Volkswagen Passat W-8 4Motion

Of the internal combustion engine and despite some people who want to follow the path of the Dodo, the dinosaur, Volkswagen, discover him the very best, and the most recent example - not just all defy the tradition that defies tradition all at the same time an eight-cylinder engine. The hood fits into a medium-sized tiny sedan. The whole idea is this. In this class eight, how many do you see? None, so many people.

OK, a Ford V-8 second-generation Taurus sho did we observe linked to, but this setup has attracted many students from Harold stassen the regular offering for the Oval Office, and for the same reason: . Saying so is the reason they are no longer with us. And, in any case, eight Ford sho's 60-degree video (as distinct from the design of the normal 90 degrees) is a little unusual, although in comparison with traditional vanilla the creation of the VW, this really is a double-was a narrow opening (15 degrees) V-4 is connected to the crankshaft. Thus, the "W" despite the fact that more "V" like, and this got a little sloppy with a band saw.

Alphabetical aside, V-8 engine in 1914, mass production of the first basic overhaul, the concept has undergone, because it looks like a Cadillac. If Henry Ford was born in the dead of the "X" engine with eight cylinders in the form of couples around the crankshaft if you have edited the aircraft the radial - production had reached a different story. However, this project at the end of the 20th century, some of the racing variant, unlike the bones under the basic V-8 ended in almost the same way for 87 years late.

Of course, what we are looking for here is not entirely new. Audi, based on the same architecture, A W-12 VW VR6 sold and it has been nearly 10 years since the model was introduced, and this is a clever way to wrap along the bottom that launches VR6 to six cylinders; it was three, five, two, four and six of 15 degrees, one stuck to the bottom of the cylinder head.

More cylinders and far more open, although the creator of the concept said, W: it's the same with the yacht. The left bank on the right with the outer holes of the outer hole to the center of the angle between 72 degrees. 42 degrees the angle of the inner hole is opened for each bank, the swing arms via two cylindrical cams that operate four valves per cylinder, chain-driven is offered by. Intake cam timing is continuously variable from 52 degrees; the exhaust can be replaced with 22 degrees of timing.

Multi-point induction system, the intake runners are also of varying lengths - a function of offset rollers - engaging with, but seems to be delivering a Bulldog. The crankshaft is a 180 degree when they get on the five main bed at the bottom is interesting. Each crankpin supports a pair of link bar and VW engineering resources, says one of the biggest challenges of the project is to eliminate friction. Another difficulty, the primary vibration; VW, the crank in the block stacked on top of a pair of counter-balance shaft with rotation pressed.

W-8, The torque production of the unique, flat design that goes a long stroke to the crank. And in fact, plenty of torque - 273 pounds-feet, from 1000 rpm to 2750 rpm at peak began. Equally robust horsepower: 271 at 6000 rpm, this is not the most powerful in its displacement class eight - XJ8 produces 290 horsepower 4.0 liter Jaguar in - but don't milksop. According to VW 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in 6.8 seconds (62 mph) between the heavy (3500 pounds) medium-door four-door to blend enough, 6,8 a little heavy for the wagon.

But there are a handful. These estimates a six-speed manual transmission equipped vehicles relies on. Eight rapidly with a five-speed Tiptronic automatic transmission when it is passed, Sprint a kilometer in minutes, 7.8 seconds on the phone, the car in 8.1, it keeps getting too thin. Why is this important? Because - so I guess you know? - Passat W-8 only the US versions will be automatic.

But clever, in terms of the key design advantages paketlenebilirlik we were discussing.

W-8 engineering project leader Ra¼a¼diger Szengel, "This was the main goal," he says. "We wanted to be more compact and the other eight cylinders."

And so, at least 420 millimeters or 16.5 inches long. Other dimensions - width (28.0 inches), and height (26.9 inches) - modern V-8 motor regular but not according to the standards of weight is exceptional and the same could be said of. Despite the aluminum block and head, W-The weight of 419 pounds, almost 8, almost all the lbs spreading out in front of the front axle.

In the region of 125 mph effortlessly at Highway speeds if the car uzaklastiy (high) speed of 155 applies) and standard 4Motion four-wheel-drive system in the highlands, a dramatic non-rapidly progressing to a weight distribution and overall weight affect the car's performance we have to get one to measure how this new passats from the test piece.

In addition, the U.S. would be so expensive on a Passat buyers to see how it reacts to that we'll have to wait until April 2002. Leather, superior sound, Electric Sunroof, electronic stabilization program, traction control, ABS, brake assistant, four-wheel drive, and of course the first ever on the market with eight-cylinder engine will be packed. The Volkswagen. However 39.000 $ price of the current Passat V-6 GLX 4Motion, 31.585 $ list. That, VW's luxury walk, which is part of the $ 40,000 limit will be circulating the first Volkswagen. U.S. buyers react how, will? Especially the four of the exhaust pipe, as well as visually with very little difference? VW is cautious. In the business plan in North America, only about 5000 W-8 Passat will be sold only 10,000 worldwide and will be.