The best car Volkswagen ever made. Period. (VW Corrado)

Member Name: Jonny_L

Product:	VW Corrado
Date:	17/06/08 (73 review reads)
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Advantages: Great looks, fast and handles like a proper sports car, great VR6 engine, shouldn't depriciate much.

Disadvantages: Parts are costly, hard to find a really good one these days

The Corrado has reached cult status, it'll go down in the history books as the first ever sports-coupe that Volkswagen ever made. The Corrado is a little known car, but to those few petrolheads who know exactly what this car is about will most likely let off an audible sigh every time they see a nice VR6, and think to themselves "I wish I had one of those".

The Corrado came in a range of variants, from the 1.8 litre 16 valve engine, the 2.0 litre 8 valve, the G60 supercharged version, and of course the range topping 2.9 litre VR6. The VR6 is the real collectors car, offering just shy of 200bhp and ample torque from the close angled V6. The sound of the VR6 engine is wonderful as well, you put your foot down and hear it wail, and there's few places I'd rather be. There are variants to the standard VR6, namely the Storm verson, which may hold it's value better but you're just paying a premium for the different wheels, a few badges and different colours.

The Corrado is a nice place to be. It's interior is very 90's volkswagen, and the switchgear is all very similar to the Golf. The difference is in the seats, heated leather is the way forward. The driving position is low down, stretched out and sporty, and the tilt steering wheel makes sure you're in a good driving position at all times. The quality of the dash and plastics is good, you can drive one today and it shouldn't have any rattles to note.

Rear passenger space is also good, though the headroom is slightly limited but bearable. The boot space is great, this car is pretty practical as the rear seats fold down too, offering plenty of room.

So to start up that VR6 block and take it for a spin. The first thing you notice is that the steering is ultra responsive. The Corrado is a real sports car and it lets you know straight away. 0-60 comes up in under 7 seconds, going onto a top speed of 145mph. At around 50mph, the rear spoiler comes up and appears to aid very high speed cornering, though this may just be a placibo, as it's quite little. Nice touch though. As for the cornering, wow. For a front wheel drive car with a massive engine in the front, it doesn't half stick to the road. You can take corners at stupid speeds and the thing will never let go on the road, and when it does finally, it's so beautifully controllable and slides with so much ease that you forget it's a front wheel drive car.

They just don't make cars like this any more. If you've ever wanted to have a corrado, now's your time before the get too old and unreliable.

Speaking of unreliable, you'd better have a keen eye when looking for one, as parts are usually only available from the main dealers, and considering that this is a sports car, you could be looking at a hefty bill should things go wrong. Remember though, it's a VW so provided you get a good one, you'll be grinning corner after corner, for miles and miles.

Summary: You can get a good one for around £3-4k, and for me that's an absolute bargain.

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