Mmmmmmmmm, Audi/VW's 420HP/405 lb-ft "W-12" engine. Drool :)

[NFS4]

http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Track/9120/html/Audi3.htm#A8 W12

369 lb-ft of torque @ 1800 RPM. DROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

 

[goodoptics]

Sweet

 

[Adul]

With all your drooling over cars, I am going to have to send you a drool cup or an adult bib to keep it off your keyboard.


Nice btw.

 

[vi edit]

M5 killer? Hmmmmmm.....

 

[Noriaki]

Only 90% of that Torque is available at 1800rpm, read more carefully.

90% of 405ftlb isn't that much torque.

 

[blueghost75]

 

[NFS4]

<< Only 90% of that Torque is available at 1800rpm, read more carefully.

90% of 405ftlb isn't that much torque. >>


369 lb-ft of torque is still a hell of a lot of torque. Same as an M5 and and just 6 shy of a regular C5 Corvette.

 

[Noriaki]

ROFL I was being totally sarcastic.

 

[vi edit]

<< Only 90% of that Torque is available at 1800rpm, read more carefully.

90% of 405ftlb isn't that much torque. >>



Ah geez...365 pounds at 1800 RPMs. That's only enough to snap your neck. If we'd get all that 405 ftlb, we'd probably bite through our tongues and crack a couple teeth

 

[glen]

<< Mate it with a rear-drive platform and position it completely behind the front axle, it would have been a revolutionary sports saloon. >>


yeah. true

 

[Noriaki]

Can't do that though, Audi has to have Quattro. It wouldn't be an Audi otherwise

 

[glen]

Yeah, main thing, it is too heavy to be in front of the front wheels. Figure out how to get it Behind the front axil.

 

[geno]

Not bad, but 420HP from 12 cylindars isn't the most impressive thing in the world. Still a very nice engine and an interesting config to see come mainstream

 

[Noriaki]

<< Needless to say, it is considerably more powerful than the 367hp Mercedes V12 with 200 c.c. and 12 valves less and the 326hp BMW old V12 with 600 c.c. and 24 valves less. >>

More powerful than some. Perhaps not up to speed with Ferrari, or even Dodge (well that's a 10cyl not 12, and is 2L bigger), but still respectable.

 

[yakko]

I wonder if I can squeeze it into my Jetta?

 

[NFS4]

<< I wonder if I can squeeze it into my Jetta? >>


The W-8 going into next years Passat will

 

[LAUST]

That is pretty good for a car in stock config.

 

[pulpp]

thats awesome, somewhere on that site there are a couple of paragraphs on the w-18 engine, along with the explanantion of how w engines are designed and work, pretty amazing stuff

 

[Noriaki]

W-18?
Wouldn't that be two V9s? How to get a V9

 

[pulpp]

its basically 3 VR6 engines mounted on a 120-degree plane, meaning 60 degrees between each bank.

 

[Noriaki]

oh my....that's kind of nutty :Q

 

[pulpp]

<< oh my....that's kind of nutty :Q >>




yup, its very complicated mechanically, as all three engines are sharing a common crankshaft, and being able to run the exhaust pipes and everything through all that isnt an easy task.


if you wanna read in length, go read this whole page:

VW VR6 and W engines explained

 

[yakko]

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<< I wonder if I can squeeze it into my Jetta? >>


The W-8 going into next years Passat will >>

Did I mention it was a MK2 Jetta?