In the lates 80s, VW's engineers faced a conundrum. The product planning department expressed the need for a compact six-cylinder engine that could be squeezed into a front-wheel-drive car.

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Cape Town - The Volkswagen Golf Mk3 VR6 is a car that has been debated about for years following its birth in 1992. Many questioned the automaker's thinking in squeezing a slightly angled six-cylinder ...

Ever heard an Acura NSX with a 6-to-1 header? Now you have.

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Volkswagen has been making the VR6 engine since the early 1990s. Its narrow-angle V configuration is a unique way to cram six cylinders into a space where four would normally go, using only one head ...

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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 mashup of ...

This 2009 Volkswagen CC VR6 4Motion, a rare Candy White AWD sedan with 166,940 miles, features a 280 HP 3.6L V6, Dynaudio sound system, and full service records, well-maintained by its fourth owner ...