The W12 Roadster is a road car from Volkswagen, with rear wheel drive, a mid located engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
Its 5.6 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 12 cylinder that has an output of 420 bhp (426 PS/313 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 530 N·m (391 lb·ft/54 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
The Volkswagen W12 Roadster weighs a stated 1150 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2530 mm | 99.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1634 mm | 64.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1652 mm | 65 inches | |
| Length | 4400 mm | 173.2 inches | |
| Width | 1920 mm | 75.6 inches | |
| Height | 1000 mm | 39.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1150 kg | 2535 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 | 5.6 litre 5584 cc (340.757 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 90.3 mm
3.19 × 3.56 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 48 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 426 PS (420 bhp) (313 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 530 Nm (391 ft·lb) (54 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 56.1 kW/litre 76.3 ps/litre 75.2 bhp/litre 1.23 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
94.91 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1192.7 kPa (173 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 465.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 370.29 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.37 PS/kg 272.34 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.27 kW/kg 365.22 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.37 bhp/kg 0.16 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 3.67 kg/kW 6.13 lb/bhp |
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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 | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | |||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 80234 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Concept | ||
| RAC rating | 48.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Volkswagen W12 Roadster added 1998-04-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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