Volkswagen has built the final VR6. “After 34 years and nearly 1.87 million units produced, the iconic VR6 engine says farewell,” Andreas G. Schleith, a spokesperson for Volkswagen, wrote on LinkedIn.

He recalled seeing the VR6 engine for the first time when the VR6-powered Golf made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show in 1991. Its last uses were in versions of the Volkswagen Talagon ...