From the January 1982 issue of Car and Driver. Okay, all you antisocial hotshoes, leadfoots, boy racers, girl racers, and commie-pinko-deviate car enthusiasts. You have no doubt been wondering just ...

Volkswagen of America’s platinum jubilee is this year, having been founded on October 27, 1955. As part of its anniversary celebration, VWoA dusted off a bunch of the cuter, more fun models from its ...

John "Jack" Scirocco Scotia - John "Jack" Scirocco, age 84, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Born on September 19, 1941, in Schenectady, Jack was ...

Lou is a freelance journalist and content writer with a focus on the automotive world. After graduating from Coventry University (Automotive Journalism MA) in 2020, she worked in automotive e-commerce ...

Named after a North African wind, today's Nice Price or No Dice Scirocco was once VW's sportiest offering. This one seems well-kept, but is it priced so that a new owner might consider it a keeper?

Volkswagen is ditching alphanumeric names in favor of real ones again. From the iconic Golf to the Scirocco, we look back at VW’s best model names. Volkswagen is now admitting its mistakes with the ...

Volkswagen has been on a meteoric rise ever since it launched the Beetle in 1938. Today, it's one of the biggest automakers worldwide, with a vehicle in almost every segment. Moreover, the ...

Watch the beast awaken — this 745HP VW Scirocco R 2.0 TSI tears down the half-mile strip with insane acceleration and turbocharged fury! Real POV from a real track, raw exhaust sound, and a true hot ...

This 1987 Volkswagen Scirocco 16v is a project car with 240,250 miles, ready for restoration. It comes with extra doors, a hatch, a left fender, and teardrop wheels. The custom-geared transmission, ...

The auto maker’s top employee representative told workers that management planned to shutter three German factories to cut costs amid slumping sales. By Melissa Eddy Melissa Eddy covers Volkswagen and ...

Volkswagen has made a wide variety of visually attractive vehicles throughout its 90-year history. From its Beetle-based rear-drive, air-cooled era to its front-drive, water-cooled cars that began in ...