| Volkswagen dealers must be feeling rather
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| | form after the disappointing Mk3 and 4
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| nostalgic this year with the return of
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| | variants, but it looks like an old lady
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| their prodigal son - the Scirocco.
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| | next to the Scirocco.
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| There's something special about the
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| | Designed by Giorgetto Guigiaro, the
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| return of an icon that tugs at the
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| | Scirocco is longer, wider and lower than
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| heartstrings of the human race. As a
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| | the Golf which gives it an aggressive
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| child I remember watching my beloved
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| | stance whilst avoiding boy racer
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| Manchester United tear apart teams in an
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| | comparisons. The Volkswagen brand is
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| era when football had just become big
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| | built upon bullet proof reliability and
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| business at the dawn of the English
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| | practicality. The Scirocco takes these
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| Premiership. At this time I recall seeing
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| | elements and wraps them in the finest
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| Eric Cantona lash out at an opposing
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| | cashmere coat and suddenly everyone stops
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| 'fan' with a kung-fu kick that equalled a
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| | and stares. The Volkswagen badge is
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| nine month suspension. For all the
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| | pushed up onto the bonnet allowing the
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| uproar, the media backlash and preaching,
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| | narrower grill to give the bonnet a frown
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| his return against Liverpool was a
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| | that neatly marries up with the
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| modern-day resurrection.
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| | headlights.
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| When a band reforms for a tour you know
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| | The doors are pillar-less and gigantic,
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| that 99 percent of the time it's because
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| | meaning that side-on the VW looks like
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| someone's money has been blown on private
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| | one beautiful sweeping sheet of glass.
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| jets and glamour models and a new tour
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| | The driving position is low slung and
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| will keep them in paradise for another
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| | comfortable thanks to big fat seats. All
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| few years. Regardless of this fact, we
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| | this style and comfort is predictably to
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| all clamour to see true greatness one
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| | the detriment of rear passenger space and
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| 'last' time, so we go wild at the
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| | visibility. My repost would be that if
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| prospect of seeing the Police, Sex
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| | you buy a Scirocco for these two features
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| Pistols and um the Spice Girls and pray
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| | you shouldn't be allowed out in polite
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| for a glimpse of their former glory.
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| | society anyway.
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| The Scirocco was a legend in its own
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| | Currently Volkswagen dealers offer the
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| lifetime before it went on hiatus. These
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| | car with a 197bhp, 2.0 litre turbocharged
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| days an affordable sports coupe comes
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| | engine. Early 2009 will see the arrival
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| with front wheel drive, it's an accepted
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| | of 1.4 litre petrol and 2.0 litre diesel
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| fact. Back in the late 70's when the
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| | engines, all with the option of
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| Scirocco was born this was seen as a bit
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| | Volkswagen's DSG dual clutch auto-gearbox
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| lightweight and flighty. The car
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| | with F1 style paddle shifters. As seems
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| initially was underpowered and wasn't
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| | to be the way these days, the car has
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| handsome but pretty, making it impossible
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| | different modes depending on driving
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| for any man to be taken seriously amongst
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| | conditions, in this case 'Sport' and
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| their mates. Soon after its launch
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| | 'Comfort'. More importantly, the Scirocco
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| however, the Scirocco was fitted with the
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| | has a lower centre of gravity than the
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| same 1.6 litre engine found in the Golf
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| | Golf GTi thanks to a wider track and as a
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| GTi and suddenly the pretty car had balls
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| | result it's a very able car through the
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| of steel.
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| | twisty stuff. The steering felt slightly
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| Thus it became a legend. Women loved its
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| | uninvolved despite the car being
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| prettiness and men loved telling the
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| | beautifully balanced and handling corners
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| women they owned one. It was in many ways
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| | with ease, but this is a personal
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| the most successful 'bird puller' ever.
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| | preference and not a major issue,
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| Unfortunately I don't have the exact
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| | particularly when you switch to 'Sport'.
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| statistics to back up this claim. It
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| | With a price tag starting at
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| didn't drive particularly well but it
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| | £22,000, it's not going to pension
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| looked the part upon arrival and that in
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| | off the Golf GTi but should happily run
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| a sports coupe is priority one.
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| | alongside its brother in the Volkswagen
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| As I've already established true icons
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| | family. The best thing about the latest
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| have a second coming and Volkswagen
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| | Scirocco is that it retains the most
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| dealers will be reintroducing the new
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| | important feature of the original model.
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| Scirocco into the wild a full 34 years
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| | It doesn't matter how you got to your
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| after the original. History has repeated
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| | destination, sport mode or not, it's how
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| itself as the new car shares the same
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| | you look when you get there that counts.
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| platform as the Gold GTi, beneath its
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| | I don't have my statistics book to hand
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| sleek exterior. I'm a big fan of the
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| | but I reckon the Scirocco will have men
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| latest GTi which is a welcome return to
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| | telling women everywhere they own one.
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