The ultra-compact, front-wheel drive, engine bay-friendly VR6 offered a big step up in performance compared to the anemic 1.8-liter that it replaced with its increased torque a welcome co-pilot ...

As you'll see from this issue, the JTI conversion - where somebody swaps a Jetta front-end onto a Golf ... the '99.5 GTI VR6 was apparently showing signs of age and spirited use.

The GLX basically kept the standard Jetta's McPherson strut suspension, but with stiffer springs and larger sway bars. Its rear brakes were discs instead of drums, and except for a tiny decklid ...

Used 1999 Volkswagen New Jetta GLS 4 Door Sedan VR6 Options. Enter Mileage and Select Options. Selected Trim: 4 Door Sedan VR6. Mileage (Optional) Mileage changes a vehicle’s value. The default value ...

The same year the VR6 made its way into the Volkswagen Golf, it also appeared in the Volkswagen Jetta — or, more specifically, the Volkswagen Vento, which is what the Jetta was renamed in Europe.

Because that’s what I found browsing online ads in Connecticut. Up for grabs on Craigslist is this 1999 Volkswagen Jetta VR6 turned into a Smyth Performance GF3 kit car for $12,500.

Besides the Corrado, Golf, and Passat, the VR6 found its way into the Jetta, Touareg, and even the VW Transporter van. In 2001, Volkswagen stuffed a 221-hp 3.2-liter VR6 into the Beetle RSi to ...

This Classy 1991 Jetta VR6 Build Is a Parts-Bin Raider Done Right. Early ’90s VW build uses a tried and true formula of cross-chassis parts-swapping to find success.

Used 1999 Volkswagen New Jetta GLX 4 Door Sedan VR6 Options. Enter Mileage and Select Options. Selected Trim: 4 Door Sedan VR6. Mileage (Optional) Mileage changes a vehicle’s value. The default value ...