Find Of The Day: Corrado in Golf’s Clothing

This is not a GTI. Yes, we gravitate to Volkswagen’s hot hatch for our articles; it’s easy to scroll right past the “everyday” model that millions of Germans swear by. But this Golf is different. Take a look under the hood and you’ll know why it’s today’s Find Of The Day.

Power can transform anything. Give something a little bit of power and see how it changes things. This 1992 Golf GL started as something simple: a run-of-the-mill car designed to get people from point A to point B with adequate people and cargo space with adequate power and adequate fuel economy. Adequate, however, is never fun. And with cars, more power almost always equals more fun.

Power, in this case, comes from the engine and transmission from a Corrado SLC VR6. The original 1.8L engine was thrown in the dumpster and in went the 2.8L six-cylinder and 5-speed manual transmission. This powertrain in a lightweight Golf body has to be loads of fun.

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In addition to the engine, this Golf has custom “snowflake” alloy wheels: OEM alloy faces machined to fit BBS RS rims. The wheels are mounted with brand new Yokohama tires, and the car sits on an H&R cup kit suspension. Inside are Recaro seats from an MK2 GTI. There’s an aftermarket head unit, and it looks like that’s a MOMO steering wheel.

There are a couple of small issues with the car (“blemishes” on the rear seats, windshield scratches, etc.), but the car looks almost flawless.

For $8500 this upright Corrado can be yours. See the car yourself in Bloomington Hills, Michigan. Or take a peep at the photos in the classified ad on thesamba.com.

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