The VW Corrado never proved popular when new, but now it might be the poster child for cult car classics. Here's why.
. But never was it cursed with the “hairdresser’s car” label, and the few who bought one in this country agreed with one critic’s assessment, that it is “the textbook definition of a cult car classic.”As the sporty segue to the angular Scirocco, the front-wheel, 2-plus-2 Corrado, launched at the end of 1988 near the Scirocco’s final bow, was an obvious attempt by the Germans to go upmarket.
Worldwide, less than 100,000 cars were built overall, and only a fifth of that number were sold in the U.S., where the Corrado met with some headwinds regarding price and reliability. And while the SUV was just a shadow in the Corrado’s rear view mirror in the Nineties, it was gaining. and the stick shifter that appeared in 1992. The VR6, which stood for the German"Vee Reihenmotor" or"V-inline,” was a stout 2.
It followed the supercharged G60 which, at 1.8 liters, made 158 horsepower at 5,600 rpm, 166-lbs ft of torque at 4,000 rpm and a sexy supercharger whine. The G60 was deemed adequate but nothing more; some tests rated its 0-60 time at eight seconds. It was soon eclipsed by the VR6, whenCARBut is it a genuine collectable? “A pretty good one,” says Mark Gillies, now a spokesman for Volkswagen of America.
The Corrado actually arrived in the U.S. in 1990 with an MSRP close to $18,000. The price jumped to $25,150 during its final year in the States, 1994. By then the car was designated SLC, for sport luxury coupe. Volkswagen never hinted at a Corrado redux, although it did revive the Scirocco name in 2008, slotting it as a kind of hot hatch plus, once again based on the Golf , but much prettier. Two turbocharged gas engines were offered, as well as a
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