VW Corrado G60 - Sporty in parts

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VW Corrado G60 - Sporty in parts

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Created on December 27, 2022

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Volkswagen Corrado G60 (1989) - in an early press photo

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VW Corrado G60 (1988) - high rear and high loading sill

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VW Corrado (1988) - as G60 model with BBS wheels

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VW Corrado G60 (1988) - this is how it was shown in advertising

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VW Corrado G60 (1988) - with front-wheel drive

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Volkswagen Corrado G60 (1989) - in the color "Tornado red" on a contemporary press photo

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VW Corrado (1988) - G60 model in front of windmill

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VW Corrado VR6 (1991) - more comfortable with the six-cylinder engine

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VW Corrado (1988) - the rear wing extended from a certain speed, but could also be raised with a switch

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VW Corrado G60 (1990) - Model for the American market

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VW Corrado (1988) - How the automatically extending rear spoiler works

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VW Corrado Design + Technik (1989) - attractive sports station wagon based on the Corrado - IAA 1989

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VW Corrado Treser (1989) - refined and tuned - IAA 1989

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At the end of the nineties, the Corrado was often presented in second or third hand.

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Volkswagen Corrado G60 (1989) - contemporary advertisement

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - Leather cost extra

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - large rear lights

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - classic VW architecture

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - ... swung out automatically at 120 km/h, in some countries also at 80 km/h

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Summary

Volkswagen broke new ground with the Corrado in 1988. Unlike the Scirocco and Karmann-Ghia, the new VW coupé was not only intended to look like a sports car, but also to drive like one. After the successful Polo G40, the Corrado was therefore the brand's second model with a mechanical spiral loader. However, the result was almost a little too civilized for the intended goal. This article introduces VW's first real sports car.

This article contains the following chapters

Cagey, but boring
Sporty, but simple
Automatic speeding detection
VR6 for more exclusivity

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Preview (beginning of the article)

The Corrado was the second shot in Volkswagen's model offensive at the end of the decade. Following the success of the Passat 35i, the coupé built by Karmann in Osnabrück once again attracted a lot of attention from local dealers. At four meters in length, the originally named "Taifun" two-door offered sports car flair for the terraced housing estate, but without achieving the exclusivity of the more expensive Audi Coupé. This was due not only to the numerous identical parts from the Polo and Passat, but also to the restrained design, which was more oriented towards Lower Saxony's heath chic than international taste. Technically, however, the coupé offered something special.

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