The Volkswagen Corrado was made from 1988 to 1995. When it was first released, the Corrado was too expensive and full of features to be a big hit, but that has only made it more valuable as a classic. This car has a six-cylinder engine, which is good for cars, and it gets about 70K miles per year, which is good. Volkswagen officially stopped making the VR6 engine at the end of last year, even though it was no longer sold in the US. The Verkürt Reihen Sechs (Shortened Inline Six) engine has been used in many Volkswagens since its introduction in 1991. It gives these cars a small performance edge over regular four-cylinder engines. The Volkswagen Corrado SLC, shown on Bring a Trailer in 1992, was likely the best cover the VR6 ever had. Even though it didn’t sell as many as its predecessor, the Scirocco, the Corrado has become a modern standard that people want to buy. If you’re going to buy one, the best choice is the SLC model, which has the VR6 inside. This truck has only 69K miles and has been to Bring a Trailer twice. It’s dressed in old-school Flash Red and has tan leather inside. The changes—a Borla exhaust, H&R lowering coilovers, and 15-inch BBS wheels—are very stylish, even though they aren’t completely original. Putting a VR6 on a Borla is like giving Miles Davis a horn. The maker says the VR6 has a 2.8-liter, dual-overhead-cam engine that produces 178 horsepower and 177 pound-feet of torque. It can’t fully replicate the smoothness and character of a VR6, but it’s enough for a pretty light Golf-based coupe. The Corrado was sold in the US until the mid-1990s, and Volkswagen did not replace it. All six cylinders are firing in this Corrado, showing a beautiful example of a much-missed engine in a valuable car. These days, a 2.0-liter four-cylinder VW turbocharged engine makes more power, but it doesn’t have as much flair.
