If you had the keys to a Scirocco R and free access to the Nürburgring, could it get any better? Well, yes it could, as a matter of fact. Imagine having Ring legend Hans Joachim-Stuck as your own personal tour guide. That’s exactly what happened to Autocar journo Steve Sutcliffe recently. Perhaps the only downside […]
Following class-winning efforts in the last two years Volkswagen is pushing the Scirocco GT24-CNG towards further success at the Nürburgring 24 hour race in 2010. Back with more power and less emissions Danish driver Nicki Thiim set a new Grand Prix track–Nordschleife lap record for front-wheel drive vehicles last weekend when he recorded a benchmark […]
Volkswagen has recently launched another iPhone driving game. This time featuring the Scirocco R. The theory goes that you’re racing around the Nordschleife in the “Scirocco R 24 hour Challenge”. The reality is it’s simply a marketing gimmick designed to get you to add your name to Volkswagen’s database. The game itself is okay, if […]
The Volkswagen Motorsport program enjoyed more success at the Nürburgring 24 hour over the weekend with class wins for the Scirocco in the SP3T and AT categories. The #118 petrol powered Scirocco R came home in 15th outright presenting drivers Jimmy Johansson, Florian Gruber, Nicki Thiim and Martin Karlhofer a third consecutive SP3T class win […]
To help get you in the mood for the Nürburgring 24 hour race Volkswagen have released a couple of video clips of the Scirocco GT24 with Jimmy Johansson at the wheel lapping a closed Nürburgring Nordschleife. With the main camera positioned lowe to the ground the effect is staggering. While this angle does flatten out […]
Volkswagen will be launching a five-strong Scirocco attack on the Nürburgring 24 hour race this year. Returning to defend its title is the familiar Scirocco GT24, which will hit the track with a three car team. The new kid on the block, though, is the Scirocco GT24 CNG. That’s right, a Scirocco racer fuelled by […]
The Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 is well underway with preparations for a return to the Nürburgring 24 hour race. Volkswagen Motorsport will be hoping for another excellent showing, which last year saw the team claim a 1-2 class victory. The team had a shoot out in the four hour VLN event last weekend. It’s fair to […]