German Car Zone

specs as tested:

VW Scirocco 2.0 TSI DSG
V4 turbo, 1.984 liters
200 PS at 5,100 rpm
280 Nm at 1,700-5,000 rpm
100.8 PS/liter

MSRP: 37,726 EUR as tested

kerb weight: 1,370 kg
power-to-weight: 144.9 bhp/ton

0-100 km/h: 7.0 s
0-160 km/h: 16.2s
0-200 km/h: n/a

Vmax = 233 km/h

Nurbrugring Nordscleife: 8:46.4 mins.
18m slalom: 64.6 km/h

100-0 km/h: 37.3 m

av. fuel consumtion: 12.1 l/100 km


Volvo C30 T5
5-cyl. turbo, 2.521 liters
230 PS at 5,000 rpm
320 Nm at 1,500-5,000 rpm
91.2 PS/liter

MSRP: 29,250 EUR as tested

kerb weight: 1,450 kg
power-to-weight: 158.7 bhp/ton

0-100 km/h: 7.3 s
0-160 km/h: 16.9s
0-200 km/h: n/a

Vmax = 240 km/h

Nurbrugring Nordscleife: 8:44.7 mins.
18m slalom: 62.8 km/h

100-0 km/h: 39.2 m

av. fuel consumtion: 11.2 l/100 km


verdict:
if they were really as cheap as suggested by the basic list price there would be nothing to say against the VW Scirroc 2.0 TSI DSG and the Volvo C30 T5. But with all the options especially the Scirrocoo is becomg much too expensive. The Volvo might be more powerful, it beats the Scirocco at the track but not in straight-line acceleration, handling and braking. A more direct steering, a different set-up and a better brake would be ebnefitial to the Volvo.

Scirocco for me. With a manual 6-speed.

Both are very attractive powerful cars. I've driving the c30, and the T5 engine was great, but the 6 manual was probably the worse feeling, along with mushy breaks and s40 handeling....The interior was class leading however.

EVO got the oppisite result over at Bedford, but then again, that is expected as cars are different in nature they will perform better on some tracks than on others...

That's a lot of dough for a VW. Near the money for a 135i(!)

VW are crazy!!!!!!!!

I would take the Scirocco out of those two cause i find C30's design to be too weird for my taste.