Volkswagen Corrado

VW Corrado 16V ( 1992)

The VW Corrado (Type 53i ) is a sports coupe for the Volkswagen brand. The Federal Motor Vehicle Office assigns the Corrado into the middle class segment.

3.1 engines
3.2 Specifications

4.1 Production figures
4.2 Distribution by Region
4.3 Balance sheet figures ( Germany )

Generally

In May 1981, VW began under the development contract (EA ) 494 with work on a successor to the just-introduced VW Scirocco II Technical basis for the planned as a successor to the Scirocco car was again the Golf, this time the second generation of the Scirocco II based I still on the golf

The Scirocco III (later called Corrado ) should go for a lower price than the current Scirocco II in series as a technological Image support in 1986 or in the 1987 model year. However, the car became too expensive for the direct successor. In addition, the engine selection was not comparable to that of the Scirocco range. This squaring of the circle was represented by the formula in December 1984 resolved " Scirocco Scirocco 3 plus 2 Next run". The Scirocco III Corrado and should be positioned as a technology and as a high quality sports coupe on the market.

The plan was also to produce in addition to the new model, the Scirocco II at least to 1988 and continue to find, based on the Polo platform, a successor to the affordable sports coupe. However, since not develop effective Coupé below the Corrado ready for the market, let the Scirocco remained four years longer than envisaged in the tender. With the higher positioning of the Corrado for sports cars and after the September 1991 lower unit sales of the Scirocco II whose production was discontinued in September 1992.

As of March 1986, the EA was conducted in the tradition of the 494 names of winds at VW ( Passat, Scirocco, etc.) under the project name " Typhoon". However, since a typhoon is associated above all with destruction, it was decided to favor of " Corrado ". The name comes from the Spanish word correr Corrado ( " run " German ).

At the presentation of the Corrado in the autumn of 1988 the special features of rear spoiler ( 75 km / h in the U.S. model) at the European model from 120 km / h were automatically activated from and from 20 km / h again enters ( in a similar way a few months later at the Porsche to find 911 ( 964 )), which is designed to reduce lift on the rear axle by up to 64%, and the G-Lader, on the disposal at that time only version Corrado G60, and the extensive for that time standard equipment: ABS, power steering, height-adjustable sport seats, fog lamps, Color green -e glazing and ( body-colored ) electrically adjustable and heated exterior mirrors.

Overall, the Corrado was in his seven years of construction, a technical mixture of Golf II, III and Passat B3/B4.

Production time:

Start: 10/1988 ( model year 1989)
End: 07/ 1995 ( model year 1995)

Models

Corrado:

Corrado, special models:

E 4 D Leather

Built 1990-1991 in 1,846 copies.

E 3 V Flock diagonal ( partial leather )

Built 1990-1991 in 1,734 copies.

E 4 E Flock diagonal ( Vollstoff )

Built 1990-1991 in 676 copies.

E 3 Q Jet

Built 1991-1992 in 1,419 copies.

E 0 L Exclusive 93

Built 1992-1993 in 1,338 copies.

E 8 R Edition

Built in 1995 in 505 copies.

All information is based on the Karmann Museum ( Scirocco newspaper 04/ 1997).

Facelift

After the vacation in August 1991 models were presented with 16V and VR6 unit in Germany. In this case, some changes have been made:

For the installation of bulky VR6 engine, a redesign of the front cross member and a change of the bonnet was necessary. Was supplemented by the measure wider, front fenders, wider front apron with a more modern grille, slightly modified rear bumper, new fog lamps and front turn signal unit, new headlights.

Other features of this facelifts:

The tank has been increased from 55 l to 70 l
The trunk volume was thus reduced from 300 l to 235 l
New color variations in the material equipment
EDS with VR6 engine series

After the vacation August 1992 the Corrado got a redesigned interior.

The changes included, among other things:

Designed center console new
Window switch directly to the door pockets above the speakers rather than inside the door panel
Revised door trim
Mirror adjustment in the newly shaped door pull handle instead of in the middle of the door trim
Ventilation (rotary instead of slider)
Toggle switch replaced by pressure switch
Air outlet vents in the dashboard rounded and raised
Display instruments with a new font, red pointers and concise " Corrado " logo on the tachometer
Only in VR6 models a split rear seat as standard equipment

With the presentation of the 2.0 8V in August 1993, the G60 and only a year later, which taken in August 1994 16V from the program. As of August 1994, there was the Corrado also available with airbags for driver and passenger side. This accounted for the glove compartment.

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Statistics

Production figures

From Corrado 97 521 vehicles were manufactured in eight years
In October 1988, the first Corrado left the assembly line at Karmann in Osnabrück
In July 1995, the production was stopped.

Distribution by Region

Domestic: 44 025
Europe: 29,030
USA: 19,814
Canada: 2,817
Other: 1,835

Stock figures ( Germany )

Indicated are the registration numbers of the Federal Motor Vehicle Office on 1 January of the year of manufacturer and type number. The registration numbers were recorded until 2007, including the mothballed vehicles. Since 2008, this will no longer be included in the statistics, so that is occurs because a large part of the The sharp rise in losses from 2007 to 2008. KBA is used to disclose the only types with at least 100 vehicles registered.

After the final report of the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control 364 VW Corrado were scrapped in favor of the scrapping premium between 27 January 2009 and 31 July 2010.

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