Date:         Sun, 15 Nov 1998 19:05:10 -0800
Reply-To:     Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Subject:      Re: VW V6 ?'s
Comments: To: vanagon@vanagon.com
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

Robyn Rudisill wrote:

> Hey!
>
> I was looking at specs on some vw's on their www page.  I noticed that
> there are two V6's listed.  Is this really the case?  Is VR6 a 15 degree
> engine?  What is the 90 degree V6 listed for the Passat?

It is the 2,8 from the Audi A4 - A6 - A8 series. The 5th generation of the
Passat shares the chassis and drive line with the Audi A4, but the Passat
has a longer wheel base. The body is not similar to any of the Audis, even
though they look similar. The only difference in engines, is that while the
A4 is offered with a smaller 90 degree V6 of 2,4 liter, the Passat is
offered with the 2,3 VR5. Every other engine (in Europe) is the same, from
the 1,6 up to the 2,8 including TDIs.

PerL
88 Syncro