Volkswagen W12 Coupé is a car that has a 2 door coupé body style styled by Giugiaro with a mid mounted engine powering all four wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 6 litre, single overhead camshaft 12 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 590 bhp (598 PS/440 kW) of power at 7000 rpm, and maximum torque of 620 N·m (457 lb·ft/63.2 kgm) at 5800 rpm.
Power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1200 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 350 km/h (217 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Giugiaro | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2630 mm | 103.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4550 mm | 179.1 inches | |
| Width | 1920 mm | 75.6 inches | |
| Height | 1100 mm | 43.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1200 kg | 2646 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Volkswagen | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | W 12 | ||
| Capacity | 6 litre 5998 cc (366.02 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | |||
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| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 48 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 598 PS (590 bhp) (440 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 620 Nm (457 ft·lb) (63.2 kgm) at 5800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 73.4 kW/litre 99.7 ps/litre 98.4 bhp/litre 1.61 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
103.37 Nm/litre
1.25 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 12:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1299 kPa (188.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 3.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 350 km/h (217 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 498.5 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.5 PS/kg 366.64 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.37 kW/kg 491.67 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.49 bhp/kg 0.22 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 2.73 kg/kW 4.56 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 255/35 ZR 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 275/40 ZR 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | 318 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 318 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 88704 | ||
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| Model family | Concept | ||
| RAC rating | |||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Volkswagen W12 Coupé added 2001-10-29. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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