The VR6 engine is a six-cylinder engine configuration developed by Volkswagen. The name VR6 comes from the combination of German words "Verkürzt" and "Reihenmotor" meaning "shortened inline engine" referring to the VR-engine having characteristics of inline layout but shortened.

Aug 13, 2005 · The VR5 used in the mk4 is the same as the 12v VR6, minus one cylinder. It is a 2.3L 150hp 10v motor and uses the same tranny as the VR6. It is drive by wire and coil pack driven. I wish they had updated it to a 20v VR5 based on the 24v for the new jetta 5 instead of that inline 5 that won't fit between any older cars framerails.

The VR5 engines are a family of (petroleum fuelled) Internal combustion engines developed by the Volkswagen Group and produced from 1997 to 2006 [citation needed]. They are derived from the VR6 engine family, [1] also developed by Volkswagen, but with one fewer cylinders.

Aug 3, 2017 · Admired for both their throaty, wholly addictive exhaust note and performance, Volkswagen’s VR6 engines and later V5 were hot news when they appeared in the late ‘80s. But what does the VR stand for, what’s meant by a ‘narrow angle’ engine and what were these two very distinctive powerplant’s key features? We’ve got the answers…

Feb 10, 2023 · The VR6 forms the basis of the VR5, an engine with the same architecture but with a cylinder deleted. When Ferdinand Piëch took control of Volkswagen in 1993, the VR6 was already in widespread use. He used the VR engine as the basis for the famous W engine.

Apr 6, 2005 · The new 3.6l VR6 will be the only VR6 engine we see and will only be in the passat, at least for a while. The new 2.5l only has a compression of 9.5:1 and a very low rev limiter. It does have 170 Ft/lbs though.

Feb 10, 2023 · After more than 30 years, in almost every Volkswagen Group brand you can name (and probably some you can’t), the VW VR6 engine is on its way out of the U.S. Volkswagen’s narrow-angle V6 made its...

Apr 12, 2024 · Five cylinders, arranged in a vee, banked 15 degrees apart. The "V5" is one of the strangest engines ever made. The Volkswagen Group pioneered the use of the auto industry’s now-standard engine:...

Dec 21, 2024 · Volkswagen phased out the VR6 engine in Europe during the mid-2010s, but the unique V6/inline-six hybrid design persisted in North America until recently. The final U.S. vehicle to feature the narrow-angle V6 was the 2023 Atlas.

Mar 23, 2019 · However, they set a solid foundation for successive engines, namely the VR5, that are equally popular. Volkswagen VR6: Basic Specifications. VW initially launched this engine type to meet the unique needs of a select vehicle class. Specifically, the engine was designed for front-wheel drive vehicles equipped with transverse engines.