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VW Corrado VR6 - sporty Volkswagen Gran Turismo

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Created on June 19, 2019

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - stämmige Erscheinung

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - eindeutig beschriftet

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - attraktive Erscheinung auch nach 30 Jahren

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - im Windkanal auf 0,32 cw optimiert

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - kurzer Überhang am Heck

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - der Kühlergrill wurde beim Facelift 1991 überarbeitet

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - hohe Ladekante

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - Leder kostete Aufpreis

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - grosser Instrumentenkörper

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - sportliches Cockpit, dem man allerdings die Verwandschaft mit anderen VW-Modellen ansieht

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - Lederlenkrad serienmässig

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - gut ablesbare Rundinstrumente

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - roter Drehzahlbereich ab 6500 U/min

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - Mittelkonsole mit eingebauten Fisher-C-Boxen

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - klassische VW-Architektur

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - Automatik gab es erst ab 1991

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - helles Leder

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - Typenbezeichnung auch auf dem Schweller

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - quer eingebauter 2,9-Liter-VR6-Motor

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - für einen V-Motor baut der VR6 schmal

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - das Besondere ist der geringe Winkel von 15 Grad zwischen den Zylinderbänken

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - mit zwei über eine Kette angetriebenen obenliegenden Nockenwellen

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - Warnschilder im Motorraum

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - Erklärungen zur Technik im Motorraum

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - Fahrgestell-Plakette

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - Breitband-Scheinwerfer

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - grosses VW-Zeichen

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - dominante Scheinwerfer und Leuchten an der Front

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - der berühmte Heckspoiler ...

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - ... schwenkte bei 120 km/h, in einigen Ländern auch bei 80 km/h, automatisch aus

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - der ausgefahrene Heckspoiler senkte den Auftrieb um fast 64 Prozent

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - grossflächige Heckleuchten

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - die stärkste Motorisierung für den Corrado

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VW Corrado (1988) - der Heckflügel fuhr ab einer gewissen Geschwindigkeit aus, konnte aber auch per Schalter angehoben werden

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VW Corrado G60 (1990) - mit dem G-Lader besonders leistungsstark

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VW Corrado (1988) - bei seinen ersten Ausfahrten

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VW Corrado (1988) - G60-Modell vor Windmühle

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VW Corrado VR6 (1991) - mit dem Sechszylinder komfortabler

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VW Corrado G60 (1988) - 160 PS stark

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VW Corrado G60 (1988) - so wurde er auch in der Werbung gezeigt

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VW Corrado G60 (1988) - mit Frontantrieb

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VW Corrado (1988) - ursprünglich als Scirocco-Nachfolger gedacht

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VW Corrado (1988) - Funktionsweise des automatisch ausfahrenden Heckspoilers

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VW Corrado (1994) - Sondermodell Storm

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VW Corrado (1988) - bereits zum Klassiker gereift

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VW Corrado Treser (1989) - veredelt und getunt - IAA 1989

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VW Corrado Design + Technik (1989) - attraktiver Sport-Kombi auf Basis des Corrado - IAA 1989

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VW Corrado Cabriolet (1989) - Einzelstück eines offenen Corrado (Techno Classica 2018)

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VW Corrado G60 (1987) - aerodynamisch optimiert und leistungsgesteigert - sechs internationale Klassenrekorde wurden eingefahren - Techno Classica Essen 2019

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Summary

In 1988, Volkswagen presented the VW Corrado, the first "real" sports car and probably the only one to be produced in series to this day. Almost 100,000 units of the coupé, which was originally intended to be launched as the Scirocco 3, were built. The G60 and VR6 variants were particularly attractive. And they still are today. This driving report is dedicated to the VW Corrado VR6 and describes the development history of the sporty coupé.

This article contains the following chapters

Long history of development
The Scirocco 3 becomes the Corrado
Technology from the VW shelf
With spiral loader
The thing with the rear wing
Yet another six-cylinder
Better than a Porsche?
Popular and cherished
At the wheel of a VR6
Only seven years
Further information

Estimated reading time: 9min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Volkswagen and sports cars don't really go well together. In fact, the success of the Wolfsburg-based company is based on the Beetle, which was produced in its millions and eventually succeeded by the Golf. And even today, everyday cars still dominate the brand range. Even the VW Scirocco was not positioned as a sports car but as a family coupé. However, the VW Corrado, which was intended to give Volkswagen a sportier image, was an exception. The first plans to replace the less successful Scirocco 2 were forged in Wolfsburg as early as 1981. Herbert Schäfer's first drafts for the EA 494 development project were already available in mid-1982. However, VW was plagued by financial problems and the new coupé threatened to be more expensive and not cheaper than the current Scirocco. So development stalled. At first.

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