1993 | Volkswagen Corrado VR6 2.9

Arriving in late 1991 the VR6-engined version of the Volkswagen Corrado was hailed by CAR magazine as one of '25 cars you must drive before you die', while Auto Express rated it as among 'VW's best ever drivers' cars'. Sharing the same handsome Herbert Schafer-penned silhouette as its four-cylinder siblings, the newcomer sported a wider front track to accommodate its six-cylinder powerplant. Responsible for inspiring VAG's later Bentley W12 and Bugatti W16 designs, the freshly developed engine featured an unusually narrow Vee angle of 15 degrees meaning that it only needs a single cylinder head. Sonorous and punchy, it produced some 188bhp and 181lb/ft of torque and was allied to either four-speed automatic or five-speed manual transmission. Equipped with MacPherson struts up front and trailing arms plus a torsion beam at the rear, the manual VR6 was reputedly capable of 0-60mph in 6.7 seconds and 145mph; seriously impressive figures during the early 1990s and still respectable today.

First registered on 10th December 1993, the Corrado on offer here was specified with the desirable VR6 engine. Interestingly it was also ordered from factory with the very rare automatic gearbox, leather interior along with heated front seats. Presented in Dragon Green Metallic the car is totally original and comes fitted with its original 15” Speedline alloy wheels and even still has its original Sony radio cassette player head unit fitted. The service history consists of eight stamps in the original service book, all carried out by the main agent dealer who supplied the car, Dovercourt of Battersea, London. Their final service was in 2005 at 26,316 miles and consisted of an engine oil and filter change, brake fluid and air filter change. Since 2005 the car has covered less than 3,000 miles. The vendor reports the car to drive very well and it will be supplied to auction with a new MoT test certificate.

Supplied with its V5 registration document, original bookpack with stamped service book, receipt, old tax discs and MoT test certificates including a new one valid through to February 2026. Becoming ever more collectable, low mileage examples of these fantastic Karmann built Volkswagons are near impossible to find. Consigned by Will Penrose

Lot details
Year: 1993
Make: Volkswagon
Model: Corrado VR6
Registration: L385 GYO
Chassis No: WVWZZZ50ZRK002340
Engine No: ABV010973
Mileage: 29,000


* Low mileage example

* Rare automatic gearbox

* Low ownership