A 627 hp VW Scirocco on ice [video]


Swedish crew convert Scirocco into a snow eating beast

This is a serious VW Scirocco, the work of a crew in Sweden, with its 2.0 liter turbocharged unit tricked out to produce 627 PS (461 kW / 618 bhp) to power the adapted all-wheel drive system.

We can only guess at the rest, since not many details come with this video.

Looking inside the engine bay we can see that bowling ball sized turbo as well as the longitudinally-mounted engine. Consequently, we can only assume that this snow-munching AWD Scirocco is using an adaptation of Audi's own quattro all-wheel drive system and not the Haldex system typically found in VWs with transversely mounted engines. The standard VW Scirocco is a FWD-only model, including the Scirocco R.  

Racing on snow/ice is not easy. Not necessarily dangerous but very difficult to keep traction at a level like this.

Fun stuff.

Source: Bilsport.se

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 xLumino xLumino
the longitudinally-mounted engine caused so much space under the bonnet. These turbochargers are evil ^^ Why VW dosn't manage an AWD Scirocco R?
March 15, 2011 2:45 pm
 Mikeado Mikeado
It would probably eat into sales of the AWD Golf R.
March 15, 2011 2:53 pm
 TheAlchemist TheAlchemist
Shit Ya! I want one!!!!!
March 15, 2011 9:02 pm
 SPORTINGUISTA_29 SPORTINGUISTA_29
nice video I like him!!!
March 15, 2011 9:04 pm
 Prince_Ash Prince_Ash
video is broken for me :(
March 16, 2011 9:30 am
 GTurbo GTurbo
Goes to show what potentials Volvos and SAABs have with these racing geniuses. VW must be flattered.
March 17, 2011 7:50 am