The Rise and Fall of VW's Radical W8 and W12 Engines, …
Oct 16, 2020 · One of those ideas was the W-block engine, which reached mass production only a few short years after conception, only to fall out of favor as flaws hamstrung the eccentric design.
W8 engine - Wikipedia
The 'W8' badged engine is an eight-cylinder W engine of four banks of two cylinders, formed by joining two 15° VR4 engines, placed on a single crankshaft, with each cylinder 'double-bank' now at a 72° vee-angle.
This Volkswagen Was The Only Production Car To Ever Feature This Engine …
Aug 9, 2024 · Volkswagen's W8 engine only made it into a single production model, the 2001-2004 Volkswagen Passat. Specifically, the B5.5 model, which had a production run of 11,000 units. The W8 was built...
Volkswagen W8 engine (2001-2004) - Motor Car History
The 4.0 litre - 3,999 cubic centimetres (244.0 cu in) W8 engine produced 202 kilowatts (275 PS; 271 bhp) at 6,000 revolutions per minute (rpm) and 370 newton metres (273 lbf·ft) of torque at 2,750 rpm, yet was considered a fuel-efficient eight-cylinder engine due to the design.
W8 engine - Wikicars
A W8 engine is an eight cylinder piston internal combustion engine in a W configuration, or two imaginary 15 degree V4 engine blocks, mounted juxtaposed at 72 degrees to one another and coupled to one crankshaft.
Six cylinders, offset at a V-angle of 15°, are accommodated in a fairly slender and very short engine block. Unlike previous designs, the engine only has one cylinder head. This made it possible to supply the Golf with a compact VR6 cylinder engine, for example.
The Rise and Fall of VW’s Radical W8 and W12 Engines, Explained
Oct 16, 2020 · The W-block was born into this world in 1997, on the back of an envelope as Piëch rode the Shinkansen through the Japanese countryside. He imagined two of Volkswagen’s narrow-angle VR engines joined at the crank, resulting in an engine with many cylinders, but tiny exterior dimensions.
The Car Hobby: Engines - Volkswagen W8 - Blogger
Aug 2, 2011 · A block with staggered cylinders connected to a flat-plane crankshaft, all of it shoehorned into an engine bay that was never meant to receive it. The four piece aluminum manifold is a beautiful thing in this age and age where most are made of plastic.
#TBT: The W8 Passat - Volkswagen US Media Site
Mar 18, 2021 · The design of the W8 engine saw two narrow-angle 15-degree VR4 cylinder blocks arranged on a common crankshaft at an angle of 72 degrees—imagine two Vs joined at their apexes. The resulting 4.0-liter W8 produced 275 horsepower and 273 lb …
The W8 Passat - Conceptcarz.com
Mar 21, 2021 · The design of the W8 engine saw two narrow-angle 15-degree VR4 cylinder blocks arranged on a common crankshaft at an angle of 72 degrees—imagine two Vs joined at their apexes. The resulting 4.0-liter W8 produced 275 horsepower and 273 lb …