Yes and no I think.

Found an interesting article (ONLY in GERMAN sry)
Read it Andreas: http://www.focus.de/auto/automessen/autosalon-genf-2008/vw-scirocco_aid_263743.html

They say it's based on a Golf chassis like many other VW cars
(Audi A3, TT, Seat Altea, León, Toledo, Skoda Octavia)

and the Scirocco also has a Golf motor.
It is also exactly as long as a Golf only a bit shorter in hight.

So for me it's more or less a Golf in a new state coach
which looks similar to a lot of the "modern" cars,
like the Leon, Toledo etc.

But that's normal, why should they spend millions for building something really new
when they can use traditional stuff that works with just another bodywork on top.

But I don't really care, as long as we get it for free into LFS