Not content with resting on its laurels after 36 years as the most successful Volkswagen coupe of all time, the two-door Scirocco has once again rocketed into the limelight with a new ‘R-line’ version now available in the region.

Launched in the Middle East in 2009 as an affordable sports car on wheels fit for use every day of the year, the generation III Scirocco and the customers who have made the car a success, have been rewarded with a re-vamp by the customising specialists at Volkswagen Exclusive.

“The cult status of the Scirocco is well deserved, and is without doubt the sportiest car ever produced by Volkswagen,” said Stefan Mecha, Managing Director of Volkswagen Middle East - the regional office of Europe’s largest car manufacturer. “It is because of this we decided to reward the Scirocco’s accomplishments and our customers with the special Volkswagen Exclusive treatment.

“The R-Line version of our star coupé is for those who want highly dynamic styling on the car body and interior in the spirit of the power-enhanced R models, yet prefer an engine with less power.”
In configuring their new car, buyers can choose between an interior and an exterior package. The two R-Line packages may also be ordered together.

Exterior package: Its body appearance has been customised with 17-inch alloy wheels in a new design (“Mallory” type, 18-inch optional), sport chassis, body coloured side skirts and bumpers that have been modified compared to the normal Golf.

The exterior is completed by decorative door tread plates with R-Line logo, a roof edge spoiler (“GTI”), high-gloss black ventilation grille (radiator and lower air intake) as well as a diffuser also in glossy black. The lens covers of the taillights are also smoked. On its sides, the Scirocco is identified by R-Line logos (front fender at height of A-pillar).

The interior package of the R-Line program impresses with a leather multifunction steering wheel (three spokes, R-Line logo in lower spoke, multifunction keys in the two cross spokes), stainless steel pedal caps and foot support, R-Line door tread plates, sport seats (“R-Look” fabric design) with R-Line logo integrated in the head restraints and a R-Line specific interior decor.

In the Middle East, Volkswagen offers the Scirocco with two TSI engines sporting 160hp and 200hp. Standard equipment on the Scirocco is the smoothly and precisely shifting 6-speed transmission. The DSG dual clutch transmission is offered on Scirocco engines in the Middle East. A 6-speed DSG is used with the powerful 200 hp TSI. The 160 hp TSI distributes its power over an even broader range of gears with the 7-speed DSG.