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-liter ...

The Passat was first fitted with the VR6 engine in Europe for 1991. Here in the US, we'd get the VR6-equipped GLX starting ...

The Volkswagen Group has recently closed a 33-going-on-34-year-old chapter in the German automaker's long history. According to Volkswagen Passenger Cars communication manager Andreas Schleith, the ...

In a post on LinkedIn, Volkswagen communications manager Andreas Schleith announced the sad news that every water-cooled VW ...

After military service a career as war correspondent was on the cards. But then an exclusive bursar programme in automotive journalism came 'a-knockin' - and so a 26-year journey spanning newspapers, ...

If the Volkswagen Golf's hatchback frame is a little too restrictive from a pure size perspective, then VW has you covered with the Jetta. The model is essentially a Golf, but with the hatchback ...

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, ...

Anything that lasts several decades in the automotive world is an impressive accomplishment, but not everything can last forever. 2024 saw the true end of production for the Volkswagen VR6 engine that ...

The last place one would expect to find devotion to a two-decade-old, iron-block six-cylinder engine is Volkswagen. The company has developed a line of powerful turbocharged, direct-injected ...

Volkswagen offers a range of powerful four-cylinder engines, giving today’s cars a terrifying level of performance compared to the humble Beetles it grew famous for. There’s something special about ...