ft. of torque. The 2.8L VR6 upgrade was a significant power upgrade, increasing the car's maximum output to 172 hp and 173 lb.-ft. of torque. In its later years, Volkswagen replaced that 2.8L ...

Part of Volkswagen's portfolio for 34 years, the VR6 was designed to provide V6 power within an engine bay intended to house a four-pot. Your changes have been saved Email is sent Email has ...

Packed together with a narrow angle, the VR6 could use a single cylinder head and gasket and would fit in all manner of VW applications that were originally supposed to have four-cylinder power.

One of many VW VR6s I’ve driven. Aaron Cole The VR6 could be found in the snouts ... “For a long time, it offered a compelling blend of power and torque and compactness, basically.” ...

Its silky smoothness, instant power, and exotic car sound made the ... a better noise from a six-cylinder Volkswagen? 3.2-liter VR6 VW Corrado VR6 VW Passat VR6 It could even tow hay bails!

Volkswagen began work on a prototype 2.0-liter VR6 in 1978, but by the time it entered production in 1991, the VR6 had grown to 2.8 liters, largely to meet the needs of power-hungry Americans.

Volkswagen's VR6 engine was pretty revolutionary. By arranging six cylinders in a zig-zag pattern on one cylinder head, VW managed to put V6-level power in an engine not much larger than an inline ...

It's time to say goodbye to the VW VR6 engine. RIP. On Thursday, the 2024 Volkswagen Atlas made its debut with only turbo-4 power, a larger touchscreen, and more standard comfort features.

In the ’70s and ’80s, turbocharged cars were rare, so to increase an engine’s power ... which is what the VR6 is. It debuted in 1991 under the hood of the VW Passat and later the Golf ...

For the 2008 Volkswagen Passat, the six-cylinder VR6 model is only available with 4Motion all-wheel drive and an automatic transmission, and the manual transmission is only offered on the Turbo model.

Volkswagen has officially killed its enthusiast-favorite VR6 engine, so let's celebrate it with some of the best cars it ever powered.