UPDATE: more details
The Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 gains 227 mm in length and 61 mm in width to accommodate a wider track while featuring lowered, adjustable race dampers that account for a 75 mm drop in ride height. The new vehicle sits on 18-inch lightweight racing wheels and is equipped with 362 mm (255 mm at the rear) racing brake discs clamped by six-piston callipers. The Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 weighs 178 kg less than the production version and tips the scales at 1,120 kg.
The Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 features a pair of lightweight Recaro bucket seats and five-point racing harnesses, a rollcage, a unique steering
wheel and electronic display and a fire extinguisher.
The Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 will have its premiere at this year's Worthersee Tour that will be held in Reifnitz (Karnten), Austria, from May 21 to 25. The Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 is powered by a 2.0 liter turbocharged, intercooled, 16-valve direct injection engine that develops 325 hp and 340 Nm of torque from early as 2,100 rpm. The engine of the Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 is coupled with a dual clutch DSG gearbox - the same as the one on the production model.
The Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 is the race version that will be driven by Carlos Sainz and Hans-Joachim Stuck in the 24-hour Nurburgring race.
The first Scirocco was launched in the 70s and at that time was aimed at satisfying the of an affordable dream car.
Volkswagen Press Release:
Volkswagen will present the world premiere of a 239 kW (325 PS) version of the new Scirocco today at the legendary GTI Meet at Worthier Lake. For two days later, a team of legendary drivers will
start the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring in the sports version of the Scirocco. Thus, the new Scirocco will be in the spotlight at two cult events for car enthusiasts at the same time.
Volkswagen is presenting the racing version of the Scirocco GT24 at Worthier Lake in a world premiere. "This car doesn't need to be driven to look fast. The Scirocco GT24 with the blue-white finish sits so low on its extended wheel wells that a hand will not fit between the wheel arch and the tire. Yet the race car remains unmistakably a Scirocco from every angle. Just even wider,
even longer and even lower," says Volkswagen Chairman for Development Dr Ulrich Hackenberg, who will not be passing up the opportunity to sit behind the wheel in the race in the Eiffel. The 325 PS Scirocco will also be driven during the race by legendary drivers like rally world champion Carlos Sainz and Hans-Joachim Stuck, three-time winner of the 24-hour Nürburgring race. Incidentally, "Striezel" Stuck won the very first 24-hour race at the Nürburgring in 1970. Now, thirty-eight years later, the Scirocco GT24 is competing. It draws its power from only two liters displacement: the 16-valve direct injection engine with a turbocharger and intercooler delivers its maximum torque of 340 Newton meters beginning from only 2,100 rpm. Gear changes are executed by a dual clutch gearbox
(DSG), which is also available for the production model.
The idea of an affordable dream car was born in the 70s with the first Scirocco. The success of this two-seat sport coupe continued for nearly 20 years, during which time more than 360,000 Sciroccos were built. The enthusiasm for this car has been uninterrupted since Volkswagen presented the new version of the Scirocco at this year's Geneva Motor Show. The new car appears to have struck a chord with car buyers and will pick up with the success of the original Scirocco which, in the mean time, has developed into a cult car.
