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VW Goes Racing with New Scirocco

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Ready to race, and with an all-star driver lineup, ready to win, too. (Photo: Volkswagen)
Hours of Nurburgring. Joining the LF-A prototype on the race track will be a converted version of Volkswagen's new sport compact hatchback, the Scirocco. Although the Scirocco doesn't have the same mystique as the Japanese concept car that has yet to be unveiled to the public in production form, it has a 30+year heritage that's sure to endear it to fans quickly and prepare the market for the future production model.

Volkswagen's entrant will be powered by a tuned version of the popular 2.0T four-cylinder turbo, although unlike the engine soon to be available in the production car, it makes considerably more power. It's been upgraded from 200 horsepower to 300 horsepower, which should help the sporty hatchback to keep pace with other racers in its class. In addition, the Scirocco endurance racer will feature VW's DSG transmission. This is pretty much the same technical setup as last year's entrant from
Same powertrain as last year's car, but in a different package. (Photo: Volkswagen)
Volkswagen, which was a GTI. Because of the wider track and the lower center of gravity, the new Scirocco should be at an advantage.

Piloting the race cars is Volkswagen's "Dream Team" consisting of Spanish rally ace Carlos Sainz and two-time Le Mans winner Hans-Joachim Stuck. Stuck has participated in the 24 Hours of Nurburgring multiple times, winning the event in 1970, 1998 and 2004. In addition, other Scirocco drivers include Giniel de Villiers, Dieter Depping, Jimmy Johansson, Florian Gruber, Thomas Mutsch and Francois Verbist.

This year's race will take place from May 24th through 25th.


 
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