W engines - what does the W stand for?
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With the aim of building even more compact units with a large number of cylinders, the design features of the V and VR engines were combined to produce the W engines.
As with the V engines, the cylinders are distributed to two banks. In the W8 and W12 engines, these banks of cylinders are aligned at a V-angle of 72° in relation to one another. As in the VR engine, the cylinders within each bank maintain an angle of 15°.
When the W engine is viewed from the front, the cylinder arrangement looks like a double-V. Put the two Vs of the right and left cylinder banks together, and you get a W. This is how the name "W engine" came about.
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With the aim of building even more compact units with a large number of cylinders, the design features of the V and VR engines were combined to produce the W engines.
As with the V engines, the cylinders are distributed to two banks. In the W8 and W12 engines, these banks of cylinders are aligned at a V-angle of 72° in relation to one another. As in the VR engine, the cylinders within each bank maintain an angle of 15°.
When the W engine is viewed from the front, the cylinder arrangement looks like a double-V. Put the two Vs of the right and left cylinder banks together, and you get a W. This is how the name "W engine" came about.
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