| The world's fourth largest car producer
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| | used to seeing from Volkswagen, displays
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| after GM, Toyota and Ford, Volkswagen
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| | a combination of plastic and brushed
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| will make its 2009 Scirocco available by
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| | aluminum, with the air vents mimicking
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| Fall 2008. The Iroc, shorter name for
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| | the shape of the new coupe's arresting
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| Scirocco, concept gives a strong hint
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| | grille. A thick-rimmed three-spoke
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| about the direction of the upcoming
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| | steering wheel, with shift paddles for
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| Scirocco -- even taking its moniker from
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| | the DSG gearbox, has a highly technical
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| the middle four letters of the production
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| | look that is shared by the instrument
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| model's name. Wrapped in an arresting
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| | panel and switchgear. Underpinning the
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| three-door hatchback body, the Iroc
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| | Iroc is a lightly modified version of
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| portends a wave of new high-volume
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| | Volkswagen's PQ35 front-wheel-drive
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| models. Volkswagen is banking on the new
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| | platform as used in the Golf and a whole
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| models to haul it back to financial
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| | range of models from Audi, Seat, Skoda
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| health after its costly move into the
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| | and Volkswagen. As expected there are the
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| luxury ranks with cars like the Touareg
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| | excellent Volkswagen parts: suspension is
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| and the Phaeton. Created in-house under
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| | via MacPherson struts up front and
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| the direction of Volkswagen's chief
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| | multilinks at the rear, with the Iroc
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| designer, Murat Gunak, the Iroc eschews
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| | hunkered low over 235/35 rubber on
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| the retro route previously traveled by VW
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| | towering 19-inch alloy wheels. The
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| with its New Beetle and stillborn
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| | steering relies on electrohydraulic
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| Microbus concept. Instead, the Iroc's
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| | assistance. Volkswagen isn't giving too
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| design relies on contemporary styling
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| | much away about the Iroc's four-cylinder
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| that's said to provide solid hints about
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| | engine, except to say the supercharged
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| other future Volkswagen models. Central
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| | and turbocharged direct-injection
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| to the exterior appearance is a gaping
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| | Twincharger unit produces 210 hp. Sources
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| single-frame grille finished in brushed
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| | suggest to Inside Line that it is the
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| aluminum, giving the new car plenty of
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| | same 1.4-liter unit that powers the Golf
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| presence and a certain Audi-esque allure.
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| | GT, with added boost pressure to increase
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| Further refinement will be carried out,
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| | power by 40 hp. With a projected curb
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| but the proportions are said to mirror
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| | weight of about 1350 kg, or just less
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| those of the production car. The Iroc is
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| | than 3000 pounds, 0-60-mph acceleration
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| 166.9 inches in length, 70.8 inches in
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| | should be around 7 seconds, with top
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| width and 55.1 inches in height, similar
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| | speed likely to hit 150 mph. Other
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| to the dimensions of the Golf. The
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| | engines under discussion for production
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| concept also sits on a long 104.6-inch
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| | versions of the new coupe include a
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| wheelbase, offering seating for four
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| | 240-hp version of the Golf GTi's
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| adults and about 10.6 cubic feet of
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| | turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder,
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| luggage space. Inside, Volkswagen serves
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| | along with the new 280-hp 3.6-liter V6
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| up a dramatic-looking cabin with styling
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| | found in the North American market's
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| links to the Concept A unveiled at the
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| | top-end Passat -- the latter in
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| Geneva Motor Show back in February. The
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| | combination with Volkswagen's 4Motion
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| dashboard, more minimalist than people
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| | four-wheel-drive system.
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