The Scirocco was Volkswagen’s boldest move in the 1970s. While intended as a successor to the Karmann Ghia, it arrived months before the Golf to test the brand’s new front-wheel-drive platform. It pro ...

Scirocco may not be a name that springs to mind when reviewing the annals of racing history. But racing is exactly what was on Volkswagen’s mind in 1977 when it promoted its sports coupe as “The ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. The time has come to mourn the death of yet another sporty car nameplate. This one doesn’t affect the North American market, and while inevitable, ...

Production of the Volkswagen Scirocco came to an end this month, as Wolfsburg pulled the plug on a nameplate that first debuted in 1974. Or rather, Wolfsburg pulled the plug on the Scirocco once again ...

Originally produced between 1974 and 1992 on the A1 platform of the Golf Mk1, the Scirocco was revived in 2008 with A5 underpinnings from the Golf Mk5. Never sold in the US due to unfavorable USD-EUR ...