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The VR6 engine was born out of a packaging problem. VW's engineers needed a six-cylinder that could fit transversely in a front-wheel drive Golf engine bay. Something a conventional V6 with cylinder banks spread 90 degrees could never do. The solution was a narrow-angle 15-degree configuration with a single... cylinder head shared across all six cylinders, making it barely wider than a four cylinder. The MK3 Golf VR6 was the first car to receive it in the Golf family 2.8L, 174 HP, 235 Nm, 0-100 km/h in around 7 seconds, and a sound unlike anything else in a hatchback body. Not the fastest car of its era. The most characterful one in its class without question. That engine went on to power the Corrado, the Passat, and eventually the Phaeton and even some Porsche models. This example here is the GTI VR6 and the VR6 produces 201 hp, looks like a lot of fun.show more

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The forgotten compact that still feels more BMW than half the modern range. A short wheelbase, hydraulic steering, and that early 2000s chassis balance that made every roundabout feel like an invitation. This was the era when you could get a hot hatchback with a six cylinder, instead of an overboosted 4 cylinder. Still fast and when you wanted it, can be loud. Just the purest entry point into BMW’s old school DNA. BMW 130i, E81.

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