Volkswagen Scirocco TS
Before the Golf reached showrooms, Volkswagen wrapped its new front-drive mechanical layout in a low, sharp Giugiaro coupé.
Volkswagen Scirocco Mk1 1974 one of the very early ones at North Weald in 2010 · Charles01 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Volkswagen unveiled the first Scirocco in February 1974 and presented it at Geneva in March, several months before the Golf. Giorgetto Giugiaro’s compact coupé used the company’s new transverse, water-cooled front-engine layout. This page covers the 85 PS TS launch version, not the lower-power 50 or 70 PS cars or the later fuel-injected GTI.
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Volkswagen names several cars after winds; the Scirocco is named for a hot wind that blows from North Africa toward the Mediterranean.
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A coupé preview of a new Volkswagen
The Scirocco reached the public before the Golf and shared the new generation’s transverse engine and front-wheel-drive architecture in a lower, sportier body.
Source: Volkswagen Newsroom · Scirocco I ↗TS meant more than extra power
Volkswagen’s launch history identifies the 85 PS TS as the strongest early version and notes front and rear anti-roll bars plus 175/70 HR 13 radial tyres.
Source: Volkswagen Newsroom · Scirocco I ↗Where these facts come from
- Volkswagen Newsroom · Scirocco I
- Volkswagen Newsroom · Scirocco I vehicle data
- Volkswagen Group · water-cooled era chronicle
Selected facts checked for this edition. Some source pages link to broader model families. Last reviewed September 29, 2026.