Corrado in Top gear Big Book Now with pics of it

[Swompy 0]

Was looking through the books at work yesterday ( as you do) flicking through the Top Gear big book of 2010 and caught a glips of a bring yellow flash and a front end you couldnt mistake.

 

Looked back through to find The corrado is one of there favourite cars.

 

Along with the Audi Quattro, Ferrari F40 and Jaguar XJR

 

I just had to buy the book in the end :D

[bananawhip 0]

I just had to buy the book in the end

:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

I'm just as bad, bought an xbox 360 just to drive the Corrado in Forza 2 :)

[aide 0]

yeh they've always had a soft spot for vw's super coupe :)

 

what position did it come in at?

[Swompy 0]

It wasnt ratted

 

Just for each of thos cars was a two page spread with a big pic and a little write up.

 

I would post up what they said but I forgot the book at my Gf's

[aide 0]

yeh definitely get it scanned & posted

 

they did one for the sunday papers a few years back, best 100 cars of all time sort of thing, came in mid 40's iirc

[Sonicriot13 0]

:awesome: If I ever do manage to get in the audience I'm defo rocking up in the Rado.

[Swompy 0]

:awesome: If I ever do manage to get in the audience I'm defo rocking up in the Rado.

 

That goes with out saying :D

[CazzaVR 0]

Will have to check this out- sounds good 8)

 

They did a Top 100 Cool Cars booklet a few years ago and the C came in at no. 18 8)

[V-Dubstar 0]

I rated my top 100 cars recently and the Corrado came in at numéro 1! :lol:

[millerman 0]

I rated my top 100 cars recently and the Corrado came in at numéro 1! :lol:

 

sounds like a biased view if you ask me :lol:

[carpoid 0]

Thats cool, i take it they were not just raving about the VR6 if it was yellow? Were any of the Golfs in there too, or any other VWs?

[Swompy 0]

Thats cool, i take it they were not just raving about the VR6 if it was yellow? Were any of the Golfs in there too, or any other VWs?

 

Well they were still biased to the VR

 

IIRC they said something like, "It was just addiquit with the valve engines, addiquit with the strange supercharged G60 version but only came into its own when VW get their heads straight and put the VR engine in it"

[ozowen 2]

I think all the Magazines and Car programmes like the Corrado's. Evo magazine did there 100 top driving cars recently and the C was in there ok only just and it was the VR but it made it. :clap:

[CazzaVR 0]

I think all the Magazines and Car programmes like the Corrado's. Evo magazine did there 100 top driving cars recently and the C was in there ok only just and it was the VR but it made it. :clap:

 

Yep- the VR6 was no. 98 IIRC,but they used a pic of a nugget G60 :roll:

[Swompy 0]

Here is the 2 page spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

:D

[CazzaVR 0]

'slightly weird G60' :lol:

[Swompy 0]

'slightly weird G60' :lol:

 

Ya I had a giggle too :lol:

 

I like the way they all ways use a nugget in a pic but all rave about the vr

[Sonicriot13 0]

'slightly weird G60' :lol:

 

Ya I had a giggle too :lol:

 

I prefer "quirky". :lol:

[Yandards 0]

Nice, not sure how 'slightly wierd' the G60 is in the current modern climate of force feeding nearly every performance engine.

[OSV 0]

Weird in the sense they should have used a turbo like everyone else

[aide 0]

yeh wierd is a poor choice of word, the only thing which i can think makes it a little peculiar is there wasn't any motors using that type of charger at the time :scratch:

[Swompy 0]

I forgot to say :brickwall: the Ford Escort Cosworth was one of the other cars they loved

[carpoid 0]

No other VWs then? I thought the R32 or Mk1 GTI may of been worthy

[Jim 1]

Weird in the sense they should have used a turbo like everyone else

 

They supercharged the Mini Cooper to great results for a number of years, so I don't think using a supercharger was that much of a curveball idea personally!

[Jonny777 0]

Nice, not sure how 'slightly wierd' the G60 is in the current modern climate of force feeding nearly every performance engine.

 

I reckon it might be weird cos it was missing a few valves tbh. :tongue:

 

:lol:

 

Good find. But as we know from another Top Gear Hammond raved about the Rado VR saying it was better than most of the stuff on sale now. 8)