W-type engines, W-type engine is the exclusive Volkswagen engine technology. Each side of the cylinder V-type engine then shifted small angle, it would be W-type engine. Or W-type arrangement form a cylinder of the engine is small V-shaped arrangement of the two V-shaped press.
1.W engine principle
Many people think like cylinder V-engine V-shaped arrangement as the cylinders are arranged in the form of W-type engine, must be W-shaped, it is not true , it is only approximately W-shaped arrangement, also should belong strictly V-type engine, a variant is at least V-type engine.
2.W disadvantages engine
The advantages and the crankshaft of the engine is shorter, compact structure suitable for use in a large displacement of the car.
disadvantages of complicated structures, high manufacturing and maintenance costs.
3.W engine models which
over the currently used number of engine cylinders W are: W8, W12, W16 and even W18.
Passat W8 W8 engine is only used once, the displacement of 4 liters, a maximum power of 270 hp / 6000rpm, equipped Volkswagen 4MOTION all-wheel drive and a standard six-speed transmission.
VW W12 engine cars have a flagship model Phaeton Volkswagen, Bentley and Audi flagship model A86.0 production car.
Further public W12 is also installed with this concept car engine.
W12 engine capacity of 6 liters, a maximum power of 420 horsepower / 6000rpm.
W16 Volkswagen engine was introduced in the North American Auto Bugatti EB16-4Veyron concept, one kind of assembly W16-cylinder engine, 8 liters displacement, bore and stroke are 86mm, 64 valve, a maximum power of 1001 hp / 6000rpm.