For the Mk4 and Mk5, this morphed into the Golf R32, where the VR6's power and torque were better harnessed by all-wheel drive. For the Mk6 car, VW dropped the 3.2 L VR6 engine and the "32" from ...

Experience the legendary Volkswagen Golf V R32 with its iconic 3.2L VR6 engine and all-wheel drive. Enjoy the raw exhaust note, smooth acceleration, and precise handling as we take this hot hatch ...

First introduced in the early 2000s, the R32 featured a 3.2-liter VR6 engine producing 238 horsepower, combined with all-wheel drive. Unlike its more aggressive-looking competitors, the R32 retained a ...

The Volkswagen Golf's relationship with the VR6 ended with a 3.2L engine for its R32 model. That was not the first Volkswagen to use that larger variant of the VR6. Instead, that honor goes to one ...

The various evolutions of the VR6 ended up powering a long and diverse list of cars that included the EuroVan, the New Beetle RSi, and the Touareg. The first-generation R32, which opened a new world ...

The aforementioned 2.8 is a 15-degree affair, with this angle carrying over to the 3.2-liter engine of the Golf R32. As for the 3.6-liter VR6 of the Passat, make that 10.6 degrees between the ...

As with the Corrado, the R32 is now very collectible. It's not just the bump in power. Four-cylinder engines rarely sound genuinely pleasing, and the six-cylinder rasp of a VR6 at full chat is ...

The VR6 engine enjoys legendary status among many ... But arguably its finest moments were in the Golf 4 and Golf 5 R32 (3.2-litre) performance models, producing up to 184kW, and let’s not ...

Volkswagen says goodbye to the VR6 engine, the iconic powerplant that for more than three decades equipped models such as the Golf R32 and the Passat Introduced in 1991, the VR6 engine became a symbol ...

er, ‘dash’ of nearly 15 seconds), all the way up to the silly-in-all-the-best-ways 3.2-litre VR6 in the R32. As we move to newer Golfs, the engines become increasingly turbocharged (as well ...

the Mk V Golf R32. It wasn't the first VR6-powered Golf, and it wasn't the last Golf R, but it's quickly becoming a car enthusiasts should be clamoring for on the used market. This is why.