The last place one would expect to find devotion to a two-decade-old, iron-block six-cylinder engine is Volkswagen. The company has developed a line of powerful turbocharged, direct-injected ...

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, ...

Still in production today, the 30-year-old VR6 is one of the most innovative engine designs of all time. During its lifespan, it powered a huge list of VW Group vehicles, including the van-based VW ...

The Volkswagen VR6 engine has been used in the VW Golf GTI, Passat, Phaeton, Touareg, Beetle, and many of the golf generations, among others. The VR6 engine is a bit of combination of a "V" style ...