Scirocco 1st reviews

[tonyjai]

How are u guys finding the launch ?

[triode12]

Maybe this is what we need as an option.
They look sick in a CW Rocco

Not my cup of tea either. A bit too chav/garish for me.

[DEVO]

Took delivery of the Scirocco yesterday so far has lived up to all expectations.

My other ride is a 5DR MkV1 GTI DSG with Leather and 18" Detroits compared against the GTI the Scirocco has far less tyre noise which is a suprise as it is running 19" wheels also it has better ground clearance then the GTI even though the Scirocco is lower.

Power and handling is as expected level of finish both inside and outside the car is first class,
Can't get the rear hatch to open usind the button on the key ring? I have posession of the car but still waiting on the books and spare key...Is there a trick to opening the rear hatch?

[BSR Tuning]

Was lucky to go for a drive in a customers scirocco with BSR stage 1 tuning, the difference between stock was day and night since Australian scirocco's are detuned to 188kw however this was easily fixed

Car was chirping in third gear, when ESP was turned off the car was too crazy to drive but when ESP the car handles quite impressively for a fwd
Customer was delighted with the upgrade especially since he could revert to stock or tuned mode at home

[Cookie28]

I can only really do a review of the interior and the styling of the car as I'm only 17. The exterior can only be described in one way, sexy. It's such a muscular looking car and having seen a blue and a green one one yesterday at the dealership I'd say that the green is a MUCH better looking car in real life than it does in pictures and I think I may prefer it to the RB, although it would be pretty cool if it had green needles instead of the blue.

The interior seemed a lot more spacious than I expected it to be but with those rear windows I can see the people in the back feeling a bit claustrophobic. I think the lack of leather may turn some people off but I think that the cloth is fine for most people.

The sunroof seems a bit strange to me because it doesn't slide but I guess that it fills the car with light which could make it a nicer place to sit every day.

So if you all can't tell I REALLY want a scirocco but I can't drive it and I can't afford it but I may have put it on my parents list for their next car as well as an eos and a touareg (but that won't happen for a while)

[Bain]

Can't get the rear hatch to open usind the button on the key ring? I have posession of the car but still waiting on the books and spare key...Is there a trick to opening the rear hatch?

Hold down the hatch release for about 3 seconds to open the hatch.

[tee_off]

It's such a muscular looking car and having seen a blue and a green one one yesterday at the dealership I'd say that the green is a MUCH better looking car in real life than it does in pictures and I think I may prefer it to the RB, although it would be pretty cool if it had green needles instead of the blue.

Both look pretty good but I'm not sure if I can live with the green as an everyday car.

[Mac135]

When do you think we might start seeing some local reviews from the motoring press? Most (all) to date have been European drives - like the Stelvio pass release drive.

[Bain]

I reckon feb would be when we start seeing reviews as that was meant to be the official release date.

[Mac135]

Makes sense deliveries do seem to have been brought forward a couple of weeks from what was initially announced. I thought to tie in with the car of the year.