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When Volkswagen launched its VR6 engine in the Passat and in the Golf, it was a sure sign that the brand was moving upmarket. With its narrow cylinder angle of only 15 degrees, the V-6/inline-6 mashup of an engine was designed specifically for front-wheel-drive vehicles, where it would be transverse mounted. The VR6 brought strong performance and silky-smooth power delivery to lower vehicle segments. It was subsequently fitted in a large number of VW Group vehicles, as well as the Ford Galaxy and Mercedes- Benz V-class minivans in Europe. In the U. S. market, it’s offered today in the Passat, the CC, the Touareg, and the entry-level Porsche Cayenne. But it looks as though its days are numbered. In Europe, the VR6 has quietly been dropped from the Passat, the CC, and the Phaeton. It’s gone in the Touareg, as well. Sales were so low that VW didn’t bother to homologate the engine to meet EU6 emissions standards. The VR6 powerplant was engineered at a time when VW fostered internal competition between brands. It was developed simultaneously with the Audi V-6 engine that eventually (and regrettably) replaced the brand’s formidable five-cylinder. Efficiency isn’t the VR6’s strong point, but it is exceptionally smooth and blessed with a sound that evokes ripping silk. But with four-cylinder engines capable of more than 300 horsepower, there isn’t much of a raison d’être for six-cylinders anymore—certainly not in compact cars. It’s not quite over yet for the VR6. China gets a downsized variant with 3.0 liters of displacement, and VW has conceptualized a hybrid VR6. In the long run, though, we fully expect engines with more than four cylinders to be confined to the VW Group’s larger cars with longitudinally mounted engines. The VR6, in all likelihood, will be history.
Specialty File There have been aftermarket companies that seem to appear as soon as windshield header stickers can be printed and then disappear mysteriously before shipping an actual part. So by the industry's standards, Neuspeed, which has been in business for 25 years, is venerable. But today, even the tried and true have a tough time making power with simple tweaks. Little needs fixing on the Volkswagen GTI GLX VR6. The fourth-generation Golf shell is tight and space-efficient, and the 2.8-liter, 174-horsepower VR6 has been called lusty more often than Rita Hayworth and Veronica Lake combined. The suspension is soft and the P205/55 VR-16 Michelin MXV4s too modest for autocrossing. The five-speed manual's cable shifter is haphazard. But the stock GTI is always entertaining, and at ,675 (the 2000 model is 0 more it's a well-equipped bargain. The Neuspeed GTI's appeal to young men in oversize pants is astounding. The seven-piece Caractere body kit (15 the FRH 18-inch three-piece Porsche Turbo-like wheels (80 the smallish Hagus BMW M3-style side mirrors (0 and clear Hella taillight lenses (0) exaggerate the GTI's lines without looking cartoony. But it's the car's stance, lowered 1.5 inches (and stiffened) with Neuspeed sport lowering springs (0 that adds aggression. Surprisingly, during C/ D's nine days with the car, the front spoiler never scraped on a driveway or curb. Lowering is just part of Neuspeed's suspension-enhancement program. Its 25mm-diameter front anti-roll bar (0) is 4mm up on the stock GTI piece, and an adjustable 28mm rear bar (0) supplements the 20mm bar VW welds to the beam axle. Stiffer Koni front struts and rear shocks (2) compensate for the lowering, says Neuspeed, and a strut-tower brace (0) prevents alignment variances that occur when the car's unibody flexes during hard cornering. Finally, the zoomy.
The Volkswagen Golf Mk3 is a compact car, the third generation of the Volkswagen Golf and the successor to the Volkswagen Golf Mk2. It was launched in Europe in November 1991 (though not in the United Kingdom until March 1992 [2] and in North America in the spring of 1994. The delay in North America was due to Volkswagen's decision to supply U. S. and Canadian dealerships with Mk3 Golfs (and A3 Jettas) from the VW plant in Puebla, Mexico. Quality control problems led Volkswagen of America to reject Golfs and Jettas from Mexico; shortly thereafter labor unrest at the plant delayed production there even further. The third-generation Golf and Jetta first appeared in North America as 1993 models in the San Diego, California area and in Canada, then in the autumn in the rest of North America as 1994 models. The Mk3 Cabrio replaced the Volkswagen Cabriolet, which continued the original Golf until 1993, although the original Golf, sold as Rabbit in the United States and Canada ceased sales in 1984. The Mk3 Cabrio continued until the 2002 model year, when Volkswagen replaced it with a convertible version of the Volkswagen New Beetle. The Mk3 was sold in Japan alongside the Polo, where both vehicles were in compliance with Japanese Government dimension regulations that encouraged sales. Contents 1 Models 1.1 Variant 1.2 Cabriolet 2 Features 3 Mk3 special editions 3.1 20th Anniversary GTI 3.2 Harlequin 3.3 Wolfsburg Edition 3.4 European tour editions 4 European Car of the Year 5 Engine choices 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Models[edit] Volkswagen Golf Variant Variant[edit] For the first time, an estate was produced, being launched in early 1994 and bringing it into line with key competitors such as the Ford Escort and Vauxhall/ Opel Astra which had long been available as estates. The GT variants included a 2.8 LVR6 engine, and a convertible launched as the Cabrio ( Typ.
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