Another unfortunate casualty of the crossover uprising, the Volkswagen Scirocco was revived back in 2008 as a modernized take on the original formula: a sporty FWD coupe with Golf (and some Passat) underpinnings, aimed at the more adventurous hatchback buyer who still needed something relatively practical and sensible, but also fun when the conditions demanded it.
Over the course of the third-gen Scirocco’s production run, there were multiple variants and engines on offer, including a Scirocco R with over 270 horsepower. While that car made do with the EA113, the GTS, which was introduced with the 2014 facelift and carried on until the end of production, received the EA888.
Putting out 214 horsepower from the 2.0-liter turbo four, the GTS is a bit like a semi-skim Scirocco R, but that’s no bad thing. No torque steer to really worry about, and a lot more of the power is actually usable. With a zero-to-60 time of around 6.5 seconds, the GTS is plenty speedy, and of course, there’s plenty of headroom for more power if that’s your thing.
