Let me ask you a question: Have you ever heard of a W10 engine? Not a V10 or a W12—a W10. Supposedly, Volkswagen made a few prototypes, but that was decades ago. Now, an experimental W10 has ...

I n recent weeks, there’s a good chance you read about one of the most radical Volkswagen prototypes ever: an E39 BMW M5, powered by a rare and mysterious W10 engine, and not just driven but ...

This is the era that produced the now famous W engines, with the Passat (and others) W8, Bentley W12, and the Bugatti W16. One such design the company built but never entered production was a W10.

A one-of-two experimental W10 engine that Piëch ordered to be created. No, my fat fingers didn't accidentally press the wrong key — this 10-cylinder engine was created by connecting two ...

In 2023, we published a story about what many believed to be the last remaining W10 engine built by Volkswagen in the early 2000s. It was in the hands of a German VW mechanic who was told that the ...

That was the W10. While the W12 engine was created by mating two VR6 engines to each other, the W10 was conceived as a smaller alternative utilizing — yes, you’ve guessed it — two VR5 ...

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Some unusual engine configurations seemed like a good idea at the time, but only some made it to production, with examples including the VW Group’s novel VR and W engines, and the horizontally ...

So here is everything you need to know about the absolute marvel that is the Mercedes W10 engine. While it is common for companies to just slightly tweak an existing model, give it a new name and ...