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Volkswagen has quietly killed off its slow-selling Scirocco from the company’s global line up. Introduced back in 2008, the Scirocco has been one of Volkswagen’s more stylish models. Available overseas with an assortment of engines and variants, the Scirocco was only offered as a range-topping R in Australia with a …

Volkswagen has given its low-slung Scirocco a facelift to soldier on for another three to four years. Set to debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March, the six year-old coupé receives a slightly revised front-end consisting of more up to date bi-xenon headlights with LED accents, a reworked front …

Volkswagen has ceased production of the Scirocco R, for now. The reason isn’t due to slow demand, but the fact that production of the 198kW (188kW in Australia) EA113 turbocharged four-cylinder engine has been discontinued. Its replacement is scheduled to be the latest EA888 206kW/380Nm 2.0-litre turbocharged mill found in …