The Volkswagen Corrado VR6 is a 3 door coupé style road car with a front mounted engine supplying power to the front wheels.
Its 2.9 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, single overhead camshaft, 6 cylinder unit that produces 187 bhp (190 PS/139 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 245 N·m (181 lb·ft/25 kgm) at 4200 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1240 kg.
Maximum speed quoted is 233 km/h or 145 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) | 1425 mm | 56.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1380 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Length | 4050 mm | 159.4 inches | |
| Width | 1796 mm | 70.7 inches | |
| Height | 1310 mm | 51.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.64 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1240 kg | 2734 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 58% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 15° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2.9 litre 2861 cc (174.589 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82 × 90.3 mm
3.23 × 3.56 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.91 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
190 PS (187 bhp) (139 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
245 Nm (181 ft·lb) (25 kgm) at 4200 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
48.7 kW/litre 66.3 ps/litre 65.4 bhp/litre 1.07 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
85.63 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Bo Motronic M 2.7 fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1076.1 kPa (156.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 476.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.1 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 27.5 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 233 km/h (145 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 152.9 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 112.46 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 150.81 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.89 kg/kW 14.85 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | I.TB.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 205/50 R 15 85 V | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/50 R 15 85 V | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.39 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 17545 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 25.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 Volkswagen Corrado VR6 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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