Recently purchased a 2010 Scirocco GT, its a manual with the 210bhp 2.0 TSI chain driven engine. Whilst reversing up an inclined driveway there was a howling noise, at first suspected brake pads but ...

After getting behind the wheel of the Volkswagen Scirocco R, I realized I had been using the term "hot hatch" all wrong. For years, I had applied it to the VW GTI, the Mazdaspeed3, and the Ford Focus ...

Though the funky and cool-looking Scirocco -- a wedge-shaped car built off the Golf platform -- disappeared from the U.S. market in 1988, it was reintroduced to Europe in 2008. Still based on the Golf ...

Earlier this summer, Volkswagen lent us the keys to their European-specification 2013 Volkswagen Scirocco R, and I, our in-house Scirocco dork, took it to the fifteenth-annual VW Scirocco Cruise-In in ...

This weekend’s running of the 24-hour endurance race at the legendary Nürburgring is not just playing host to racing dreams, but also to the launch of the Volkswagen Scirocco R. The third and latest ...

Christian Moe is hell bent on being the most unique and interesting auto writer you’ll find. He continually chases interesting stories and adventures that bring some freshness to the world of ...

After a brief history lesson on the GTI-based Scirocco, Cammisa drives the two V-dub sports coupes back to back. The 2012 Scirocco that Cammisa is driving around Germany is powered by a 1.4-liter ...

Named after a hot desert wind, the Scirocco has been Volkswagen’s poster boy for the last 40 years though there was a hiccup with the clunky second version with its matt black wheel arches and odd ...

The Scirocco certainly looks sportier than the Golf with which it shares most of its mechanics, and the driving experience is a wee bit sportier, too. Engines range from 1.4 TSI 122 to R 2.0 TSI 280 ...

A good number of models don’t even reach the age of six before being replaced, while even conservative German carmakers, don’t usually extend their vehicle lives above seven years. Yet, the VW ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...