1993 Volkswagen Corrado VR6

• Manufactured on behalf of Volkswagen by Karmann, the Corrado front-wheel drive coupé had a production span of seven years between 1988 and 1995
• The VR6 sported a 2.9-litre, 187bhp, narrow-angle, twelve-valve V6
• Capable of 0-60mph in 6.7 seconds and 145mph; seriously impressive figures during the early 1990s and still respectable today
• This automatic example appears to have been used by its first owner briefly before being put into long term storage
• Purchased by our vendor last year with an indicated mileage of 28,413
• Finished in Green Dragon Pearl Effect (LC6P) with a Charcoal Grey leather interior
• Fully optioned from new including Sport Front Seats (heated), Electric Mirrors, Electric Sunroof, upgraded Alternator, Halogen Headlamps and six speakers
• The car remains totally original with the original First Aid Kit and factory stickers still intact

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 so as 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 need a single cylinder head. Sonorous and punchy, it produced some 188bhp and 181lbft 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.

This automatic example appears to have been used by its first owner briefly before being put into long term storage and was purchased by our vendor last year with an indicated mileage of 28,413. It's attractively finished in Green Dragon Pearl Effect (LC6P) with a Charcoal Grey leather interior and was fully optioned from new including Sport Front Seats (heated), Electric Mirrors, Electric Sunroof, upgraded Alternator, Halogen Headlamps and six speakers.

The car remains totally original with the original First Aid Kit and factory stickers still intact, remarkable. Finding another VR6 with this mileage and in this lovely original condition could be a bit of a challenge.