VW CORRADO NEW BOOK VOLKSWAGEN CORRADO

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The Volkswagen Corrado is a hatchback 3-door coupe developed by VW, was built by Karmann in Osnabrück, Germany between 1988 and 1995 and was conceived as a successor to the successful Scirocco. The Corrado used Volkswagen's B3 platform in the rear of the car, while using the A2 platform technology up front, which it shared with the then current Golf and Jetta. It went on sale in the US in 1990. The Corrado offered exceptional handling for its time and was listed as one of the 25 Cars You Must Drive Before You Die by the British magazine, Car. SLC models featured an innovative rear spoiler which automatically raised when the vehicle reached a set speed. Perceived as too expensive, it reached a production total of just 97,521, about 20,00 more than the Jaguar E-Types! Like the Jaguar it has become a modern classic. All Corrados were front-wheel drive and featured gasoline engines. It debuted with two engine choices: a 1.8 L, 16-valve, straight-4 with 100 kW as the base model and a supercharged 1.8 L, 8-valve straight-4, marketed as the G60 and delivering 118 kW. The first engine was initially available only in Europe. Volkswagen introduced two new engines for 1992. The first was a naturally aspirated 2.0 L, 16 valve, 100 kW straight-4, basically a further development of the 1.8 L engine. The second was the highly-regarded 2.9 L, 12 read more

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