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 generation of the VW Scirocco is not for the U.S., but it's still fun to keep tabs on, especially since the R gives us a glimpse of the Golf R that should arrive on our shores later this year.
Not the Race Car, but It’s Close
Five Sciroccos will race at the Ring under the Scirocco GT24 moniker; three of them are powered by a 315-hp TSI engine, while the other two use a 300-hp version fueled by compressed natural gas. The street Scirocco R that Europeans will be able to buy is only slightly less powerful than the ‘Rocco racers: Using a high-powered version of the 2.0-liter turbo four that’s ubiquitous across the VW Group’s lineup, it makes 265 hp at 6000 rpm and a whopping 258 lb-ft of torque at 2500–5000 rpm. In this spec, it is most closely related to the unit offered in the Euro-only Audi S3. Fuel economy is rated at a modest 28 mpg in the European cycle (29 with the six-speed DSG dual-clutch transmission). The manual-equipped Scirocco reaches 62 mph in a claimed 6.5 seconds (6.4 with DSG). Top speed is governed at 155 mph.
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