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Volkswagen Scirocco (2008-) Review 27/06/2008 22:05. Volkswagen is obsessed by the cult of the niche . In the early 70's a buyer walking into a Volkswagen showroom had just a handful of cars to choose from - their biggest dilemma was whether to go for a nice shade of chocolate brown or push the boat out with lime green. Today the same buyer will be confronted with a baffling 14 different cars inhabiting niches the 70's car buyer could never have imagined. Actually, make that 15 because from this September the Scirocco returns to the VW range after a 15-year hiatus. The Volkswagen coupe follows the traditional formula of the original 1974 Scirocco . Re-skin a Golf and recloth it with a sportier low-slung look. The new car is fractionally longer (40mm), but 97mm lower and 51mm wider. On the road the... // Channel 4 News |