Entry-level Scirocco added for 2010

By Tim Beissmann | December 22nd, 2009

Volkswagen is adding an entry-level Scirocco to its range by taking the 90kW petrol engine from the Golf and dumping it straight into the two-door coupe.

The 1.4-litre TSI (found in the Trendline in Australia) produces similar numbers in the Scirocco.

Peak torque remains at 200Nm, as does the top speed of 200km/h, while the 9.7 second 0-100km/h sprint takes 0.2secs longer in the coupe.

Fuel economy is a handy 6.4 litres/100km while CO2 is produced at a rate of 146g/km, making it the cleanest petrol engine in the range.

Despite going on sale in the UK from January 4, buyers may be forced to wait a while for delivery.

A disclaimer on Volkswagen’s UK website confirms that due to high demand for the engine there is a four to five months delay on factory production.

When it does arrive, it will be decked out with ABS, ESP and six airbags, as well as a six-CD changer, iPod preparation, rain and dusk sensors and 17in ‘Donington’ alloys at a starting price of £18,860 (AUD$34,340) RRP on the road.

Guts

bring it here VW pleeeeeease
Trump

Somehow i don’t think a 1.4 litre model will clock up too many sales, other engines definately.
fasthonda

Very slow(0-100),it would take forever to reach the claimed 200km/h.

Philthy

Bang on par with the Honda CR-Z, so yes sloooow! Which is why you can also buy a 1.4 twincharger or a 2.0 turbo in 150kw or 200kw trim.

Myke

VW Oz were worried the Scirocco would cannibalise Golf GTi sales, if that were the case they should have made the GTi only available in 5-dr spec and the then bring in the Scirocco to sit above the Golf GTi in the lineup.

Jake02

I agree, but its a crap excuse because everywhere the Scirocco is sold, the Golf is sold along side. VW Aus are just a bunch of conservative weirdoes…

Shak

i remember reading in WHEELS somewhere that they had to try and get the pricing right and due to our duties and all that hoo haa they couldnt be bothered trying to get it through all the testing and all the paperwork. im just saying what wheels said but that does sound a bit stupid.

Jake02

Too right

Shak

I thought the point of the Scirocco was to be sportier than the Golf. But this option just makes it a povvo spec base model.

Golfschwein

And that’s okay, isn’t it?

Innova

Scirocco is now available in New Zealand. Why not here?
Paul

Why the hell doesnt VW Australia release the car here? I dont get it. They are scared the scirocco will take away from Golf sales?

Think about that for a second…

It isnt like another car company is taking away sales from VW Australia, if they make a sale on the golf or a scirocco, its still money going back to VW?

And if they are so scared about it taking away sales, isnt that saying something? maybe we dont want the GTI, why not give your customers what they want?

Or perhaps that should have scrapped bringing in the 3 door GTI (which from what I gather in Australia does not account for very many of the GTI Sales anyway!) and have the Scircco replace it?

and if it just so happens the Scirocco is more popular then the 5 door GTI, then they just have the Scirocco replace it?

I dont understand the logic at all, they are at competition with themselves?

and if the New Zealanders can get them, why the hell cant Australia? we sell more then VW then NZ do anyway!

MrQuick

Marketing costs is a pretty big issue on that matter.

Another is the fact that yes you are selling a car which will cannibalise sales of your own products. Although the money is going back to VW, profit margins are a whole lot lower. Why in the world would VW sell 2 different lines of cars, and thus adding cost, when you can just sell the one line of car, the Golf, which in the end appeals to the same customer.

Then again, if what you said about VW in NZ is true, and frankly I can’t be bothered checking, it completly destroys my argument there, and therefore I’m completly clueless as to why we don’t get it here.
Kirium

Quality rant Paul, and I’m going to jump on with one of my own..

WTF is up with the asshats at VW Aus? VW NZ, not only get the ‘roc, but they already have a Golf R press vehicle doing the rounds in NZ, with deliveries apparently starting next month for NZ from $72k NZ (About $57k AU, same as the old R32). The VW NZ website is full of information about the Golf R including specs, options and prices..

http://www.volkswagen.co.nz/publish/vwasia/new_zealand/en/models/the_golf/golf_r.html

The Kiwis also already have info up about the next gen Polo.

Contrast that with the black hole of information that is VWA, who haven’t even committed to selling the Golf R here (let alone have any information on it), and the only timeframe I’ve heard for sales from a dealer here is Q3 2010. WTF is wrong at VWA HQ?!?! Get your sh!t together!!!

<<<< Unhappy MkV GTI owner.

davie

Kirium,

I don’t know the answer as to why NZ gets more choice than Aus but my best guess would be to do with Australian Design rules.

I would guess that NZ probably is so small that they simply accept cars on their market if they pass American or Euro rules?

For Aus, I think that a car has to be crash tested and pass unique (and occasionally fussy) rules to be sold here.

A good example would be baby seat mounts, most OS rules use ISOFIX whereas cars sold in Aus have to have a mount which is obsolete everywhere else.

VW may simply not be interested in spending the money?

Kirium

I considered that briefly, but then recalled that Mercedes Benz Australia had no problem getting a boatload of E63 AMG’s into the country only a few weeks after the launch of
the car in Europe.

It’s not hard for MB to get a hot version of a plain sedan already on sale into the country, why is it so hard for VW to do the same with a hot version of a plain hatch already on sale.

Don’t get me started on the overall uselessness of ADRs…

Baddass

The idea has merit. If I bought a Scirocco it would be because of its looks, not the performance (which almost all of us never use). It’s the same story with a lot of the current Audi’s. Wheels recommends the cheaper, lighter, and more fun 2.0 TFSI engine in the A5 over the other (more expensive) models. The base engine has all the performance I would need. .
Daniel

VWA are a bunch of idiots. Lets say (for example) you currently sell 100 GTIs per month. You bring in the Scirocco and now you are selling 80 GTIs a month, but you are also selling 40 Sciroccos a month. Which scenario sees you selling more cars? Seriously its a no brainer.

In my opinion this is about trying to find a way to sell the Scirocco for more than the equivalent Golf, however in other markets the Scirocco is cheaper, and VWA are scared it will take sales away from the Golf. See point above, rinse and repeat.

I also think that VWA assume that those who want a Scirroco will just buy a Golf if they cant get one, which is crap. Wake up VWA.
Valet Dabess

this can compete against the swift sports! i still want a swift sports
adam

It is very simple. Australia is protecting Holden/Ford/Toyota here because they are manufacturing cars here and employ Australians. If we would open the market completely, Holden/Ford would probably go broke and not sure about Toyota. None of this brands have the technology to compete with Europeans. There is a test here about large cars and the testers clearly said that the European Skoda is just driving in completely another league compare to Holden/Ford/Toyota. That is the reality and if Holden/Ford/Toyota won’t wake up really really fast well then that’s it for them sooner or later.

jon

Ford Australia and Holden are broke if it were not for tax payers funding they can`t survive.

jon

The Scirroco should only have been offered as a performance car with a couple of variants and definitely 4 motion only, then it would not have been competing with the Golf. I believe they have cheapened it by making it available in povvo pack and FWD only. It should have been there performance car and the fact it isn`t and isn`t available here is very dissappointing
redfox

I was always under the impression that VW Australia wanted to bring the Scirocco here, but was as yet unable to convince VW headquarters to go ahead with it? Didn’t the VW Australia CEO make comments along those lines?