Volkswagen Scirocco from Siku
Just so you know, 'siku' means 'elbow' in Malay.
This little pamphlet was included with the package. It was folded and neatly tucked beneath the car as you can see in the first picture.
Anyway, let's get going to the actual die-cast.
For a price slightly lower than a Hot Wheels Garage series, you get a thick and solid die-cast body, an even paint job, detailed tampos, painted grilles and foglights, rubber tires, opening doors, plastic headlights and taillights, detailed interior, and the list goes on. Worth it? Totally. And by the way, the size of the car is slightly larger than the usual 1:64 die-casts from other brands.
If you look close enough, you can actually make out the word "Scirocco" and "2.0 TSI" at the back of the car. Perfectly aligned, no smudges whatsoever.
The interior accurately resembles the interior of the real car. Meaning the shape of the steering wheel, the air-con ducts, the dashboard, and everything else is similar to the ones found in the real car.
Even the door panels are shaped like the ones in the real car.
The performance specs of the car are embossed at the bottom of the chassis. From here you can make out that the Volkswagen Scirocco 2.0 TSI has 210 PS (155 KW) at 6000 U/min. Siku is a German brand by the way, and U/min stands for Umdrehungen pro Minute, which basically means revolutions per minute (RPM).
The 1984 ccm and 4 Zyl. refers to the engine. The Germans use ccm rather than cc, and the Zyl. stands for Zylinders, which, as you have guessed it, means cylinders. Top speed is 240 km/h.
If I were to rate this die-cast, it would easily get a 9/10. The 1 point that it didn't get is simply because it is not a Mustang.
very nice detailing on the front & rear! But the swing arm of the door look a bit odd cuz to BIG!! eheheh! anyhow ..this SIKU casting is worth a buy! FYI..i dont even have any SIKU casting yet!!
ReplyDeleteBig swing arm means more solid mah.. hahaha. Why dont u buy from bro SanLino? totally worth it. i was thinking of getting the panzer tank, but no budget.. :P
ReplyDeletehuge wheels. awesome details.
ReplyDeleteAs you would expect from a German brand. Even their die-casts are built with great quality and details.
ReplyDeleteFor RM18 this is actually a steal. Too bad it's not easily available in Malaysia.
I've just bought a whole bunch of Siku from MPH Subang Parade. They have a great selection. It is also available at Toys R Us each costing RM 14.90. Its quite hard to find the Scirocco, but I clearly remember that there are a few at a toy shop at The Curve.
ReplyDeleteWow, now MPH is selling them? They're quite cheap considering the level of details. :D
ReplyDeleteI love Siku toys but have unfortunately decided to stop buying their 1:64 scale line because the tires can be taken of really easily and that represents a choking hazard or at the very least a toy car with no tires :(. I prefer the 1:55 scale for toddlers. Check out my collection of Siku Toy Cars
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