What exactly is the point of the VW VR5? 🤔

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@lilbeansprout9297 7 ай бұрын

The 2.5L was so reliable that vw stopped making it

@keine_ahnung_wie_der_heisst 7 ай бұрын

Thats not the issue, it was way too thirsty and wasnt even that powerful

@lilbeansprout9297 7 ай бұрын

It was reliable tho

@Thenerdywalrus 7 ай бұрын

The 2.5 was a normal straight 5 not the magnificently weird VR5

@seanchristian572 7 ай бұрын

@@Thenerdywalrus Correct. Most likely, Audi wanted them to stop because VW was using their design and because Audi wanted to sell their more of their turbo'ed I5s, which is a fundamentally similar engine. This VR5 came in a 2.3L and nothing else, according to memory

@initialyeet3951 6 ай бұрын

That’s not the case. VW stopped making the 07k because its MPG was too low for the power it produced. I love the 07k in my Jetta, but it really drinks fuel and I understand why VW switched to the 1.4T. However, it would have been nice if they turbo-d it (Volvo style).

@ejlivesey9900 7 ай бұрын

You forgot to mention the vr6 was a beefy diesel designed engine originally that turned gaser with crappy head studs.

@toddekramer 6 ай бұрын

In Germany, car taxes and VAT is also tied to engine displacement…hence the fixation on 2.0l across all market segments. The goal was to maximize 2.5l benchmark and still fit in the 2.0 engine bays across the VAG product offerings.

@talonpilot 6 ай бұрын

Short answer... its smaller. Smaller allows fitting into smaller engine compartments.

@vr6prodigy 7 ай бұрын

Sounds. Vr platform is amazing sounding in 5 or 6 cylinder outfits.

@deejaywh 7 ай бұрын

Ever wonder if the vr5 was a development platform for the w10 development that they tried, it never went into production but the photos seem to share a lot of similarities

@jabberwockytdi8901 7 ай бұрын

You have to look at the " VR5" as a staggered R5

@alexstromberg7696 Ай бұрын

Or a narrow angle v5, which it just is

@1stwind390 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. Minor point, it's"lop", not "lob".

@TotoGuy-Original 7 ай бұрын

no its lob

@FriendlyPolishGamer 6 ай бұрын

@@TotoGuy-Originalto “lob” something is to throw it. to “lop the top off” is to cut the top off

@MrAndrej2000 6 ай бұрын

Its VR for a reason, V-Reihe wich means V Inline, its basically an inline engine with the cylinders rotated at 15 or 10.5 degrees compared to each other, so you van fit 5-6 cylinders in a space designed for 4. So its not a V engine, because it only has one head.

@acefighterpilot 7 ай бұрын

The VR5 was made to offer better product segmentation and fuel economy than the VR6. It didn't last long.

@CFG39 Ай бұрын

At least VW actually bothered to create a new casting unlike JLR who took a V8 and just blanked off the end cylinder on each bank to create their 3.0L V6. The Supercharged 3.0L AJ126 V6 weighs more than the N/A 5.0L V8 and in my experience got worse fuel economy, was much less powerful, idled roughly, and wasn’t exactly good in any particular metric. The VR5 did at least sound good and back in the early 2000s its power output was pretty decent, better than the 2.5L N/A I5 that came later.

@initialyeet3951 6 ай бұрын

The VR5 was mostly good for smaller size and MPG, in things like the Mk4 Golf and Bora. Weird concept, but sounds great (like most 5cyls)!

@philljustphill1656 5 ай бұрын

The ve6 was good and the vr5 was supposed to be the successor to the i5 engines in the passat and such...

@bobbysenterprises3220 7 ай бұрын

One of two possabilities 1 before the found ot easier to meet emissions and exonomy atandards through software manipulation 2 its shorter.

@jabberwockytdi8901 7 ай бұрын

Why not?

@douglaspulliam9028 6 ай бұрын

It would be nuts to see a vr6 or vr8 design as a diesel engine.

@brarautorepairs 6 ай бұрын

It was supposed to be a diesel originally

@Bellcephus1 7 ай бұрын

I don't even see how this design could work correctly because with the crank in the center and cylinders firing at TDC the angle of the rods would throw the crank in reverse. LOL. I don't think the cylinder angle is enough and no matter the crank layout the combustion would not drive the crank until allot of additional rotation occured. It would fight itself. I haven''t looked at how they do it yet. I say have a crank for the left side, another for the right. Counter rotating, geared together

@acefighterpilot 7 ай бұрын

Clearly it works, so there's something you're missing. Which is a) bore axis offset; cylinder bores don't intersect the crankshaft, but rather an imaginary point 12mm to either side of the crankshaft, and b) split crankshaft pins with 22° offset. I suggest you do some research instead of claiming something that has been quite successful and proven is actually impossible.

@Bellcephus1 6 ай бұрын

@@acefighterpilot I said I haven't looked at how they do it. But however they do its a piss poor design.

@Bellcephus1 6 ай бұрын

@@acefighterpilot There's no such thing as a crankshaft pin and if the cylinders were all on one side i wouldn't have made the comment. I wouldn't have made if it was bored with the cylinders looking back at the crank but its a flat block with straight bores. Offset cylinders are useful but when they're on one side of the crank only. This design requires doing some timing trickery and settling for all the extra vibration and wear. Its bad design and their reputation is exactly that. I loved my buddy's VW with it but I hated watching him getting his second rebuild at 92,000 miles with no warranty. Its junk.

@acefighterpilot 6 ай бұрын

@@Bellcephus1 lol, you are just some kind of internet moron, ok.

@initialyeet3951 6 ай бұрын

@@Bellcephus1Where do you live? Just making sure that your experience is actually with the Europe-only VR5 and not the 07k I5.

@masjuggalo 6 ай бұрын

I don't know man. I think I could see a VR6 Polo

@autodetailaaron 7 ай бұрын

It’s half a W12, which is a monster.

@randyanderson-bs1eo 7 ай бұрын

Honda also had a v5 motorcycle

@gbeving3167 7 ай бұрын

And it was wonderful

@JB-de5cp 7 ай бұрын

V4 next

@benrichards6158 6 ай бұрын

Audi doesn't want VW to be faster than them, it cuts in to their profit margin

@TotoGuy-Original 7 ай бұрын

5 cylinder diesels sound nicer than a 4 or a 6

@MrFacepeel 7 ай бұрын

this engine was made to be able to put a v6 in a smaller vehicle to give it more power and with a single head easy to work on, please do some research before you make a KZbin short on an engine you know nothing about.

@frankmurguia 6 ай бұрын

He’s talking about the VR5 not the VR6 dummy. Pay attention to the video before commenting.

@jeremyg626 6 ай бұрын

love your videos, but you "LOP" off a cylinder, or pieces of something. Like using "Loppers" to trim a bush. Lob is to throw something. I know I'm being a pedantic shit, but just had to say it, apologies.