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Volkswagen scirocco. Machines and people

VW scirocco. Price: from 1 148 576 rub. On sale: since May 2009
A rare bird will take up to the middle of the Dnieper, a rare sports compartment is suitable for full operation in conditions of harsh Russian winter. But VW Scirocco is exactly from these pleasant in all sense of exceptions. In Scandinavia, the ice character of the Aryans turned out to be tougher than solid Norwegian ice
Test pilot
Vladimir Makkaveev, 31 years old, car journalist, driving experience 12 years, personal car - Volvo C30

People and cars, cars and people! If you think about how they are still similar to everyone, the unique character and temper, not to mention the purely visual features. From the first minutes of dating from VW Scirocco at Oslo Airport in the subconscious, there was a steady belief that I have already met this unusual combination somewhere. Proud profile, calculating and stubborn, truly Aryan temper in Scirocco's appearance are complemented by Korean features with a clear predominance of horizontal lines: narrow dual headlights, thin batch black bridge, powerful torso, long roof, wide rear lights and textured, slightly convex rear door.
Such a combination of German and Korean design and in the automotive, and in ordinary life they will be infrequently, and yet I saw it? Oh, yes, well, right in Ilyf and Petrov: Yakov Meneneevich remembered: these clean eyes, this confident look he saw in a Taganskaya prison, in 1922, when he himself sat there in a trifling case. But, of course, not in prison and not in the 1922th, and not further like yesterday in the hall of the Norwegian Airport Garden Demon, encountered a nose to a nose with a pretty girl in the form of a biathlon team of Germany, with a rifle behind his back. This girl was Simon Hauswald the brightest representative of the German Korean design: Father German, Korean's mother. Machines and people, people and cars! How they are still similar and not only externally, but also in nature. One of the fastest biathletes of Germany, Simon only externally looks like a Korean. Under a slightly Asian features are hiding ice hardness, German calcability and composure. Actually, the same can be said about VW Scirocco. Not to mention the fact that, despite congenital thermal lodge, a new sports coupe from VW brightly demonstrates its talents in the snow tracks.
But the invitation to the winter test drive of the new Scirocco in Norway initially was perceived with some more surprise: it seems that the sports compartment does not have too much to ice tests on frozen lakes. But Scirocco was surprisingly harmoniously fit into the snow-covered expanses of Norway, vividly emphasized his advantages in a typical winter exploitation for Russia.
The German feels on the ice as a fish in the water. Even noticeably unloading at the entrance to the turn of the back axis, send Scirocco to the skid not so simple. Only calling for the aid of the perfectly smooth ice smooth surface of the mountain lake, we were able to coordinate almost to perfection a VW electronic stabilization system and noticeably dismissed Scirocco in drifts. Otherwise, ESP did not want to let go of the wolfsburg horse.
Although the ESP shutdown button is formally present above the KP lever next to the suspension mode selector, its functionality is very conditional. Even in the disconnected mode, the stabilization system will not go for a second for a second, knocking the car, as soon as it comes out from under the control of the driver. At the same time, even on the ice of ESP intervention is quite thoughtful and soft, and sometimes simply invisible.
Of course, its role in the magnificent VW Scirocco stability on the ice track was played by excellent characteristics of winter tires Hakkapeliitta 5 R17, low center of gravity, specific suspension settings and a wider track, which is 35 mm in front and 59 mm. Nevertheless, the most vivid impression in the ice test produces the ESP job.
 
Compared to the GOLF GTI stabilization system, the Rusk and transverse acceleration angle sensors are embedded in the ESP control unit, which made it possible to abandon the sensor block in the cabin. The steering angle sensor, used in the ESP and traditional for the last generation of the VW electromechanical steering amplifier, is now embedded in the body of the drive gear. These updates made it possible to improve the quality of information and optimize the ESP and steering settings. As for the latter, the theoretically, the new design provides a higher regenerating moment and more effort on the rim of the steering wheel. However, it was very difficult to unequivocally appreciate its sharpness in the conditions of the Scandinavian test drive: even on dry asphalt, the soft sidewalls of winter tires Hakkapeliitta reacts the steering reaction.
In Russia, a coupe from VW is available with two TSI motors with a volume of 1.4 and 2 liters and three gearboxes: six-speed mechanics and 7-speed DSG for a 160-strong motor and designed for a higher torque (up to 350 nm) 6-speed DSG aggregated with a 200-strong engine. It is this top version of Scirocco TSI 2.0 and was at our disposal in Norway. An enlarged turbocharger allows you to get very solid to the 2-liter motor of power than 200 liters. With. and torque 280 nm. In combination with a working power flow-running power 6-speed DSG box with two clutches, this engine disperses Scirocco from a place to 100 km / h in just 7.2 s. At the same time, 100 km of a mixed cycle 2-liter Scirocco spends only 7.7 liters of gasoline. It is noteworthy that such enviable economy is achieved not only due to the low appetites of the turbomotor, but a whole complex of measures. In particular, in comparison with mechanical KP, the DSG box provides fuel savings up to 12%, and against traditional ACPs with a clutch of the torque converter blocking up to 20%. Another about 0.2 l per 100 km for scirocco saves a new electromechanical steering VW.

Love not love
The visual indicator of parking sensors is quite realistic. Obviously
Neat stealless handhelds of the manual selector KP are compact and very comfortable. Carefully
Electronics allows you to twist the engine deep into the red zone up to 7000 min-1. Dynamically
For the stiffness of the long doors, the area is welded at the bottom of the groove on the door arch. Reliable

Driving
The excellent settings of the auxiliary electronics in combination with the DSG box and the 200-strong motor make scirocco as predicted and enjoyable in control practically on any coverage.

Salon
Very spacious. The democracy inherent in the finish is although it is minimized, but still felt.
Comfort
Full quadruple car. Sports front seats are characterized by good lateral support. It is possible to select the mode of operation of the suspension.
Safety
Six airbags are standardized, the emergency regime of the CU has a wide range of functions, in addition to the triggering of pillows.
Price
It is quite reasonable.
Reincarnation
Unlike most modern cars, the generation of which with enviable constancy is updated every 5-8 years, Scirocco is more humane. Of course, the VW does not reach the human longevity, but the fact remains a fact: for 35 years it is only a third generation of the SCIROCO model.
The first SCIROCO was presented at the 1974 Geneva Motor Show just a few months before the birth of Golf's firstborn, having received Karmann Ghia to change since 1966. From 1974 to 1981. At the Karmann plant in Osnabruck, 504 153 Scirocco and Scirocco GTI of the first generation were released. In 1981, a second-generation car appeared on the market, distinguished by softer forms and better dynamics. This model, passing out several modernizations, was produced up to the fall of 1992, when the last 291 497th second-generation scirocco came up from the conveyor. And after the 16 years of oblivion, the sports coupe from VW is reborn from non-existence. The third generation of SCIROCCO will be the first to be officially exported to the Russian market.

Advantages and disadvantages
+ Brilliant auxiliary electronics settings, operating without breaking power flow DSG box.
- mediocre visibility in the rear hemisphere, creaky plastic door handles.
 
Specifications
Brand and Model - Volkswagen Scirocco
Dimensions - 4256x1810x1404 mm
Engine - gasoline, 1984 cm3, 200 liters. s. / 51006500 min-1
Transmission - DSG, 6-speed KP
Dynamics - Max 233 km / h; 7.1 s to 100 km / h
Competitors - Ford Focus St, Seat Leon FR

Our opinion
The new Volkswagen Scirocco is one of the most compromise options for the front-wheel drive sports coupe for every day adapted for operation in a wide variety of temperature and road conditions. For the Russian market, a real find! Although the fact that the third generation of the German sports coupe was born in the epicenter of the financial crisis, can significantly slow his sales.

Posted by: Vladimir Makkaveev
Photo: Alexey Parkov
 

A source: Magazine 5 Wheel [May 2009]