Volkswagen Touareg W12 Engine

Named after the famous nardo test track this concept unraveled 591 hp 440 kw and 458 pound feet of torque from the same quad turbocharged 5 6 liter w12 vw released nearly years prior.

Volkswagen touareg w12 engine. An increase in power in 2006 saw a new engine id code. A w12 engine is a twelve cylinder piston engine which uses a w configuration. 414 bhp with syncro four wheel drive. Save 1 436 on used volkswagen phaeton w12 for sale.

Find your perfect car with edmunds expert reviews car comparisons and pricing tools. This and the w12 concepts after it were all designed by the italdesign firm in italy. A three bank design was also used for an unsuccessful w12 engine which was intended to compete in formula one in 1990. 345 hp 2007 present volkswagen touareg with fuel stratified injection fsi 12 cylinder w12 engine.

Find your perfect car with edmunds expert reviews car comparisons and pricing tools. W12 engines with three banks of four cylinders were used by several aircraft engines from 1917 until the 1930s. Search 11 listings to find the best deals. In 1997 at the tokyo motor show volkswagen debuted their first sports car concept a bright yellow w12 syncro also known as the w12 syncro coupé with a 5 6 litre w12 engine producing 309 kw 420 ps.

4 2 litre fsi v8 257 kw 349 ps. The volkswagen touareg german pronunciation. Save money on one of 9 used volkswagen phaetons in tacoma wa. As of its first generation the touareg was developed together with the porsche cayenne and the audi q7 sharing.

ˈtuːaʁɛk is a mid size luxury suv produced by german automaker volkswagen since 2002 at the volkswagen bratislava plant the vehicle was named after the nomadic tuareg people inhabitants of the saharan interior in north africa. Volkswagen has used only one w12 engine in their vehicles though shared with the audi a8.