Leftlane ha sacado más imágenes “oficiales” del Scirocco y se dice que será presentado el próximo mes en el Salón de París… no queda más que esperar. [...]
I guess when i said they were oversaturating the market, i meant more of the smaller car and sport car markets, with the GTI, Scirocco, the Jetta, the Passat, the rabbit, and the bettle, not that any of them are really in the same type of market besides the GTI and Scirocco, they seem to have a lot of cars in this market and not as many as in some of the other ones.
OK, so you want the public to pay what, 30K or more for a lower and wider GTI? So far, the speculation about what engines will be used is interesting, but will they really be something other than the coporate 2.0 and 3.2? If people are paying that kind of $$$, they want something that is distinctive and DOESN’T resemble other cars in the line-up. I’ve got it! Why don’t they try to make it like an old Scirocco or Corrado? What a joke.
“Why cant they keep those frigging hatchbacks in europe where they belong.That front looks kinda like the EVO X.”
You must be a redneck truck owner who watches NASCAR.
I have eagerly been waiting the unveiling of this car, gathering every bit of gossip and poring over concept images with religious fervor. What a waste of time.
Aaron you are right on the $. Too tall and GTI-ish.
I want my Corrado back.
I kinda wish they would make the Scirocco more like a coupe or a coupe with a fast back and less like a hatchback. I dont think VW needs another hatchback, they already have the rabbit and the gti..
I think its called IROC cause of scIROCco. Also that grill will get the corperate VW grill if/when it hits production form. Thats a garuntee.
Ehh I too agree that it shoudl be more fastback looking. Also it would be nice to get a complete picture of the car and not just little images of certain body pannels.
This car is awesome, don’t you dare mention Dodge in the same breath as VW.
I want I want I want, what you reckon 23k base price or higher?
Alot of… guesses at what Iroc in Scirocco means… anybody know for sure what Iroc means? The iroc in scirocco… International racing….
Please facts I’m very curious why they added the Iroc… of course they’re not refferring to Chevy, this car is too good for Chevy anyways.
Can’t wait to see this car in person!
Volkswagen will show a coupe concept called IROC — for ScIROCco — at the Paris Motor Show in September.
Yeah, good luck with that 23K base price… besides, that would make it a direct competitor with the GTI.
Now only if the new GTI looked as good. Unfortunately, the new GTI’s rear makes the car look very cheap.
Do you think it will make LA in December?
I’m thinking by the time this comes out, the new Golf will be out and it’s supposed to be cheaper to produce. I would hope that costs will come down so that there wouldn’t be that much of an overlap with the GTI. I can dream can’t I?
The grill and nose looks like it’s some sort of Halloween Fun House Mask you’d see at a party. Frankly I’m dissapointed with VW on this design. I think they should go back to the Eos face. In addition it seems like VW took the Golf and just lowered it and elongated it. Then to differentiate this from the Golf they put this scary nose on it.Even the Green color accentiates “Fun House” look. All I can say is the new Volvo C30 looks a whole lot nicer!
[...] Green Scirrado (leaked Concept S) The newest images to emerge are said to be of the real Concept S (once referred to as the IROC concept) that will be shown at the Paris autoshow in September. The lime green colour is a little over the top, but the styling is very close to what we’ve been seeing in some of the other recent Scirrado images. [Discussion] Published Thursday, August 24, 2006 3:45 PM by Peter [...]
Doesn’t look that bad but why call it a Scirocco when it’s obviously a bad boy Golf !!
Look very closely at the IROC name on the front….in faint letters you can see the “sc” and the “co” blacked out on it. Kind of nifty if you ask me….
VW and Audi have got to stop using that big open mouth fish like front grill! Is the big stainless steel hook an option? Redesign the grill and it wouldn’t look too bad. The VW and Audi designers must be out of work fisherman.
Also is it just me or will the be based off the Audi TT? I can see some of it in the proportions…and the interior looks a lot to me like the TT as well (over all shape of dash and such)….
I just may need to get one more Scirocco….I’ve had 5 and love them to death..
aaron,
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I could live with it if they toned down the nose a bit.I would either thin out the crome surround or make the nose a bit smaller.
Keenlyspeed, don’t forget the all-important Beetle (1998). It sold it’s share of cars and brought the masses to VW dealers… This will do the same.
That is cool. Nice job VW !
Big Bad Bill-looks like a rendition of the most recent Si hatchback, but it actually looks good. Personally not a hatchback person so I think that it would look better as a coupe, but all in all it is a pretty sharp car. The interior kicks a$$.
PURE VOLVO C30! COPYCATS!
With such a long wheelbase, it must be very apparent to Volkswagen that this car MUST BE REAR WHEEL DRIVE!!!
Is it just me, or does the Scirocco look like a stretched GTI?
I understand that this was the original green color for the 76 Sirroco. OK that’s fine. However they need to lose the thick chrome nose surround. There was some previous pictures of a hatchback concept that came out last month that I liked much better. That heavy chrome with the green makes it look like some party jokers mask. It does not look like an aggresive sports coupe.Also it does not look at all like a Volvo C30. That car is frankly a lot more attractive than this.I like this interior but of course it will never make it to production.
the steering wheel looks like a rip from the z4
The Scirocco will be built alongside the VW Eos and the VW Sharan, at AutoEuropa (Portugal). This model will probably share many components with Eos, for economies of scale.
I think the lower part of the centre console is identical to the new Audi TT.
i cant wait for the twincharger!!!!
This is what should have been a Porsche.
finally! i never thought VW would start to design really hot cars, but this one here is giving me a boner.. when i saw the computer simulations in the car magazines, i thought the new (not the one known from jetta, passat etc.) grille design of the scirocco sucked, but now.. can’t wait for it to hit the streets!
Hey Bush,there won’t be any quality issues as long as the customer maintenance issues are taken care of.Don’t drive the car for 20 years before getting it tuned.
Hey Bush,there won’t be any quality issues as long as the customer maintenance issues are taken care of.Don’t drive the car for 20 years before getting it tuned.
Matt, may I sit on your boner?
MAKE THAT ROOF LINE LESS HATCH MORE FASTBACK WITH THE INTERGRATED SPOILER DOWN AT THE BOTTOM, NOT THE TOP.
THE REAR TORSION BAR MUST BE THERE TO GIVE DRIVER’S THE FEELING OF A REAR WHEEL DRIVE CAR, JUST LIKE THE CORRADO.
Looks like a very angry car.
[...] Volkswagen officially unveiled the IROC concept car, due in showrooms by the end of 2008. They’re calling it IROC, but really it’s the new rev of the Scirocco (which later became the beloved Corrado.) Lost of speculation about price and engine, but it looks like it’s going to be great. As is typical with VW, we never know if or when the damn thing will make it to the States. Have a look at all the picts. It’s brilliant. I want it. [...]
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Whats the problem with all VW’s looking Asian now? I’ve owned several of both styles of older Scirocco’s,and loved them! America loves retro! Give me a new design that shows some of the old flavor,take out all the gimmicks,and I’ll THINK about buying more Volkswagens!
yes, but retro is not always good. People should move on and create designs that will maybe one day even be used in a retro car copying that car.
great looking car. I love the vw’Z
i still love them
Coolest…gauges…evar!!!
Rest of car is gorgeous too.
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ok, its not the GM Iroc, if you think about it for 1 second, or just look at the show plates on the car - scIROCco. id definatly take this thing as long as it wasnt that ugly ass green color. Give me it in black, and give me a few more angles on that fat ass it has.
Looks like a cross between a Volvo and a Honda. In other words…. PASS!
colour´s great but it should have a TDI. otherwise i woudn´t buy one. what do you think????
don’t like that colour at all,it too fancy. i d go for one in black if its gonna be powerful enough.