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The Volkswagen Corrado is a 2-door, 4-passenger compact sports car developed by Volkswagen and built by Karmann in Osnabrück, Germany. It used Volkswagen's A2 platform, which it shared with the then-current Golf/GTI and Jetta. VW reached deep into its parts bin, borrowing passive rear wheel steering from the then current Passat model, tranforming the handling of the vehicle. The Corrado was in production from 1988 through 1995 (sold from 1989 to 1994 in North America) and reached a production total of 97,521 vehicles according to VWCorrado.de. It shared many mechanical parts with the other Volkswagen A platform cars as well. Volkswagen Corrado 94 This work is copyrighted. ...
Volkswagen Corrado 94 This work is copyrighted. ...
Honda NSX sports car TVR Tuscan sports car New style 2005 Ford Mustang Ruf RGT Vector W8 A sports car is a type of automobile designed for sporting performance. ...
Volkswagen (VW) is an automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Germany. ...
Wilhelm Karmann GmbH in Osnabrück, Germany is an independent company in the motor vehicle industry. ...
Osnabrück is a city in the Westphalian half of Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80km NNW of Dortmund, 45km NNW of Münster, and some 100km due West of Hanover. ...
The Volkswagen A platform is an automobile platform shared among the compact cars of Volkswagen Group. ...
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The Volkswagen Jetta is an automobile manufactured by Volkswagen. ...
Steering is the term applied to the collection of components, linkages, etc. ...
1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...
The Volkswagen A platform is an automobile platform shared among the compact cars of Volkswagen Group. ...
The Corrado debuted with two engine choices: a 1.8 L, 16-valve, 4-cylinder wth 98 kW (133 hp) (available only in Europe) and a supercharged 1.8 L, 8 valve 4-cylinder, marketed as the G60 and delivering 160 hp (118 kW), which was optional in Europe, but the only engine option for North American buyers. The G60 is named for the G-Lader with which it is equipped, a supercharger whose interior resembles the letter "G". In Europe, the G60 engine was also available in limited numbers in the VW Passat and the VW Golf. and a similar, but smaller G40 equipped engine was available in the VW Polo. Volkswagen contined to offer the G60 supercharged engine in European markets through 1992, but only in limited number. In automotive engineering, an engine is referred to as multi-valve (or multivalve) when each cylinder has more than two valves. ...
For other meanings, see supercharger (disambiguation) A supercharger (sometimes called a blower), a positive displacement or centrifugal pump, is a gas compressor used to pump air into the cylinders of an internal combustion engine. ...
This version of the Passat was facelifted in 1993. ...
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1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...
Volkswagen debuted two new engines for 1992. The first was a naturally aspirated 2.0 L, 16 valve, 100 kW (136 hp) inline four, basically a further development of the 1.8 L engine, again available only in Europe. The second was a 2.8 L, 12 valve, 130 kW (174 hp) "VR6" six cylinder, given the "VR" designation because of it's extremely narrow angle (German for Vee-Reihenmotor). European market VR6 motors had a volume of 2.9 L and 190 hp (140 kW). The extra .1 of a litre, more of a marketing ploy (a little torque is gained), the additional power achieved through a free flowing 2.5" catalytic converter, enlarged inlet manifold and larger throttle body. It was revolutionary at the time because it combined the benefits of V-shaped and straight (Reihen) engines by placing the two cylinder banks at an angle of 15 degrees with a single cylinder head. The design allowed engineers to mount the 6 cylinders into roughly the same space required of 4 cylinders. 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...
VR6 is an engine configuration developed by the Volkswagen Group. ...
The Corrado is considered by most critics as the best handling front wheel drive car of the late 80's and early 90's, and was listed as one of the "25 Cars You Must Drive Before You Die" by the British magazine, Car. Many owner clubs exist around the world and owners still enjoy its prodigious capabilities. Front wheel drive is the most common form of engine/transmission layout used in modern automobiles, where the engine drives the front wheels. ...
Corrado production ceased in europe with the UK only limited production, the Corrado VR6 Storm.
 Corrado VR6 Storm parked outside Longleat House, Wiltshire, UK. Some discreet "storm" badging, color keyed front grill, 15" BBS solitude alloys and standard fitment of some previously optional items (such as heated leather seats) were all that differentiated this model from the base Corrado VR6. Only 500 were produced, 250 in classic green, and 250 in mystic blue (unique to the Storm). Image File history File links Volkswagon Corrado VR6 Storm parked outside Longleat House, Wiltshire, UK. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Image File history File links Volkswagon Corrado VR6 Storm parked outside Longleat House, Wiltshire, UK. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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