A turbocharged Volkswagen Golf VR6 takes on the challenging Nürburgring Nordschleife, but the run quickly turns difficult as ...

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.

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 ...

Cape Town - In case you missed it, we look at five motoring stories you should not miss, including a driving impression of BMW's new M4 CS and remembering the iconic Volkswagen VR6. BMW beast, Range ...

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 ...

In a post on LinkedIn, Volkswagen communications manager Andreas Schleith announced the sad news that every water-cooled VW fan had been dreading: the VR6 engine is dead. Volkswagen built its final ...

Watch a heavily tuned BMW 335i Stage 4 GTX1000 face off against the naturally aspirated VW Golf 5 R32. Turbocharged torque vs VR6 sound — which one comes out on top in this street showdown? TAMUSA ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With VW's financial struggles and the switch to turbo four-cylinders, the death of the VR6 isn't a big surprise. The VR6 has ...