Re: Scirocco S colors (North America)

[Andy Murphy <andkat@foxinternet.net>]

The r$t article I have says 2040 lbs with a f.d. of 4.17 but that must
be a misprint. I've never seen that ratio before on any v.w.. Plus 2450
rpm's at 60 seems a little low for that ratio.

              Andy



Mark Shaw wrote:
> 
> Mark Peele wrote:
> 
> > 1979: no mention of an S model. I have a R&T article reviewing
> > the 1979 Scirocco 5 speed limited edition. This car was
> > essentially a Scirocco S - but no Scirocco S badge. In fact, the
> > article indicates that the appearance package would be available
> > in model year 1980 as the Scirocco S.
> 
> The 1979 not only had the appearance package, but had all the
> same equipment including the seats that appeared the following
> year.  I have a 1979 version which is Alpine White.  The R&T
> article I believe was also a white car.  Not sure if there were
> any others.
> 
> An interesting note was that the 1979 had a better torque
> for normal driving due to a lower final drive ratio.
> For comparison:
> 
>              1979-LE    1980-S     1981-S
> -----        -------    -------    -------
> Engine       1.6L EJ    1.6L EJ    1.7L EN
> HP           78@5500    78@5500    74@5000
> Torque       83@3200    83@3200    89.6@3000
> 1st          3.45       3.45       3.45
> 2nd          1.94       1.94       1.94
> 3rd          1.29       1.29       1.29
> 4th          0.97       0.97       0.91
> 5th          0.76       0.76       0.71
> Final        4.17       3.89       3.89
> Curb Wt      1888       1933       1933
> 
> Calculated Wheel Torque:
> 1st          1194       1114       1202
> 2nd           671        626        676
> 3rd           446        416        450
> 4th           336        313        317
> 5th           263        245        247
> 
> I'm not sure I believe the lower 1979 curb
> weight as my book only lists the basic
> Scirocco and the basic Scirocco in 1980/81
> is also listed as 1888 pounds.
> 
> regards,
> 
> Mark
> 
> BTW, you can check my 1979 at the following
> web location:
> 
> http://www.inficad.com/~autox/Scirocco1.jpg
> 
> be sure to observe lowercase/uppercase.
> 
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