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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12 Of The Best-Sounding V6 Engines Ever Made
That change irked some VW purists, mainly because of VR6's distinctive sound. With a deeper, throaty noise at lower revolutions, and a raspy, yet harmonic intake note at higher rpm, the VR6 is one of ...
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Volkswagen Has Ended VR6 Production, Silencing Its Six-Cylinder Song
In a post on LinkedIn, Volkswagen communications manager Andreas Schleith announced the sad news that every water-cooled VW ...
The world of engine development is a complicated one. The number of variables that need to be considered when shoving a power plant into any given chassis is so high that it'd make even a seasoned ...
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