The Corrado 16v is a car from Volkswagen, with front wheel drive, a front located engine and a 3 door coupé body style.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 2 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 134 bhp (136 PS/100 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 180 N·m (133 lb·ft/18.4 kgm) at 4400 rpm.
This power is transferred to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The Volkswagen Corrado 16v weighs a quoted 1141 kg at the kerb.
Maximum stated speed is 210 km/h, or 130 mph, claimed fuel consumption figures are 6.0/7.6/12.3 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban per DIN 70030.
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) | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1428 mm | 56.2 inches | |
| Length | 4050 mm | 159.4 inches | |
| Width | 1690 mm | 66.5 inches | |
| Height | 1310 mm | 51.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1141 kg | 2515 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] 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 | 2 litre 1984 cc (121.071 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.5 × 92.8 mm
3.25 × 3.65 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
136 PS (134 bhp) (100 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
180 Nm (133 ft·lb) (18.4 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
50.4 kW/litre 68.5 ps/litre 67.5 bhp/litre 1.11 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
90.73 Nm/litre
1.1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bosch KE-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1140.1 kPa (165.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 496 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 6.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 9.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 210 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 119.07 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 87.58 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 117.44 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.42 kg/kW 19.07 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.0/7.6/12.3 l/100km 90 km/h / 120 km/h / urban per DIN 70030 | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.0/7.6/12.3 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 16.7/13.2/8.1 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 47.1/37.2/23.0 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 39.2/30.9/19.1 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 195/50 R 15 V | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/50 R 15 V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.68 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 34034 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 Volkswagen Corrado 16v added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-07-19. |
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