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Back in September, we showed you VW's natty head-to-head advert and asked which hot VeeDub you'd take home: the Golf R or Scirocco R?
Now Volkswagen has released prices for its pair of hyper-hot sort-of-hatches, and the majority of you who opted for the Scirocco (actually, the majority of you went for the Focus RS, but we can't help feeling you weren't really playing by the rules) should feel vindicated: when it goes on sale in the UK next February, the ‘Roc will cost £26,945, undercutting the Golf by two grand.
Don't forget you get slightly less power from the Scirocco (261bhp plays 266bhp) and only half the driven wheels.
The Golf R has permanent four-wheel drive while the ‘Roc remains front-drive only, giving the hatch the edge over the coupe in the 0-62mph battle: the Golf will nail the sprint in 5.7 seconds, while the Scirocco takes a lethargic 6.0 seconds.
Both of those times drop by point-two of a second if you spec VW's DSG gearbox, which'll cost you £1,300.
So, now you know the prices, would you still take the Scirocco over the Golf? Or is that £25,000 Ford Focus RS still too tempting?
Or even, as the new issue of Top Gear magazine on sale this week poses, the new £22k Renault Megane RS?
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What do you think?
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DaViega commented on this article
at 12:53 pm on 02 November 2009
Rather Megane RS or Focus RS than Golf, Scirocco's rear end is so ugly, that its not even option! Megane still fastest stock frontwheel drive car aroung The 'Ring?
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Nakke commented on this article
at 12:53 pm on 02 November 2009
Focus RS hands down. And if i would have to buy a Golf of any kind, i'd buy a TT, or a Leon FR/Cupra.
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Afaque commented on this article
at 01:09 pm on 02 November 2009
I want the Megane!!! I love cheap stripped out hardcore vehicles!
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The_Monk commented on this article
at 01:19 pm on 02 November 2009
Probably the Scirocco. Not too keen on the Focus, don't like the Golf or Megane, not an option here but I dislike the Type R too... £26000 for a car like this is a tad excessive. With VW financeers you'd be looking at maybe 14 to 18 percent APR and yet you could go to a bank get the same £26000, get 4 to 8 percent and get an 2002 NSX or decent 1996 Porsche 911 993
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The_Monk commented on this article
at 01:22 pm on 02 November 2009
In fact, come to think of it, looking at Auto Trader quickly, £26,000 would give you a very, very wide and varied choice of amazing cars.
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