The VR6 engine is not your everyday engine, and even though it's not being used in newer production cars anymore (it was phased out in 2024), that hasn't stopped car enthusiasts from desiring one, ...

What Is A V5 Engine? What Happened To V5 Engines? V5 engines are a rare anomaly in the automotive world. Honda used a 1.0L V5 engine in motorcycles, with great success, though the setup hasn't been ...

The world of engine development is a complicated one. The number of variables that need to be considered when shoving a power plant into any given chassis is so high that it'd make even a seasoned ...

In the lates 80s, VW's engineers faced a conundrum. The product planning department expressed the need for a compact six-cylinder engine that could be squeezed into a front-wheel-drive car.

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Evan Williams is an automotive journalist and mechanical engineering technologist with more than a decade of experience in the industry. He has written for the Toronto Star and AutoTrader Canada and ...

Anything that lasts several decades in the automotive world is an impressive accomplishment, but not everything can last forever. 2024 saw the true end of production for the Volkswagen VR6 engine that ...

This Jack of All Trades deserves a close look. While there have been loads of famous cars that have cropped up over the years, there's nearly an equal number of iconic engines that have seen the light ...

Pour one out, everyone. Another legendary internal combustion engine has just met its end. This time, it’s Volkswagen’s narrow-angle VR6 engine, which has been quietly killed off after almost 34 years ...