I still remember my first experience with a Volkswagen VR6 engine. My brother had a Mk3 VW GTI with a 2.8-liter VR6 and five-speed manual. It was quicker than my E36 BMW 328i, with its own 2.8 ...

The Volkswagen VR6 engine was the successful result of that experiment. Starting with the obvious, both V6 and VR6 engine layouts feature six cylinders. The "V" in VR6 means the same thing that ...

In a post on LinkedIn, Volkswagen communications manager Andreas Schleith announced the sad news that every water-cooled VW fan had been dreading: the VR6 engine is dead. Volkswagen built its ...

The VR6 engine is not your everyday engine, and even though it's not being used in newer production cars anymore (it was phased out in 2024), that hasn't stopped car enthusiasts from desiring one ...

Over 30 years after its creation, the Volkswagen VR6 is still a fantastic piece of engineering. Last month, Volkswagen flew me out to Johnson Valley, California, to take a pair of ID.4s off-road.

When Volkswagen launched its VR6 engine in the Passat and the Golf, it was a sure sign that the brand was moving upmarket. With its narrow cylinder angle of only 15 degrees, the V-6/inline-6 ...