The last place one would expect to find devotion to a two-decade-old, iron-block six-cylinder engine is Volkswagen. The company has developed a line of powerful turbocharged, direct-injected ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With VW's financial struggles and the switch to turbo four-cylinders, the death of the VR6 isn't a big surprise. The VR6 has ...

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 ...

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 of day, too. You don't have to scratch your ...

Volkswagen offers a range of powerful four-cylinder engines, giving today’s cars a terrifying level of performance compared to the humble Beetles it grew famous for. There’s something special about ...

With VW's financial struggles and the switch to turbo four-cylinders, the death of the VR6 isn't a big surprise. The VR6 has appeared in many memorable VW models, from the sporty Corrado to the exotic ...