VR6Pete 1,455 Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 The name, VR-6 come from a combination of Vee and the German word Reihenmotor. The combination of the two can be roughly translated as "in-line Vee." Link to post Share on other sites
4mobora 0 Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 do you know why on the mark 4 they droped the R Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted April 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Thats a good question and one I'll endeavor to find out!Not sure if it had anything to do with it being a 24v.pete Link to post Share on other sites
4mobora 0 Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 lol stumped Link to post Share on other sites
95passatvr6 0 Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 its because of the piston angles V6 means all 6 pistons are in a V angle VR6 means the angles of all 6 pistons are a more linnear V kind of a mix between V6 and Straight 6 or Inline 6 Link to post Share on other sites
xyber 1 Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Vee Reihenmotor Six, im off to buy up badge lettering from Halfords Link to post Share on other sites
spindat45 0 Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 As above the angle of the V is only about 15 degrees compared to a more conventional 45 degree V engine with two separate banks of cylinders requiring two seperate cylinder heads. The idea that such a compact six cylinder (V) engine could be shoe horned transeversly into a fromt wheel drive and four wheel drive car shows how far ahead of the game VW were in the late 80's. 20 years later and the trusty VR6 and its variants are still going strong and sounding just as good. With chargers turbos and allsorts being added. I can't think of many 20 year old engines that have been pushed that far. Link to post Share on other sites
golfrabbit33 0 Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 The idea that such a compact six cylinder (V) engine could be shoe horned transeversly into a fromt wheel drive and four wheel drive car shows how far ahead of the game VW were in the late 80's. 20 years later and the trusty VR6 and its variants are still going strong and sounding just as good. With chargers turbos and allsorts being added. I can't think of many 20 year old engines that have been pushed that far.great comment young man Link to post Share on other sites
RAPgolfvr6182 2 Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 i did read some where that the orignal prototype vr6 was in fact a true v6 engine and when vw went to fit it they found there was to little space in the engine bay and so came up with the nearly straight 6 engine with a 15 degree angle on the pistons those creating the vr6 Link to post Share on other sites
ingham 5 Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 a lot of the reasons for the vr6 engine to be so strong is that vw were thinking of making a diesel version hence the timing chain set up and such a strong crank shaft Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 another advantage of having a shallow V is that it can use the firing order of a straight six, making driveability smoother Link to post Share on other sites
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