Re: History question

["Jeremy R. Bromley" <jbromley@mail.enterprise.net>]

> A zillion or so questions follow:
> 
> I've heard that the Giugiaro penned Piazza, AKA Isuzu Impulse was the
> original design for the Mk.2 Scirocco until it was nixed for an in-house
> design.  

This is certainly true, although it wasn't even Giugiaro's first 
choice for it...

> I find the production Mk.2 to look very similar to the Impulse.

I'd have to disagree really on that one...

> Which design existed first?  

Giugiaro's came first, but was rejected by VW (possibly on cost 
grounds)

> Was one influenced by the other?  

Yeah, quite possibly, although the Scirocco strikes me as being a lot 
wider, possibly due to the lower roofline.

> Why did VW decide to go with their own design?  

See above...

> I believe the Impulse has a rear wheel drive chassis derived from the Chevy Chevette.  Was the 2nd gen 
> Scirocco
> originally slated to go rear wheel drive?  

Definitely not. It was only when VW refused the design, GM picked up 
on it, and gave it to Isuzu to produce.

> I hope this doesn't get me punted off the list but I find the Impulse to
> look more exotic and better than the Scirocco, especially the earlier ones
> with the partial pop-up headlights and the 12 square hole wheels.  

They do have certain merits, I'll agree, but I think they have dated 
a lot more than the Scirocco II has, so perhaps VW made the right 
decision.

> Were any of the later, turboed, and Lotus-massaged cars decent performers?

You bet they were! They had decent engines (witness the Lotus Elan, 
same engine and suspension layout...)

 
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