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.

That change irked some VW purists, mainly because of VR6's distinctive sound. With a deeper, throaty noise at lower revolutions, and a raspy, yet harmonic intake note at higher rpm, the VR6 is one of ...

This short video captures an intense moment of a Volkswagen Golf R32 MK5 being driven at full pace on the Nürburgring ...

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 ...