This vehicle has a 3 door coupé body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the front wheels.
Its 1.8 litre engine is a supercharged, single overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder unit that develops 158 bhp (160 PS/118 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 225 N·m (166 lb·ft/22.9 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual transmission.
The Volkswagen Corrado G60 weighs a claimed 1115 kg at the kerb.
It is claimed to manage a maxiumum speed of 225 km/h which is 140 mph, stated fuel consumption is 6.4/8.4/12.4 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban.
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 | 2475 mm | 97.4 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 | 1115 kg | 2458 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 | supercharged 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 | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
160 PS (158 bhp) (118 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
225 Nm (166 ft·lb) (22.9 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
66.2 kW/litre 89.9 ps/litre 88.7 bhp/litre 1.45 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
126.33 Nm/litre
1.53 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Digifant fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1587.6 kPa (230.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 445.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | G-Lader supercharger | ||
| Intercooler | Air/Air | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 8.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 16.8 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 225 km/h (140 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 143.67 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 105.67 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 141.7 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.46 kg/kW 15.81 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 6.4/8.4/12.4 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 6.4/8.4/12.4 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 15.6/11.9/8.1 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 44.1/33.6/22.8 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 36.8/28.0/19.0 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 | |||
| 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 82V | ||
| Tyres rear | 195/50 R 15 82V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.77 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.65 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 15653 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1988 Volkswagen Corrado G60 added before December 1995. Last modified 2019-08-20. |
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