A W8 engine is an eight-cylinder piston engine with four banks of two cylinders each, arranged in a W configuration. In practice, the W8 engine is created from two narrow-angle (15 degree) VR4 engines mounted at an angle of 72 degrees from each other on a common crankshaft .

2020年10月16日 · 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.

2021年4月2日 · 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...

Explore the Volkswagen Passat B5.5 W8 4Motion 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 detailed specs, including 0-60 mph times, horsepower, and handling data. Get all the Info.

2002年7月1日 · With this novel system, VW has packaged a 4.0-liter, eight-cylinder powerplant in a compact unit to fit easily under the hood of a Passat. And from that dense engine package, it has extracted...

2001年10月1日 · The engine here is, essentially, two fifteen-degree VR4s (the cylinder bores are staggered, rather than opposed) mounted at 72 degrees to each other and sharing a common crankcase.

2004年5月26日 · Long-Term Test Verdict: 2003 Volkswagen Passat W8 Sport review. Research VW Passat price, engine, fuel economy, performance, accessories, tranmission & interior/exterior specifications.

The Volkswagen Group W8 engine was installed longitudinally in the Volkswagen Passat (B5.5) from September 2001 to September 2004 but sales were minimal at only 10,000 units worldwide per year. The Passat W8 was positioned as Volkswagen Passenger Cars' "premium" car, before the Volkswagen Phaeton was introduced.

The Volkswagen Passat W8's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4 litre, double overhead camshaft 72 degree W 8 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This powerplant has an output of 271 bhp (275 PS/202 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque …

2018年2月9日 · Like the rest of VW's production W-engine family (though VAG experimented with other designs), the engine is basically two banks of VR engines. In the Passat's case, effectively two VR4s...