Piston engine with 12 cylinders in W configuration
Napier Lion aircraft engine
A W12 engine is a twelve-cylinder piston engine where either three banks of four cylinders, or four banks of three cylinders are arranged in a W configuration around a common crankshaft.
W12 engines with three banks of four cylinders were used by several aircraft engines from 1917 until the 1930s. A three-bank design was also used for an unsuccessful W12 engine which was intended to compete in Formula One in 1990.
W12 engines are less common than V12 engines as only a handful of automobile manufacturers use them.
The WR12 engine has been produced by the Volkswagen Group since 2001. This four-bank engine – based on two VR6 engines with a common crankshaft – has only been used in flagship high performance car models produced by the Volkswagen Group and by Spyker.
A W12engine is a twelve-cylinder piston engine where either three banks of four cylinders, or four banks of three cylinders are arranged in a W configuration...
2015. This W12 badged W12engine is a twelve cylinder W engine of four rows of three cylinders, formed by joining two imaginary 15° VR6 engine cylinder...
sports car concept, a bright yellow W12 Syncro (also known as the W12 Syncro Coupé) with a 5.6-litre W12engine producing 309 kW (420 PS; 414 bhp) with...
introduced its new W12engine, a compact 6.0-litre unit developed by effectively mating two VR6 engines together at the crankshaft. The engine quickly became...
automobiles than V12 engines, a W12 petrol engine has been produced by Volkswagen Group since 2001. This four-bank engine—based on two VR6 engines with a common...
produced several 'W engines' based on combining two VR engines on a common crankshaft. The first W engine to reach production was the W12engine which has been...
Formula One scene in 1990, trying to market their unconventional W12 3.5-litre engine. The team had a disastrous single season, and failed to make the...
was based upon the Volkswagen Group MLB platform, powered by a 6.0 L W12engine producing 600 hp (447 kW). The initial design of the EXP 9 F was redesigned...
base. The Continental GT is equipped with a 6.0 litre twin-turbocharged W12engine, which produces a DIN-rated power output of 560 PS (412 kW; 552 bhp) at...
the main factory. Most Phaeton engines, the W12 being the notable exception, were built at the VW/Porsche/Audi engine plant in Győr, Hungary.[citation...
A8L W12, Audi uses the Volkswagen Group W12engine instead of the conventional V12 engine favored by rivals Mercedes-Benz and BMW. The W12engine configuration...
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aviation theme. The C12 Zagato is powered by a 6.0 L W12engine sourced from VW Group (the same engine as featured in the Audi A8 and Volkswagen Phaeton)...
version of the existing 6.0-litre petrol W12engine, but in production could also be available with a V8 diesel engine or a V6-based plug-in hybrid powertrain...
BMW IIIa straight-six engine. The DOHC Napier Lion W12engine was built in Great Britain beginning in 1918. Most of these engines used a shaft to transfer...
was still in development; Audi-made W12engines were not available to buyers until 2001, on the 2001 Audi A8 6.0 W12 quattro. The Avus also features three...
configurations have made it to market. The company has engineered and completed a W12engine by 1990 for use in their proposed Amati luxury car brand. Due to financial...
The Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance, commonly abbreviated as the Mercedes W12, is a Formula One racing car designed and constructed by the Mercedes-AMG...
in America." The 6.0-litre double overhead camshaft (DOHC), 48-valve W12engine version was initially intended to be a limited-edition model, with just...
Tricks". Motor Trend. Retrieved 3 Jul 2019. "A8 is the last Audi to get the W12engine, exclusive of Bentley". Capparella, Joey (2 July 2019). "The 2020 Audi...
finished in 2003. It was replaced by a large luxury coupé powered by a W12engine built in Crewe and named Bentley Continental GT. It was confirmed in April...
W, in the same way those of a V engine resemble the letter V. Types of W engines include: W8 W12 W16 Radial engines have cylinders mounted radially around...
a supply of Ford-Cosworth engines. The Life W12engine was equally unsuccessful and the team switched to a Judd V8 engine before the Portuguese Grand...
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