W16 engine

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2005–2011 Bugatti Veyron engine

A W16 engine is a sixteen-cylinder piston engine with four banks of four cylinders in a W configuration.

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W16 engines are rarely produced, with the notable exception of the Volkswagen Group 8.0 WR16 engine, which has been used since 2005 in the Bugatti Veyron, Bugatti Chiron and their related models.

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1916 Gaston Mougeotte W16 engine

In 1916, a rotary valve W16 engine was built in France by Gaston Mougeotte. [6]

The Jimenez Novia, a one-off sports car built in 1995, used a W16 engine with two crankshafts. [2] Built by combining four Yamaha FZR1000 inline-four motorcycle engines, the engine has a displacement of 4.0 L (244 cu in), eight camshafts and five valves per cylinder, and produces 560 bhp (418 kW; 568 PS). [2] [7]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bugatti W16 engine</span> Reciprocating internal combustion engine

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References

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