I just got this e-mail from a Volkswagen Dealer GM and AutoSpies.com reader who got some exciting news at a recent dealer meeting he attended. Here is the e-mail he just sent me...
Dear Agent 00J,
I wanted to drop you a quick note to let you know about some of the exciting new product coming stateside in 2009. Pictures and specs on the new Rabbit and GTI have been circulating for a while now and the Touareg 2 will be joined this summer with a V6 diesel however the big news I wanted to share with you is the announcement at our annual dealer meeting that the Scirocco is coming to America.
That's right, the Scirocco is coming to the USA. Expected in 2009, VW announced at the dealer meeting I attended that a business case has been made to bring the Scirocco in limited numbers to the USA. Similar to the R32, the Scirocco will be limited in numbers, and they will all be equipped the same way including the 2.0T engine seen in the current GTI.
No information was given regarding power levels or transmission availability however I would speculate inclusion of both the DSG and manual. One item that we were told WAS NOT coming is the all wheel drive system as seen in the R32.
I will keep you up to date as more information comes from corporate, in the meantime I thought this little morsel would give you and your readers something to drool over.
Happy New Year!
VW Dealer Spy
I was excited when I read this, as I know a lot of you have expressed interest in the Scirocco. A special thanks to my source for providing this information.
But do you think this is a good move for Volkswagen to bring the Scirocco to the USA?
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