There are actually 4 versions of the VR6. The three you mentioned and the new 24v version. 204hp, forget the torque figure. In Europe, the VR6 is now known as the V6 for marketing reasons.
The 2.9L VR6 was originally available on the Corrado. I wish I could remember this stuff, but I think it was a larger bore that brought it to that extra .1. 190 hp sounds right. Yeah; I'm not a huge fan of the A3s, but if I were to have one it would have been the A3 Synchro Golf. Rumor had it that there was one running around Queens, NY a few years back. Supposedly the son of a German diplomat. As my source told it, the kid loved raggin' on us poor American slobs who couldn't get one. Still, the Bora/Golf 24v V6 4-motion is a better car in almost every way. Chris Williams [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Nils Jakobson [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 11:50 AM To: [email protected] Subject: stock 190bhp 2.9vr6 (was final word Eurovans) Well, the thread goes on and you cant miss it, while on VR6 topic, hm.. I did not find any vr6 in europe which is 140bhp. But what I found while was looking if there is A3 synchros (well there was thread abou this on paralel list): A3 Golf Variant VR6 Synchro. Well, this thing has stock 190bhp 2.9l vr6. But now i dont have engine code handy now... So it comes out there are three VR6 versions: 140bhp 170bhp and 190bhp. Any more? And about Eurovans (I guess Caravelles in europe), these are moving ok even with 1.9Diesel many of them are having. Dont know about top speed but in city they move quite quick. Later, -Nils dont have vr6 yet. > > OK, to put to rest the whole Eurovan controversy: > > Eurovan VR6: 140 hp @ 4500, 177 ft-lb @ 3000 > > The engine was detuned for the Eurovan application. There were issues about > fitment into the engine bay and to the transmission, so the manifolds(intake > and exhaust) had to be changed. Along with that, the engine management was > changed. _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
