If you buy an Aston Martin, you will not be spat at, you will not be given the bird, and you will have a very pretty car. Something you will have many hours to contemplate because, as a general rule, Aston Martins have a habit of not starting if you leave them alone for more than a couple of minutes.
This is the problem. All Mercs, BMWs and Jaguars are seen as too downmarket, too common, too everyman. And all supercars are seen as being too daft, too difficult and too daunting.
Audi? Well maybe, but each time I drive one of their cars I can never quite get it out of my head that I'm in a Volkswagen. It’s like having a Bang & Olufsen stereo. You know that behind the Danish exterior beats a Philips heart. And that sort of spoils the moment.
And since we are talking about VW, allow me to mention the all new Scirroco R. I know you must be thinking how I can possibly mention the German car manufacturer in the same breath as the aforementioned stables but lets not forget that it is VW that have their fingers in Lamborghini, Bughatti & Audi and with those resources at hand, you can always expect something of epic proportions to come along once in a while & this my friends is another winner from the Germanic stable.
So I phoned VW and asked if I could borrow one of their new R415 000 Scirroco R models which comes with fat 19 inch low-profile tyres that look insane, all the while thinking: “Yes, this is it. This is the holy grail. It’s the car the discerning car enthusiast can buy.” And it is!
It is ferociously good looking. From every angle. From the side, especially on its new alloys, it’s an absolute gem. So you’re sitting there in your Scirroco R, swathed in leather as rich as you are, and what makes this so hard to bear for the other drivers is that aggressive and dominant growl of its 2.0 litre turbo charged engine, the two-door sleekness of the design, all of the detailing and the application of it’s 188kw which will take you easily to 300 km/h. I liked the brakes, too, and the handling. It is, truly, a lovely car to drive quickly and something that will keep you staring long after you’ve parked it in the underground car park at your office, especially in the viper green color I had.
With four decent seats, there’s space to carry family or friends (although not perhaps as much rear leg room as you’d expect), while VW’s influence on the dynamics makes it an entertaining steer when you’re driving solo. If that ticks your boxes, the New VW Scirroco R is a compelling proposition.
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