But let’s not put the cart before the horse. Telling the W10’s story requires flipping the calendar all the way back to 1991, to the birth of VW’s VR6 engine. 3.2-liter VW VR6 engine. Volkswagen ...

The Mercedes W10 is so distinctively different from its predecessor—the Mercedes W9 engine—that even someone who isn’t versed in the car mechanics can easily tell the two apart.