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Latest updates on the Scirocco
Find out what's happening with the striking Scirocco. Check out the latest news, awards and model information.
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Yesterday
Volkswagen introduces standard DAB radio from Polo to Phaeton
Volkswagen is tuning in to customer demand and fitting DAB radios as standard on all models from the Polo to the Phaeton, giving buyers not only a wider choice of radio stations but also a higher quality of sound.
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08 May 2012
'Rat Pack' to be reunited for Scirocco R-Cup race at brands hatch
The Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup will welcome some extra special drivers at Brands Hatch (18 - 19 May) when Damon Hill, Mark Blundell, Perry McCarthy, Julian Bailey, Martin Donnelly and David Brabham join the regular line up for the ultra competitive one make race series.
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03 April 2012
Scirocco line-up spring clean gives customers more choice and value
The Volkswagen Scirocco range is being subtly refreshed, helping to ensure that this effervescent compact coupé stays fizzing at the top of customers’ wish-lists.
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02 February 2012
The beginning of a new era: Volkswagen introduces the Modular Transverse Matrix (MQB)
This year, the Volkswagen Group will be introducing the Modular Transverse Matrix – the German acronym is MQB (Modularer Querbaukasten) – for the Volkswagen, Audi, ŠKODA and SEAT brands. The MQB strategy represents a turning point in the design and production of future automobiles with transverse-mounted engines. The Modular Transverse Matrix standardises many vehicle component parameters – across brands and vehicle classes. At the same time, it offers access to new technologies.
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24 October 2011
Briton Daniel Lloyd wins Scirocco R-cup finale at Hockenheim
The term heart stopping finale was never more appropriate than at the tenth and final round of the Scirocco R-Cup 2011 where British rookie Daniel Lloyd won the most spectacular and exciting race of the season.
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22 August 2011
Scirocco R-Cup tickets competition currently open on Facebook
The Volkswagen UK Facebook page is currently running an exclusive competition, to win one of ten pairs of VIP tickets to the Scirocco R-Cup race weekend at Brands Hatch on the 3rd and 4th of September. Running until midnight on Tuesday 23rd August, it is the first time that Volkswagen Motorsport have offered tickets to a UK audience in a Facebook competition.
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16 March 2011
Scirocco adds Parkers New Car accolade to trophy cabinet
The Volkswagen Scirocco has won the Sports Car category of the inaugural Parkers’ New Car Awards 2011, while a number of other models were also highly commended in their respective categories.
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10 February 2011
Volkswagen tees up crazy Golf for 2011 Nürburgring 24-hour
Volkswagen has announced that it is to return to the demanding Nürburgring 24-hour race in 2011 with an all-new challenger – the Golf24. Equipped with four-wheel drive and developing 440 PS, the dramatic racing version of Volkswagen’s best-selling model has already undergone initial testing ahead of the legendary 24-hour race, regarded as one of the toughest tests in the motorsport calendar, which this year takes place from 23 to 26 June.
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01 December 2010
Formula 1 world champion Vettel debuts in Scirocco R-Cup
This weekend saw a great honour for the world’s most eco-conscious one-make cup vehicle as the newly-crowned 2010 Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel got behind the wheel of the 275 PS Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup and worked the crowd at the Arena in Düsseldorf up into a frenzy at the Race of Champions.
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10 November 2010
Successful "Das." ready for its second issue
In the summer, Volkswagen successfully launched its new digital, international customer magazine ‘Das.’ As of today, the second issue of this ‘Digital Automotive Space’ can be found online at www.volkswagen-das.co.uk. It features the dazzling new Volkswagen Passat, recently introduced at the Paris Motor Show.