corrado weight difference in the years.

[zyndol 10]

Hi

 

Something I heard way before I had a Corrado was that the original Corrados were based on mk2 golf chassis and the later ones were based on the mk3 chassis. Because of this the older ones were a lot lighter. Looking at the 0-60 times from older to newer ones the older seem to be slightly quicker.

 

Is this right? or is it just from adding abs aircon or heavier vr6 engine e.t.c? does anyone know what the difference in weight is?

z

[davidwort 0]

no, not precisely, the corrado does share a lot of the running gear with the mk2 and 3 but weight is down to the corrado specific bits, like the heavy bonnet and bumpers, sunroof etc. The VR6 has the front subframe and wishbones from the mk3 GTI/VR but the weight of those parts is little different from the 4 cylinder cars.

The main reason for weight differences over the models and years are engines, abs, trim variations and a host of minor changes as the production run went forward, door impact bars etc..

 

allegedly the lightest is the 1.8 16v with no sunroof and manual windows, followed by the 2L 8v, later spec 16v's, G60 and VR, they vary from around 1100kg up to over 1250 (VR with leather and air-con)

Edited February 6, 2013 by davidwort

[zyndol 10]

cheers for reply that straightens that out.

[Yandards 0]

The real difference is the weight distribution, as the VR sits forward in the engine bay there is a lot of weight in front of the front axle, this has a bigger impact on handling than anything else.

 

As for the overall weight difference, air con adds a fair chunk of weight so a 1.8 16v with aircon will weigh more than a G60 without.

 

However, when you consider that 100kg is the difference between a car with an empty fuel tank and just a driver and a car with a full tank and a passenger then its not a huge amount.

[tony_ack 0]

The real difference is the weight distribution, as the VR sits forward in the engine bay there is a lot of weight in front of the front axle, this has a bigger impact on handling than anything else.

 

As for the overall weight difference, air con adds a fair chunk of weight so a 1.8 16v with aircon will weigh more than a G60 without.

 

However, when you consider that 100kg is the difference between a car with an empty fuel tank and just a driver and a car with a full tank and a passenger then its not a huge amount.

 

That's a light passenger!

[davidwort 0]

Who's the heaviest and who's the lightest Corrado driver then??? :)