Editing V6 engine (section)

==== 10 to 15 degrees ====
[[File:Klepbediening VR6 24V.PNG|thumb|left|upright=0.5 |Cross-section of a VR6 engine]]
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Since 1991, Volkswagen has produced narrow angle ''VR6'' engines with V-angles of 10.5 and 15 degrees shared by both banks of cylinders, in a design similar to the 1922-1976 [[Lancia V4 engine]]. These engines use a single cylinder head so are technically a straight engine with the name "VR6" coming from the combination of German words “Verkürzt” and “Reihenmotor” meaning “shortened inline engine”. The VR6 engines were used in [[transverse engine]] front-wheel drive cars which were originally designed for inline-four engines. Due to the minimal extra length and width of the VR6 engine, it could be fitted to the engine compartments relatively easily, in order to provide a displacement increase of 50 percent.

Since there is no room in the V between the cylinder banks for an intake system, all the intakes are on one side of the engine, and all the exhausts are on the other side. It uses a firing order of 1-5-3-6-2-4 (which is the firing order used by most straight-six engines), rather than the common V6 firing order of 1-2-3-4-5-6 or 1-6-5-4-3-2.
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