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Watch: Farah Drives a VR6 Corrado that’s Cleaner Now Than it was in the ’90s

The Corrado is one of VW’s many legendary vehicles, and few earn the reputation more than this purple Corrado VR6 driven by Matt Farah on The Smoking Tire.

From the very first frames of this video, you can tell that Farah loves it and that its owner wants it to be driven.

Making about 220 hp, this isn’t what you’d call a wild build, but it is a good build. With some choice mods, this free-revving VR6 sounds good and according to Farah the rest of the car feels excellent in the bends.

The mods are (as taken from wheelie.cool)

Mods/Upgrades (about 7k miles old)
Wavetrac LSD
Schrick 268 Cams
Heavy Duty valve springs – revs to 7500 rpm!
GIAC Chip
Neuspeed Intake
2.9 Intake Manifold
2.9 Throttle Body
Eurosport exhaust
KW V3 fully adjustable coilovers
Front, rear and trunk mats with OEM Corrado logo
Momo Prototipo Steering Wheel
EGR and Secondary air pump deleted
Includes CA smog if needed

Work done about 5k miles ago
All suspension bushings replaced
New front control arms/bushings
Chains and guides replaced
AC recharged using OEM factory tool
Shift bushings replaced
Spark plugs and wires
OEM Sachs clutch

If you’re interested in the “cleanest Volkswagen Corrado [Farah has] seen since, probably the ‘90s” it’s up for sale. Check out wheelie.cool for more.

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