VW Corrado VR6 - sporty Volkswagen Gran Turismo

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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) - stocky appearance

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - attractive appearance even after 30 years

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - optimized to 0.32 cw in the wind tunnel

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - short overhang at the rear

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - the radiator grille was revised in the 1991 facelift

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - high loading sill

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - Leather cost extra

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - large instrument panel

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - sporty cockpit, although you can tell it is related to other VW models

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - Leather steering wheel as standard

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - easy-to-read round instruments

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - red speed range from 6500 rpm

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - Center console with built-in Fisher C-boxes

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - classic VW architecture

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - automatic transmission was only available from 1991

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - type designation also on the sill

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - transverse-mounted 2.9-liter VR6 engine

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - the VR6 is narrow for a V-engine

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - the special feature is the small angle of 15 degrees between the cylinder banks

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - with two overhead camshafts driven by a chain

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - Warning signs in the engine compartment

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - Explanations of the technology in the engine compartment

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - Broadband headlights

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - dominant headlights and lights at the front

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - the famous rear spoiler ...

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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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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - the extended rear spoiler lowered the lift by almost 64 percent

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - large rear lights

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VW Corrado VR6 (1993) - the most powerful engine for the Corrado

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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) - particularly powerful with the G-Lader

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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 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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VW Corrado (1988) - originally intended as the successor to the Scirocco

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

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

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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 Cabriolet (1989) - One-off of an open-top Corrado (Techno Classica 2018)

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VW Corrado G60 (1987) - aerodynamically optimized and performance-enhanced - six international class records were set - 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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