Re: [non-Scirocco] VR6 & VW

[Baddour Kareem E <6keb1@qlink.queensu.ca>]

While the VR6 is indeed alive and kicking,
(I was one of the VR6 doom-sayers, so I was wrong)
it's interesting to note that not ONE SINGLE 1999 MODEL
right now in europe has the VR6. THe 1.8T and VR5 has 
replaced the VR6 there (unless they are going to put in 
on the 4-motion Golf). The VR6 it seems has become a 
strictly north american engine..makes sense, seeing 
our gas prices are astronomically low, so we can 
afford to guzzle gas to our hearts content and 
deplete the oil reserves of the world..Maybe when
the oil prices go up or the oil is depleted, we'll 
see the end of this overconsumption trend and the 
SUV's and lard-bucket VWs will be replaced with 
light sport-coupes once again. Here's dreaming 
to a return of a sub 2400lb VW in North 
America. 

Kareem, 
            
On Tue, 5 Jan 1999, Mark A Peele wrote:

> This should squash the rumours that VW was dropping the (fabulous) VR6:
> 
> I am reading the Nov 16, 1998 Autoweek - they reviewed the new Jetta
> which in the test car featured . . . guess what? A VR6
> 
> They discussed at length which models would feature what engines (not
> just the GLX, but also the GLS at under $20K).
> 
> I guess I'm bored . . . 
> 
> Mark . . .   (THINK VW)
> Scirocco 1982, Golf GT 1987
> Scirocco 1981 S (working on this)
> 
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