W16 engine - Revision history

Red marquis at 11:29, 24 May 2010

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	[[image:W16.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|A [[Volkswagen]]/[[Bugatti]] W16 Engine]]		[[image:W16.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|A [[Volkswagen]]/[[Bugatti]] W16 Engine]]
	A '''W16 engine''' is a sixteen cylinder piston engine in a W configuration. All W16 engines consist of ~~four~~ banks of ~~four~~ cylinders ~~(two juxtaposed V8 engine blocks)~~, coupled to a single crankshaft. This engine ~~was developed by~~ [[Volkswagen]] and is ~~used~~ in the [[Bugatti Veyron]].		A '''W16 engine''' is a sixteen [[cylinder (engine)\|cylinder]] [[reciprocating engine\|piston]] [[internal combustion engine]] in a [[W engine\|W configuration]]. All W16 engines consist of two 'offset double-row' [[cylinder bank\|banks]] of eight cylinders,<ref>{{citation\|title=Photograph of the Bugatti W16 cylinder block\|url=http://smgenglish.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/12/19/bugatti_w16.jpg\|format=jpg image\|accessdate=30 December 2009}}</ref> coupled to a single [[crankshaft]].
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			[[Volkswagen Group]] is the only [[automotive industry\|automotive manufacturer]] currently producing [[list of Volkswagen Group petrol engines#W16\|W16 engines]]. Volkswagen Group's design is a stretched form of its [[list of Volkswagen Group petrol engines#W12\|W12 engine]], which is itself based on technology from its [[VR6 engine]]. The W16 engine was introduced with the [[Bentley Hunaudieres Concept]] car, a [[mid-engine design\|mid-engined]] [[sports car]], which was never intended for production ([[Bentley\|Bentley Motors Limited]] has been a Volkswagen Group holding since 1998). This W16 was later used in the [[Audi Rosemeyer Concept]] car.

			==W engine design==
			The [[VR6 engine]] is a narrow angle (15°) [[V6 engine]], which could also be described as a staggered-inline six cylinder piston engine. The VR6 designed to fit within the confined engine bay of a [[front-wheel drive]] compact [[automobile\|car]]. It is very short in length compared to an [[inline-six engine]], because the cylinders are staggered, even cylinders moved forward, odd cylinders moved backward, but all contained in one cylinder bank, to reduce the length. Joining two such designs together into a [[W engine]] creates a design that is much shorter than a [[V engine]] with the same number of cylinders, but not too much wider. Volkswagen Group's [[list of Volkswagen Group petrol engines#W12\|W12 engine]]s utilise two VR6-like sets of cylinders mated at 72 degrees, and the [[list of Volkswagen Group petrol engines#W8\|W8 engine]] consisted of two [[VR6 engine\|VR4 engines]] at the 72 degree angle. In the W16, each side is made up of eight cylinders, but the 'bank' angle is increased to 90 degrees.

			Note that this design differs from the [[W18 engine]] that Volkswagen produced for its [[Bugatti]] concept cars of 1998 and 1999. The narrow angle of each set of cylinders allows just two [[overhead camshaft]]s to drive each pair of banks, so just four are needed in total. For this reason, the engine is sometimes described as a WR16.

			==W16 engine specifications==

			The [[list of Volkswagen Group petrol engines#W16\|Volkswagen Group W16 engine]] as configured for the [[Bugatti Veyron\|Bugatti Veyron EB16.4]] is a 16 cylinder quad-[[turbocharger\|turbocharged]] engine with [[multi-valve\|four valves]] per cylinder. The engine is 71 centimetres (28 in) long, and weighs approximately 400 kilograms (882 lb). Maximum power output is 736 kilowatts (1,001 PS; 987 bhp) at 6,000 revolutions per minute (rpm), with a maximum [[torque]] of 1,250 newton metres (922 ft·lbf) (127.5 kgf·m) from 2,200 to 5,500 rpm.<ref>{{cite web\|title=2006 Bugatti Veyron W16 Engine\|url=http://www.supercarnews.net/2006-bugatti-veyron-w16-engine\|work=Bugatti press release\|publisher=SuperCarNews.net\|accessdate=30 December 2009}}</ref> Some automotive press outlets have also reported that the W16 engine has been considered for use in other Volkswagen Group products - specifically a [[Bentley]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Bentley looking at Veyron W16 for motivation\|url=http://www.themotorreport.com.au/2473/bentley-looking-at-veyron-w16-for-motivation/\|work=Autocar\|publisher=TheMotorReport.com.au\|date=18 October 2007\|accessdate=30 December 2009}}</ref>

	==See Also==		==See Also==

	{{Piston engine configurations}}		{{Piston engine configurations}}

	[[Category:Engines]]		[[Category:Engines]]

Red marquis at 11:43, 29 October 2008

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	[[image:W16.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|A [[Volkswagen]]/[[Bugatti]] W16 Engine]]		[[image:W16.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|A [[Volkswagen]]/[[Bugatti]] W16 Engine]]
	A '''W16 engine''' is a sixteen cylinder piston engine in a W configuration. All W16 engines consist of four banks of four cylinders (two juxtaposed V8 engine blocks), coupled to a single crankshaft. This engine was developed by [[Volkswagen]] and is used in the [[Bugatti Veyron]].		A '''W16 engine''' is a sixteen cylinder piston engine in a W configuration. All W16 engines consist of four banks of four cylinders (two juxtaposed V8 engine blocks), coupled to a single crankshaft. This engine was developed by [[Volkswagen]] and is used in the [[Bugatti Veyron]].
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			==See Also==
			{{Piston engine configurations}}

	[[Category:Engines]]		[[Category:Engines]]

Red marquis at 11:34, 29 October 2008

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	[[image:W16.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|A [[Volkswagen]]/[[Bugatti]] W16 Engine]]		[[image:W16.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|A [[Volkswagen]]/[[Bugatti]] W16 Engine]]
	A '''W16 engine''' is a sixteen cylinder piston engine in a W configuration. All W16 engines consist of four banks of four cylinders (two juxtaposed V8 engine blocks), coupled to a single crankshaft. This engine was developed by [[Volkswagen]] and is used in the [[Bugatti Veyron]].		A '''W16 engine''' is a sixteen cylinder piston engine in a W configuration. All W16 engines consist of four banks of four cylinders (two juxtaposed V8 engine blocks), coupled to a single crankshaft. This engine was developed by [[Volkswagen]] and is used in the [[Bugatti Veyron]].

			[[Category:Engines]]

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	A '''W16 engine''' is a sixteen cylinder piston engine in a W configuration. All W16 engines consist of four banks of four cylinders (two juxtaposed V8 engine blocks), coupled to a single crankshaft. This engine was developed by [[Volkswagen]] and ~~has been~~ is used in the [[Bugatti Veyron]].		A '''W16 engine''' is a sixteen cylinder piston engine in a W configuration. All W16 engines consist of four banks of four cylinders (two juxtaposed V8 engine blocks), coupled to a single crankshaft. This engine was developed by [[Volkswagen]] and is used in the [[Bugatti Veyron]].

Red marquis at 13:02, 30 March 2007

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	A W16 engine is a sixteen cylinder piston engine in a W configuration. All W16 engines consist of four banks of four cylinders (two juxtaposed V8 engine blocks), coupled to a single crankshaft. This engine was developed by [[Volkswagen]] and has been is used in the [[Bugatti Veyron]].		A '''W16 engine''' is a sixteen cylinder piston engine in a W configuration. All W16 engines consist of four banks of four cylinders (two juxtaposed V8 engine blocks), coupled to a single crankshaft. This engine was developed by [[Volkswagen]] and has been is used in the [[Bugatti Veyron]].

Mugen Power at 15:00, 29 March 2007

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			[[image:W16.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|A [[Volkswagen]]/[[Bugatti]] W16 Engine]]
	A W16 engine is a sixteen cylinder piston engine in a W configuration. All W16 engines consist of four banks of four cylinders (two juxtaposed V8 engine blocks), coupled to a single crankshaft. This engine was developed by [[Volkswagen]] and has been is used in the [[Bugatti Veyron]].		A W16 engine is a sixteen cylinder piston engine in a W configuration. All W16 engines consist of four banks of four cylinders (two juxtaposed V8 engine blocks), coupled to a single crankshaft. This engine was developed by [[Volkswagen]] and has been is used in the [[Bugatti Veyron]].

Mugen Power at 14:22, 29 March 2007

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	A W16 engine is a sixteen cylinder piston engine in a W configuration. All W16 engines consist of four banks of four cylinders (two juxtaposed V8 engine blocks), coupled to a single crankshaft.. This engine was developed by [[Volkswagen]] and has been is used in the [[Bugatti Veyron]].		A W16 engine is a sixteen cylinder piston engine in a W configuration. All W16 engines consist of four banks of four cylinders (two juxtaposed V8 engine blocks), coupled to a single crankshaft. This engine was developed by [[Volkswagen]] and has been is used in the [[Bugatti Veyron]].

Mugen Power at 14:22, 29 March 2007

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	A W16 engine is a sixteen cylinder piston engine in a W configuration. All W16 engines consist of four banks of four cylinders (two juxtaposed V8 engine blocks), coupled to a single crankshaft.. This engine was developed by [[~~Volkswagon~~]] and has been is used in the [[Bugatti Veyron]].		A W16 engine is a sixteen cylinder piston engine in a W configuration. All W16 engines consist of four banks of four cylinders (two juxtaposed V8 engine blocks), coupled to a single crankshaft.. This engine was developed by [[Volkswagen]] and has been is used in the [[Bugatti Veyron]].

Mugen Power at 14:22, 29 March 2007

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	W16 is an engine ~~with 16 cylinders~~ in a W~~-shape~~. This engine has been is used in the [[Bugatti Veyron]].		A W16 engine is a sixteen cylinder piston engine in a W configuration. All W16 engines consist of four banks of four cylinders (two juxtaposed V8 engine blocks), coupled to a single crankshaft.. This engine was developed by [[Volkswagon]] and has been is used in the [[Bugatti Veyron]].

Mugen Power at 14:18, 29 March 2007

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	the ~~most powerful engine built yet~~		W16 is an engine with 16 cylinders in a W-shape. This engine has been is used in the [[Bugatti Veyron]].