The fascinating story behind VW's VR6 engine, an accidental masterpiece that revolutionized the industry with its unique design and incredible sound.

I'm going to come out here, right now, as an LS swap hater. They're boring, over-done, and just downright uncreative. Oh, you wanted more power, so you added displacement? From the same engine ...

The Volkswagen Golf Mk3 is old news now. At 27 years, it’s probably the least liked Volkswagen in the world at the moment. The Golf Mk3 GTI suffered a similar fate in the ‘90s. It had become sensible ...

The first VR6 engines had 2.8-liter and 2.9-liter capacities, depending on the market, with power ranging from 140 hp to 188 hp. Still, larger versions soon arrived, with the B6 Passat R36 packing a 3 ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

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 ...