‘Volkswagen Scirocco may return’

Remember the Volkswagen Scirocco? Younger readers will probably think of the modern Scirocco that came onto the market in 2008, but that was of course already a reincarnation. The first Volkswagen Scirocco appeared as early as 1974, just like the later Golf-based one, followed by a second generation that lasted until 1992. Now the Volkswagen Scirocco seems to be making a second return, because the British Coach has understood from a ‘highly placed insider’ that Volkswagen is considering an electric Scirocco.

It would be a sports coupe that shares its basis with, among others, the upcoming electric successor to the Porsche 718. This would give it a considerably more powerful basis than its predecessors. We say ‘including the 718’, because Cupra would also consider building a sports car on that basis. It would be inspired by the Cupra DarkRebel, a 4.5 meter long two-door spectacle. Of course, Audi cannot lag behind either, as it would follow up with a sequel to the TT.

For the time being, not much is known about the technical basis in question. This could be a further development of the well-known PPE basis, on which the electric Porsche Macan, among others, sits. It has a power of up to 639 hp, which should be enough. However, Audi has also already discussed a base developed specifically for electric sports cars with parts of Volkswagen’s new SSP platform.