The Volkswagen Scirocco Story 

Erratum: The first bi-motor had a 1.8L engine (based on the 1.6L), not a 1.6L.

It seems insane to me that the Scirocco didn't sell like crazy! Best looking VW ever.

As a young man I was really into American muscle cars and didn't appreciate all cars yet. Then I saw my first Scirocco all done up in a race livery and fell instantly in love. It was the coolest shape id ever seen. That wedge look and hatchback style, the molded in spoiler oh man I had to have one. I finally got one at the age of 26. Bought from the second owner I worked with both the original owners. Both meticulous engineers that took great care of it. Neither had kids when they owned it and just drove to work and home. It had 235k miles on it but no rust and a real nice interior minus the cracked dash of course. The fuel line burst and the owner was sick of working on it so he sold it to me for just 300 bones. I put a ton of work into it and had so many adventures in it. Her names Charlie and 17 years later still got her. Best car I've ever owned and I want to be buried in that car. Just smash both of us into a cube and throw me in the ground.

Being a Volkswagen fan, I am glad that you did the history of the Scirocco. Thank you for another interesting and enjoyable video.

Loved the Top Gear commercials: The new Scirocco TDI. Berlin to Warsaw in one tank.

I totally forgot I had a 1983 1.6 gti scirroco in 1995 ish .. happy memories . 👍🏻☮❤

My 1st car. '79 Scirocco that I updated with an '84 GTI engine and gearbox, plus many other updates (suspension, intake, exhaust etc). Raced that in Solo II and drove it all the time for years! Was sad when it got too rusty to keep going.

I used to own a Scirocco 2 30 years ago. Thanks for your video. Brings back good memories.

I've always liked the Scirocco. Great video, really informative as always.

My parents had a Mk1 Scirocco from new. Dad said it was the only car he ever owned where the tyres lasted longer than the body panels.

A very honest preamble. You're not alone, I cringe at some of my my own early driving. Thanks for another good video, I really enjoyed this one. 👍

I love my 1988 Scirocco 16V, it was my first car and was such a blast to drive. Sadly the motor blew up a couple years ago and the car has been sitting in my garage since then. Hoping this year I can get it back on the road!

Really needed something to watch whilst prepping tea and up this pops! Perfect :D

I had a 1992 Corrado with a VR6. Awesome car. I absolutely loved it.

had a mk1 and 3 mk2s, one of them had leather and power windows. loved every one of them. so beautiful and a little underpowered. had an 88 16v , an 88 e30 M3, a 72 alfa gtv and a 2001 audi s4 all at the same time. now I have kids and a cayman S

I loved my 1982 Callaway Scirocco. Chassis stiffness was insane. It would lift the inside rear tire 8" off the ground on hard sweeping turns.

I test-drove a Scirocco back when they were first introduced to the U.S. I remember one specific thing: It felt "planted" on the road and that you could accelerate around corners without torque steer. If I wasn't a young dad and family man, I would have gone back into the dealership and shouted, "Take my money!"

A fine account of what was one of the best cars to come out of the 70's! The crisply folded body was a breath of fresh air that set styling trends for years.

Thanks for that. This made me a bit emotional. I have one of the last models made a 2017 2L diesel and I profoundly love it! I've driven every car out there as for years my company provided me with endless hire cars and nothing can match the Scirocco's powerful fun driving, ergonomic logical interior and sheer beauty. It's the silver lining on lockdown that I'm not putting miles on it!

As a boy driving that car looked a real man back then great video

A lot of people had the little "Rabbit," but a fellow student in high school in the mid '80's had a Scirocco, and it was by far one of the coolest looking cars of the time IMHO.

I remember my neighbour having a Scirocco...that design was great in the 80s and 90s!

I owned 2 1978 models. I loved them!

My first car during high school. Good times.

Loved my Mk2 ... Built solidly, as I discovered when I looked at what was left of the car that drove into me ... !

I wish we had more coupés like this now - practical, reliable and stylish. Great vid keep 'em coming! X

I love my mk1. It’s been my pride and joy for over 10 years. Knock on wood it’s never been on a tow truck. Excellent chassis on the ragged edge of barely enough.

My 87 red loaded Scirocco 16v is my favorite car ever.....I loved it. Incredible build quality!! In the real world I could leave cars that were supposed to be faster cause it was so easy to drive fast!

4:09 The good old times (older than me).

I had an '85 Scirocco, awesome little car to drive!!!

Had a 75 lime green that I rolled and wrote off, replaced it with a 77, I put a GTI engine in it and what a car it was. Loved that it had a single windshield wiper. Thanks for the video.

"Or if you wanted an emissions cheating diesel..."

I had a 84 and truly loved it, loaded it down with Nuspeed performance parts and had a close friend who was a VW master mechanic who helped me a lot on it. Really miss that car.

I've had 5 of them. As well as just about every other model. Still my fav.

One of he best cars ever. I really love driving my MK2, it´s great fun :) Always makes me smile.

I have a 1981 Mk1 Scirocco. Its my favorite car by far out of over 40 different cars that I have owned. Its an absolute blast to drive.

I could watch and listen all day. Great work as always.

I always loved the MK1 and got to drive many many mk2s when I worked for a VW dealer in the early 90s, three nights ago I watched George A Romero's original classic 'Dawn of the Dead' waiting for the part where they use a MK1 scirroco from a display to go round the shopping mall and lock all the entrance doors, dare I say it's a 'drop dead gorgeous car' - groan!!

I looove my mk iii, it makes me smile every time I drive it contrary to my {family}GLC

Very interesting video. I do have a mark 2 scirocco.

The Volkswagen Scirocco was the best peformence car in the world! 👍

Here in Los Angeles, I had a 1977 Scirocco back in the early '80s, 4 cylinders with a stick, good memories. I'm so old, I can't recall why I got rid of it... cheers!

I Can Remember Being A 14 Year Old Boy When My Neighbor Bought A New Silver Scirocco In 1977 And It Sure Made An Impression On Me Back Then !!! The Next Year We Bought A New Rabbit Diesel With A Manual Transmission And Eventually I Learned How To Drive With It And Volkswagens Were Always Cool Cars To Me !!! Now 45 Years Later, I Bought A Used Passat TDI And I Feel Young Again !!! LOL !!I I Think Volkswagen Is One Of The Highest Quality Cars Brands In The World And Wish I Had Owned Many More Over My Lifetime …….

I loved my scirocco and my brother had the diesel rabbit that got 50 miles per gallon in the late 70s, but I can't remember the last time I saw a scirocco but I know what a ghia costs now because I owned three of those as well

I had a 1980-S, and I really enjoyed this.

I appreciate this video. The Scirocco is one of my favorites but I know so little about it. Wanted to buy one when they came out. Wasn't cheap in those days.

I had a 1985 MK2 in metallic blue, still a very handsome car even now.

Thanks for this review! I was one of the youngest and first owners of a Scirocco in my City when the Mark 3 came out in 2008. Still remember how many heads it turned when i got it. Nothing else like it on the road at the time 😀still miss that car!! Shame they discontinued it again.

Me being a sport Quattro fan, i have to say that the bimotor was very cool.

Brilliant video. Great insight. My dad taught me to drive in a 1983 Scirocco in 1997. Love older VWs.

Thanks for taking the time to upload. Really enjoyed watching this episode. Forgot to mention the Mk2 Scirocco Storm edition which i brought many years ago in the ugly golden tan addition which was offered to me for less then a bag of chips.

Another superbly edited,well researched and concisely informative video. Really enjoying and appreciating your channel.

I had a 1979 in the mid 80’s in high school. I wished I knew how to care for it better then. Good luck finding decent ones now.

I couldn't find you in that picture, everyone had hair! LOL. What a great memory picture. Same type memory for me in a 2000 CLK 320. Locked in my brain forever. Love the channel; borderline addicted. Thanks for the calm presentation.

My mom had a -77 Scirocco. I remember when you pushed in the cigarretelighter button the windsheildwiper would come on. Ha ha!

Thank you for another hugely enjoyable video. Brilliant as ever Mr Big Car and so very well researched!

Had a '79 5 spd. Wonderful car. Decent acceleration, cornering, braking & fuel economy (40+ MPG). A bit of a maintenance prima dona, but we can't have everything.

Thanks, another great video. I lusted after a Scirocco in the seventies, it was a hopeless dream as I could barely afford a clapped out mini. Someone in my office did buy one and boy was I envious, how could they afford it, and I was skint. I suppose it pushed me to try harder and move job and eventually be able to get the cars I wanted. Never did own one, in fact I have never driven a VW for some unknown reason. Keep up the good work.

Great vlog as always!

Had a neighbor growing up that owned a late Mk. 1 Scirocco. I always thought it was a good looking car even with the crash bumpers we had here, and I preferred the round lights to the square things that were on most cars here by the early 1980s. Those square things were ugly. Great topic and video!

I too have great memories of the Scirocco. I had a friend who drove his GTI like mad on Belgian back roads. I can vouch for the efficiency of the brakes. It was a fun driver's car. An added fun fact: the military Iltis was powered with a Scirocco engine, and you could drive it on tarmacked roads at over 100 kmh. Well, in a straight line - it didn't corner as well as a Scirocco... But it was awesome!

Owned one in 1981 when I was 17. It was a rusted out POS with an engine that was burning oil like crazy. Loved that car!

Excellent video, like usual. Always an interesting pleasure to watch your latest release.

I've owned three Scirocco's. 1979,1981 and a 1982. The '79 and '81 were both the same color, kind of a metal flake red, while the '82 was black. I bought the '81 used in 1988. I loved those cars. The '82 wasn't as quick, had a bit more body roll and I do like the original body style better. I had a similar situation in the '79 when it was brand new as the one you describe in the video. I was in the mountains of Pennsylvania hauling ass down this winding road. I came flying around a corner and suddenly there was a Jeep CJ doing about 20 mph. I still remember seeing the Rolling Rock beer tire cover right in my windshield. All I could do was bang it out into the oncoming lane and hope no one was there. I blew by this guy and just kept on going. Scared the crap out of me. The way I drove those cars it's amazing I never crashed one.

Another great video. Thanks so much. Keep em coming

Reminds me that I miss my 1990 G60 all black VW Corrado. Really love the history -- thank you!

VW did a great job on the revamp of the Beetle; I'd love to see them do the same for Scirocco body style offered around 1981-82.

Thanks for another great upload!! You really deserve more subscribers..your content is always top draw!!

Good honest opener, clearly plays on your mind. Great video, great work. 👍🏼

Stumbled upon this , so many great memories. I had a MK1 GLI in gold colour paint , bought it for $900 in 1988. Great car , thrashed it and it still came back for more.

I had a '76 Scirocco in the early-80s. Loved that car. It wasn't exactly quick, but so much fun to drive. I'm about 5'11" and my hair would graze the headliner. It was silver, which suited the shape beautifully. To this day I miss it dearly. I had a series of GTis afterwards, owning a '91 model for 17 years. Then I switched to the AWD Evolution platform and have lived with the Evo IX for the past 14 years. Sure, I love the car and there are no plans to let it go, but to this day I remember my Scirocco very fondly.

Another great video!! Keep them coming!!

Drove a Scirocco S on a trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles and back on HWY 1 - one of the best road trips ever! Nice video

Great video. I owned a 1977 S 4-speed in metallic grey with tartan seats in the early 80s. Added an air dam, fatter performance tires and a Thrush muffler. I loved that car.

I was really lucky to drive my mates 2009 Scirocco from Scotland to Malta with my dad. On three eurotunnel, Through the St Bernard's pass (the one in the Italian job) Down the autostrada, through the Amalfi coastline and on to Malta. It. Was. AMAZING. A beautiful memory of a time with my late father in a lovely car. Just sublime. Keep up the fantastic videos :)

Very interesting film, really like the Scirocco but didn’t really know much about it. Thank you for the good quality films.

I had a 1986 16v. Wrecked it in New England in 1995. That car saved my life. I miss that car.

My brother had Scirocco MK2 1984 back in 1996 (I was 6 years old). In my mind this is still best looking car ever. My brother often says that Scirocco was more or less dissaponting. Not practical (only 2 doors) and really slow, but to my eyes it's the most beautiful car.

I had a bright orange ‘76 Dasher two door that was great fun when I was in college. My buddy had a Sirocco, I loved it.

This comprehensive report is greatly appreciated by us in North America who had almost forgotten about the Scirocco.

Ahhh.. the Scirocco MK1 was such a sexy car... one of my best friends bought a late 70s one in 1986, with extra wide tires and sporty aluminum rims, painted silver grey including the bumpers - it was a stunner and also great fun to drive! What a great car it was to get around when you're barely in your 20s! Thanks for this story, Big Car!

Used to love the Scirocco. Never heard of the bi-motor, that's insane!

I always like your videos before I watch them 😄😁. I know the content will keep my interest, good stuff.

Bought a new one in 77 best car in the snow I’ve ever owned. Very easy to work on the mechanical fuel injection. Only thing I didn’t like was the different thickness discs to adjust the valves . Mine had a non electronic distributor with points & condenser

I was a Scirocco fan for many years and had all of them. From the Scirocco 1 with 1,5L to the Scirocco 2 in 1,8L 16V. Great memory of times I was much younger.

You put a lot of work into your videos ! Great job , keep up the great work . Thank you

You're so right, sometimes I just can't help but watch Big Car... :)

Thanks for another interesting well researched and edited video. Lovely.

Again a lovely video... thx from Belgium

Great video as always. Thanks!

I remember back in my high school in the 1980s, you were the bees knees if you had a Scirocco.

I had a '86 Scirocco, loved it.

ive always loved the scirocco. it broke my heart that the mk3 was not avialable here in the US! thank you for this video.

Got a mk3 in late 2008, gifted it to my father 11 years later but still I occasionally drive it, BEST car I ever had. The only mainstream car you really look forward to drive everyday. I now drive a merc glc due to children and it’s meah. The sales where great at the beginning until with the facelift they stopped the small turbos and focused on 2.0 engines making it forbidden for the Mediterranean countries like Greece etc where the car was selling like crazy and surprise surprise sales tanked... today with the new 1.5 150 it would sell like crazy, hope they make one again, I would definitely buy one as second car since it is fully useable for a family of 4 with small children

I really enjoy watching your videos. This one on the Scirocco definitely being one of them. I'm looking forward to the one on the story of the Corrado. Cheers!

Sometimes it looks like an early BMW. Uncanny...I always noticed this car when I was a teenager; thank you for this! Interesting as always!

I really enjoyed your video on the old classic scirocco. I have had my scirocco GT11 for 22 years and it was the last of the production in 1992. I intend to keep I forever.. thank you again and I hope everyone enjoys all the info. You put out..

Always wanted a vw delorian! - i ended up with a carrado back a decade and a half ago.

I owned a Mark II GT in red about 20 years ago. Excellent car and always regretted selling it. Terrific video as always.

Fond memories, my older brother bought a TS when launched, it was like the sportiest car on the road in 75 in the Netherlands.