2016
VW Scirocco GTS
The
Scirocco, a pure-bred European sports car, is one of these cars that is forever
young. Presented at the 1974 Geneva Motor Show, 41 years ago, it became an icon
of compact German coupés. The car caught the spirit of the age: over a million
units of the Scirocco have been produced since then. Last summer a
comprehensively refined generation of the sports car was launched, featuring,
among other things, a completely new range of engines. Building on this,
Volkswagen unveils the new Scirocco GTS - a sports car with 162 kW / 220 PS -
in a world premiere at Auto Shanghai. Its engine is one of the most popular in
the Scirocco range because it is sharing its design genes with the engine of
the Golf GTI. A turbocharged direct-injection petrol engine that is recognised
as being one of the most agile four-cylinder engines in the world. It catapults
the Scirocco GTS - either with a manual gearbox or with the 6-speed DSG - to
100 km/h in just 6.5 seconds. Top speed: 246 km/h (DSG: 244 km/h). The average
fuel consumption shows just how efficient the engine of the Scirocco is: just
6.1 l/100 km with a manual gearbox and similarly economical at 6.4 l/100 km
with a DSG gearbox.
The
new Scirocco GTS will be launched in Europe at the end of May, with China
following in the summer. This marks the comeback of an icon, a
straight-forward, mighty fast and exclusively-equipped sports car.
The
Scirocco GTS will be equipped as standard with new 18-inch "Norwich"
alloy wheels; the popular 19-inch "Lugano" alloy wheels will be
available as an option. The red brake callipers of the GTS can be seen through
the spokes of both of these wheel options. In addition, the Scirocco GTS comes
with the R-Line package "Exterieur" as standard, which includes
distinctive R-style bumpers (at the front with integrated fog lamps and glossy
black radiator and air inlet grilles), custom side sill extensions, a roof
spoiler (also R-style) and a diffuser. The wing mirror caps are painted in
stylish black and, just like its predecessor, the '82 Scirocco GTS, the new
model can be ordered with a sporty GTS decal for the body as an option
(standard in China). This option features two decorative red stripes that run
centrally from the bonnet over the roof and the boot (if the car is painted in
"Flash Red" the stripes are black). The new Scirocco is also enhanced
by 3D GTS logos in the radiator grille and on the tailgate. The Scirocco GTS
can be ordered in six colours: "Deep Black", "Indium Grey",
"Urano Grey", "Pure White", "Oryx White" and, as
already mentioned, "Flash Red".
The
interior of the Scirocco GTS is also customised, of course, and dominated by
the sporty colours black and red. The "Composition Colour" infotainment system,
available for the first time in the Scirocco. This marks the debut of the
second generation of the modular infotainment matrix (MIB II) in this series of
sports cars.
As
an option, the Scirocco GTS can also be ordered with black "Vienna"
leather upholstery; here again the seats are customised with decorative red
seams. Volkswagen also offers features such as the transparent panoramic tilt
sunroof, bi-xenon headlights, a multifunction steering wheel and - as
previously mentioned - the new MIB II radio navigation systems. In China the
leather interior and the panoramic tilt sunroof come as standard.
