Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Thanks to its cocktail of practicality, sweet handling, and sharp Giugiaro lines, the first #Scirocco was a smash hit, selling over half a million copies. So it's understandable that, when designing the second generation, #Volkswagen did what it does best: evolve and refine a winning formula.
Still based on the predecessor's "A1" platform, but with a more elongate body that provided more headroom and luggage space while reducing aerodynamic drag, the 1981 Scirocco wasn't designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, but you could be forgiven for thinking otherwise.
Much like the #Mk2 Golf that came two years later, the second generation of the Scirocco was a broader, rounder interpretation of Giugiaro's original concept. Around 290.000 second-gen Sciroccos were sold between 1981 and 1992, when the nameplate was discontinued.
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Thanks to its cocktail of practicality, sweet handling, and sharp Giugiaro lines, the first #Scirocco was a smash hit, selling over half a million copies. So it's understandable that, when designing the second generation, #Volkswagen did what it does best: evolve and refine a winning formula.
Still based on the predecessor's "A1" platform, but with a more elongate body that provided more headroom and luggage space while reducing aerodynamic drag, the 1981 Scirocco wasn't designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, but you could be forgiven for thinking otherwise.
Much like the #Mk2 Golf that came two years later, the second generation of the Scirocco was a broader, rounder interpretation of Giugiaro's original concept. Around 290.000 second-gen Sciroccos were sold between 1981 and 1992, when the nameplate was discontinued.
The exclusive merchandise you can buy to support my channel: teespring.com/stores/roadster-life
My automotive books:
Six Appeal - The Story Of The Alfa 6
amazon.com/dp/1793931046
Alfa Romeo Giulietta - The Story 1977 - 1985 amazon.com/dp/1983393746
Alfa Romeo Arna - The Full Story 1980 - 1987 amazon.com/dp/1656632500
