Its no secret that Europeans love the hot hatch, and its no secret that they have every reason to. Its also apparent that Americans do not. In America the bigger and boxier your car the better. The Colonies seem to care more about sheet metal than a supple interior, ample cargo space and dart like handleing. This is why we will never see the Scirroco
. The Volkswagon Scirroco is the sport compact to trump all sport compacts; and because we would rather drive giant barges its not coming to America.
Volkswagon knows that after the Jetta its best selling vehicles in America are the Rabbit, and my personal favorite car the GTI
. This little devil is the perfect blend between luxury, sport, and utility. With a 201 hp engine (updated to 210) it is zippy and civilized at the same time. Sadly it shares all but its interior and metal skin with the Scirroco. VW is afraid that if it brought this car to America it would cut sales out of the GTI market. This is because if Americans had a choice between the upright hatchback style of the GTI and the low sleek profile of the Scirroco, the GTI would be no more than a memory. VW must realize that the costs would outweigh the profit by having two very similar cars with similar prices competing in the same niche market, and Darwin will be the first to tell you that when two beasts compete for the same niche extinction is inevitable.
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