Concept Volkswagen Iroc presented this year at the Paris road saloon, soon will be translated into serial models Scirocco.

It should be recalled that shortly after the premiere of a new conceptual Iroc VW managing director Martin Winterkorn (Martin Winterkorn) sent back to the draft, which automatically pushed deadlines appearance serial car.

News Production will start early next year at a factory in Portugal, where, along with Scirocco will collect and Eos cabriolet. Because both of these vehicles developed on one platform, it is safe to expect the imminent emergence of "open" version Scirocco with folding metal roof.

Ruler engines, as proposed by German engineers to model Scirocco, will begin with 1,4-liter engine and will be closed turbirovannogo oborotistym 3,2-liter unit V6 already used in the Golf R32
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