Detail INterior VW Scirocco-R
The origins of the Scirocco go back to the early seventies when VW realised they would have to replace the beautiful but rather ageing Karmann Ghia. For this they enlisted the help of the Italian styling guru Giorgetto Giugiaro and so the Scirocco (or Type 53) was born.
INterior VW Scirocco-R
Volkswagen Dreams
So, what about Volkswagen? Will they enter NASCAR? That rumor has been circulating for much of 2010 and could prove to be true. Volkswagen is hungry for new customers and is about ready to open up its first U.S. manufacturing plant since closing its Pennsylvania plant in 1988.
That plant, slated to go online in spring 2011 near Chattanooga, Tennessee will build a yet named midsize sedan. That sedan, designed exclusively for the North American market, will compete against three cars already getting track time through NASCAR: the Chevrolet Malibu, Ford Fusion and the Toyota Camry. The fourth model, a Dodge Charger, is a full-size model, but VW does compete against the midsize Avenger.
Detail INterior VW Scirocco-R