View the spec list for this 1991 Volkswagen Jetta ... the VR6. Brian would eventually retire the five-speed transmission that was showing its age and in place went a more modern six-speed unit.

As early as 2013, the Wolfsburg-based automaker indicated that a 3.0-liter VR6 would enter series production. The stillborn engine was expected to be used in the Arteon. Being a twin-turbo unit ...

Besides the Corrado, Golf, and Passat, the VR6 found its way into the Jetta, Touareg, and even the VW Transporter van. In 2001, Volkswagen stuffed a 221-hp 3.2-liter VR6 into the Beetle RSi to ...