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Volkswagen W12 Syncro
Nardó Inception: W12 Syncro View Gallery 46 Photos The Nardo began its public life in 1997 at the Tokyo Motor Show appearing in bright yellow as the W12 Syncro. It featured a massive.
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Volkswagen W12 Syncro Concept (1997) Old Concept Cars
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.
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1997 Volkswagen W12 Syncro HD Pictures
Volkswagen W12 Syncro Volkswagen is presenting a further highlight of its product offensive in the top segment at the 35th Tokyo Motorshow: the production standard design study of the W12 Coupé with a 440 kW / 600 bhp (at 7,000 rpm) 12-cylinder engine.
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Giugiaro's clean and precise hand in the clear-cut line of the W12 Syncro. The W12 first saw the light of day in those years, first as a coupé in 1997, then as a roadster in 1998 and finally the Nardo version in 2001.
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Fotos de Volkswagen W12 Syncro Concept 1998
The W12 Concept Coupe was the W-engined oddity that Piëch hoped would catapult VW into supercar territory. It was the first realization of a cylinder configuration that he scribbled on the back of an envelope while aboard the Shinkansen express train that ran between Tokyo and Nagoya, Japan.
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Volkswagen W12 Syncro Concept (1997) Old Concept Cars
The moniker "Syncro" alludes to the vehicle's all-wheel-drive technology. This early concept's 5.6-liter naturally aspirated W12 motor developed 414 horsepower. It was only the beginning, though. Compared to what you may expect from a modern 12-cylinder, it's a little disappointing. However, Volkswagen corrected this gap in time.
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Volkswagen W12 Syncro Concept (1997) Old Concept Cars
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Volkswagen W12 Syncro Front 3/4 view. Notice the racingst… Flickr
While a series production of the W12 Syncro was ruled out from the start, VW announced it would continue the development of the engine, which it planned to use in a series of flagship models..
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Así fueron los prototipos con motor W12 de Volkswagen
The W12 Syncro, introduced at the Tokyo International motor show in 1997 was the first stage of a 5-year-long project created around the new 5.6 litre Volkswagen W12 engine. Ferdinand Piëch , chairman of the Volkswagen group was responsible for commissioning Italdesign Giugiaro to take on a project aiming to enhance the performance of the new engine developed in Wolfsburg, the W12.
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Features Volkswagen W12 Syncro - dead on arrival A genuine supercar from the maker of people's cars seemed tantalisingly possible - until logic prevailed 8 Dec 2023 News New Volkswagen ID.GTI.
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Volkswagen W12 Syncro Concept (1997) Old Concept Cars
Launched in 1997 with the all-wheel-drive, 414bhp 'W12 Syncro', the W12 served as both a concept and a testbed for the W-shaped engine (much like Mercedes' C111 was an engineering mule). In.
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Volkswagen W12 Autos y Motos Taringa!
The W12 Syncro had the following specifications: Front track: 1,620 mm (63.8 in) Rear track: 1,600 mm (63.0 in) Front overhang: 1,000 mm (39.4 in) Rear overhang: 870 mm (34.3 in) Engine position: mid longitudinal Layout: four-wheel drive Engine: 5,600 cubic centimetres (341.7 cu in) W12 Rated power: 309 kilowatts (420 PS; 414 bhp)
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1997 Volkswagen W12 SYNCHRO
The original concept, styled by ItalDesign and known as the W12 Syncro, debuted at the 1997 Tokyo auto show. The midengine sports car boasted a 420-hp, 5.6-liter W-12 engine, which was.
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Mike Rutherford is at the 1997 Tokyo Motor Show checking out a supercar concept from German company Volkswagen - the Syncro W12.
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Volkswagen W12 Syncro Concept (1997) Old Concept Cars
The name gave a clue as to the car's primary purpose: to showcase VW's forthcoming flagship engine that spliced together two 2.8-litre VR6s to create a 5.6-litre, 414bhp W12.
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Vw Nardo W12 Specs Car View Specs
The W12 Syncro prototype was first unveiled at the 1997 Tokyo Motor Show, while the "Roadster", a more advanced version of the W12 Syncro, made its debut at the Volkswagen stand at the 1998 Geneva Motor Show.