This Jetta generation is credited with bringing ... Sold between 2006 and 2010, the 3.6 VR6 model made a stout 280 hp and 265 lb-ft of torque. It featured variable valve timing and a 12.0:1 ...

Despite the fact that the Jetta and the Golf instituted the VR6 in the same year ... closest to the Rialta was now equipped with a Ford 6.8L Super Duty V10 engine, which could not be a bigger ...

Meanwhile, Volkswagen had it all figured out with its hot Jetta—one of which packed six cylinders of narrow-angle fury. I took an old GLX VR6 for a drive in the countryside, and it made me ...

Whereas we'd call a straight six an I-6, the Germans call it an ... including the GTI and the Jetta. With two valves per cylinder, the original VR6 developed between 172 and 178 hp, depending ...

The 1.8T in my 2003 Jetta offers the same benefits as its ... The V6 option is really a 3.6-liter VR6, only available in the Atlas and the Touareg. The VR6 has disappeared from all of Volkswagen ...

The last VW sold here with a VR6 was the 2023 Atlas mid-size SUV, where the application was a 3.6-liter producing 276 ... the VR6 found its way into the Jetta, Touareg, and even the VW Transporter ...

Getting the assist from a shop in New Hampshire, the Jetta got a whole new heart and drivetrain based on a 12-valve VR6 swap which relied on a mix of borrowed parts from both the MK3 GTI and ...

According to the ad, today's Nice Price or No Dice Jetta has 240,000 on the clock. Despite that heavy baggage, it still impresses with a VR6 under the hood, and a five-speed stick next to that.

HIGHS: Smooth good looks, classy interior, VR6 midrange punch ... from 0 to 60 mph in 7.7 seconds. Our last Jetta GLX, however, was quicker at 6.9 seconds, the same time scored by Ford's new ...

The VR6 was first introduced in 1991, and besides the flagship Golf and Jetta 3 models ... s not forget the mighty Passat R36 featuring a 3.6-litre version of the VR6 with 221kW.

It's official, Volkswagen's VR6 engine has been pronounced dead as of December 12, 2024, when the final narrow-angle engineering oddball reached the end of the line. Part of Volkswagen's portfolio ...