The Mk4 GTI, launched in Europe in 1997 and North America for the 1999 model year, ... The VR6 is an incredible piece of engineering, but it was also a tight fight, ...

When we were handed the keys to the Mk4 VW Jetta in Eurospec Sport’s parking lot, ... Their popular stroker kits for the 2.8L VR6 include a 3.0L capacity increase as well as a 3.2 and even a 3.4L.

By all accounts, the new chassis and its accompanying 1.8-liter turbocharged inline-four and VR6 powerplants were a full-stop success. ... This isn't a recommendation to go out and buy a MK4 GTI.

Check out what Jeff Gunn does to clean up the MK4's rep with his evil-looking 2003 Volkswagen GTI VR6. Get all the info here in this month's issue of Eurotuner Magazine.

A few days after confirming that it’s the quickest production Volkswagen around the Nurburgring, the brand has officially ...

Buyer's tastes were evolving, and the company wanted to make sure it could offer a GTI that could appeal to the largest amount of people possible. The result was the VR6-powered Mk3.

Even though the styling is a bit plain for a GTI, I am a huge fan of the MK4 GTI's, ... Have owned BMW, VR6 Jetta, etc. GTI VR6 hands down the most enjoyable, reliable car I have ever owned.

Up for grabs on Craigslist is this 1999 Volkswagen Jetta VR6 turned into a Smyth Performance GF3 kit car for $12,500. Latest; News; ... The GF3 appears to be built by taking a donor MkIV Jetta VR6 ...

If hopes were higher for the Mk4 GTI that arrived in 1997, ... if still reined-in to avoid stepping on the toes of the VR5 and VR6-engined models. And it was still a stretch to call it a hot hatch.

Nope, we still aren’t done with fast VW Golfs just yet. There aren’t many performance car nameplates that make it to 50, and the GTI’s half century looks all the more impressive in 2025 given the ...

The Mk4 GTI was widely-recognised as one of the worst Golf GTIs in the car’s 40-odd year history; ... The VR6 engine booms a lot from inside the cabin but sings more tunefully from the outside, ...