Volkswagen South Africa has finally heeded the call to put the range-topping Scirocco on par with its GTI sibling in terms of power. Launched in April 2009, the two-door coupe is now being sold with a 2.0-litre TSI engine with 155kW, just like the GTI. Previously it was available with the old 147kW motor which seemed a little out of place considering it was a brand new car. This also puts it on a better footing with the upcoming Scirocco R which normally makes 195kW but will be detuned to about 188kW for the Mzansi market.
Its peak torque is 280Nm made between 1700rpm and 5200rpm. VW says the Scirocco TSI (red SI) will be offered with either a 6-speed manual or a 6-speed DSG transmission. Sprint times are 6.9 seconds for the 0 – 100km/h dash and top speed is 240 km/h for the manual and 238km/h for the DSG.
Volkswagen Scirocco Pricing
2.0 TSI Manual (R325 200)
2.0 TSI DSG (R339 700)
That makes sense...
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