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Nice final quote:
Volkswagen has just created the best sports coupe in the sub-£25,000 market, a car that is not just the best all-rounder but the best period in the areas that count the way it goes and the way it looks.
I liked that!
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5th gear review off website

http://fifthgear.five.tv/jsp/5gmain.jsp ... n+Scirocco
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andy wrote:5th gear review off website

http://fifthgear.five.tv/jsp/5gmain.jsp ... n+Scirocco
Get the GT spec and you'll receive VW's excellent touch-screen system which includes sat-nav, radio, CD player and Aux port for your MP3 player. And the speakers sound pretty decent too.
They got that one wrong...
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Scirocco MK1 vs the New one

http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/21082008/36/vw ... her-0.html
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This months EVO has their car of the year which includes the Scirocco.

Not read it yet though. It's up against the usual supercars so I can't see it winning :)
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I've collated all of these into a wiki page
http://www.sciroccocentral.co.uk/roccop ... te_Reviews
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Another good review from American Automobilemag:

http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/dr ... index.html
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And a video from French magazine L' Automobile:

http://www.automobile-magazine.fr/media ... _a_l_essai
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Saw this @ Scirocconet today...

http://motoring.sky.com/features/awards ... cco-1.aspx

Good video
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rehmondo wrote:Saw this @ Scirocconet today...

http://motoring.sky.com/features/awards ... cco-1.aspx

Good video
Great find that - cheers fella. :clap:
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New autoexpress review. Check out how it is rated 4* compared to 5* in the earlier review in this thread. :shrug:

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/carreviews ... ewsletters
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Well worth picking up the Jan issue of Performance Car which is out now

http://www.performancecarmagazine.co.uk/thismonth.asp

'Roc lines up for COTY & finishes 3rd above the Aston Martin V8 Vantage :clap:

1: GT-R
2: R26.R
3. 'Roc
4. V8 Vantage
5. M3 Saloon
6. Evo X
7. Caterham

Go Team 'Roc :clap: :D

/edit also to add that page 79 of the mag has the original of *THAT* wallpaper we all know & love of that rising blue at speed with the headlights on & Interlagos's blurred.... :yummy:
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The Scirocco was voted one of the top 10 cars of the year by Autocar this week.
No web link to the article but you can pick up the magazine and flick to about page 40 for a little read.
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Found this review of the adaptive suspension today.

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Community/ ... reen-Blog/
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Old v New

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/carreviews ... rocco.html
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Great last paragraph from an Autocar review of the Megane Coupe 2.0 TCe
We can’t really recommend it. It’s not that the Renault Megane Coupe is a bad car. It does most things well, but it excels in no areas and annoys in a couple. Our advice? If you want a three-door coupe, spend a couple of grand more and go for a VW Scirocco.
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couple of vids on drivers republic

scirocco gt 24 - good insight into the car

http://www.drivers-republic.com/dr_tv/i ... rea=videos

scirocco GT - silverstone lap

http://www.drivers-republic.com/dr_tv/i ... rea=videos
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Autoexpress 1.4 review

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Good review

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/carreviews ... 4_tsi.html
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http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/carreviews ... ivals.html

1.4TSI vs Volvo C30 and Megane Coupe
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http://www.autocar.co.uk/blogs/anything ... hange.aspx
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