Volkswagen has stopped producing the legendary VR6 engines

Production of the VR6 ended after 34 years on the assembly line: 1.87 million of these engines were produced between 1991 and 2024, The Drive writes. Initially, the working volume of the unit was 2.8 liters, later versions with 2.5 to 3.6 liters appeared, and output varied from 140 to 299 horsepower. VR6 was installed on Golf, Audi TT, Atlas (aka Teramont), as well as commercial minibuses.

The last copy of the VR6 (designated simply as V6) rolled off the assembly line on December 12, 2024, which Volkswagen modestly announced on its social networks, without honoring this event with a separate press release. Although this unit was of great importance not only for the German concern, but also for the global automotive industry as a whole – it became the most massive in-line engine in history, selling more than 1.87 million units.

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The 15-degree offset in-line six-cylinder engine was first released in 1991 and debuted on the Volkswagen Golf hatchback – it was a 2.8-liter version of the unit. Then a turbocharged version with a volume of 2.5 liters and a “six” with a volume of 3.6 liters appeared, and over the years they were installed not only on Volkswagen cars, but also on models of other brands from the portfolio of the concern and partners. For example, Audi, Skoda, Seat, Porsche, were used on Ford Galaxy and Mercedes-Benz Vito/Viano minivans.

Meanwhile, things are not going very smoothly at Volkswagen: in early December, a wave of strikes swept through the automaker’s factories due to plans to cut wages and close German factories.

And at the end of October it became known that Volkswagen would not supply spare parts to Russia in 2025: the company relieved itself of all obligations for warranty repairs.

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