Abi 0 Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 My friend posted this up last night on another forum so I thought I would post it on here..... Wolfsburg, 04 August 2011 – We had great plans for him – so he had to make himself small: In the spring of 1991 debuted the first six-cylinder petrol engine from Volkswagen. The Revolutionary: The particularly compact design of the VR6 allowed the use of vehicles with front wheel drive and transverse installation, which predominate in nature, limited space under the hood.As an added feature six-cylinder with a smooth and quiet operation in the luxury car segment was firmly established, but their size has required appropriate installation conditions. This should change: The Volkswagen developers were awarded the contract for a gasoline-powered six-cylinder for use in models with transverse engine and front wheel drive. With Golf, Jetta, Passat and Corrado, there were four vehicles in the model range, which had to offer in its compact exterior dimensions the largest possible interior. Then there was the bus line T4, which should also get the new six.To place the premium unit can only handle half of the technical tricks. For a classic six-cylinder engine of the series for transverse installation would have been too long, and at a cylinder arrangement in a V-shape in the traditional 60 – or 90-degree angle, there had been problems with the width of the unit. The solution consisted of both concepts in a VR engine (V for V-type, R type series) combine. Due to the narrow angle of 15 degrees could arrange the cylinders in the engine block is narrower than in an inline engine, without the width to be spreading.Under the name of the new engine generation VR6 was presented in 1991 – including the third-generation Golf, which also celebrates its 20th anniversary. Technically continuously up to the four-valve version developed the successful design VR lived under the shortened name on V6 and V5 in a shortened construction as in the Passat and Golf subsequent generations. Its final stage witnessed the VR6 in the Passat R36 from 2006, were generated in the meantime from 3.6 liters remarkable 300 hp.Source: Translated from Volkswagen Germany VW Corrado spotted by retromotoring, on FlickrVW Golf Mk1 Cabriolet VR6 by retromotoring, on FlickrVW Corrado VR6 engine by retromotoring, on FlickrVW VR6 by retromotoring, on FlickrWörthersee Tour 2009 by retromotoring, on FlickrWörthersee Tour 2009 by retromotoring, on FlickrAbi Tether by retromotoring, on Flickr Link to post Share on other sites
Abi 0 Posted August 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 VW Golf Mk3 VR6 by retromotoring, on FlickrVW Corrado VR6 by retromotoring, on FlickrVW Corrado VR6 by retromotoring, on FlickrVW Passat 35i VR6 Wagon at the Wörthersee Tour 2010 by retromotoring, on FlickrCAR Magazine April 1994 by retromotoring, on Flickr Link to post Share on other sites
hvr6 88 Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 I'LL DRINK TO THAT!!!! :-) Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 Amen Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 hmmmmm VR6 ..... Link to post Share on other sites
J5KE F 0 Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 I feel we should all share bread and wine at this years club show! Perhaps even a 2 minute silence..Nice thread abi Link to post Share on other sites
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