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Iroc Available by Fall 2008

The world's fourth largest car producerfrom Volkswagen, displays a combination
after GM, Toyota and Ford, Volkswagenof plastic and brushed aluminum, with
will make its 2009 Scirocco available bythe air vents mimicking the shape of the
Fall 2008. The Iroc, shorter name fornew coupe's arresting grille. A
Scirocco, concept gives a strong hintthick-rimmed three-spoke steering wheel,
about the direction of the upcomingwith shift paddles for the DSG gearbox,
Scirocco -- even taking its moniker fromhas a highly technical look that is
the middle four letters of theshared by the instrument panel and
production model's name. Wrapped in answitchgear. Underpinning the Iroc is a
arresting three-door hatchback body, thelightly modified version of Volkswagen's
Iroc portends a wave of new high-volumePQ35 front-wheel-drive platform as used
models. Volkswagen is banking on the newin the Golf and a whole range of models
models to haul it back to financialfrom Audi, Seat, Skoda and Volkswagen.
health after its costly move into theAs expected there are the excellent
luxury ranks with cars like the TouaregVolkswagen parts: suspension is via
and the Phaeton. Created in-house underMacPherson struts up front and
the direction of Volkswagen's chiefmultilinks at the rear, with the Iroc
designer, Murat Gunak, the Iroc eschewshunkered low over 235/35 rubber on
the retro route previously traveled bytowering 19-inch alloy wheels. The
VW with its New Beetle and stillbornsteering relies on electrohydraulic
Microbus concept. Instead, the Iroc'sassistance. Volkswagen isn't giving too
design relies on contemporary stylingmuch away about the Iroc's four-cylinder
that's said to provide solid hints aboutengine, except to say the supercharged
other future Volkswagen models. Centraland turbocharged direct-injection
to the exterior appearance is a gapingTwincharger unit produces 210 hp.
single-frame grille finished in brushedSources suggest to Inside Line that it
aluminum, giving the new car plenty ofis the same 1.4-liter unit that powers
presence and a certain Audi-esquethe Golf GT, with added boost pressure
allure. Further refinement will beto increase power by 40 hp. With a
carried out, but the proportions areprojected curb weight of about 1350 kg,
said to mirror those of the productionor just less than 3000 pounds, 0-60-mph
car. The Iroc is 166.9 inches in length,acceleration should be around 7 seconds,
70.8 inches in width and 55.1 inches inwith top speed likely to hit 150 mph.
height, similar to the dimensions of theOther engines under discussion for
Golf. The concept also sits on a longproduction versions of the new coupe
104.6-inch wheelbase, offering seatinginclude a 240-hp version of the Golf
for four adults and about 10.6 cubicGTi's turbocharged 2.0-liter
feet of luggage space. Inside,four-cylinder, along with the new 280-hp
Volkswagen serves up a dramatic-looking3.6-liter V6 found in the North American
cabin with styling links to the Conceptmarket's top-end Passat -- the latter in
A unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show backcombination with Volkswagen's 4Motion
in February. The dashboard, morefour-wheel-drive system.
minimalist than people used to seeing



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