the vr6 is similar to the 4motion altho the 4motion does have low end grunt but even the 4motion has a bit flat spot in third gear between 3 and 4k revs like martin said they were seen as a crusing motorway car. The only reason i have my v6 4motion as i cant really afford runin it is the noise once u hear a vw v6 ur hooked as i have been from my dads rado since i was 10 nd thats 12 years ago