Volkswagen unveils Iroc concept ahead of Paris Motor Show
August 24, 2006 1:37PM by Michael Savio
Volkswagen released official images of its Iroc concept that will debut at the 2006 Paris Motor Show in September. The Iroc concept previews a successor to the Scirocco which Volkswagen will launch in 2008.
Unlike the original Scirocco, the Iroc is not a classical styled coupe and features an upright hatch resulting in nearly a shooting brake similar to year’s Audi TT concept. Sporting a gaping grille with honeycomb mesh similar to the Ecoracer concept and angular headlamps, the Iroc is the most agressive design from Volkswagen in years. The exterior design is expected to be close to the final production version, which will likely disappoint some with its hatchback-styled rear. While similar in length to a Golf GTI, the Iroc is 1.5 inches wider and 3.3 inches lower.
Tying the Iroc to the original Scirocco, the concept is shown in Viper Green, which was available on the 1976 Scirocco.
The Iroc concept is powered by a supercharged and turbocharged 1.4L, 210-hp four-cylinder Twincharger gasoline engine. But the production version is likely to also be available with a turbocharged 2.0L 240-hp four-cylinder; and a 3.6L 280-hp V6, which may be offered with 4Motion all-wheel drive. The production car with be offered with a standard six-speed manual and optional seven-speed Direct Sequential Gearbox. The show car sports 19-inch wheels, but we expect 18 to be standard for the production version.
The production version of the Iroc is expected in for North American showrooms by the end of 2008, around the same time as another new VW, the Tiguan. VW will build about 60,000 units annually, with prices starting around $26,000.
More images after the jump.
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August 24th, 2006 at 1:43PM
It looks great. Right up to the hatchback. Bad missed opportunity.
August 24th, 2006 at 1:43PM
I agree but you have got to get rid of the color.
August 25th, 2006 at 3:17AM
Missed opportunity to what?…add the extra weight and length of a grafted-on trunk?
Don’t let the author do your thinking for you.
August 25th, 2006 at 8:12AM
Beau, actually that is my opinion. I don’t like the hatchback styling. It looks to much like a flattened Golf to me. The coupe-like illustrations look better to me, if they happen to look better to the author also, then so be it.
As for a grafted on trunk, it doesn’t look like any of those images have trunks and would bet they are more of a fastback style hatch than a wagon style hatch.
Check out the images:
Volkswagen Scirocco: new details and illustration
Volkswagen approves Scirocco for production
VW Scirocco and Passat Coupe sort of “confirmed”
August 28th, 2006 at 2:44AM
I should have also asked “…or hugely reduced the utility by making it a fastback?”
Guess I’m just oriented to performance and function over form.
With 4 dogs and a mountain bike, I’d always take the GTI over the TT Coupe.
;-)
August 28th, 2006 at 9:41AM
I prefer form over function as well, which is exactly why I drive a A3 3.2. But some cars need to have the form part down pat. Who really wants to see an Porsche SUV? Wait bad example. How about a Ferrari SUV? No way. A Scirocco should have sportier styling and leave the R32 (R36) for the practical side.
August 28th, 2006 at 9:42AM
I hope those are 4 small dogs in a GTI.
August 31st, 2006 at 2:17AM
Nope, those are 4 medium to large dogs in a Toyota 4Runner and sometimes a WRX wagon.
I dismissed the TT as impractical (actually I deemed it ‘useless’) when I realized that my mountain bike would probably not fit in the rear even w/ the front wheel removed. That’s the minimum requirement for me.
It’s relatively easy to style a car.
The challenge is to retain the function.
Obviously not everyone agrees or makes the same demands of a vehicle.
If everyone was like me, we wouldn’t have cars like the Miata (or even sedans w/o folding rear seats).
October 8th, 2006 at 9:14AM
[…] In what has to be the least surprising news for a very long time, Volkwagen has confirmed that the production version of the IROC concept will go by the Scirocco name. We could assumed this since the concept had “Scirocco” stamped on its grille. […]