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Scirocco, World Premiere
International Geneva Motor Show
March 2008

Scirocco Contents
To the Point
Overview of the new Scirocco Page 03
Key Aspects
Design and dimensions Page 06
Interior Page 09
Engines and transmissions
TSI Page 10
TDI Page 12
Highlights in driving dynamics
Adaptive chassis control Page 13

Note:
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Volkswagen Group in Germany and other countries.

Scirocco To the Point
World premiere in Geneva:
The legendary Scirocco is back
Versatile and affordable: Scirocco is the sports car for every day of the year
Dynamic and clear: The design of the Scirocco – a clue to the future at
Volkswagen
Powerful and fuel-efficient: Powerful 122 PS to 200 PS TDI and TSI engines
Sporty and innovative: Sports car with adaptive chassis and 7-speed DSG

• Wolfsburg, Geneva, March 2008. It is back: 34 years after
the world premiere of the first Scirocco at the Geneva Motor
Show, Volkswagen is now presenting the Scirocco of the
new era in the same venue. Now as before, the coupé
embodies the fascinating strategy of putting a sports car on
wheels that is fit for use every day of the year at absolutely
affordable prices. That is precisely what the new Scirocco
does: high-class technologies merge with low costs of
ownership, dynamic driving characteristics merge with a
high level of comfort, and a surprisingly spacious interior
merges with an uncompromisingly sporty design.

• Volkswagen Chief Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn: “In the
Scirocco we will be bringing the kind of sports car into the
showroom that people dream of. Yet it is a dream that an
exceptionally large number of car drivers will be able to
afford – despite all of the high-end technologies we have
implemented.” The Scirocco will already be entering the
market across Europe in late summer, and other countries
will follow over the course of the next year.

Avant garde design of the Scirocco

• A calling card of the ambitious global concept is the new
sports car’s avant-garde design. The fact being that the lines
of the Scirocco study presented in August 2006 have been
transferred to the production car nearly unchanged. This
includes the long wagon/coupé roof whose form here is
unique, and which pays tribute to the C-pillar design of the
first Scirocco, the car’s athletic side profile, its distinctive
engine hood and the entire rear end with its extremely broad
shoulder sections. Only the design of the radiator grille has
been changed for a more stylish and timeless solution.

• With a length of 4.26 meters, the Scirocco is on par with the
Golf. However, it is built significantly lower to the ground
(1.40 meter) and is nearly as wide as the Passat (1.81 meter).
Four adults can be seated with plenty of space inside. Once
they are all aboard, the Scirocco provides 292 liters of cargo
capacity; when the two seatbacks of the rear individual sport
seats are folded down, capacity increases to a considerable
755 liters. This contemporary Scirocco demonstrates
unfettered everyday utility, and it can be clearly
recommended as a sports car for every day of the year.
Avant-garde technology of the Scirocco

• Providing for ample power on the Scirocco – which comes
with ESP and sport chassis as standard equipment – are four
TDI and TSI engines, all of them charged and therefore just
as torque-strong as they are economical and low in
emissions. The three TSIs (gasoline direct-injection) output
90 kW / 122 PS, 118 kW / 160 PS and 147 kW / 200 PS. The
Scirocco’s common rail engine (TDI) develops a power of
103 kW / 140 PS.

• Further high-tech elements of the Scirocco: a 7-speed DSG
and an “adaptive chassis control system”. Meanwhile, a large
panorama vent sunroof – extending from the A pillars to the
B pillars – provides for plenty of light in the interior. At the
press of a button the transparent panorama roof is raised up
to 39 millimeters. When the sun is too intense, a sunshade
may be moved into place. But that is seldom likely to be
necessary, since the glass of the panorama vent roof reflects
99 percent of UV radiation, 97 percent of infrared radiation
(heat) and 80 percent of visible light.

• The new Scirocco is one of the most attractive sports cars in
the world when it comes to pricing. Nonetheless, the
standard equipment package is super. Always there, for
example, are 17-inch alloy wheels, height adjustable driver
and front passenger seats and steering wheel, leather parking
brake grip, sport seats, split folding rear seats, power
windows, air conditioning, ESP, braking assistant, six
airbags, speed-dependent power steering, and of course a
sport chassis.

Scirocco Key Aspects
World premiere in Geneva:
Scirocco is the sports car for every day of the year

Design with wagon-coupé roof offers surprising amount of interior space
All-round characteristics of the Scirocco enable multivariable use
Scirocco is the first sports car with transverse mounted 7-speed DSG
Wolfsburg, Geneva, March 2008. The designers of the third
generation of the Scirocco unmistakably designed it to be a pure
sports car. Different than the original Scirocco of the 1970s, and the
second generation introduced in the 1980s, the new car offers
substantially greater interior space. That is because – in contrast to
its two predecessors – the Scirocco of the year 2008 does not have a
sloping hatchback, but a wagon back with matching long roof and
steep tailgate. This offers two distinct advantages. First: the Scirocco
exhibits very crisp proportions. Especially when viewed from the
rear, it immediately becomes apparent that the 1.80 meter long roof
with its lateral arrays of windows stands on very wide and powerful
shoulder sections. So the Scirocco gets a waist that is flawlessly cut
right from sports car principles. Second: The new model also has
space in the rear for two adults plus sufficient luggage. All things
considered, the progressively styled Scirocco combines a high level
of everyday utility with a classy design.

DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS
The crisp dimensions of the new sports car also speak with a clear
language. The Scirocco – with its short overhangs – exploits its
wheelbase of 2,578 millimeters efficiently for maximum space. The
Volkswagen is 1,400 millimeters tall, exactly 4,256 millimeters long
and 1,810 millimeters wide.

Front end
The front end of the Scirocco displays a completely new Volkswagen
design language. On the one hand, it preserves historical elements,
while simultaneously taking a great leap forward. The radiator grille
and bumper are characterized by a dynamic that is timeless and
impressive. Technically, the front end concept also fulfills
Volkswagen’s stringent requirements for pedestrian protection.
Stylistically, the upper area of the Scirocco’s front end is dominated
primarily by horizontal lines. Spanning the area between the
prominent dual headlamps is a very narrow air inlet in luxurious
black. Beneath this is a very clearly designed area in car color. This
narrow double band of the black radiator grille and bumper painted
in car color, defined by sharp lines, will be used to identify other
new models in the future.
In the lower section of the front end, the image is marked by a
central air inlet in black with its diamond-shaped pattern, and to its
left and right the integrated turn signal and fog lamps. Incidentally,
besides the New Beetle, the Scirocco is the only other Volkswagen
to sport the VW emblem, not on the radiator grille, but on the engine
hood instead.

Side profile
If you run your hand, first over one of the headlamps, then over the
fender and a door, you will notice that the profile curves alternate in
direction. Depending on the perspective and incident light, these
transitions on the sides of the car give it the appearance of a moving
muscle. The powerful image is reinforced by the standard 17-inch
wheels, which – due to the large track width (front 1,569, rear 1,575
millimeters) – are practically flush with the body.
Furthermore, it is the hidden B-pillar, the line of windows that rises
steeply toward the rear, and the conspicuously striking C-pillar that
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– together with the long roof line that appears to be endless – convey
a very unique presence and dynamics. In the rear area, an integrated
roof spoiler offers another plus in dynamics and additional
downforce at the rear axle. Set in very clear counterpoint are the
sculpturally shaped taillights that are also eye-catching and
prominent from the side view.

Rear end
The sculptural form of the wide taillights is most apparent when
viewed from the rear. Here, the car’s character is defined by the ratio
of proportions between the roof and shoulder section and thereby the
car’s waist. It is sharply contoured, since the roof runs significantly
narrower than the overall body. These stylistic traits produce a
design typical of a very powerful and significantly more expensive
sports car. In any case, the really wide track actually looks even
wider than it is. From the rear, the C pillars cannot be made out,
since the rear window extends across the entire vehicle width. The
overall design of the rear end – broader, with heftier bumpers plus a
wide wheel track, the roof line and roof spoiler, plus wide wraparound
rear window – all lend an exceptionally powerful image to
this car.

INTERIOR
Four sport seats
The Scirocco is a full-fledged four seater. Here, full-fledged means
that two adults can be seated comfortably in the rear. Even when a
1.90 meters tall driver adjusts the seat, there is still plenty of knee
room in the back. There is no sense of cramped space here. Also
guaranteeing that everything is comfortable in this new sports car are
the four sport seats. Similar to the new Passat CC, ideally-contoured
ergonomic individual seats are used in the back of the Scirocco.

Providing for a high level of safety are the headrests that are
permanently mounted to the seatbacks in the rear.
The front sport seats include an Easy Entry feature for easier entry
and exit of the rear passengers. Specifically, when the seatback of a
front seat is unlatched, the seat moves forward; afterwards, it
automatically returns to its preset position. Also standard: height
adjustment of the front sport seats. By way of an option for the
Scirocco, Volkswagen also offers a “Lifestyle seat upholstery and
trim” with Alcantara appointments and the leather upholstery and
trim “Vienna”, the latter in the colors “Titanium Black” or “Truffle”.

Cargo area
The cargo area shows good size too. Laid out like a station wagon,
loaded up to the height of the cargo cover it offers a volume of 292
liters. If the seatbacks of the rear individual seats are folded down, a
cargo area capacity of 755 liters is available. Even in this case, there
is no problem loading the car up to the roofliner, since a cargo net
can be integrated behind the front seats.

Cockpit
The driver and front passenger in the Scirocco experience a sporty
and well-developed ergonomic environment. Pleasing to the touch
and appealing to the eye are the complex designs of the interior door
trim. Instruments and gages have also been laid out intuitively and
clearly. In particular, the center console with its controls arranged at
a high level exhibits a refreshingly clear layout. Arranged directly
beneath the two center air vents is the selected audio system. The
latest equipment generation is being implemented on the Scirocco
(RCD 210 to RCD 510). Always there: a MP3-capable CD player and
changer. In parallel, there will be two audio-navigation systems. The
top model, designated the RNS 510, delivers refined features such as
a 6.5-inch touchscreen and an extremely fast 30 gigabyte hard drive.
The Scirocco also features a special instrument cluster with white
illumination.

ENGINES AND TRANSMISSIONS
Volkswagen will be offering the Scirocco as the world’s first sports
car whose engines are all charged. The three TSIs – gasoline directinjection
engines –output 90 kW / 122 PS, 118 kW / 160 PS and 147
kW / 200 PS. The TDI, a highly advanced common rail engine,
develops 103 kW / 140 PS. All of the Sciroccos are shifted by a sixspeed
gearbox.

TSI with 122 PS
Maximum power with minimal consumption – within a very short
period of time this property has made the TSI four cylinders
synonymous with a new generation of the most fuel-efficient and at
the same time sporty Volkswagen engines. Representing the entry
level into the world of these multiple award winning engines is a 90
kW / 122 PS strong TSI (at 5,000 rpm). In the Scirocco, the four
cylinder engine develops its maximum torque of 200 Newton-meter
at a low 1,500 rpm – i.e. just above idling speed. The TSI takes the
car to a top speed of 200 km/h. The122 PS Scirocco handles the
classic 0-100-km/h sprint in 9.7 seconds. Its average fuel
consumption of 6.1 liters Super Unleaded per 100 kilometers makes
it one of the most economical sports cars of its class. Important:
even this entry-level engine breathes agility into the Scirocco in the
lower speed range and turns country highways into a source of great
enjoyment.

TSI with 160 PS
This is the latest TSI: a four cylinder, turbo- and supercharged, with
118 kW / 160 PS (at 5,900 rpm). Like all of the TSIs, this engine is
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exceptionally economical (average fuel consumption: 6.5 l/100 km)
and torque-strong (maximum of 240 Newton-meter at just 1,750
rpm) too. This TSI takes the Scirocco from rest to 100 km/h in 8.0
seconds; its top speed is 217 km/h. As an option, the 160 PS TSI
may be paired with the first 7-speed dual clutch transmission (DSG)
in the world that is transverse mounted.

TSI with 200 PS
At the highest power level, the Scirocco comes with a powerful 147
kW / 200 PS (at 6,000 rpm) TSI. It too has a turbocharger, and it
also shines with very good torque and fuel economy. Per 100
kilometers this 280 Newton-meter (from 1,700 rpm) strong four
cylinder consumes just 7.6 liters of fuel. Yet it can still deliver a top
speed of 235 km/h. The highest performing Scirocco of all times
completes the sprint to 100 km/h in 7.2 seconds. As on the Golf GTI
with an identical engine, for example, this engine can be ordered
with an innovative 6-speed dual clutch transmission on the Scirocco
too.

TDI with 140 PS
At its market launch in Europe, the Scirocco will already be
available with a clean and torque-strong 140 PS TDI (103 kW at
4,200 rpm). This highly advanced common rail diesel is especially
quiet. It develops its maximum torque of 320 Newton-meters starting
at just 1,750 rpm. The Scirocco completes the 0-100-km/h sprint in
just 9.3 seconds with this TDI. Its top speed of 207 km/h contrasts
with an average fuel consumption of just 5.4 liters per 100
kilometers. Volkswagen offers an optional 6-speed DSG with this
engine too.

ADAPTIVE CHASSIS CONTROL
Perfectly tailored to a sports car like the new Scirocco is the newly
developed “adaptive chassis control”. It exercises direct control, not
only over the suspension characteristic, but also over tuning of the
electro-mechanical power steering.
“Adaptive chassis control” offers three programs: “Normal”, “Sport”
and “Comfort”. “Sport” and “Comfort” are each selected by a button
in front of the gearshift lever. It is important to note here that
“adaptive chassis control” improves the driving properties of the
Scirocco in “Normal” mode too – that is, all the time. That is
because the suspension is continually being adapted to the roadway
and driving situation. The system also reacts to acceleration, braking
and steering inputs. This resolves the conflict in goals between a
stiff sporty suspension and a comfortable one. That is precisely what
makes for considerably better ride comfort – which is also quite
noticeable in the “Normal” mode.
The “Sport” program can be recommended as a type of “Nuremburg
Ring– North Loop” race track mode. In this case, the suspension is
significantly stiffer. In parallel, the power-assist for steering is
reduced for more direct steering response. The opposite is done in
“Comfort” mode. In this case, ride comfort is especially improved on
poor roadways and while driving slowly.

[Antares]

Et merci à Antares pour avoir dégrossi et posté ce communiqué...

http://www.forum-auto.com/marques/volks ... tm#t179915

en passant, le résumé en français est là : http://www.vw-antares.net/content/view/51/2/