The Scirocco was Volkswagen’s boldest move in the 1970s. While intended as a successor to the Karmann Ghia, it arrived months before the Golf to test the brand’s new front-wheel-drive platform. It pro ...

Volkswagen of America’s platinum jubilee is this year, having been founded on October 27, 1955. As part of its anniversary celebration, VWoA dusted off a bunch of the cuter, more fun models from its ...

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There are some questions in our According to You series that really hit home with readers of Hagerty Media, and parts hunting might be one of the best examples. Apparently, many of us have moved ...

The first VWs sold in the U.S. were a pair of Type 1 Beetles imported in January of 1949 by the Dutch car dealer Ben Pon. Mr. Pon couldn't break open the American market, but immediately after his ...

Carmakers have a lot of methods for naming their vehicles. Some keep things simple, such Lexus, which uses two-letter abbreviations to tell exactly what each vehicle is. For example, the Lexus LS is a ...

This 1987 Volkswagen Scirocco 16v is a project car with 240,250 miles, ready for restoration. It comes with extra doors, a hatch, a left fender, and teardrop wheels. The custom-geared transmission, ...

The Scirocco nameplate has been dormant since Volkswagen retired the third generation in 2017. However, the model could make a comeback, albeit nothing is decided yet, apparently. During a chat with ...

From the August 1981 issue of Car and Driver. I knew that there was a new Scirocco coming to replace the coupe that has been delighting us since 1974. I knew that I would only have to wait a couple of ...

More than 86,000 of the Series 1 Polo were sold here, making it a keen rival to upmarket Ford Fiestas and Austin Metros Dr. Andrew Roberts is a cinema and motoring historian whose writing reflects a ...

The VW Scirocco ceased production in 2017 without a direct successor planned, leaving fans of the nameplate longing for its return. Rendering enthusiast Theottle has resurrected the model in a fully ...