This secret VW prototype was never supposed to see the light of day, but now it's in private hands. And it might run again one day.

They have this car as well as one of the two other W10 blocks thought to exist. They also have a collection of other W-engines and W-engined models.

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.

This test mule's 10-cylinder engine was created by connecting two narrow-angle V5 engines in the same way VW did with the Passat's W8 and the Phaeton's W12.

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

The W10 engine never made it into production, but at least one prototype has been found in a BMW M5 built by VW as a test mule ...

Armored vehicle specialists SVI Engineering are putting OEM car components to the test to see how bulletproof they are against fire from an AK-47, with the engine block from a Volkswagen Polo ...

This BMW M5 powered by a Volkswagen W10 engine – reportedly driven by the VW boss who green-lit the Bugatti Veyron – is currently for sale.

The latest example of this comes from the footage below, which shows a heavily tuned VW Gol, basically the definition of an underdog, exploding during a dyno run.

We’re suckers for hot rods that are on the wild side, and with its Pro Street style and big-block Chevy engine, this 1973 VW Super Beetle is right up our alley.