The Volkswagen Golf Mk3 is old news now. At 27 years, it’s probably the least liked Volkswagen in the world at the moment. The Golf Mk3 GTI suffered a similar fate in the ‘90s. It had become sensible ...

Evan Williams is an automotive journalist and mechanical engineering technologist with more than a decade of experience in the industry. He has written for the Toronto Star and AutoTrader Canada and ...

There's something about an engine swap that demands recognition. Depending on the conversion, the obstacles and time involved can be enough to drive a mechanic insane. Fabricating new motor mounts, ...

The VR6 engine is not your everyday engine, and even though it's not being used in newer production cars anymore (it was phased out in 2024), that hasn't stopped car enthusiasts from desiring one, ...

If you've ever owned or driven a Volkswagen in the last 15 years, you must be familiar with the 2.8 liter VR6 12v engine. Introduced in '92 with the Corrado and Passat, it was the first six-cylinder ...

What do the Bugatti Chiron, Bentley Continental W12, a 1991 Passat and the Chinese-market VW Talagon have in common? Yes, all four belong in the VW Group empire, but more importantly they all employ ...

The collectability of classic VW Golfs isn’t going anywhere now. We all hoped that big-money GTIs were a blip, only for them to sort of stay there. Then go up a bit more. Now, in the Golf’s 50th year, ...

The car world remembers the original Volkswagen GTI as a car that created an entirely new segment for cheap, fun, attainable performance. The Mk1 and Mk2 GTIs were light, tossable, and simple in their ...