vr6

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7-day rolling share of analyzed posts/comments mentioning this entity · 90 daily points ending 2026-10-05

Final complete day: 2026-10-05. Attention was 0.1% — this entity appeared in 9 of 7,698 analyzed posts/comments in the seven days ending that day (12 mentions).

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Recent mentions

1. 2026-10-05 18:00 UTCComment

   The Chinese Atlas turbo VR6 ties the r36 for hp with the **2.5 TSI VR6**, part of the EA390 family. **Engine:** 2,492 cc VR6, 24-valve, single turbo **Engine codes:** **DDKA** and later **DPKA** **Output:** **220 kW / 299 PS (295 hp)** **Torque:** **500 Nm / 369 lb-ft** **Bore × stroke:** 81.0 × 80.6 mm **VR angle:** 10.6°

2. 2026-10-05 17:21 UTCComment

   The mk4 R32 with VR6 is awesome fun. Way more fun than the current mk8. Worse in many ways, slower and much less comfortable and less space and so on. I find it funny how r/cars loves to complain about downsizing, but seems ambivalent about this change? The EA888 is everything people here usually hate. It’s a boring, soulless, downsized, corporate turbo engine. Anyways, I’m sure the reason is emissions and packaging and efficiency and the fact that VW doesn’t really care about fun cars. The spirit of the GTI is dead at this point. Maybe some day they will resurrect it.

3. 2026-10-05 16:06 UTCComment

   Highest power output for the VR6 was 300hp in the R36 Passat (naturally aspirated). Much older variations of this engine were easily tuned with turbocharging to over 600hp. And remember, the W12 I the Phaeton, A8, and the Bentley's was based on the VR6. The VR6 was awesome and sounded great. But it was heavy and not very fuel efficient.

4. 2026-10-05 14:52 UTCComment

   The vr6 is also heavier than the ea888 which adds understeer in this platform since the engine is in front of the front axle.

5. 2026-10-05 14:50 UTCComment

   Power too tbf, the highest output factory VR6 was just under 250hp, where as they can easily and reliably get 300+ out of a turbo 4. Adding in the significantly broader torque curve and you have a much faster car. I like the VR6, but absent turbocharging that engine, you weren't going to see much more power. The highest output factory NA engines usually don't go past 100hp/L, even then they're requiring more and more revs. The Golf R's current horsepower spec would require the VR6 be putting out the same hp/L as a K20. Possible, but would need revs and a fully reworked head. The biggest issue here being that the offset design made it really difficult to create something that genuinely had good headflow. So you're probably not getting there without forced induction, then you might as well just go to a 2.0T.