The Volkswagen Corrado 16v is a coupé with 3 doors and a front mounted powerplant which delivers the power to the front wheels.
Powering the Volkswagen Corrado 16v is a double overhead camshaft, 1.8 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 139 bhp (141 PS/104 kW) at 6100 rpm and 168 N·m (124 lb·ft/17.1 kgm) at 4600 rpm respectively.
This power is supplied to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
With a stated kerb weight of 1090 kg, the Volkswagen Corrado 16v performs the 0-60 mph benchmark sprint in 8.6 seconds and the standing quarter mile in 16.7 seconds.
Maximum speed claimed is 212 km/h or 132 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 3 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2470 mm | 97.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1429 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Length | 4050 mm | 159.4 inches | |
| Width | 1674 mm | 65.9 inches | |
| Height | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1090 kg | 2403 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | 1.81 m² | ||
| CdA | 0.58 | ||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1781 cc (108.683 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 86.4 mm
3.19 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
141 PS (139 bhp) (104 kW) at 6100 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
168 Nm (124 ft·lb) (17.1 kgm) at 4600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
58.2 kW/litre 79.1 ps/litre 78 bhp/litre 1.28 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
94.33 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo K-Jet fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1185.4 kPa (171.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 445.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 6.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 8.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.7 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 212 km/h (132 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 129.3 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 95.09 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 127.52 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.52 kg/kW 17.57 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 15609 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1988 Volkswagen Corrado 16v added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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