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Volkswagen Scirocco

By Ben Pulman

20 July 2007 12:06

What on earth is that?

It’s VW becoming adventurous. These spy shots, taken in California, capture next year’s Scirocco coupe testing on public roads for the first time. The car is a long-awaited replacement for the 1974 Giugiaro-designed original. These pictures also show the Robert Lesnik-designed concept’s looks will pass into production mostly unchanged. The aluminium air intakes have been replaced by fog lights but the Iroc concept’s gaping grill and slanted headlights will be retained.

Looks a bit dumpy at the rear though

Ignore the swooping lines of the disguise because the back end will look almost identical to the concept, with wraparound rear lights and a roof spoiler. Also visible through the disguise is the tiny rear wiper. This was present on the Iroc concept and was one of our first clues that the car would make production. The only obvious change at the rear are the exhausts, which now only exit from one side.