{"id":146245,"date":"2026-03-16T06:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T11:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=146245"},"modified":"2026-03-15T22:45:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T03:45:32","slug":"vw-golf-alltrack-with-a-turbo-2-5l-vr6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=146245","title":{"rendered":"VW Golf Alltrack with a Turbo 2.5L VR6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=146250\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-146250\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"146250\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=146250\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2019-VW-Golf-Alltrack-with-a-Turbo-2.5L-VR6-01.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"2019 VW Golf Alltrack with a Turbo 2.5L VR6 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2019 VW Golf Alltrack with a Turbo 2.5L VR6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2019-VW-Golf-Alltrack-with-a-Turbo-2.5L-VR6-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2019-VW-Golf-Alltrack-with-a-Turbo-2.5L-VR6-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"2019 VW Golf Alltrack with a Turbo 2.5L VR6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-146250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2019-VW-Golf-Alltrack-with-a-Turbo-2.5L-VR6-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2019-VW-Golf-Alltrack-with-a-Turbo-2.5L-VR6-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2019-VW-Golf-Alltrack-with-a-Turbo-2.5L-VR6-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2019-VW-Golf-Alltrack-with-a-Turbo-2.5L-VR6-01.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2019-VW-Golf-Alltrack-with-a-Turbo-2.5L-VR6-01.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hpamotorsports.com\">HPA Motorsports<\/a> celebrated the company&#8217;s 35th Anniversary with a very special creation; the world&#8217;s first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hpamotorsports.com\/pages\/hpa-vr550t-2-5l-vr6-program\">VR550T<\/a> Alltrack. The project started with a 2019 VW Golf Alltrack. HPA Motorsports swapped a turbocharged 2.5 L DDKA VR6 typically found in a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Volkswagen_Atlas\">VW Teramont (Atlas)<\/a>. The motor features HPA Motorsports&#8217; camshafts, custom head, upgraded valvetrain, HPA Motorsports&#8217; intake, HGP hybrid turbocharger, and upgraded fuel system. It produces 537 hp (394 kW) and 517 lb-ft (700 Nm) of torque on 94 octane fuel. Power is sent to all four wheels through a DQ381 seven-speed DSG transmission and 4Motion AWD drivetrain. HPA Motorsports spent a year fixing issues and achieving no error codes. The VW wagon retains the factory ABS system.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/DbQG6p1UG6Q?si=Ms17zaqjjVO_ORnf\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=146251\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-146251\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"146251\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=146251\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2019-VW-Golf-Alltrack-with-a-Turbo-2.5L-VR6-02.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"2019 VW Golf Alltrack with a Turbo 2.5L VR6 02\" 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150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2019-VW-Golf-Alltrack-with-a-Turbo-2.5L-VR6-04.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2019-VW-Golf-Alltrack-with-a-Turbo-2.5L-VR6-04.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=146254\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-146254\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"146254\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=146254\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2019-VW-Golf-Alltrack-with-a-Turbo-2.5L-VR6-05.jpg?fit=1080%2C864&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,864\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"2019 VW Golf Alltrack with a Turbo 2.5L VR6 05\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2019 VW Golf Alltrack with a Turbo 2.5L VR6&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2019-VW-Golf-Alltrack-with-a-Turbo-2.5L-VR6-05.jpg?fit=1080%2C864&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2019-VW-Golf-Alltrack-with-a-Turbo-2.5L-VR6-05.jpg?resize=600%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"2019 VW Golf Alltrack with a Turbo 2.5L VR6\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-146254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2019-VW-Golf-Alltrack-with-a-Turbo-2.5L-VR6-05.jpg?resize=600%2C480&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2019-VW-Golf-Alltrack-with-a-Turbo-2.5L-VR6-05.jpg?resize=768%2C614&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2019-VW-Golf-Alltrack-with-a-Turbo-2.5L-VR6-05.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HPAMotorsports\">HPA Motorsports<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HPA Motorsports celebrated the company&#8217;s 35th Anniversary with a very special creation; the world&#8217;s first VR550T Alltrack. The project started with a 2019 VW Golf Alltrack. HPA Motorsports swapped a turbocharged 2.5 L DDKA VR6 typically found in a VW Teramont (Atlas). The motor features HPA Motorsports&#8217; camshafts, custom head, upgraded valvetrain, HPA Motorsports&#8217; intake,&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=146245\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">VW Golf Alltrack with a Turbo 2.5L VR6<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":146250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[133],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-146245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-golf"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":149095,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=149095","url_meta":{"origin":146245,"position":0},"title":"Golf R with a 550 hp Turbo 2.5L VR6","author":"swaptastic","date":"May 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"HPA Motorsports (HPA) completed their eight \"VR550T\" Golf. 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