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VR6 is an engine configuration developed by the Volkswagen Group. It is similar to the V engine, but with the cylinders offset from each other and tilted by 15° instead of the usual 60°. The name, VR6 comes from a combination of Vee and the German word Reihenmotor. The combination of the two can be roughly translated as "in-line Vee." An engine is something that produces some effect from a given input. ...
Volkswagen AG (Xetra: DE0007664005) is a German automobile manufacturer founded in 1937 as a public concern by the then Nazi government to sell the Volkswagen Beetle. ...
A V engine is a common configuration for an internal combustion engine in which the pistons are aligned so that, if viewed along the line of the crankshaft, they appear to be in a V. Usually, two opposing pistons share one crank on the crankshaft. ...
A piston and cylinder from a steam engine A cylinder in an internal combustion engine is the space within which a piston travels. ...
The VR6 was specifically designed for transverse installation in front wheel drive vehicles. By using the narrow 15° VR6 engine, it was possible to install a six-cylinder engine in existing Volkswagen models. A wider V6 engine of conventional design would have required lengthening existing vehicles to provide enough crumple zone between the front of the vehicle and the engine, and between the engine and the passenger cell. In addition, the VR6 is able to use the firing interval of an Inline-6 engine. As a result, it is nearly as smooth as an Inline-6. A transverse engine is an engine in which the crankshaft is oriented side-to-side relative to the wheels of the vehicle. ...
Front wheel drive is the most common form of engine/transmission layout used in modern automobiles, where the engine drives the front wheels. ...
The Ford Essex V6 engine A V6 is an internal combustion piston engine with six cylinders in a V configuration. ...
The crumple zones of an automobile are a structural feature designed to compress during an accident to absorb energy from an impact. ...
The straight-6 (also inline 6, I-6, or I6) is an internal combustion engine with six cylinders aligned in a single row. ...
The narrow angle between cylinder banks also allows just two camshafts to drive all of the valves, and a single cylinder head to be used. This simplifies engine construction and reduces costs. In early (12 valve) VR6 engines, one camshaft is used per bank of cylinders. This is most similar to the operation of a SOHC V6 engine. However, later (24 valve) VR6 engines use one camshaft for all intake valves and one camshaft for all exhaust valves. This is most similar to a DOHC Inline-6 engine. The camshaft is an apparatus used in piston engines to operate poppet valves. ...
poppet valve A poppet valve is the type of valve system used in most piston engines, used to seal the intake and exhaust ports. ...
The cylinder head from a GMC van. ...
Single overhead cam (also SOHC) refers to the internal combustion engine design where one camshaft is located above the valves. ...
A double overhead cam (also called a dual overhead cam, DOHC, or twincam) engine is a type of internal combustion engine where the camshafts that operate the intake and exhaust valves are mounted above the cylinders, and where there are separate camshafts for inlet and exhaust valves. ...
There are several different variants of the VR6 engine. The original VR6 engine displaced 2.8 L and featured a 12 valve design. These engines produced 174 PS (172 hp/128 kW) and 240 Nm (177 lb.ft) of torque. Jump to: navigation, search The horsepower (hp) is the name of several non-metric units of power. ...
History The VR6 engine was introduced in Europe in 1991 in the Passat and Corrado, although it was it was 1992 before the engine appeared in North American models. The Passat, Passat Variant wagon and US-spec Corrado used the original 2.8 L design, while the Euro-spec Corrado and the 4WD Passat Syncro received a 2.9 L version with 190 PS (187 hp/140 kW). This version also had a free flowing 6 cm (2.5 in) catalytic converter, enlarged inlet manifold and larger throttle body. Jump to: navigation, search 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Jump to: navigation, search The Volkswagen Passat is a midsized car built by Volkswagen AG. It falls between the VW Golf/Jetta and VW Phaeton in the current VW production line-up. ...
Jump to: navigation, search 1991 Volkswagen Corrado The Volkswagen Corrado was a 2-door, 4-passenger compact sports car developed by Volkswagen and built by Karmann in Osnabrück, Germany. ...
Jump to: navigation, search 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...
In 1992, with the introduction of the Golf's third generation, a six-cylinder engine was available for the first time in a lower-midsize segment hatchback in Europe. Although the engine wasn't available in a Golf-bodied car in North America until 1995, and even then only in cars sold as GTIs. The Jetta/Vento/Bora also began getting the VR6 in 1995. Jump to: navigation, search 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...
Jump to: navigation, search VW Golf Mk. ...
Jump to: navigation, search 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Volkswagen Jetta is an automobile manufactured by Volkswagen. ...
For 1999, VW made the first and only significantly large design changes to the 2.8 litre VR6, giving it 4-valve heads and boosting power to 204 PS (201 hp/150 kW) and 265 Nm (195 lb.ft) of torque, although the 24-valve VR6 did not appear in North America until 2002. The new version was not available in the Passat (as it was incompatible with the then-current generation's longitudinal layout), but was the range topper in the Golf and Jetta. Volkswagen choose to drop the VR6 name for vehicles sold in Europe, although it remained on models sold in North America. In addition, Volkswagen's "4Motion" all-wheel-drive system became standard on VR6 powered Golfs in Europe. Jump to: navigation, search 1999(MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
Jump to: navigation, search 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In 2003, a high performance 3.2 L version of the engine was introduced to power VW's limited-production Golf R32 and a new range-topping variant of the Audi TT. This variant produced 250 PS (247 hp/184 kW) and 320 Nm (236 lb.ft) of torque in TT trim and 241 PS(238 hp/177 kW) in R32 trim. The 3.2 is now primarily being used in to power the entry-level versions of Volkswagen's Touareg, Audi's Q7 and Porsche's Cayenne, although the version used in the Cayenne features modifications to the heads as well as the intake and timing systems. Jump to: navigation, search Audi TT coupe. ...
VW Touareg The VW Touareg (Pronounced Toe-waar-egg) is an automobile manufactured by Volkswagen. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Audi is an automobile maker in Germany, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group. ...
The Audi Q7 is a forthcoming sport utility vehicle from the Volkswagen Group. ...
The Porsche logo. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Porsche Cayenne Porsche Cayenne S in Albuquerque, New Mexico Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Porsche Cayenne The Porsche Cayenne is an SUV automobile made by Porsche since 2002. ...
In 2005, the European market version of Volkswagen's fifth generation Passat went on sale with a revised version of the 3.2 L VR6 as its top-spec motor. For North American, the Passat receives a new 3.6 L VR6 with a narrower 10.6 degree cylinder angle, producing 280 PS (276 hp/206 kW). Both the 3.2 and 3.6 feature FSI direct injection. The introduction of the VR6 powered Passat also marked the first time a VR6 powered vehicle was made available in North American before Europe. The 3.2 and 3.6 litre VR6s will also be used to power a new MKV platform R32 (for Europe) and a new R36 model (North America). Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
FSI is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, including: Florida Space Institute Free-standing insert, an advertising supplement included with a newspaper or magazine Fuel Stratified Injection, a type of gasoline engine made by Volkswagen ...
Gasoline direct injection or GDI is a variant of fuel injection employed in modern four stroke petrol engines. ...
Usage The VR6 was used by Volkswagen in: Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Download high resolution version (601x700, 88 KB) Summary Volkswagen 2. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Download high resolution version (601x700, 88 KB) Summary Volkswagen 2. ...
The VR6 is also used in other Volkswagen Group products, namely: Jump to: navigation, search VW Golf Mk. ...
Jump to: navigation, search The Volkswagen Passat is a midsized car built by Volkswagen AG. It falls between the VW Golf/Jetta and VW Phaeton in the current VW production line-up. ...
The Volkswagen Jetta is an automobile manufactured by Volkswagen. ...
The Volkswagen Jetta is an automobile manufactured by Volkswagen. ...
1991 Volkswagen Corrado The Volkswagen Corrado is a 2-door, 4-passenger compact sports car developed by Volkswagen and built by Karmann in Osnabrück, Germany. ...
The Volkswagen Phaeton (pronounced fay-eh-tun) is a large luxury sedan manufactured by Volkswagen. ...
VW Touareg The VW Touareg (Pronounced Toe-waar-egg) is an automobile manufactured by Volkswagen. ...
The Eurovan was the first front-engined van of German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen and is the successor of the famous classic VW Type 2 van. ...
VW Sharan The VW Sharan is a Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV) or people carrier sold by Volkswagen in Europe, in a joint venture with Ford, which sells a version of the same model as the Ford Galaxy. ...
Seat Alhambra. ...
VW Sharan See also the Ford Galaxie full-size car of the 1950s and 1960s The Ford Galaxy is a seven-seater MPV car made by Volkswagen, but sold by Ford dealers. ...
The Porsche Cayenne, which shares its chassis with the VW Touareg, also uses the 3.2 L VR6 as its base engine. The A3 is a compact luxury car built by Audi since 1996. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Audi TT coupe. ...
The SEAT León is a model of car manufactured by the Volkswagen Group and sold under the SEAT brand. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Porsche Cayenne Porsche Cayenne S in Albuquerque, New Mexico Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Porsche Cayenne The Porsche Cayenne is an SUV automobile made by Porsche since 2002. ...
VW Touareg The VW Touareg (Pronounced Toe-waar-egg) is an automobile manufactured by Volkswagen. ...
Other applications of VR6 technology Volkswagen has developed a series of engines which use narrow angle designs mated together at 72 degrees. For example, two VR6 engines mated together at 72 degrees result in a W12 configuration, which is significantly shorter than a V12 engine but only marginally wider. W8 and W16 designs were developed in a similar fashion. W12 is the postal area for Shepherds Bush in Greater London, England A W12 is a 12-cylinder engine in a W configuration. ...
A V12 is an internal combustion engine with 12 cylinders in V configuration. ...
A W8 is an 8-cylinder piston engine consisting of four banks of two cylinders, or two juxtaposed V4 engine blocks, coupled to one crankshaft. ...
A W16 is a 16-cylinder piston engine in a W configuration. ...
See also Usually found in 4 and 6 cylinder configurations, the straight engine or inline engine is an internal-combustion engine with all cylinders aligned in one row, with no or only minimal offset. ...
A V engine is a common configuration for an internal combustion engine in which the pistons are aligned so that, if viewed along the line of the crankshaft, they appear to be in a V. Usually, two opposing pistons share one crank on the crankshaft. ...
A W8 is an 8-cylinder piston engine consisting of four banks of two cylinders, or two juxtaposed V4 engine blocks, coupled to one crankshaft. ...
W12 is the postal area for Shepherds Bush in Greater London, England A W12 is a 12-cylinder engine in a W configuration. ...
A W16 is a 16-cylinder piston engine in a W configuration. ...
The only W18 engines built to date powered the Bugatti EB 118, Bugatti EB 218 and Bugatti EB 18/3 Veyron concept cars in the late 1990s. ...
External links - Volkswagen's VR6 and W-engines
- Volkswagen's VR6 Engines
- The VR6 Owners Club
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