The most common W-type engine is the 4-bank type, with the Volkswagen Group experimenting with the Passat W8 and its 4.0 liter, 4-bank W8 engine and later implementing the concept with the group's Bentley division, creating a 6.0 liter W12 in …

Aug 5, 2023 · Volkswagen aficionados are well aware of the German automaker's W engines, which were born of the VR6 project, but while many of us are familiar with the W8, the W12, and the W16, we've never...

Aug 3, 2023 · VW tested its prototype W10 engine in an E39 BMW M5. That car has survived and is now for sale, and it may have the only working W10 on Earth.

The W10 engine was created by putting two VR5s together, in the same way that the W12 was two VR6s put together. The two engine blocks were side by side, sharing a single crank running down the ...

Oct 19, 2023 · Combined from two 2.5-liter engines, the W10 reached a displacement of 5.0 liters and reportedly generated 500 horsepower and 550 Nm (440 lb/ft) of torque. This may not sound like much, but in the early 2000s, these figures easily qualified the engine as supercar-worthy.

Mar 31, 2025 · For years, the “W10 M5” was little more than internet folklore—an automotive Bigfoot. Some believed Volkswagen had built a ten-cylinder W engine. Fewer believed one had ever been installed in a...

Mar 31, 2025 · In 2023, we published a story about what many believed to be the last remaining W10 engine built by Volkswagen in the early 2000s. It was in the hands of a German VW mechanic who was told that...

The team at DriveTribe uncovered and drove a perfect example of this daring absurdity in a YouTube video about an E39 BMW M5 that hid quite an oddity under its hood: A one-of-two …

Aug 2, 2023 · The only known VW W10 engine in existence is in the hands of a German VW mechanic, who recently shared photos of the disassembled motor on Instagram.

W8 engines. A W10 engine consisting of two VR5 engines is also a possibility. This covers the complete range of W engines. W16 6 cylinder VR engine