Scirocco

Born for limited production, the Scirocco was instead an overwhelming success: half a million units built, in its greatest moment of glory it was to reach a daily production rate of 420 cars. Its highly graphic design recalls the features of the Asso di Picche (although preceding it chronologically, having been designed first). The Scirocco was the first mass production car to use a rear hatch whose cut folds over onto the side. A true technological revolution, it was to be copied throughout the world. Historically speaking, though, the credit for this idea goes to the Golf design that, although it was officially presented a few months later, was born first thus deeply influencing the technical aspects of the Scirocco.