Kinda; perhaps reread post #1. I took it to speak to VW's decisions moving forward to address their current business issues.
I wish them well.
Volkswagen kills the VR6
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I wish them well.
Look at the mess those 2 CEO's got VW into, does anyone really care what they have to say? The both of them are stone cold losers with a yellow streak a mile long (JMHO). What really needs to happen is for EV cars need to be left as alternative only not a replacement. Ev's don't provide any benefit over ICE vehicles, ICE cars have been very clean for a long time, the reduction of pollution is from having industry destroyed by lunatic green regulation and production gone primarily to China.
If you want to own an EV, no problem buy one but leave others the same option, I would bet you given the choice most people would say no thanks I pass.
I miss my T4.
Normal people don't know what "VR6" means and that's the crowd VW chose to lean into.
Perhaps you might consider CEO Winterkorn's mess of epic porportions? VW has made significant progress, but perhaps has never fully recovered from Dieslegate. It has certainly been costly.
I wish Oliver Blume success in his endeavours to remake VW in order to enable future growth.
He has significant obstacles in his path which will require painful decisions. Growth requires change and change is hard.
The reason they badged these "V" and not "VR" is simply b/c folks didn't understand it and V6 is easier to grasp for most folks/easier to compare to other brands. They haven't badged them VR since MK4 days/early 2000s. In the end, it's a V6 with a single head b/c it's a narrow angle.
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Now, if only they made an EV GTi with fake 24v VR6 intake/exhaust notes. Hmmmm.
I test drove a VW Golf VR6 ages ago, and it was a blast. It felt a bit nose-heavy, but the power and agility definitely caught my attention. It wasn’t the most practical choice for me back then, but I still kind of wish I’d gone for it. Oh well, maybe I dodged a few speeding tickets—who knows? 
Even with being used to driving the modern turbo 4 VWs, my son's '98 GTI w/VR is very pleasing to drive...nice power band and sounds great.I test drove a VW Golf VR6 ages ago, and it was a blast. It felt a bit nose-heavy, but the power and agility definitely caught my attention. It wasn’t the most practical choice for me back then, but I still kind of wish I’d gone for it. Oh well, maybe I dodged a few speeding tickets—who knows?
The Chinese market also contains a lot of very small and cheap EV's
https://greenspeedx.com/cheap-electric-cars-available-in-china/
Thanks for the question. Sorry My article didn’t download. It basically talked about the problematic nature of a one-head 6 cylinder engine. And after doing more research it seems the VR6 is a durable engine. I’ve owned 5 VW’s. However, my last one was a 1988 GTI that I put 18k miles on. It used oil (1qt/700 miles) and had piston slap at 3300-3800 rpm. My last VW. Although I still own a 1998 4 door e36 BMW M3 which has been remarkably reliable.
No secrets....just google "VR6 badge" - got mine from ECS Tuning if I recall.
I prefer the MK3 style myself
The VR6 is much closer to an inline 6 than a V6.
I disagree. It's still a V6 in the end (for me).
Isn't the firing order the same as an I6?
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Me too. But nice non-the-less.
