Interesting article - Corrado is it a "sportscar" no but...

[_Matt_ 32]

.. an interesting read all the same. The Audi was also not classed as sportscar but I felt the conclusion & % scores sounded as though the Corrado, as a package, pipped it and put up a good fight against some decent compeition from 1993 (964, TVR and Caterham).

https://porschecarshistory.com/porsche-964-carrera-2-vs-tvr-griffith-4-3-vs-audi-s2-coupe-vs-caterham-seven-k-series-vs-vw-corrado-vr6-performans-car-mag-111993/?fbclid=IwAR1_DdjhnvlHXHy_xN8xEJims6oVjuHQAAcU3HpSyCxMEhJfs68c1mppx7o

Nice to be reminded the car was punching well above its weight as I become blase about it after 5 years of ownership.

[Cressa 44]

Looks good but I can't zoom in to read it, damn....

[_Matt_ 32]

There's a little icon on the top right side when you click the picture.

I just liked it as is a different perspective to normal peer reviews.

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[fendervg 33]

Ha ha - on the last page you need to squint to make out the winner at the bottom! Although you can figure it out from the rest - the only thing I thought is that they had made their mind up already based on the beginning requirements and had picked some cars that were obviously not going to fit the bill. There's a clear preference for open-top two seaters expressed, and they would easily have found a few more in that category - if the Mazda had been in it it would have won.

[Keyo 47]

Red Audi 80 7a drove past me today - looked absolutely stunning  - would dread to think how hard the parts are to get as Audi tradition do not ship to the UK. 

[fendervg 33]

I had an 1987 Coupe Quattro until about 10 years ago  - parts were impossible to fine, even worse than the Corrado. There were only about 700 or so made in RHD, so a rare car.

[ger040 3]

Audi seem to be poorest for classic car parts with VW slightly better but way behind Porsche , Mercedes and BMW

[fla 9]

11 hours ago, fendervg said:

I had an 1987 Coupe Quattro until about 10 years ago  - parts were impossible to fine, even worse than the Corrado. There were only about 700 or so made in RHD, so a rare car.

Any photos?  Must have been fantastic to own.  A friend had one back in the late 80s - we used to go for a blast at lunchtime: 6th form perks!

[Keyo 47]

11 hours ago, fendervg said:

I had an 1987 Coupe Quattro until about 10 years ago  - parts were impossible to fine, even worse than the Corrado. There were only about 700 or so made in RHD, so a rare car.

This car Ive seen a couple of times- it realyy is a hell of a cool car- looked at t 

 

11 hours ago, fendervg said:

I had an 1987 Coupe Quattro until about 10 years ago  - parts were impossible to fine, even worse than the Corrado. There were only about 700 or so made in RHD, so a rare car.

Was yours the 5 cylinder 7A - think they were about 178 bhp - they did another 2.2 which was about 148 bhp I think. 

[Keyo 47]

Its actually this car I spotted- I  ran into 2 years back at a leisure centre and had my eye on it a couple years - very rare car now the 7A quattro. 

Bottom picture is a dream car for me the extremely rare ABT widebody. - only a couple on the UK- one been a saturn white one. 

 

Edited February 3, 2023 by Keyo

[fendervg 33]

16 minutes ago, Keyo said:

This car Ive seen a couple of times- it realyy is a hell of a cool car- looked at t 

 

Was yours the 5 cylinder 7A - think they were about 178 bhp - they did another 2.2 which was about 148 bhp I think. 

KV engine code - naturally aspirated inline 5, 2226cc as far as I remember. Not the fasted but still 0-60 near enough 8 secs, and with the quattro drivetrain it was always quick off the line and sure footed in the corners! The I5 engines were silky smooth, with oodles of torque - an absolute pleasure to drive, whether fast or cruising - I've never driven any other car where I like the engine as much.

[Keyo 47]

1 minute ago, fendervg said:

KV engine code - naturally aspirated inline 5, 2226cc as far as I remember. Not the fasted but still 0-60 near enough 8 secs, and with the quattro drivetrain it was always quick off the line and sure footed in the corners! The I5 engines were silky smooth, with oodles of torque - an absolute pleasure to drive, whether fast or cruising - I've never driven any other car where I like the engine as much.

Yes they are ceratainly a well proportioned car- I think what tainted the model was that the s2 was mega expensive- the later V6 2.6 and 2.8 were very low powered with poor mpg  - the very early kv and more powerful 7a would certainly be my pick . 

Look at this absolue beauty - its not a wide body but been through ABT hands. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAJ3oNYbPQ8

[Crasher 3]

We are just about to start a full front to back mechanical restoration of a 95 S2 Avant, getting all the parts together has been a trial and test of patience.

[Keyo 47]

4 hours ago, Crasher said:

We are just about to start a full front to back mechanical restoration of a 95 S2 Avant, getting all the parts together has been a trial and test of patience.

Some of the parts look so expensive- one quote I will never forget as I have been sniffing round the audi pages for a while as a luker was " Audi Tradition simply dont want us to own them " . 

[fendervg 33]

32 minutes ago, Keyo said:

Some of the parts look so expensive- one quote I will never forget as I have been sniffing round the audi pages for a while as a luker was " Audi Tradition simply dont want us to own them " . 

Yeah, they don't seem to care that the cars that got them to where they are today were the Type 81/85/89 cars - the Ur Quattro, Coupe and 80/90/100s. and the Group B rally era. They have a few in storage that they can roll out for press events and don't give a toss about enthusiasts trying to restore or keep these models on the road. That's they way it was in 2003  when I bought mine, and I hear it's not much better, if even worse, today.

[Crasher 3]

To be able to do the job it was imperative that I was able to deal with Tradition which I have not been able to do since just over half the people who voted said leave….  🙈.   Eventually after jumping through many hoops of fire I have been able to get an account and some of the prices are less than what they were when available directly through VAG UK although the carriage charges are outrageous BUT we had no choice. I have another €500 of parts in my basket but my customer has bought himself another Audi to practice his DIY skills and he may need a few parts for that.

[Keyo 47]

1 hour ago, Crasher said:

To be able to do the job it was imperative that I was able to deal with Tradition which I have not been able to do since just over half the people who voted said leave….  🙈.   Eventually after jumping through many hoops of fire I have been able to get an account and some of the prices are less than what they were when available directly through VAG UK although the carriage charges are outrageous BUT we had no choice. I have another €500 of parts in my basket but my customer has bought himself another Audi to practice his DIY skills and he may need a few parts for that.

Glad to hear that of I ever get one I know where to come ha !