automobile - car, bike / motorbike and thing with wheels and engines design type stuff

heck, doesn't really need wheels, lets have some boats too!

well, the vw iroc is certainly one of them! i guess it's quite likely to make it to production in a not-too-dissimilar guise, too.

source: vw concept cars / iroc



Volkswagen has revealed its Iroc sports car concept at a special event in Berlin this evening. The Iroc marks the return of the Scirocco, Volkswagen�s iconic sports coup�, which made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show 33 years ago.


The Iroc marks the return of the Scirocco
The Volkswagen Iroc is a sports car concept for the future with design and dynamics entering a new dimension. The new concept transfers the successful coup� from the 1970�s, �Scirocco�, into the distinctive and eye-catching sensuality of the future, the Iroc.

A sports car with four seats, clear-cut design, nimble turbo engines, and distinctive measurements it not only gives it an aggressive and sporting appearance, but liberates space in the back for two adults plus luggage. With its Viper Green metallic paint, the Iroc harks back to the Scirocco, where this exact shade was available in the 1976 model range.



Design
Its progressively designed radiator grille, the extremely long roof, the steep rear and sexy proportions, all mark a turning point in style for Volkswagen sports car design. It uses a Volkswagen �face� which is not yet common to other vehicles in the range, though the honeycomb-shaped structure of the radiator grille is undoubtedly a link to the Golf GTI. Another notable feature is the lack of obvious A pillars, due to the wide windscreen which overlaps them at the front.

Size
In size, the Iroc is slightly longer (36 mm) than the Golf, measuring 4,240 mm and 41 mm wider at 1,800 mm. Its wheelbase is over 10 cm longer than that of the Golf at 2,680 mm; however with its squat coup�-like stance, it is 79 mm shorter at 1,400 mm. The Iroc has 19" alloy wheels.



Interior
Inside, the Iroc has four seats, as well as a spacious boot of 300 litres, which can be increased if the rear seats are folded down. Despite this practicality, the Iroc has been clearly designed inside as a sports car, with features such as front bucket seats and integrated five-point seat belts with central buckle.

Most distinctive, however, are the gauges and controls in the Iroc�s cabin. Two large and newly-designed round instruments form the visual centre of the cockpit. The driver looks into two cylinders with twelve illuminated bars which create a three dimensional segmentation within the instruments.

Power
Under the bonnet, the Iroc features Volkswagen�s ground-breaking TSI petrol technology, which uses a turbocharger and a supercharger to produce diesel-like consumption with impressive performance. Designed to maximise driving fun, the concept has a 210 bhp TSI engine, but a range of TSIs, starting from under 150 bhp, are also feasible.

The Iroc combines practicality with driving fun and expressive design in a car that as a series-production vehicle would be attractively positioned in price.

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Yeah, anything but an Iroc... all I can think of is the Camero Iroc...

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yeah, we'll never see that one in north america

oh my, what an awful looking volvo

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I just found the site for the C30.

Very nice indeed, though I would like to see some sort of price range.

http://www.thec30.ca/

2006 Dodge Challenger Concept
Apparently, the American muscle car is back for good. Like the Chevy Camaro concept, the Dodge 2006 Challenger ($TBA) is one good lookin' beast. Based on the iconic 1970 model, the HEMI-powered concept was designed with the essential attributes of a muscle car — "distinctly American; mega horsepower; pure, minimal, signature lines; aggressive air-grabbing grille; and bold colors and graphics." Yep, that about sums it up.

That iRoc ... rocks!

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Scirocco:That iRoc ... rocks!

I think it should be a requirement that you sign off on it. What do you think about the name?

The name is horrid and i hope that they find another wind to name it after instead... I hope that iRoc is only the name for the concept thingie... it's a little too... "hip" for me

it's' actually a new version of the old scirocco. scIROCco, see. you remember those, right? I don't, I'm too young, but I hear they existed.

Scirocco:I do remember them, although i kinda liked the Corrado more...

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I would piss myself if corrado came back. Im always looking for a mint corrado.

My good friend had a corrado... the only thing that scares me about them is they can be absolute money pits when it comes to "maintaining" them.

Get a VR6 (SLC)... I hear they were much better (and faster!)

chris ejaculates!

If that's not a batmobile in the making, I don't know what else could be.

my auto is already un-pimped, but i dig that v-dub.

I tried hotlinking the photos but it didn't work so here's the link. Sorry

Now that's a serious Personality Prosthetic

chris:

mallett pitbull v8 solstice

(grr!)

grross.

naw really though I think if they toned down all the tweaks a bit, it could be really cool. Looks very Pixar imo.

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