The Volkswagen Corrado VR6 sounds like a winner | Revelations with Jason Cammisa | Ep. 10
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- The recipe for a successful sports car is simple: great looks, great name, and a vocal engine.
VW's Scirocco replacement had gorgeous styling and an Italian-sounding name. But the supercharged G60 engine was a disappointment. Slower than the Scirocco 16V it replaced, the new-technology four-cylinder Corrado G60 didn't find many fans.
Resurrecting an engine design pioneered by Lancia in 1922, VW created the VR6 - originally called the RV6 internally, which was a 2.8-liter 15-degree narrow-angle V6/straight-six hybrid that fit in the place of the previous four-cylinder.
The original 12-valve VR6 is one of the best-sounding engines in a production car; combining the smooth, sultry sound of a straight-six with a wookie warble and none of a V-6's harshness.
It was a revelation then and now - and combined with Mk3 GTI suspension components, the Corrado SLC cleaned the floor of the supercoupe class in every performance metric.
Including price. It was easily the most expensive car in its class, which meant slow sales. Which is the fourth and final recipe in creating a special collector's car.
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VR6 Teardown Video courtesy of Engineering Explained and Humble Mechanic:
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Remember all those years ago in 2003-2004 when Richard Hammond said this was going to be a classic? Now here we are, it’s officially a classic.
Ahhh the good ole days. Last days of empire. Good times.
Almost 20 years ago :O
I'd take any old 3 series with a straight six over this
@@papa_pt the classic car market seems to disagree with you, mr BMW profile picture
I don't know, they're quite common still in Europe, and not really expensive. If you bought one 20 years ago, you wouldn't have made any money keeping it around.
The bit with the head gaskets to visualize packaging was brilliant
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Sadly they didnt use its full potential.
He couldve put in on the engine in the VR6 way to show that it fits now
I can't agree anymore. I was thinking I wish all Car journalists use that idea.
I love the Corrado VR6 so much, a few years ago I found one with a manual and only 35k miles on it and it looked and ran like it was brand new. Then when I took it in for service, to give it a complete checkup, my mechanic wrecked it. 😣 His insurance wanted to total it over body and suspension damage, because many of the panels were nearly impossible to find, but he did the right thing and fixed it all himself out of his own pocket. The good news is the paint work on these from the factory is horrible, true orange peel delite, so it gave us the opportunity to strip it down completely and give it a gorgeous 12-stage paint job in the original Mystic Blue, plus we replaced the brakes with Brembo red caliper 6-pots in the front and 4s in the back, and upgraded to adjustable MacPherson struts and dampers. I still drive it today and it's just as fun as the day I got it.
Lucky....ya better be revving it out!
Maybe it was a good thing your mechanic smashed it
God, what a wild ride reading this comment was.
Such a cool story! Lol so glad you didn't just let them total it out and take the $ like most have. Now she is absolutely PERFECT AND you got to re-make her YOUR way! What a Beautiful Special little car you have :) What a stand up guy your mechanic was, fixing it out of his pocket. Major respect for the guy!
I wish i could see it
This was my dream car as a teenager. Now, as a 40-something year old, I'm still keeping my eye out for one.
go get one. they'll never be cheaper...
Had a violet and black VR6 2.9 several years ago.
Me too, it was the coolest!
@@td5124 Had a Black with Beige leather....feel like an idiot for selling it. Man that sound of that VR6!
This was and it is the Dream Car of my live. I own a Corrado over 10 Years ago and i love it like the first day
Who doesn't love the VR6, making that sweet music?
those who want elecrtic.
Hi Paul
When are you guys gonna finish your drag race? Wanna see what happens with the S4
@@kirksmith347 12000 $ dollars engine rebuild son
I had a mark5 Golf R32 which had the VR6 - still miss that exhaust note - nothing has come close since
The head gasket visualization was really clever, much like the red tape on the Mach E
Thanks! I've been waiting years for an excuse to use that trick!
For sure! I love this series.
Where’s the red tape on the Mach E visualization?
@@phantommedia9964 it's at 8:06 in Jason's video "Ford Mach-E meets Mustang GT"
Sadly they didnt use its full potential.
He couldve put in on the engine in the VR6 way to show that it fits now
The VR6 is legendary to me. I remember my buddy in highschools dad had a GTI with the VR6 engine and a tuned exhaust. It was the most beautiful engine sound I had ever heard in person. You could hear it revving up a mile away and knew exactly what it was. I have always had an affinity for those engines ever since. Just a beautiful noise 👌
I love the POV driving at the end of Jason videos, please never quit them
These roads look sooooo familiar, I feel like I've ridden and driven on them... Like Hicks Rd in the south bay, or somewhere...?
Loving this series, Jason!
Thanks - and btw me too!
Yoooo big dawg is here, and it is not even an old v12 bmw
same ❤❤❤❤❤
Strange but delightful when the algorithm does this and gangs up M539 with other channels
Jason is the type of guy who would be definitely happy spending a some time in M539 HQ and discuss differences between early E30 touring and late E30 with Hans.
I’m so happy and grateful that Hagerty has let Jason flex his creative muscles on a series like this, with a passion for cars that we all want to vibe with. I remember hearing on an early Carmudgeon episode that he wanted a platform that let him exercise his specific creative vision and passion - I think Hagerty answered his call.
Agree 100%!
theyve done a great job allowing it.
Absolutely
Exactly. I remember when I first saw him on Motortrend, I thought...if this fellow had his own series and the freedom to call his own shots, there'd be the potential for a genuinely rewarding enthusiast show. Jason's enthusiasm and being so in-tune with car culture combined with his ability to deliver information and tell a story is a match made in heaven for automotive content.
Brilliant video. My wife has owned 3 Corrados and I still have her last VR6... I learned more about Corrados in these 12 minutes than in all the years we've owned these great cars! Thanks!!
Love the sound of these engines! Once took a ride in a Golf 3 vr6 with a sports exhaust and just gave me the goose bumps!
I owned a Mk3 VR6 GTI in high-school that was built to a 2.9l, had a cam, and a tune. It also had a full Borla exhaust header to tailpipe. It was also the premier trim level so it had very nice leather interior. I miss that car all the time. Dynod just under 200whp and sounded SO nice. Coolest sounding car I've ever owned. And man what a rev happy little motor the VR6 is! I'll definitely own another one day. I'd love to put a turbo on one. From what I've researched online they really wake up with boost.
@@1859ddd I had a MK3 VR6 golf that I bought from my father and had to sell it after many years when I moved to another country... Biggest regret I have honestly.
In regards to turbos, they have an almost mythical status, like the 2JZ, of being able to handle insane amounts of boost with very little modification.. Know a guy who has a Mk2 with 500 whp and hasn't done anything to the internals of the engine
That Corrado is still a great looker in 2021. Love that design a lot.
Honestly, its one of the cars that improves most with some lowering. In standard form the rear doesn't look quite right. But lowered it all of a sudden looks great from behind...😂
@@y4nnickschmitt agreed it looks very high from behind 😂
Thanks :P
And even a better sounder.
@@y4nnickschmitt Same goes to the first Audi TT, far too high at stock, but lowered, it's a stunner.
The VR6 is an underrated automotive masterpiece. The exhaust note is phenomenal, especially in the 3.2l flavor. I was in the community for many years, and knew a couple people who had a Scirocco & Corrado VR6 units on the west coast. Beautiful lines they have. It's great you did a piece on them. They are deserving of being championed more in the community as a whole.
Nah man. The 3.2l 24v sounds amazing!! But nothing beats that 2.8 12v sound.
„VR“ not only is a combination on V and R Type, it also stands for „Versetzte Reihe“.
Later on, 2 of those VR blocks in 4-cylinder version were combined in the first W-8 by putting the VR in another V alignment.
Even if later turbocharged V6 and VR6 were much more responsive and agile, the W8 was a nice masterpiece of engine engineering.
The design is also used in the Bugatti W16 quad turbo… just saying!
@@S-MAC13 And the original W12!
I have a Corrado G60 and believe me after some modifications to the engine it becomes a monster and if you use the TDI gearbox top speed is over 250km/h. And its such a beautiful car, it turns heads. I feel 30 years younger when I floor the gas pedal and this thing gives me the chills everytime.
I like how Jason managed to get his Scirocco into the video a couple of times
I absolute love my Golf MK3 VR6, that thing make me smile every time.
I'm so happy to see this video. I had a red '92 Corrado VR6 almost 30 yrs ago and absolutely loved it. And like you said, yes it could go 140mph and that little coupe was rock solid while chasing a S-class.
This was so refreshing! I started with a Canary Yellow Corrado G60 as a junior in college. 2 weeks after hitting campus with it, my homeboy "P-Dub", who I played with on CAU's Tennis Team, drove a Burgundy MK2 GTI on it's last leg, and he went and got a Tornado Red Corrado G60 immediately. And we became known in Atlanta, GA as "The Corrado Boys", with my cousin who drove a lime green and black Rabbit, donning me with the nickname, the "Corrado Kid". P-Dub and I ran into several guys with Corrado G60s in the city, another with a Canary Yellow G60, one with a Black G60, and one of P-Dub's buddies Tony got a Burgundy G60 Automatic. It had an S button for sport driving which Tony named, his "Superman" button 😉. One time we rode from Atlanta to a college party at West Georgia College in Carrollton, GA I-20 West. Past Six Flags it became a 3-lane highway and we had 3 Corrados stretched across all 3 lanes riding side-by-side going about 80mph dominating the road son!!!! The visual was EPIC! This was the start of our beloved Corrado Club in Atlanta. And every Friday afternoon, before we'd meetup with the Club, P-Dub and I would hand wash & Turtle Wax our Corrados to perfection! Vacuum and armor all the interior, Windex the windows, all while blasting one of our late 80s early 90s mixtape cassettes that we would dub the night before. And we always put 2 fresh coats of silicone on the tires, AKA "Lipstick"😁!! We took pride in keeping our rides "Showroom Ready" and we hit the streets and highways HARD! Too many times out guys in Ford Mustang 5.0s and Turbo Mitsubishi Eclipses always wanted to race on the highway and we ALWAYS embarrassed them and left them in our dust 🔥🔥🔥🔥!!!! My G60 came with black Enkei wheels, and I found some new wheels in a European Car Magazine, the 16" Brother Procast chrome tri-blades and had to get them. So I ran into some folks on campus marketing new credit cards and I got my first card there. I purchased the wheels and tires with that card and was, as we say, "Dope Boy Fresh" with my Canary Yellow Corrado G60 on 16" chrome Borbet Procast tri-blade wheels! After a couple years I upgraded to a Emerald Metallic Green VR6 and led our Corrado Club with it. Our college experience was EVERYTHING and the VW Corrado was an intricate part of those glory days!!!! And we're discussing getting our hands on yet another Corrado in the near future. "The Corrado Boys shall ride again!😂
Ah... what the hell. Take my like.
The host, the writing, and the content is a perfect match. Good work, Hagerty!
I should hope so- Jason writes it himself! Quite agreed though!
Only a matter of time before Jason got an old Volkswagen hatch on here lmao, love it
I'm pretty sure its his car as well... lol
The 16V mkII Scirocco he showed images of is his, 1:56 and 3:52. Not sure about the Corrado SLC being his.
@@duosonic391 oh ok, then yeah its not his. boy its a cool car though. both of them
You rock Jason. I bought a 75 Scirocco new in 1975 and a 1992 Corrado w/g ladder in 1994. Great cars to drive.
This was my dream car at the time when I couldn't even afford a bicycle.
Same bud!!
I have driven one. It was my friends. It was such a huge deal for me. Because i knew it was so rare and one of a kind. But later he sold it. He still regrets that stupid decision
The writing on this channel is excellent and I love the perspectives Jason brings. He always keeps his obvious love of cars tempered with a healthy measure of reason and a willingness to criticize the industry and its more peculiar choices.
One of my favorite cars the VW Corrado. I've had 3 of them all a G60. 1st i had a white 1 but it was a little rough so i sold it and then bought 2 more at once a yellow and another white.
On the yellow 1 i did the stage 3 kit, smaller pully, cam, chip & a few more upgrades. It made an extra 30 hp or so. Such a fun car.
I wish i never sold any of them. I miss them dearly. I will have to get another eventually and i need a Scirocco too.
I graduated high school in 1999 with a kid who had a Corrado. He still has that car today.
I own a MkIV R32, and that sound NEVER gets old
I have a MK5 R32 and will never sell!!!
@@88tmilko yep, keeping mine forever. 128k on the clock
Same! Deep Blue Pearl. 134k miles on the clock. Love her so much
I remember wanting one of these in white so bad. The vr6 sounds sooooo good and it’s so smooth. Awesome work as usual Jason.
Back in 01 , I got the wife a pre-owned 99 Jetta gls with a vr6.
Don't get all happy, it's an automatic cause she doesn't wanna drive standard for a daily.
Last year I pulled it out of the garage where it sat for 8yrs ,in need of timing chains.
Kind of glad I hung onto it, it stayed clean and rust free that way 😆
It's fixed now and I forgot how much I miss that sound.
I had a buddy back in the day who had a Jetta VR6, that we ran dump pipes on, and that thing sounded AMAZING!!! With a proper exhaust, it is one of the best sounds out there in my opinion.
Still driving my own VR6. Never going to willing stop driving it.
I bought my '92 Corrado VR6 SLC right before getting out of the army in '96. What an amazing car. I passed up a '93 cobra because I already had a mustang ('92 calypso notchback) what an idiot. I test drove a '92 Eagle Talon TSI awd turbo then the VW. VW was an easy choice, the craftsmanship and build quality blew the Talon away. It felt brand new compared to the Talon. That Corrado surprised many mustangs, old school muscle cars, vettes just about anything was sweating if they took it lightly. It was bone stock. Sure wish I still had that car. It was repossessed due to a filthy hooker of an ex wife. If I ever come across another one in good shape it'll be hard not to buy it. Spectacular cars.
Dang dude, sad to hear the car got repo'd, I hope you can find another one sooner than later as they aren't getting any cheaper these days.
'92 - 94 the SLC was the king coupe, for sure. By the end of 94 though the next gen Probe GT was coming out, and the 2nd gen Diamond Star (GSX/Talon AWD) cars were launched with Acura eventually producing the Type R Integra... the Corrado's performance edge was over. None of those other cars could match the SLC's refinement and luxury though.
I have hard time believing this thing could out run a GST (front wheel drive turbo Eclipse) or a Laser RS.
"If I ever come across another one in good shape it'll be hard not to buy it"
do you mean another filthy hooker?
@@Turshin the first gen Eclipse/Talons did 0-60 in 6.6 secs or so... you're right about the second gen cars though
Didn't know that fun fact about the mirrors being shared with the McLaren F1 lol
The scirocco tail lights showed up on a Bentley. I had one! (the scirocco)
@@texmex9721 lol
Back then ppl they changed the mirrors against the audi rs2 mirrors. I bet they wouldn't if they knew this.
Someone at the end of my street had one of these in a gorgeous maroon colour when I was growing up and I thought it was the best thing ever.
Once upon a time I had a '92 SLC. It was payment for building a website for a b-i-l. I loved that car. It was my daily driver, even when I was traveling all over CA as a real estate appraiser. It received adoring comments very often. But, the VR6 was so finicky and the parts harder and harder to come by (some I could still find through VW Mexico, some I had to buy from Germany ~ there weren't many sitting in wrecking yards where I lived) that I eventually had to sell it. Door handles would break on the regular, replacing one coolant o-ring would cause the next to fail within a couple weeks, the spoiler stopped activating every time it was supposed to, then the water pump failed. Yet, I was thrilled that mine didn't fall to the dreaded sun roof failure. Until it did when a potential buyer was checking it out. It still holds a place in my heart as one of my favorite cars ever.
I still have an SLC and had to replace those parts that break you mentioned plus a few more. I did the sunroof (what a pita) and the spoiler myself by going through diy posts on VW websites, mainly vwvortex. Another problem I had which is common is the abs system failing. I recently had a shop remove and replace it with a regular brake booster/master cylinder. It's very difficult to find any parts at a junkyard but there are a lot more companies/websites now that sell and even make parts, finding cheap parts is a different story altogether lol.
@@billbradley6380 I’d love to have one again. It’s on a short list of cars I honestly miss from throughout the years. Second to my ‘62 Chevy II Nova wagon. The SLC is just so damn sexy, all around, inside and out.
This is - THE - best video I have seen on this car (and I've seen them all). And that capture of the engine roar at the end brings shivers and ultimate nostalgia. I can't stop longing for my 4th Corrado, especially being 10 years since my last drive in one. Amazing machine.
Jason makes learning history fun
"....if you're an 11 year old boy." *
Always loved the Corrado!
First car I purchased was an '80 Scirocco in '89. Cheap alpine white repaint with Enkie directional rims wrapped in 205-55-15 Pirelli tires, and a Alpine knock-off brand radio with four 6x9's in the rear deck. Ahh to be young again!
Thank you for reviewing this beautiful automobile sir.
Words can't describe how good that engine sounds, so Soulful
Whenever I get a chance to drive mine I always think the sound is just intoxicating!
My neighbour had one and every day he would just pin it on his way to work up our 2km long side road I got to hear it daily and it was great !
For the record, "Corrado" is actually a name in Italian, equivalent to "Conrad" (or German's Konrad). Quite an old fashioned name in Italy which sounds funny on a sport car
HOW DID YOU GET 13 LIKERS ALTOUGH YOU WROTE THE SAME THING I DID BUT 1,5 YEARS LATER??? 🤣🤣🤣
...mm-hmm, So how about Dino, or Enzo, those are ehh names as well, right?
i knew because of Sopranos, Junior real names is Corrado Soprano
This is in all seriousness one of the best car journalist/ vlogs I have yet to see, all the really kool information with just enough cheeky humour to keep us coming back for more..
I remember seeing one at a VW dealership and being seriously impressed. It's a while since I've seen one on the road.
Boy, I wanted one of those so badly when they came out, but I couldn't afford one. Probably still can't!
I have a Satin Silver 92 SLC, with NO sunroof and heated blue-dot cloth interior I may part with for the right price. Zero modifications, OEM+, it even has the stock Heidelberg Tape Deck. Portland, OR
@@pinoy23boy im interested
I've seen a handful on FBM needing some work going for like $5k. Bit pricy for a parts car but "blah blah I know what I got no low ballers!" lmfao
Not sure if they're still at that number or not considering how wild the used car market has gotten, this was when I was shopping around. Eventually I found a '99 Beetle turbo, which I love. If I just had a warehouse to hoard cars in a Corrado would definitely be one of them though lol.
@@christopherwilliams9418 There is no “some work” on these. They need a lot of TLC
I almost purchased a white one many years ago.
I was a fan of the G60 version because I owned one. I worked 30 miles by freeway from home, and my commute was made better by my purchase of the 4 cyl supercharged Corrado. The car handled like a dream and ran best at over 100 mph, seriously.
One day, after I had promised myself that I would be strong and wouldn't drive over 100 mph, I saw a white car in my rear view.
"Awesome," I said to myself. "That's a state cop. My intuition is paying off."
But that car passed me at a high rate of speed, and I saw it was a white BMW 7 series sedan with Canadian plates.
"Why should I be good while a foreigner goes over 100?" I asked myself, as if this was all the excuse I needed.
I caught up with the BC BMW in no time (you need to rev it high in the Corrado). Then I passed him on the outside of a corner. That's when he knew that the game was afoot.
There was other traffic on the freeway travelling at between 60 and 70 mph. We were doubling that, and it seemed as though the cars we were passing were flying at us, in our direction. The road was smooth asphalt, my Michelin tires were super grippy, and this freeway was curvaceous. The lead was back and forth, but I felt like I had the edge, being the hometown favorite and all. I reached the limited top speed of 140. My opponent didn't dare go any faster.
At one point, we reached a huge sweeping downhill left curve by a weigh station for freight haulers on the right. There was a group of cars four deep and taking up both lanes. We braked immediately. Then I saw the pattern emerging, shifted down, whipped right, onto the weigh station onramp, and passed those cars on the right side. The BMW was in the left lane, so he missed his chance. I got ahead of that group of cars and he was stuck behind them. Next up was the state patrol office, so I slowed down to legal velocity and tried to get my adrenaline under control. As I approached my exit, I heard a horn. It was the white BMW from BC. The guy waved and I waved back. I felt like only he and I shared a secret, and though we were strangers, and for that moment, I felt like he and I were brothers.
Nevertheless, my G60 Corrado and I beat a BMW 7 series sedan.
That car was not made for pure speed, but for speed and handling. It was not the most powerful car I have ever owned, but it was BY FAR the best handling car I have ever driven. It loved corners at high speed. Period.
I dismiss uneducated criticisms of the G60 Corrado as the nonsense of the horsepower worshipping crowd.
I don't write comments very often but... WOW! Jason Cammisa, this series is very refreshing. There are so many garbage out there in the world of TH-cam, in terms of cars and car reviewing shows but... This is great! We car enthusiasts needed something like this. Keep it up! Those few seconds at the end of every show are a masterpiece 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 please don't change, don't try to make it too funny (like Everything you Need to Know/ Donut Media) they were great but now is just stupid
Im from Germany and i like the guys of Donut Media as well.
Sometimes i watch it with my family and the kinds find the explanation realy good and i like the jokes :D
@@_n-Dee_ I love Donut Media as well! But lately, they are trying too hard to be funny...
The Manual skills on these driving clips are some of the best on TH-cam ! Can feel the smoothness through the video.
Anytime I watch Jason talk about a Corrado or Scirocco, it makes me want one of each even more.
Jason remains the number one automotive journalist of our generation. Loved this as I did all Revelation videos.
I owned a 1984 Sirocco.
Loved every minute spent with it .Driving it was a pure joy.
Then came the Corrado. More want built up but the realization never materialized.
Yet ,i would love to have one today.
That's your Corrado Cammisa! What an engine note, legendary!
I wish!
@@JasonCammisa Oh right, maybe it was a Scirocco! Keep the great work, i am a YUGE fan and have been watching your videos forever! Thanks a million!
@@JasonCammisa Thanks Jason! I see your name on a video and I click. I had been wondering for a few months now if you'd ever cover the Corrado. I have a '93 vr and a '90 g60 with a BBM Opcon Twinscrew S/C. That S/C really wakes it up to where it should have been in the first place. I hope your 'rocco and cabrio are still kicking.
@@JasonCammisa thank you for this Video and amazing series of vides just Brilliant, I am lucky I own 2 Corrados VR6 2.9!!
Wow, the sound this car makes puts a big smile on my face. this must be a very fun to drive car
They were never owned one but I'm a mechanic and have worked on several of them. Haven't seen one running in quite a while.
They are. I have one just like in the video, past 4000 rpm you are just smiling.
@@thomasgary1219 Does the quality of Corrados and Mk3 Golfs in general hold up? :)
My friends and I all drove old volkswagens this brings back good memories
I used to have a 2.8 V6 4-Motion mk4 Golf… I loved the sound of the engine. A great sleeper with 4-wheel drive. Great interior build… started my love of hot Golfs. On a 7.5 R atm. Keep up the great content.👍🇬🇧😀
I had a 2008 R32 with a 3.2l VR6 and it sounded amazing! I loved that car so much.
The series is so beyond what I expected when it was first announced. Absolutely awesome.
As a VR6 fan I thank you Mr. Camisa for making an episode like this one.
And as a car enthusiast, I have to say that you do an amazing job, to be honest I didn't knew your existence until a few weeks ago, but man you're hilarious but very well informed and educated.
P.S. one of my favorite things about your videos is that you make an effort to pronounce well, no matter the original language of the word/name, kudos for that.
This clip is as awesome as usual. Thanks a zillion for such rare and beloved by us, here in Europe, cars. Your work is invaluable
still have my 78 rocco...love the rrado ...we need to see a vw mk4 R32...lovely sound
Yes please!!!
@@bokiNYC for sure I got you fam
Love the show, and for the content of today: VR6- best sound engine for me.
Jason, you are extremely articulate and a true car enthusiast that is able to convey the message in a fun and entertaining way...good job, you make want to buy every car you showcase....
in 22 years of life and car enthusiasm i’ve never learned more information that I didn’t even know existed before this series.
Absolutely brilliant series / best thing I've discovered on TH-cam this year! Please carry on just like this!
I had 2 slc corrados and they’re just amazing. A silver one is sooooo rare, I miss them so much even in my b5 S4
I miss my 93 SLC satin silver... the guy I sold it to totaled it a couple years later. :(
I would love a VR6. But at least I have my stage 3 B5 S4 as a grocery getter.
@@monica93304 you’re a smart cookie!! I had 4 VR6 cars, I’m not stage 3 but my S4 is never ever going anywhere either. Best grocery getter of all time! 😂🤪💪
These outtro videos are undeniably NECESSARY! Brilliant!
I've owned 10 or 11 VWs since the 80s. First one was a '79 Scirocco S. Now have a '10 CC CCTA 6MT. The ANGRIEST one of my VWs was my new '97 GTI VR6. That car was ANGRY. Hated the build quality, but, it was a monster. Great video!
Honestly, this was just excellent, good to see some well done auto journalism!
Jason, you’re a master at storytelling ❤️
I bought a '93 SLC in green with tan leather interior in '98! Beautiful car with only 32k miles on it. I was already a VW nut and knew I had to have one. I really loved driving that car, but didn't like the maintenance bills much. I kept it running the way it was supposed to and even upgraded a few key components. Sad day when I sold it. Loved the end of this video when he's driving it. The sound of that engine really brought back memories!
Aw man, I SO wanted that exact color combo.
I got a great deal in a 92 SLC red/black leather in 2000. I hear you on the maintenance bills! Heater core let go mid corner on Page Mill Road in Palo Alto… immediately fogged up the glass, couldn’t see a damn thing, boiling water dumping on my accelerator door; miraculously I managed to find my way to a turnout! Even with the recall covering the heater core, that trip to the mechanic cost $1,200, and that was the first of many $900-$1500 visits to the shop to keep it running. It would be another few years before I started wrenching myself to keep costs down. Buried the speedometer en route to Vegas, fastest I’ve ever been in a car. Ended up selling it when I calculated that I was doling out $1200/mo on average in payments, insurance, and maintenance over the 14 months or so that I owned it. Back to Toyotas (MR2) and Hondas (CRX) for me. But boy, what a car!
This is the best American car channel. I typically watch European channels. I love the editing and Jason’s attention to detail, especially with the engine!
This was one of the better videos of this series. I enjoy seeing Jason drive these cars at the end. Excited for the next one.
There's no denying it sounds good. I've already been wanting one but they're still scarce and still expensive.
Well, get one now. They’re not getting any cheaper 😀
Grab a Mk4 Golf GTI with the VR6 for a fraction of the price and all the fun.
The VR6 will probably go down as one of the greatest engines ever built. It's truly a marvel of engineering and automotive passion that will never go out of style
Yes! I have people come up to me all the time and ask if my '03 GTI VR6 is for sale. I love the way it feels, sounds, as well it's reliability.
Jason is one of my car bibles. Love his insights in the automotive industry.
I found this channel recently & Im so hooked on this series!
Phenomenal job. Still looks good, that sound and feel of that engine put a smile on my face.
I DROVE A CORRADO FOR 10 YEARS!!! I converted it fro G60 to VR6 and I too, Love this series!! Thank You!!
These Hagerty/Jason videos are like breath of fresh air for car lovers...excellent job!!
There is an error in your historical points. The G60 also was available in the Passat Syncro available in Canada - so technically North America!
you find the glove box lid from mk1 scirocco also in the DeLorean 😁
The g60 sits in golf, corrado, passat, and in a smaller version as g40 in polo. Even the golf g60 ralley as a 4 wheel drive syncro version. I dont know if those was availaible in america still
@@gurkpojken hello, I had a 1990 g60 syncro, very limited. It had the exact drivetrain as the rally, but in a gti wolfsburg edition body, real sleeper. Sadly it got stolen from me in Antwerp.
@@gurkpojken USA only had it in the Corrado. Canada had both Corrado and Passat syncro.
@@gurkpojken also the golf g60 16v limited (very limited) 72 vere made i think. With 210hp..
the vr6 was a legendary engine
Yep, the same as the old Audi five pots.
Love some wookie noise , but I find it amazing that the VW 16v is still the choice for max power after all these years.
Love the driving/sound clips at the end of these episodes.
really is one of the best sounding engines of all time
Inline 5 cylinder audi would disagree
@@FJB2020 He isn't wrong, but you aren't either lmaaaoooo
Nah the Vr6 tops the 5 banger all day. I remember the first time I heard one, some dude up the street had bought the golf VR6, he had done some light mods like air filter, unbeknownst to us at the time. Me and my old man were sat playing GoldenEye on the N64 and heard the most beautiful, loud and Powerful sounding engine ever, we've both jumped up to look out of the window expecting some Porsche 911 turbo and actually see a piddley little mark 3 golf drive past the house. I'll never forget that.
the G60 was not 0-60 fast, but it was a BLAST to drive on the highway between 80-120mph. Had some amazing drives in Texas hill country when my mother bought this car. Nimble, handled amazing for the time. I still LOVE the way it looks. Wish there was a new electric one.
there was a concept car back in 2008 i guess
vw give this project to Audi because maybe the "new Scirocco" looks more like a new Audi S1 (next ur-quattro).
it was a white showcar, maybe with the inline 5 turbo engine from the tt-RS in it
What tends to be forgotten is that it had nearly the same torque as the VR6, but because it had a supercharger it had much more torque available down low. I had a G60, but it was anything but slow. In Europe many owners had a smaller pulley and a chip for their G60, most of those cars were around the same bhp as the VR6. And in keeping with what was available, some of us went for the 16Vg60 head swap. 250hp right off the bat. the G60 doesn't get the credit it deserves, IMHO.
The VR6 always need an aftermarket intake to get the awesome induction noice up. It was a great engine, wish VW really develop its sports potential further.
I keep coming back to this video. So good.
So much fun history in this series .. *loved* this episode .. TY!
Way back when VW made interesting cars.
They still do… they just don’t put VW badges on them. Audi, Bugatti, Lamborghini! 😆 but seriously, it is a shame that we don’t have more manual, sporty, affordable cars. And that sound!
I'd argue VW's most interestig stuff were from the early 00's till the 08 financial collapse. Stuff ilke the W8 B5.5 Passat, the Phaeton, all of those.
The ol g-60 from the corrado was the swap to do to a mk1 back in the 90s.
@@MrTheHillfolk Yeah if you could keep the rotor seals in 'em long enough lol
@@MrTheHillfolk not really, unless you swapped it to a Lysholm supercharger, cuz the g-ladder was a time bomb. Most common mk1 swap was the ABA 2.slow block with 16v head...
This is for sure one of my favorite FWD cars
Me and buddies used to drive sciroccos year's ago and I loved driving them and now im getting that feeling back. I'm now looking for the next model a Corrado
I drove a brand new Corrado VR6 back in the mid nineties and to this day, it’s still one of the best, most satisfying cars I ever drove.
Love this series. As a former Mk1 Scirocco owner and builder its great to see both the Scirocco and Corrado get a bit of enthusiasm. The mk1 really scoots when you put a 180 hp 1.8T 20v in it. At least in third and fourth gear, its a bit traction challenged in first and second. :)
Still looks great! Would love having one. Took a ride once in one and didn't know a thing about it at the time but was really surprised by the power in it.
Jason, this might just be the best automotive series on TH-cam. Fine work.
Very well done! Thanks for covering this hidden gem.
I love the sound of a VR6! I miss working for VW sometimes. The customers were so lovingly quirky and witty. The techs seemed a bit more laid back. So glad I learned from them when I started.
This is such a great, well researched piece on a car I love. Have owned four Corrado's over the years, and even been to the factory where they were made a number of times... on that subject, VW claimed the Corrado was an in-house design... but it was not of course, and was styled and designed (and of course built!) by Karmann Coachworks in Osnabruck. The 0-60 time was improved on the VR6 not just from the performance of the motor but the gearing, as the VR6 could hit 60MPH in 2nd gear, which the G60 could not....
In South Africa, we only got the VR6 in the Mk3 Jetta and Golf. We love the VR6 so much there are even enthusiast clubs that still rep today. Like our live for the E30, VR6 has its second home in South Africa 🇿🇦 🤲🏾
Nice video thanks for sharing one of my faves, I've always wanted one since I was 14. I'm gonna look for one!!