Even though the Bentley W12 engine was discontinued in April 2024, it is still loved by many. Here are the key pros and cons ...

Volkswagen's W8 engine only made it into a single production model, the 2001-2004 Volkswagen Passat. Specifically, the B5.5 ...

Volkswagen There was also the fact that B5-gen Passat was the only car to ever use Volkswagen’s W8 engine. In fact, it was the only car in history to ever use a W8 engine.

Even by the silly standards of the early '00s, the Passat W8 was an ambitious idea - to put it politely. This was the era of big engines going into unsuitable places, from the availability of the ...

The W8 had two narrow-angle V4 engines bolted together on a common crankshaft to form a “W” shape — essentially half a Veyron engine.

The Volkswagen Passat W8 has an infamously unreliable eight-cylinder engine that even seasoned mechanics won’t touch. One Volkswagen expert and YouTuber is tearing down one of these scary ...

One of the brand’s lesser-known engines is its W8 that powered a special variant of the Passat. Read Also: Volkswagen To Cancel Passat Sedan In Europe By 2023?

Volkswagen offered the 4.0-liter Passat W8 4Motion, and Audi, the 6.0-liter A8 W12, whose engine went on to power the VW Phaeton, Bentley Continental GT and record-setting W12 Nardo.

Would You Pay €16,800 For A VW Passat B5 With A W8 Engine? It might be in mint condition, but it’s still a few generations ...

VW’s innovative W-configuration engine powering the Passat W8 added more than a liter of displacement, along with the expected torque and power, but the transmission was geared for high-speed ...

The Passat has become a successful midsize model for Volkswagen, both in its sedan and wagon configuration. With the new W8 engine VW takes the Passat to new heights.

The 2002 Passat W8 is an important departure for the automaker. It is the first VW-brand car powered by an eight-cylinder engine.