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. But the...

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...

2002年7月1日 · The new Passat W-8 has somehow metamorphosed into a stately sports-luxury sedan, exhibiting all the poise and gravity of a BMW 540i or Mercedes E430. That W-8 nomenclature describes an...

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.

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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.

2003年6月27日 · Our long-term 2003 Passat W8 recently arrived fully loaded, as do all the W8s. Its $37,900 MSRP may take many aback (a $38k VW?), but once you tally up all the features you get, the price seems...

The 0-60 time of the W8 is 6.4 according to motortrend, but many drivers have gotten 5.9 0-60. Also keep in mind that the coefficient of drag is a super slippery 0.27 which makes a huge difference. For comparison, a Bentley Azure T has a BRICKLIKE 0.36 coefficient of drag, a 5.5 second 0-60 and a top speed of 179 mph, so a 174 mph UNgoverened ...

2001年10月1日 · The VW Passat W8 is a beautifully appointed sedan or wagon that competes with luxury heavyweights from BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, and Audi, rather than with traditional VW rivals such as...