Volkswagen has announced that its one-make Scirocco R Cup series will be joining the DTM touring car championship as a support series. This is the maiden season for the Scirocco R Cup, which consists of nine races over seven weekends on famous circuits such as the Nürburgring and UK’s Brands Hatch. The season kicks off at the Hockenheimring in April.
The grid will be made up of 30 racers including motorsport rookies and seasoned campaigners. Their machine will be a racing version of the recently-launched Scirocco R, powered by an innovative biogas engine that achieves an 80 per cent reduction of CO2 emissions compared with conventional engines. VW doesn’t quote any figures but says that the Scirocco R Cup is “the most eco-conscious one-make racing series in the world.”
The road going Scirocco R is powered by a boosted up version of VW’s 2.0-litre TSI engine, with 261 bhp and 350Nm of torque. Power goes to the front wheels via an XDS differential lock. Click here if you’ve forgotten how hot it looks!
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seen alot of sirocco now a days….malaysian memang kaye…..
Yellow color… just like the neo s2000
looks a like Proton MEM theme
eco?…not interesting..
the color is same as satria neo s2000… hahaha
abdul qayyum said,
February 22, 2010 @ 3:52 pm
the color is same as satria neo s2000… hahaha
Whats wrong with satria neo's color? JERK….
yup…it's neo
still love my neo
fyi, the scirocco R is not powered by the EA888 but the EA113 previous golf GTI engine
im getting sick of this proton fans who keep on reminding us about thiose rubbish cars
Yeah, the color is like NEO isnt it, MAZDA 3 MultiPleS***
I am getting sick of Japanese wannabe….
wanfumi said,
February 22, 2010 @ 4:15 pm
abdul qayyum said,
February 22, 2010 @ 3:52 pm
the color is same as satria neo s2000… hahaha
Whats wrong with satria neo’s color? JERK….
i think we have a little bit of misunderstanding.. which is.. i think that scirocco just have the same color with satria neo s2000.. from my view.. satria is more 'garang' than this car.. =).. n sorry if my statement hurt u so…
staff said,
February 22, 2010 @ 11:30 pm
Yeah, the color is like NEO isnt it, MAZDA 3 MultiPleS***
I am getting sick of Japanese wannabe….
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go look in the mirror. u are the japanese wannabe. rebadging mitsu cars
this car looks awesome. screw the proton cheerleaders.
Well pls dont relate satria neo (budget car) to a top notch hatchback like the VW Scirocco. Both are world apart in terms of every aspect. Leave both cars as it is, have their own uniques features. But i would like to see this Roc vs Neo S2000..Good battle??
haha… yay!
yellow like PROTON SATRIA neo s2000….
yup..definately neo S2000 with this support race spec. ROC battle will be exciting…
there don't start stupid schoolboy fight here….
the colour similiarity is only similiarity….what's the problem???
u want to see who handles bends better????get both in race-track…enuf said
The Royal Academy of Proton Bashers said,
February 23, 2010 @ 9:52 am
this car looks awesome. screw the proton cheerleaders.
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lol nice one . proton cheerleaders.
dunno why the fck you guys keep on bringing proton into every bloody damn fkcing blog post! get a fcking life guys!
BTW yellow scirocco doesn't look that nice. IMO white suits the scirocco best.